Weir named UKA’s Paralympic Athlete of the Year

Gold medalist David Weir of Great Britain poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for Men's 800m T54 Final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games © • Getty Images

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“It’s a great honour to have been voted British Paralympic Athlete of the Year, especially considering that Great Britain had a number of athletes that won gold medals and performed so well in London.”

Great Britain’s wheelchair racer David Weir has been voted UK Athletics’ British Paralympic Athlete of the Year for 2012 by athletics fans across the country.

Weir collected 48 per cent of the votes, narrowly pipping double-gold medallist Hannah Cockcroft to the post.

Weir, now one of Great Britain’s most successful Paralympians of all-time, raced to a record-equalling sixth London Marathon victory before going on to win golds in all four of his events at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

The 33-year-old produced a world-class display to win gold in the 800m, 1,500m, 5,000m and marathon T54 races to go alongside the two golds he picked up in Beijing four years ago.

“It’s a great honour to have been voted British Paralympic Athlete of the Year, especially considering that Great Britain had a number of athletes that won gold medals and performed so well in London,” Weir told UK Athletics.

“It’s been such a great year for me and my success at the Paralympics is something that I will always remember. To have my performances recognised by athletics fans across the country is a great way to end the year.”

Weir remains undecided on whether he will return for the Rio 2016 Games.

Jessica Ennis was named the UK Athletics’ Olympic Athlete of the Year, as she also gained 48 per cent of the voted to edge double-Olympic champion Mo Farah for the title.

Ennis won heptathlon gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games.