 Murray recently lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Australian Open |
Scots tennis star Andy Murray and athlete Nicola Sanders have been named Olympic Athletes of the Year for 2007 by the British Olympic Association. Britain's 35 Olympic governing bodies present annual awards to athletes who excel in Olympic sports.
The BOA chief executive Simon Clegg said the awards recognise "the commitment of athletes across all of our Olympic sports."
Scotland's Kelly Wood has also been named in the curling category.
The full list of recipients is:
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 and Peter Reid
Sailing - Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson
Shooting - Charlotte Kerwood
Ski and Snowboarding - Zoe Gillings
Softball - Katy Wilkins
Swimming - Cassie Patten
Table Tennis - Paul Drinkhall
Tae kwon-do - Aaron Cook
Tennis - Andy Murray
Triathlon - Hollie Avil
Volleyball - Lucy Boulton
Weightlifting - Michaela Breeze
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