Heptathlete Jess Ennis – now Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill – was billed as one of the stars of the Great Britain team for the 2012 London Olympics, and Sheffielders couldn’t have been prouder of her. These pictures chart that memorable year, when Jess came back to the city as Olympic champion and an internationally-famous sporting hero.
9. Golden moment
Pete Tutalo and Norberto Moreira paint the post box in Barkers Pool near the City Hall gold in tribute to Jessica Ennis's Olympic gold triumph Photo: barry richardson
10. Golden couple
Newlyweds Lizzie and Steve Roche pictured on August 6, 2012 at the gold postbox painted in honour of their friend Jess Ennis's gold medal Photo: CHRIS LAWTON
11. WI tribute
Members of Seven Hills WI at the gold postbox for a calendar photoshoot. The postbox was much-photographed by fans of the Olympic champion Photo: sub
12. Golden moment
Jess showing off her medal to the people of Sheffield at a reception held in her honour Photo: Sheffield Newspapers