World Athlete of the Year
The World Athlete of the Year award is a prize that can be won by athletes participating in events within the sport of athletics organised by World Athletics (formerly named IAAF), including track and field, cross country running, road running, and racewalking.
Winners[]
Rising Star winners[]
- Men
- Keshorn Walcott (2012)
- Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (2015)
- Andre De Grasse (2016)
- Karsten Warholm (2017)
- Mondo Duplantis (2018)
- Selemon Barega (2019)
- Erriyon Knighton (2021)
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- Women
- Ruth Bisibori Nyangau (2007)
- Angelica Bengtsson (2010)
- Christin Hussong (2011)
- Anthonique Strachan (2012)
- Mary Cain (2013)
- Morgan Lake (2014)
- Candace Hill (2015)
- Nafissatou Thiam (2016)
- Yulimar Rojas (2017)
- Sydney McLaughlin (2018)
- Yaroslava Mahuchikh (2019)
- Athing Mu (2021)
References[]
- IAF Athletes of the Year. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-31.
Categories:
- IAAF World Athlete of the Year
- Sport of athletics awards
- Awards established in 1988
- Most valuable player awards