BASC Awards

Annual and event awards for outstanding achievements by British athletes
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BASC Awards

Each year British Athletics Supporters Club recognises athletes who have shone in various categories. They are particularly designed to reward up and coming athletes.

All our members are entitled to vote for the BASC Athlete of the Year. They may vote through this website, by email or by post. Details are announced each year in the autumn.

The Susanna Ingram Award is named after a former BASC Committee member who died from cerebral palsy. It is awarded to male and female para-athletes and is chosen by the BASC Committee based on outstanding performance in the previous twelve months.

The Katharine Merry Award is for the best female Championship performance by a junior athlete (18-19 years old on 31 December in the year of competition) in the eyes of the BASC Committee. The male equivalent is the Ron Jewkes Trophy.

The BASC Young Athlete of the Year Award is made for performances over the course of a season by a youth athlete (16-17 years old on 31 December in the year of competition). Winners of the award are selected by the BASC Committee.

Throughout the year, BASC makes a number of Breakthrough Awards to senior athletes (usually older than 19 and younger than 25) who have made a special performance for the first time at a major international championship. Special performances include personal bests, or qualifying for a final at that championship i.e. it is “special” in relation to their current performance level. Awards are made at the discretion of the BASC Committee and they receive a certificate, a small payment and an invitation to the Annual Dinner.

Memorable Moment awards, originally introduced in 2017 as Athlete of the Meet, are linked to specific events or championships. Events with a mass viewing for UK members eg on TV or in the UK are selected. At major meets, at the discretion of the sub-committee, there could be more than one category. The sub-committee nominates athletes as soon as possible after the event has concluded and an online poll is launched for 2-3 days. Members are notified of the poll by email. At the end of the poll winners are announced by club members email, social media and club website, and the winner receives a small payment and an invitation to the Annual Dinner.
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Award Winners

Athlete of the Year

2024

Keely Hodgkinson

2023

Katarina Johnson-Thompson

2022

Eilish McColgan

2021

Keely Hodgkinson

2019

Katarina Johnson-Thompson

2018

Dina Asher-Smith

2017

Mo Farah

2016

Mo Farah

2015

Greg Rutherford

2014

Jo Pavey

2013

Mo Farah

2012

Mo Farah

2011

Mo Farah

Susanna Ingram Award

2024

Hannah Cockroft

2023

Hannah Cockroft

Aled Davies

2022

Eden Rainbow-Cooper

JohnBoy Smith

2021

Hannah Cockroft

 Dan Pembroke

2019

Sophie Hahn

2018

Thomas Young

Kare Adenegan

2017

Sammi Kinghorn

Aled Davies

2016

Kadeena Cox

2015

Aled Davies

Georgina Hermitage

2014

Maria Lyle

Aled Davies

2013

Hannah Cockcroft

Richard Whitehead

2011

Hannah Cockcroft

Coach of the Year

2024

Trevor Painter / Jenny Meadows

Katharine Merry Award

2024

Innes Fitzgerald

2023

Joy Eze

2022

Yemi Mary John

2021

Joy Eze

2019

Isabelle Boffey

2018

Niamh Emerson

2017

Alicia Barrett

2016

Morgan Lake

2015

Bobby Clay

2014

Dina Asher-Smith

2013

Katarina Johnson-Thompson

2012

Katarina Johnson-Thompson

2011

Jodie Williams

Ron Jewkes Trophy

2024

Edward Bird

2023

Charlie Carvell

2022

Ethan Hussey

2021

Ed Faulds

2019

Oliver Dustin

2018

Jake Norris

2017

Tom Gale

2016

Callum Wilkinson

2015

Adam Hague

2014

David Omoregie

2013

Adam Gemili

2012

Adam Gemili

2011

Adam Gemili

Young Female Athlete of the Year

2024

Phoebe Gill

2023

Phoebe Gill

2022

Cleo Agyepong

2021

Nia Wedderburn-Goodison

2019

Amy Hunt

2018

Keely Hodgkinson

2017

Amber Anning

2016

Holly Mills

2015

Catherine Reid

2014

Morgan Lake

2013

Morgan Lake

2012

Morgan Lake

2011

Jessica Judd

Young Male Athlete of the Year

2024

Jake Odey-Jordan

2023

Toby Wilson

2022

Edward Bird

2021

Charlie Carvell

2019

Max Burgin

2018

Max Burgin

2017

Alex Botterill

2016

George Mills

2015

George Evans

2014

Thomas Somers

2013

Harry Coppell

2012

Harry Coppell

2011

Clovis Asong

Meet Awards Winners

Breakthrough Awards

2024

World Athletics Indoor Championships

Georgia Bell

European Athletics Championships

Romell Glave

Olympic Games

Amber Anning

2023

World Athletics Championships

Molly Caudery

European Athletics Indoor Championships

Hannah Nuttall

2022

World Athletics Indoor Championships

Holly Mills

 World Athletics Championships

Josh Zeller

 Commonwealth Games

Ben Pattison

European Athletics Championships

Jeremiah Azu

2021

European Athletics Indoor Championships

Amy-Eloise Markovc

European Team Championships

Revee Walcott-Nolan

Tokyo Olympic Games

Josh Kerr

2019

European Athletics Indoor Championships

Jamie Webb
Kristal Awuah

European Team Championships

James West

IAAF World Championships

Sophie McKinna

2018

Commonwealth Games

Niamh Emerson

European Athletics Championships

Tim Duckworth
Imani-Lara Lansiquot

WPA European Championships

Thomas Young

2017

European Athletics Indoor Championships

Sarah MacDonald
Theo Etienne

European Team Championships

Lennie Waite
Dwayne Cowan

IAAF World Championships

Reece Prescod
Zoey Clarke

Rising Star Awards

2016

European Athletics Indoor Championships

Jamie Webb
Kristal Awuah

European Team Championships

James West

IAAF World Championships

Sophie McKinna

2015

Commonwealth Games

Niamh Emerson

European Athletics Championships

Tim Duckworth
Imani-Lara Lansiquot

WPA European Championships

Thomas Young

Memorable Moment
(formerly Athlete of the Meet)

2024

World Athletics Indoor Championships

Molly Caudery

European Athletics Championships

Charlie Dobson

Microplus UK Athletics Championships

Phoebe Gill

London Athletics Meet

Matthew Hudson-Smith

Olympic Games

Keely Hodgkinson

Paralympic Games

Dan Pembroke

2023

World Athletics Championship

Josh Kerr

London Athletics Meet

Jemma Reekie

UK Athletics Championships

Zharnel Hughes

Birmingham World Indoor Tour Final

Neil Gourley

European Athletics Indoor Championships

Jazmin Sawyers

2022

Muller Indoor Grand Prix, Birmingham

Keely Hodgkinson

World Athletics Indoor Championships

Marc Scott

Muller Grand Prix, Birmingham

Keely Hodgkinson / Matt Hudson-Smith

Muller UK Athletics Championships

Daryll Neita

World Athletics Championships

Jake Wightman

Commonwealth Games

Eilish McColgan

European Athletics Championships

Lawrence Okoye

2021

European Athletics Indoor Championships

Keely Hodgkinson

Muller Grand Prix, Gateshead

Dina Asher-Smith

Tokyo Olympic Games

Keely Hodgkinson

Tokyo Paralympic Games

Hannah Cockroft

2020

Muller Indoor Grand Prix

Jessie Knight

Muller British Athletics Championships

Harry Coppell
Aimee Pratt
Joel Clarke-Khan
Charlotte Payne

2019

European Indoor Championships

Laura Muir

Muller Indoor Grand Prix

Laura Muir

Muller Anniversary Games

Laviai Nielsen

European Team Championships

Ben Williams

Muller Grand Prix

Abigail Irozuru

Muller British Championships

Dina Asher-Smith
Adam Gemili

IAAF World Championships

Dina Asher-Smith

2018

European Athletics Indoor Championships

Keely Hodgkinson

Muller Grand Prix, Gateshead

Dina Asher-Smith

Tokyo Olympic Games

Keely Hodgkinson

Tokyo Paralympic Games

Hannah Cockroft

2017

European Team Championships

Ben Williams

British Athletics Championships

Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake

London Anniversary Games

Tom Bosworth

IPC World Championships

Samantha Kinghorn
Aled Davies

IAAF World Championships

Nick Miller
Dina Asher-Smith
Mo Farah

Muller Grand Prix

Dwayne Cowan

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