for the pentathlon, plus a gold and silver medal for the shot put. After athletics Peters became a Trustee of The Outward Bound Trust in May 2001 and is Vice-President of the Northern Ireland Outward Bound Association. She is also Patron of Springhill Hospice in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. The Mary Peters Trust Peters established a charitable Sports Trust in 1975 (now known as the Mary Peters Trust) to support talented young sportsmen and women, both able-bodied and disabled, from across Northern Ireland in a financial and advisory capacity. The trust has made a large number of awards and has list of well known alumni including Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy, Jonathan Rea, Darren Clarke, David Humphreys, Bethany Firth, Ryan Burnett, Carl Frampton, Paddy Barnes, Michael Conlan, Kelly Gallagher, Michael McKillop, Dr Janet Gray. Honours Peters was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to athletics in the 1973 New Year Honours. For services to sport, she was promoted in the same Order to Commander (CBE) in the 1990 Birthday Honours and again to Dame Commander (DBE) in the 2000 Birthday Honours. In the 2015 New Year Honours, she was awarded as Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH), also for services to sport and the community in Northern Ireland, and in 2017, she was made a Dame of the Order of Saint John (DStJ). Peters was appointed a Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter (LG) on 27 February 2019, and therefore granted the tile lady. Northern Ireland's premier athletics track, on the outskirts of Belfast, is named after her. A statue of her stands within it. In April 2009 she was named the Lord Lieutenant of the City of Belfast, retiring from the post in 2014 when she was succeeded by Fionnuala Jay-O'Boyle. Peters is a Freeman of the Cities of Lisburn and Belfast. Arms References External links Mary Peters Track, Belfast (picture) Northern Irish Athletics website, entry for Mary Peters BBC biography Dame Mary Peters' curriculum vitae 1939 births Living people People from Halewood Sportspeople from Ballymena Sportspeople from Belfast British female shot putters Female athletes from Northern Ireland Shot putters from Northern Ireland Pentathletes from Northern Ireland Olympic athletes of Great Britain Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track