Colin Montgomerie, Katherine Grainger and Jim Anderson inducted into Scottish Sports Hall of Fame

Golfer Colin Montgomerie is among three new inductees into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.

Rower Katherine Grainger and Paralympic swimmer Jim Anderson will also be inducted into the list at next month’s Scottish Sport Awards.

All three will be officially join the likes of Kenny Dalglish, Chris Hoy, Liz McColgan and Benny Lynch in the hall of fame at the event, hosted by sportscotland and Team Scotland, on Wednesday, December 4.

The evening is dedicated to celebrating the success of individuals, schools, clubs, and teams across the whole of Scottish sport.

The Scottish Sports Hall of Fame was established by Sportscotland in 2002 to recognise and honour the many great champions this country has produced.

Montgomerie, Grainger and Anderson will join 101 other past and present sporting heroes already on the list.

Inductees are decided by a panel of judges from across the sporting system who come together each year for the Scottish Sports Awards.

Footballer Julie Fleeting MBE and Shinty star Ronald Ross were the most recently inducted after joining the list last year.

Dame Katherine Grainger DBE is the only British female athlete to win medals in five consecutive Olympic Games.

Her Olympic journey began in 2000 at the Sydney Olympics, where she won a silver medal in the women’s quadruple sculls.

She also won silver medals in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, before finally clinching gold at London 2012.

Grainger capped her Olympic career with another silver in Rio 2016.

In addition to her Olympic success, she is a six-time World Champion, with a total of eight World Championship medals to her name.

On being inducted to the Hall of Fame she said: “As a proud Scot, it is an absolute honour to be inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.

“Sport has always played a huge role in my life. From giving me great enjoyment at a young age, to a long and happy career as an athlete on the world stage and now in my role as Chair of UK Sport, the impact it has had on me is momentous.

“I am incredibly thankful to be recognised in this way and to share the Hall of Fame with so many sporting heroes and iconic individuals that I deeply admire.”

Colin Montgomerie OBE is a legendary professional golfer renowned for his remarkable achievements on the European Tour and in the Ryder Cup.

With 31 victories on the European Tour, ‘Monty’ holds the record for the most wins by any British golfer and ranks fourth all-time in European Tour history.

His dominance is highlighted by his unprecedented eight European Tour Order of Merit titles, including a streak of seven consecutive wins from 1993 to 1999.

Montgomerie’s legacy is cemented by his contributions to the Ryder Cup since making his debut in 1991.

He played in eight Ryder Cups, famously leading the European team to victory as captain in 2010 at Celtic Manor.

The 61-year-old said: “It means a lot for me to be inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.

“It is truly a great honour and when you see the other 101 inductees, it is a fabulous list and something I am very proud to be a part of.

“When you think about all of the Scottish success that we’ve had, given that we are such a small country. It’s great that my name will be there forever, and my grandchildren can see it up in lights.”

Jim Anderson OBE, affectionately known as “Jim the Swim,” is a celebrated Scottish former Paralympic swimmer whose remarkable career spanned two decades.

Over his impressive career, he represented Great Britain at six Paralympic Games from 1992 to 2012, securing a remarkable six gold medals.

Four of Jim’s golds were won at a successful 2004 Athens Games, where he excelled in the 50m, 100m, and 200m freestyle, as well as the 50m backstroke.

He also won two golds at the 1996 Atlanta Games.

Speaking after being inducted on to the hall of fame list, he said: “I’m honoured, delighted and privileged to have been nominated to be part of the Hall of Fame.”