Adam Peaty, Jason and Laura Kenny and Chef de Mission Mark England led the way at the British Sports Awards, as Team GB stars were recognised for a sensational Tokyo 2020.
England oversaw 65 medals, including 22 golds, as Team GB finished fourth in the medal table.
He took home the JL Manning Award for services off the field of play alongside ParalympicsGB’s Chef de Mission Penny Briscoe.
"Taking a team to the Games, we had to build the confidence and momentum behind the athletes,” he said at the ceremony, hosted by the Sports Journalists’ Association.
“We were absolutely focused that the Games would go ahead. We had every confidence in the team that we took.
"There was lots of talk about resilience, lots talk about focus, lots talk about adaptability. Great credit to the National Governing Bodies and in particular the performance directors and the coaches that kept driving the natural talent of the athletes and to get them on the plane."
Swimmer Peaty won the Sportsman of the Year award after a superb Olympics that saw him win two golds and a silver.
Peaty became the first British swimmer to successfully defend an Olympic title, as he again dominated in the 100m breaststroke. He clocked 57.37 seconds in the final to win gold and continue his seven-year unbeaten streak in his favourite event.
The 26-year-old then led the way in the team events, swimming the second leg of the mixed 4x100m medley relay to win his second gold of the Games alongside Kathleen Dawson, James Guy and Anna Hopkin.
He also added silver in the men’s 4x100m medley relay with Luke Greenbank, Guy and Duncan Scott.
"It's been an incredible year. I'm just happy the Olympics went ahead and I was able to do what I did, to become the first British swimmer ever to defend a title,” he said.
“It was good, I'm glad it's all paid off. Five years was a long wait. The run into the Olympics was very, very different to 2016, when I had seven weeks in Australia.
“I think I struggled a little bit and we'll be ahead of the curve next time. I've got so much experience now, I know exactly what I'm doing, where I am and how to attack it over possibly the next seven years.”
Elsewhere, cyclist Jason Kenny walked home with the SJA Pat Besford Award for Outstanding Performance of the Year after he became the first Team GB athlete to win seven gold medals.
On the last day of the Games, Kenny had one more chance to win a gold medal in Tokyo and he produced perhaps the performance of his career, as he caught his rivals off-guard and sprinted clear to win the men's keirin.
Kenny was then joined on stage by his wife Laura, who took gold in the women's madison and silver in the women's team pursuit in Tokyo, as they both won the SJA Committee Award.