Hoy, who won a record three Olympic gold medals in Beijing, was named Scottish Sportsperson of the Year, picking up the Emirates Lonsdale Trophy for the fifth time in six years at a ceremony in Glasgow.

 

Ohuruogu, meanwhile, won the British Atheltics Writers' Award (BAWA) female athlete of the year award for the second consecutive year at a glittering dinner in London attended by Sebastian Coe and Paul Deighton, the chairman and chief executive respectively of London 2012.

 

Hoy, 32, became the first British competitor to win three golds in a single Olympics since 1908 in Beijing.

 

He had also won two golds and a silver in the World Championships in Manchester earlier this year.

 

Ohuruogu was Britain's only gold medallist in track and field when she won the 400 metres in the Chinese capital, adding it to the Commonwealth title she had won in 2006 and the World Championship in Osaka last year.

 

She said: “It means so much to me to be recognised by the British athletics writers.

 

“Athletics writers are our window to the rest of the world.

 

“People learn about our performances through you so this award means a lot to me.”

 

Phillips Idowu, the Olympic triple jump silver medallist, won the men's BAWA award for the first time.

 

Ohuruogu also won 2008 Best Performance in a British Vest trophy presented by the sport’s sponsors Aviva, an award she shared with Weir, who won four medals at the Paralympics, including two gold.

 

At the Scottish awards ceremony, Paralympic cyclist Aileen McGlynn, who won also two gold medals in Beijing, was the runner-up in the Sportsperson of the Year award.

 

Michael Cavanagh, the chairman of Commonwealth Games Scotland, said: "This has been a fantastic year for Scottish sport and many congratulations to all our nominees.

 

"However, Chris Hoy's three gold medals takes him to a totally new level.

 

"He gave so many people so much pleasure and pride in what he achieved for himself, his country and his sport.

 

"He is a great ambassador and a truly worthy winner."

 

Stephanie Twell won the junior female Athlete of the Year award at the BAWA dinner.

 

The 19-year-old from Farnborough became the World Junior 1500m champion in Bydgoszcz, Poland, in July and was later selected for Britain's Olympic team.

 

The junior male Athlete of the Year Award went to David Forrester, the top European finisher at the World Cross Country Championships in March.

 

The 18-year-old from Billinge went on to finish ninth over 1500m at the World Junior Championships.

 

Coach George Gandy was presented with the Ron Pickering Award for services to athletics.

 

Gandy is director of the UK Athletics High Performance Centre at Loughborough University and over his 36-year career he has guided many of Britain's top international distance runners.

 

He currently coaches Lisa Dobriskey, the Commonwealth 1500m champion who finished fourth in Beijing.