It has been the greatest year in the life of German javelin thrower Christina Obergfoll - and the celebrations have not ended.
Obergfoll finally made it to the top of the podium with her superb victory at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow in August and that success has led to her being named as the Champion of the Year of German Sports.
This leading honour is glorious reward for a woman who never gave up on her determination to win a major gold after five silvers and a bronze.
But with a second round throw of 69.05m at the Luzhniki Stadium, Obergfoll, 32, achieved her aim in a summer packed with memories.
Outside of sport, none better than her wedding to former javelin star and coach Boris Henry on September 13.
She was the dominant force from the start of the season when she triumphed at the European Athletics Team Championships in Gateshead.
Her success made her the only athlete in the history of the Championships to have won their event on all four occasions.
But her consistency has been shown throughout 2013 where also she won the IAAF Diamond Race.
She summed up her delight following her win in Moscow when she said: “After London last year I said ‘Ok, after the silver medal I have reached so much and if it may happen then it may happen sometime but it doesn’t have to happen anymore’ and then finally this moment came true.
“It’s such as beautiful moment.”
It was the 14th year of the German award and she topped the voting from 78 medal winners from different sports including Raphael Holzdeppe, the pole vault world champion, to win the prize of a dream trip anywhere in the world and an electric car.