British Sports Book Awards
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Edition 11 (2013) Winner
David Walsh
デイビッド・ウォルシュ
Deibiddo Wōrushu
Aliases:
David Joseph Walsh
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955-06-17 （County Leitrim, Ireland）
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Leitrim, Ireland → Dublin, Ireland → Paris, France (1984, one year) → England (since 1998)
Career
- Occupations
- sports journalist, editor
- Active Years
- 1978-2024
- Affiliations
- The Sunday Times, Irish Press, Sunday Tribune, Sunday Independent
- Nominations
- William Hill Sports Book of the Year nomination
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sports Writer of the Year | Sunday Times | — | British Press Awards | Won |
| 2003 | Sports Writer of the Year | Sunday Times | — | British Press Awards | Won |
| 2012 | Journalist of the Year | — | — | British Press Awards | Won |
| 2013 | Barclays Lifetime Achievement Award | — | — | British Press Awards | Won |
| 2013 | RTÉ Television Sports Book of the Year | Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong | — | Irish Book Awards | Won |
Sports Writer of the Year
2000
Work:
Sunday Times
Organization:
British Press Awards
Result:
Won
Sports Writer of the Year
2003
Work:
Sunday Times
Organization:
British Press Awards
Result:
Won
Journalist of the Year
2012
Organization:
British Press Awards
Result:
Won
Barclays Lifetime Achievement Award
2013
Organization:
British Press Awards
Result:
Won
RTÉ Television Sports Book of the Year
2013
Work:
Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong
Organization:
Irish Book Awards
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
L.A. Confidentiel
2003 Non-fictionBook co-authored with Pierre Ballester investigating Lance Armstrong's doping allegations.
dopingcyclinginvestigative journalism
From Lance to Landis: Inside the American Doping Controversy at the Tour de France
2007 Non-fictionBook about the American doping controversy at the Tour de France.
dopingcycling
Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong
2012 Non-fictionMemoir detailing the pursuit of Lance Armstrong.
dopingpursuit of truthcycling
Adaptations
- [Film] The Program / Stephen Frears (2015)
KP: The Autobiography
2014 Non-fictionGhostwriter for Kevin Pietersen's autobiography.
cricketautobiography
Adaptations
- Seven Deadly Sins adapted into film The Program (2015).
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- investigative journalismdetailed reporting
- Recurring Motifs
- doping issuestruth in sportsethics
Legacy
Renowned sports journalist who exposed Lance Armstrong's doping scandal, significantly impacting cycling. Recipient of numerous awards in sports writing throughout his career.
In Popular Culture
- His book Seven Deadly Sins was adapted into the film The Program, with Chris O'Dowd portraying him.
Quotes
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The interview was fine in as far as it went, but it did not go nearly far enough.
Source: Comment on Oprah Winfrey's Lance Armstrong interview (2013)
Trivia
- Nicknamed 'Little Troll' by Lance Armstrong.
- Four-time Irish Sportswriter of the Year.
- Three-time UK Sportswriter of the Year.