Voting has been underway for World Athletics’ male and female athlete of the year with balloting set to close at the end of the month.
Sprinters Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica and Norwegian Karsten Warholm won the award last year.
Four Americans: Chase Ealey, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Grant Holloway, and Noah Lyles are among the 10 American nominees. The last Americans to win were Dalilah Muhammad (2019) and Ashton Eaton (2015)
The five men and five women who will be considered for the award will be chosen through a three-way voting process. The World Athletics Council, the World Athletics family, and a fan vote will determine the winner.
A fan vote drawn from Instagram/Facebook, YouTube and Twitter will represent 25% of the vote while the World Athletics Council and Athletics will each represent 50% of the remaining voting body.
The list of Male Athlete of the Year Nominees are:
Kristjan Ceh, Slovenia, Discus
World Championships and Diamond League titles, setting a national record
Alison dos Santos, Brazil, 400m Hurdles
World Championships and Diamond League titles, - the third fastest time in history
Mondo Duplantis, Sweden, Pole Vault
World Indoor and Outdoor Championships and Diamond League titles, improved upon his world record three times
Soufiane El Bakkali, Morocco, 3000m Steeplechase
World Championships and Diamond League titles, and went undefeated in 2022
Grant Holloway, USA, 110m Hurdles
World Indoor/Outdoor Championships and Diamond League titles
Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Norway, 1500m/5000m
World Outdoor 5000m champion, World 1500m silver medalist (indoors and outdoors), world’s fastest mile in 21 years
Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya, Marathon
Won Berlin and Tokyo Marathons and lowered his world record from 2:01:39 to 2:01:09
Noah Lyles, USA, 200m
World Championships and Diamond League titles, and broke Michael Johnson’s American record becoming the third-fastest man in history
Anderson Peters, Grenada, Javelin
World title, and became fifth-best performer in history
Pedro Pichardo, Portugal, Triple Jump
World Outdoor champion, World Indoor silver medalist
The list of Female Athlete of the Year Nominees include:
Tobi Amusan, Nigeria, 100m Hurdles
Broke world record in World Championships semifinals, then won the world title two hours later
Chase Ealey, USA, Shot Put
World Championships and Diamond League titles, plus had the Nos. 2-5 throws in American history
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaica, 100m
World Championships and Diamond League titles, plus ran a record seven sub-10.70 races in one year (at age 35)
Shericka Jackson, Jamaica, 200m
World Championships and Diamond League titles, - the second-fastest time in history
Kimberly Garcia, Peru, Race Walk
World titles in 20km, 35km events
Faith Kipyegon, Kenya, 1500m
World Championships and Diamond League titles, - the second-fastest time in history
Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Ukraine, High Jump
World Indoor Champion, World Outdoor silver medalist,
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, USA, 400m Hurdles
Broke world record twice, lowering it from 51.46 to 50.68, won world titles in 400m hurdles, 4x400m relay (seventh-fastest relay performer in history)
Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Bahamas, 400m
Winner of the World Indoor and Outdoor titles
Yulimar Rojas, Venezuela, Triple Jump, World Indoor and Outdoor Championships and Diamond League titles, in addition to breaking her own indoor world record
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