Sir Chris Hoy.......=/

[King Pietersen]

Britain's Olympic heroes dominate the sporting New Year Honours list, with cyclist Chris Hoy knighted.

Team-mate Bradley Wiggins and sailing star Ben Ainslie are appointed CBEs, while double gold medal-winning swimmer Rebecca Adlington becomes an OBE.

Team GB cycling performance director Dave Brailsford is appointed CBE, as is rowing counterpart David Tanner.

Lewis Hamilton becomes an MBE after becoming Formula One's youngest world champion in only his second season.

Reading FC chairman John Madejski receives a knighthood for his charity work, and BBC cricket commentator Christopher Martin-Jenkins is appointed MBE.

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Hmm, not entirely sure I agree with him being knighted. Knighthood should only really be given to those who achieve something REALLY special. Winning a few gold medals in cycling is obviously an impressive feat, but worthy of a Knighthood? I think not. If Bobby Moore didn't achieve enough to warrant a knighthood, then Chris Hoy certainly hasn't. I'd have agreed with an MBE, the same as what Lewis Hamilton recieved, but I don't honestly believe that he's done enough to warrant a knighthood.

 

[Themer]

As long as he doesn't go around bragging the hell out of his golds and Knigthood like Kelly Holmes then Im not bothered. Why do people like her think that they are now TV stars going on the usual crappy T.V programs?
I do think that a Knighthood is over doing it a bit, there are Doctors saving peoples lives throughout the world who don't recieve accolades like that and he gets one for excelling at Cycling a sport that tbf not many nations are even arsed to compete in.

 

[Animator!]

If you take into account his entire sporting career, the fact that he spent his career mentoring most of the other successful cyclists and was almost a joint coach whilst training to compete and win himself, he pretty much deserves major recognition.

 

[Leicester Fox]

Plus the Scots would have kicked up a right fuss if he'd not got a mention.

 

[Themer]

And there you go, he's now started doing adverts for Branflakes, he's on a slippery slope I tell ye

 

[Skater]

Deserved a higher honour than Hamilton.

 

[mattfb]

If Bobby Moore didn't achieve enough to warrant a knighthood, then Chris Hoy certainly hasn't.

That's Sir Chris Hoy to you

 

[sd92]

Chris Hoy-knighthood? Don't make me laugh. Okay, he won 3 gold medals, but that's not worthy of a knighthood in my book.

Bruce Forsyth has been an actor/comedian/host/entertainer/dancer on TV for over 40 years, and has been working in show business for near enough 60 and hasn't been knighted yet. It's an absolute joke!

 

[CW-Richard]

Chris Hoy is the first Briton to win 3 golds in a single games for over 100 years.

Last Brit to win the F1 Title - 1996
Winning the Ashes for the first time in near enough 20 years - MBE worthy

What he's done is well above and beyond the norm, I certainly have no issues with it.

 

[PhilD123]

Knighthood is too far. He should have been given a CBE or something (I think thats the one more advanced than MBE?).

It's just been an olympic love in this year unfortunately. Still can't believe they had two nominations in the TOTY for Sports personality.

 

[Benchmark00]

Chris Hoy is the first Briton to win 3 golds in a single games for over 100 years.

Last Brit to win the F1 Title - 1996
Winning the Ashes for the first time in near enough 20 years - MBE worthy

What he's done is well above and beyond the norm, I certainly have no issues with it.

Tell it to the judge, boozey.

 

[Will_NA]

It's the fact that he won all the medals for cycling in one Olympics. If he was cross-platform/event athlete like Lewis or had one a medal for at least 3 consecutive Olympics like Redgrave than there would be no question over his worthiness.

I suppose if they knighted Kelly Holmes for 2 medals (for some reason), they have to do it to Hoy.

 

[Leicester Fox]

They should knight Lennox Lewis in my opinion. Best British boxer of the past 20 years.