The British Olympic Association (BOA) today announced the full list of recipients of the 2007 Olympic Athlete of the Year trophy.

Introduced in 2005, to mark the BOA’s Centenary Year and the awarding of the 2012 Olympic Games to London, the BOA presented a trophy to each of the 35 Olympic Governing Bodies for them to award on an annual basis to their top Olympic Athlete.

To mark outstanding performances in 2007 the following athletes have been awarded this trophy:

Archery - Naomi Folkard

Athletics - Nicola Sanders

Badminton - Nathan Robertson & Gail Emms

Baseball - Brant Ust

Basketball - Luol Deng

Biathlon - Kevin Kane

Bobsleigh - Lee Johnston

Boxing - Frankie Gavin

Canoeing - Tim Brabants

Curling - Kelly Wood

Cycling - Victoria Pendleton

Equestrian - Mary King

Fencing - Jon Willis

Gymnastics - Louis Smith

Handball - Lynn McCafferty

Hockey - Kate Walsh

Ice Hockey - Robert Dowd

Ice Skating – Jon Eley

Judo - Euan Burton

Luge - Mark Hatton

Modern Pentathlon - Katy Livingston

Rowing - Steve Williams, Andy Triggs Hodge, Alex Partridge & Peter Reid

Sailing - Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb & Pippa Wilson

Shooting - Charlotte Kerwood

Ski & Snowboarding - Zoe Gillings

Softball - Katy Wilkins

Swimming - Cassie Patten

Table Tennis - Paul Drinkhall

Taekwondo - Aaron Cook

Tennis - Andy Murray

Triathlon - Hollie Avil

Volleyball - Lucy Boulton

Weightlifting - Michaela Breeze

Winners of the Olympic awards were also invited to celebrate their achievements at the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

BOA Chief Executive Simon Clegg: “The presentation of these trophies recognises the drive, determination and commitment of athletes across all of our Olympic sports as they strive to achieve their goals in the international sporting arena. The BOA hopes to welcome as many of these athletes as possible in to Team GB in the coming Olympiads.”

Euan Burton commented: “I am delighted to receive the Olympic Athlete of the Year Award. The last 12 months have been fantastic for me, winning both a World and European medal, so it is great to get recognition from the BOA in the form of this award. I look forward to having another successful year as I head towards Beijing”.

Commenting on receiving her award Kate Walsh, GB Hockey Olympic Athlete of the Year said: “I am thrilled with this award and must thank everyone who has helped me during my hockey career. After the disappointment of 2004 it has been a long road and mentally tough at times but the team have really pulled together and I hope now we can keep making strides forward. I am honoured to receive this award, but I would trade every medal and personal trophy in for a chance to win Olympic Gold. I hope that over the next two Olympic cycles we can rise to the occasion.”