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Published Date: 26 May 2009
Olympic cycling champion Chris Hoy is to be given an honorary degree by his old university, it was announced today.
The multiple world champion and most successful Olympic male cyclist of all time will be made a doctor of science by St Andrews University in June.

He studied mathematics and physics at the university from 1994 to 1996 and was voted sportsman of the year there in 1996.

He said: "I'm delighted to be awarded with an honorary degree from St Andrews.

"It's a real privilege and a huge honour. I've got some great memories from my time there as a student and it'll be good to be back."

Following his historic hat-trick of gold medals in Beijing, Sir Chris was voted 2008 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

He was also awarded a knighthood in the 2009 New Year honours list, capping an extraordinary year for the track cyclist from Edinburgh.

The honour will be presented to him during the university's traditional summer graduations on 26 June.





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  • Last Updated: 26 May 2009 1:17 PM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Chris Hoy
 
1

Nisbet,

26/05/2009 23:31:09
Wow, a doctor of science for riding a bike fast!
2

kersplot,

St Andrews 14/06/2009 16:31:03
Why should we all be told that Hoy and his team are so wonderful when they just happened to be top of the game at the Olympics when their competitors were not? Witness the team's form since! He may well have attended St Andrews Uni but did not gain a degree, deciding to move to a lesser institute.

What a sad country we live in where sportsmen are so frequently feted for doing their 'job' when most are either blessed with an innate talent or achieve success through training when they do not have the ability to gain success in a 'proper job'.

If Hoy really did think the degree is an honour, he should perhaps receive the degree in absentia so that the real students should get a little limelight! Still gets the degree, but the press wouldn't be blighting the event for the rest.

 

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