New Year Honours 2009
Rebecca Adlington OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
swimmer
“For services to Sport.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2009
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Nottinghamshire
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Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2009- Role at the time
- swimmer
- Region
- Nottinghamshire
“For services to Sport.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 269 times in the New Year Honours List 2009 — about 22% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
swimmer.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2009
Adam Erskine Peat
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Dorset
“for Wales.”
Adam Suddaby
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Leicestershire
“For services to local and national Further Education.”
Adrian Oswald Wynn Cave
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For services to the community in Ealing, London.”
Aileen McGlynn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Glasgow
“For services to Disabled Sport.”
Alan Alexander Paterson of Law
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to Legal Education and to Law.”
Alan Barber
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Bristol
“For services to the Environment.”
Alan Edward Deighton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“for Transport.”
Alan John Heyes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.”
Alan Keith Maynard
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
North Yorkshire
“For services to the NHS.”
Albert Percy Naylor Finter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Alexander Stephen
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Dundee
“For services to Local Government.”
Alexander William Lowndes De Waal
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to development and conflict resolution in Africa.”
Alfonso John Forte
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Middlesex
“For services to Food Safety.”
Alistair John Thomson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Adjutant General’s Corps (Educational and Training Services Branch)
Andrew Charles Hine
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Royal Air Force
Andrew Charles Hutchinson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Education.”
Andrew John Low
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Hampshire
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Andrew Madan Ramroop
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Middlesex
“For services to Bespoke Tailoring and Training.”
Andrew Pettigrew
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Wiltshire
“For services to local and national Higher Education.”
Andrew Robert Hay Thomson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
First Secretary
Anis Rahman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Middlesex
“For voluntary service to Bangladeshi People.”
Anita Kumari Bhalla
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Midlands
“For services to Broadcasting.”
Ann Irene Duddy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Londonderry
“For services to Healthcare in Northern Ireland and Overseas.”
Ann Kenrick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to promoting Franco-British relations.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2009).
Published 30 December 2008.
Location (Nottinghamshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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