Europe's athlete of the year
The choice of European athletes of the year is the European Athletics Association (EAA) performed.
history
It took place for the first time in 1993 in the men and women categories. Since 2007, the newcomers of the year have also been recognized for the U23 area. The winners are chosen by fans, media representatives, member associations and a panel of experts, each with 25 percent weight of the vote.
The three jumpers Jonathan Edwards and Christian Olsson , the javelin thrower Jan Železný , the heptathlete Carolina Klüft , the pole vaulter Jelena Issinbajewa , the high jumper Blanka Vlašić , the long-distance runner Mo Farah and the sprinter Dafne Schippers received two awards.
Jonathan Edwards , 1995 and 1998
Jan Železný , 1996 and 2000
Christian Olsson , 2003 and 2004
Carolina Klüft , 2003 and 2006
Jelena Isinbayeva , 2005 and 2008
Blanka Vlašić , 2007 and 2010
Mo Farah , 2011, 2012 and 2016
Dafne Schippers , 2014 and 2015
Track and field athlete of the year
Newcomer of the year
| year | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Andrew Howe ( ITA ) | Jessica Ennis ( GBR ) |
| 2008 | Raphael Holzdeppe ( GER ) | Stephanie Twell ( GBR ) |
| 2009 | Christophe Lemaitre ( FRA ) | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal ( NOR ) |
| 2010 | Teddy Tamgho ( FRA ) | Sandra Perković ( CRO ) |
| 2011 | David Storl ( GER ) | Jodie Williams ( GBR ) |
| 2012 | Pavel Maslák ( CZE ) | Angelica Bengtsson ( SWE ) |
| 2013 | Emir Bekrić ( SRB ) | Aníta Hinriksdóttir ( ISL ) |
| 2014 | Adam Gemili ( GBR ) | Marija Kutschina ( RUS ) |
| 2015 | Konrad Bukowiecki ( POL ) | Noemi Zbären ( CHE ) |
| 2016 | Max Hess ( GER ) | Nafissatou Thiam ( BEL ) |
| 2017 | Karsten Warholm ( NOR ) | Julia Levchenko ( UKR ) |
| 2018 |
Armand Duplantis ( SWE ) Jakob Ingebrigtsen ( NOR ) |
Elwira Herman ( BLR ) |
| 2019 | Niklas Kaul ( GER ) | Yaroslawa Mahutschich ( UKR ) |