World Athletics Awards

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World Athletics Awards
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Presented by World Athletics
First awarded1988
Website https://worldathletics.org/awards
Sprinter Usain Bolt, here holding the 2011 trophy, was World Athlete of the Year in 2008, 2009, 2011-2013, and 2016, more times than any other athlete. Usain Bolt 2011 World Athletics Gala.jpg
Sprinter Usain Bolt, here holding the 2011 trophy, was World Athlete of the Year in 2008, 2009, 2011–2013, and 2016, more times than any other athlete.

The World Athletics Awards are annual awards to honor athletes participating in events within the sport of athletics. These are organised by World Athletics and include track and field, cross country running, road running, and racewalking.

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The first athletes awarded World Athlete of the Year in 1988 were Americans, namely sprinter Florence Griffith-Joyner and track and field athlete Carl Lewis.

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is the only athlete to win the World Athlete of the Year Awards six times. Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva and Morocco's middle-distance runner Hicham El Guerrouj have won the main award three times. Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis has also won the award three times including the inaugural World Athlete of the Year (Men's Field) award in 2023 after World Athletics Awards changed from crowning a sole male and female winner to issuing awards across six categories. [1] American track and field athlete Marion Jones, sprinter Sanya Richards-Ross representing the USA, Carl Lewis and other American sprinter Michael Johnson, Ethiopia's long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele, Kenya's long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge and Venezuela's triple-jumper Yulima Rojas have won the award twice each.

The Rising Star of the Year award was inaugurated in 1998, when Great Britain's sprinter Christian Malcolm was awarded. The first woman to be voted was 400 m and 400 m H specialist, Jana Pittman of Australia, in 2000.

Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele was the first to receive Rising Star award followed by Athlete of the Year trophy in 2003 and 2004 respectively. The other athletes to achieve the feat were Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, American sprinter Allyson Felix, Belgian heptathlete Nafissatou Thiam, Venezuelan triple jumper Yulimar Rojas, American hurdler and sprinter Sydney McLaughlin-Levron, Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis, and Norwegian hurdler Karsten Warholm. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and American sprinter Erriyon Knighton are the only two athletes to be crowned Rising Star twice.

Changes to awards system

In 2003,  the International Fair Play Committee (CIFP) first collaborated with World Athletics to look for moments that epitomise fair play during biennial World Athletics Championships with a view to recognising one athlete or moment with the CIFP Fair Play award. [2] In earlier years of the award, the nomination pool included track & filed athletes who had then retired but had made a lasting name for themselves both as competitors as well as in their daily lives. [3] In 2023, the partnership expanded the nomination period for award consideration beyond just the World Athletics Championships to include all World Athletics Series events and Continental Tour series events throughout the course of the year to enrich the pool of eligible athletes and potential nominations. [4]

In 2009, on the recommendation of IAAF Press Commission, the IAAF World Journalist Award was created to mark outstanding lifetime contributions in the field of athletics journalism. Germany’s Gustav Schwenk was the first recipient of this award. [5] The award was last given out in 2015. [6]

In 2015, World Athletics (then IAAF) together with their sponsor Adidas launched the Golden Shoe award to recognise the Best Performer of the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015. [7] The award went to Almaz Ayana (ETH). [8] 2015 was the singular year the Golden Shoe Award was presented by Adidas. [6] Following the doping crisis sweeping the sport and implicating World Athletics directly, Adidas decided to terminate their sponsorship deal with World Athletics three years earlier ending in 2016 instead of 2019. [9]

In 2020, three new awards were created amongst the eight given out at the annual World Athletics Awards ceremony to commemorate the challenges faced by athletes, event organisers and their support groups in the wake of the Covid-19 pandamic. The new honours were namely Covid inspiration award, athletes community award and member federations award. [10]

In 2023, the World Athlete of the Year awards for men and women were expanded into three event categories: track, field, and out of stadium. [1] [11]

In 2024, World Athletics further revamped the World Athletics Awards system. Besides the three separate World Athlete of the Year awards for each gender, there will also be men’s and women’s awards for an "overall World Athlete of the Year". Two finalists in each of the three category will progress to be considered for the overall World Athlete of the Year awards.

The system for selecting the winner for 2024 had also changed. As before, a three-way voting process with votes from the World Athletics Council (50%), World Athletics Family (25%) and the public via social media (25%) determined the finalists. However, a final round of voting cast by fans of the sport decided the overall World Athlete of the Year once the finalists had been established.

Letsile Tebogo and Sifan Hassan were the first men's and women's recipients of this overall winner awards in 2024. Each of them won two awards. Besides the overall award, they won the Athlete of the Year award for their event category too: Tebego was voted the Men's Track Athlete of the Year and Hassan was the winner of the Women's Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year award. [12]

Annual awards

As of 2024, the World Athletics Awards included the World Athlete of the Year awards, Rising Star awards, Coaching Achievement Award, Woman of the Year, Photograph of the Year, Member Federation Award, President’s Award [13] and CIFP Fair Play award. [6] The CIFP Fair Play award, previously a biennial award given out after each World Athletics Championships, became an annual award after the expansion of nomination period in 2023.

Occasional awards

Awards that were given out on occasion when there are deserving nominees included the Lifetime Achievement awards (various types including those for athletes & coaches), Inspiration awards, World Athletics City award, Distinguished Career awards and Master Athlete of the Year awards. [6]

Past awards

Past awards that had been discontinued included Performance of the Year awards, World Journalist awards and Journalist Lifetime Achievement award. [6]

Special awards

Special awards were given out in the past to honor the outstanding achievements of an athlete and/or to commemorate a special milestone in the history of the sport. These included the historic Athlete of the 20th Century awards (1999), [14] an award to mark 80 Years of Women Athletes at the Olympics Games (2008) [15] and the Special Olympic awards given out after the Beijing Games (2008). [6]

Athlete of the Year winners

Middle-distance runner Hicham El Guerrouj has won the World Athlete of the Year award three times in 2001-2003. Hicham El Guerrouj cropped.jpg
Middle-distance runner Hicham El Guerrouj has won the World Athlete of the Year award three times in 2001–2003.
Pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva was World Athlete of the Year in 2004, 2005 and 2008, the most wins in the female category, because Marion Jones's third award was annulled. Isinbaeva.JPG
Pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva was World Athlete of the Year in 2004, 2005 and 2008, the most wins in the female category, because Marion Jones's third award was annulled.
World Athlete of the Year winners [16]
YearMenWomenRef.
1988 Flag of the United States.svg Carl Lewis (1/2) Flag of the United States.svg Florence Griffith Joyner [6]
1989 Flag of the United States.svg Roger Kingdom Flag of Cuba.svg Ana Fidelia Quirot [17]
1990 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Backley Flag of Jamaica.svg Merlene Ottey [18]
1991 Flag of the United States.svg Carl Lewis (2/2) Flag of Germany.svg Katrin Krabbe [19]
1992 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Young Flag of Germany.svg Heike Henkel [20]
1993 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Jackson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sally Gunnell [21]
1994 Flag of Algeria.svg Noureddine Morceli Flag of the United States.svg Jackie Joyner-Kersee [22]
1995 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Edwards Flag of the United States.svg Gwen Torrence [23]
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Johnson (1/2) Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Masterkova [24]
1997 Flag of Denmark.svg Wilson Kipketer Flag of the United States.svg Marion Jones (1/2) [25]
1998 Flag of Ethiopia.svg Haile Gebrselassie Flag of the United States.svg Marion Jones (2/2) [26]
1999 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Johnson (2/2) Flag of Romania.svg Gabriela Szabo [27]
2000 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Železný Flag of the United States.svg Marion Jones [note 1] [29]
2001 Flag of Morocco.svg Hicham El Guerrouj (1/3) Flag of the United States.svg Stacy Dragila [30]
2002 Flag of Morocco.svg Hicham El Guerrouj (2/3) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paula Radcliffe [31]
2003 Flag of Morocco.svg Hicham El Guerrouj (3/3) Flag of South Africa.svg Hestrie Cloete [32]
2004 Flag of Ethiopia.svg Kenenisa Bekele (1/2) Flag of Russia.svg Yelena Isinbayeva (1/3) [33]
2005 Flag of Ethiopia.svg Kenenisa Bekele (2/2) Flag of Russia.svg Yelena Isinbayeva (2/3) [34]
2006 Flag of Jamaica.svg Asafa Powell Flag of the United States.svg Sanya Richards (1/2) [6]
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Tyson Gay Flag of Ethiopia.svg Meseret Defar [35]
2008 Flag of Jamaica.svg Usain Bolt (1/6) Flag of Russia.svg Yelena Isinbayeva (3/3) [36]
2009 Flag of Jamaica.svg Usain Bolt (2/6) Flag of the United States.svg Sanya Richards (2/2) [37]
2010 Flag of Kenya.svg David Rudisha Flag of Croatia.svg Blanka Vlašić [38]
2011 Flag of Jamaica.svg Usain Bolt (3/6) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sally Pearson [39]
2012 Flag of Jamaica.svg Usain Bolt (4/6) Flag of the United States.svg Allyson Felix [40]
2013 Flag of Jamaica.svg Usain Bolt (5/6) Flag of Jamaica.svg Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce [41]
2014 Flag of France.svg Renaud Lavillenie Flag of New Zealand.svg Valerie Adams [42]
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Ashton Eaton Flag of Ethiopia.svg Genzebe Dibaba [43]
2016 Flag of Jamaica.svg Usain Bolt (6/6) Flag of Ethiopia.svg Almaz Ayana [44]
2017 Flag of Qatar.svg Mutaz Essa Barshim Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nafissatou Thiam [45]
2018 Flag of Kenya.svg Eliud Kipchoge (1/2) Flag of Colombia.svg Caterine Ibargüen [46]
2019 Flag of Kenya.svg Eliud Kipchoge (2/2) Flag of the United States.svg Dalilah Muhammad [47]
2020 Flag of Sweden.svg Armand Duplantis (1/3) Flag of Venezuela.svg Yulimar Rojas (1/2) [48]
2021 Flag of Norway.svg Karsten Warholm Flag of Jamaica.svg Elaine Thompson-Herah [49]
2022 Flag of Sweden.svg Armand Duplantis (2/3) Flag of the United States.svg Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone [50]
2023 [51] Track: Flag of the United States.svg Noah Lyles
Field: Flag of Sweden.svg Armand Duplantis (3/3)
Out of stadia: Flag of Kenya.svg Kelvin Kiptum
Track: Flag of Kenya.svg Faith Kipyegon
Field: Flag of Venezuela.svg Yulimar Rojas (2/2)
Out of stadia: Flag of Ethiopia.svg Tigist Assefa
[1]
2024 [note 2] Flag of Botswana.svg Letsile Tebogo Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sifan Hassan [12]

Won per country

CountryWon
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 20
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 7
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1
Flag of France.svg  France 1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1
Track, Field & Out of stadium Athlete of the Year winners
YearMen's TrackMen's FieldMen's Out of stadiumWomen's TrackWomen's FieldWomen's Out of stadiumRef.
2024 Flag of Botswana.svg Letsile Tebogo Flag of Sweden.svg Armand Duplantis Flag of Ethiopia.svg Tamirat Tola Flag of the United States.svg Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Flag of Ukraine.svg Yaroslava Mahuchikh Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sifan Hassan [12]

Rising Star winners

Sprinter Erriyon Knighton is one of the two athletes that won the Rising Star of the Year award twice, in 2021 and 2022. Usain Bolt achieved that feat in 2002 and 2003. Erriyon Knighton (cropped) Eugene 2022.jpg
Sprinter Erriyon Knighton is one of the two athletes that won the Rising Star of the Year award twice, in 2021 and 2022. Usain Bolt achieved that feat in 2002 and 2003.

The Rising Star of the Year award for the best under-20 athlete was introduced by World Athletics in 1998. [53] In 2008, the award was presented as "Revelation of the Year Award". [15]

Rising Star of the Year winners
YearMenWomenRef.
1998 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Christian Malcolm [54]
1999 not awarded [55]
2000 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hamdan Al-Bishi Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jana Pittman [29]
2001 not awarded [56]
2002 Flag of Jamaica.svg Usain Bolt (1/2) Flag of Sweden.svg Carolina Kluft [57]
2003 Flag of Jamaica.svg Usain Bolt (2/2)
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Kenenisa Bekele
Flag of Kenya.svg Eliud Kipchoge
Flag of the United States.svg Allyson Felix

Flag of Ethiopia.svg Tirunesh Dibaba

[58]
2004 not awarded [33]
2005 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Aikines-Aryeetey [59]
2006 Flag of Estonia.svg Margus Hunt [6]
2007 Flag of Kenya.svg Ruth Bosibori [6]
2008 Flag of Kenya.svg Pamela Jelimo [note 3] [6]
2009 not awarded
2010 Flag of Germany.svg Till Wöschler Flag of Sweden.svg Angelica Bengtsson [60]
2011 Flag of Grenada.svg Kirani James Flag of Germany.svg Christin Hussong [61]
2012 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Keshorn Walcott Flag of the Bahamas.svg Anthonique Strachan [6]
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Mary Cain [6]
2014 Flag of France.svg Wilhem Belocian Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Morgan Lake [6]
2015 Flag of Japan.svg Abdul Hakim Sani Brown Flag of the United States.svg Candace Hill [6]
2016 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andre De Grasse Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nafissatou Thiam [6]
2017 Flag of Norway.svg Karsten Warholm Flag of Venezuela.svg Yulimar Rojas [6]
2018 Flag of Sweden.svg Armand Duplantis Flag of the United States.svg Sydney McLaughlin [6]
2019 Flag of Ethiopia.svg Selemon Barega Flag of Ukraine.svg Yaroslava Mahuchikh [6]
2020 not awarded [note 4]
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Erriyon Knighton (1/2) Flag of the United States.svg Athing Mu [49]
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Erriyon Knighton (2/2) Flag of Serbia.svg Adriana Vilagoš [62]
2023 Flag of Kenya.svg Emmanuel Wanyonyi Flag of Kenya.svg Faith Cherotich [11]
2024 Flag of Italy.svg Mattia Furlani Flag of Ethiopia.svg Sembo Almayew [12]

Won per country

CountryWon
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 7
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 5
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1
Flag of France.svg  France 1
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 1

Fair Play award winners

The Fair Play award was introduced in 2003 by World Athletics in partnership with CIFP. Initially, the award was presented near the end of a World Championships edition but since 2019, it was part of the World Athletics Awards.

Beitia was recognised for her efforts to console Alessia Trost of Italy after she failed to qualify for the final in the women's high jump at the IAAF World Championships London 2017. It was an emotional moment for the 24-year-old Trost, whose mother and former coach passed away in the last year.

Dabo, a distance runner from Guinea-Bissau, made headlines around the world after he helped fellow runner, Jonathan Busby of Aruba, to the finish line during their opening round heat of the 5000m at the 2019 World Championships in Doha. Busby was near collapse with about 200 metres left in the race, when Dabo stopped to help his distressed fellow competitor.

In Oregon, at 2022 World Athletics Championships, Bradshaw injured herself after her pole snapped during the pole vault warm-up session. Her fellow competitor Nageotte immediately went over to support her. Bradshaw received a lot of abuse on social media for withdrawing from the competition, but Nageotte again offered support by taking to Twitter in defence of her competitor.

Gidey’s fair play moment occurred at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23. After securing silver in the women’s 10,000m, Gidey went back to comfort Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan after Hassan’s dramatic fall on the home straight.

At Paris 2024, despite the disappointment of no-heighting in the pole vault and losing contention for a decathlon medal, Skotheim's continued to compete and unselfishly supported his compatriot Markus Rooth in the final discipline – the 1500m. Rooth eventually clinched the Olympic gold for Norway by 48 points. [70]

Coaching Achievement award winners

The award was first presented in 2006 and had several variation before its current name:

Coaching Achievement award winners
YearWinnerRef.
2006 Flag of Ethiopia.svg Woldemeskel Kostre [6]
2007 Flag of Ukraine.svg Vitaly Petrov [71]
2008 Not awarded [15]
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Clyde Hart [72]
2010 Flag of Cuba.svg Santiago Antúnez [60]
2011 Flag of Kenya.svg John Velzian [61]
2012 Flag of Jamaica.svg Glen Mills [6]
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Alberto Salazar [6]
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Tellez [6]
2015 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bart Bennema [6]
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Harry Marra [6]
2017 Flag of Namibia.svg Anna Botha [6]
2018 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Vigil [6]
2019 Flag of Ireland.svg Colm O'Connell [73]
2020 Flag of the United States.svg Helena and Greg Duplantis [74]
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Kersee [49]
2022 Flag of Ukraine.svg Gennadii Zuiev [75]
2023 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Laurent Meuwly [76]
2024 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trevor Painter [77]

Inspiration award winners

The Inspiration award was first given out in 2000. It recognises an individual or group of individuals whose efforts have resulted in a particularly inspiring athletics event or experience.

Woman of the Year winners

The award started out in 2014 as "Women in Athletics Award" before it was changed by World Athletics in 2019 to "Women of the Year Award". [86]

Woman of the Year winners
YearWomenRef.
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Evie Garrett Dennis [6]
2015 Not awarded
2016 Flag of Greece.svg Polyxeni Argeitak [6]
2017 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cherry Alexander [6]
2018 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Evelyn Claudio Lopez [84]
2019 Flag of Ethiopia.svg Derartu Tulu [85]
2020 Not awarded
2021 Flag of India.svg Anju Bobby George [87]
2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donna Fraser [88]
2023 Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Falilatou Tchanile-Salifou [89]
2024 Flag of the United States.svg Renee Washington [90]

President's award winners

The President's award was inaugurated in 2016 during the tenure of Sebastian Coe, President of World Athletics (2015 - present) to recognise and honour exceptional service to athletics.

Photograph of the Year winners

The World Athletics Photograph of the Year was first awarded in 2017. [93]

Photograph of the Year winners
YearWinner (Organisation)Ref.
2017 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Sanwell (Freelance) [6]
2018 Flag of Spain.svg Felix Sanchez Arrazola (Freelance) [84]
2019 Flag of Spain.svg Felix Sanchez Arrazola (Freelance) [85]
2020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Steele (Getty Images) [74]
2021 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Pierse (Getty Images) [91]
2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Rickett (PA Media) [94]
2023 Flag of Italy.svg Mattia Ozbot (Freelance) [95]
2024 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Steele (Getty Images) [96]

Member Federation award winners

The Member Federation award was inaugurated in 2020. [10]

Member Federation award winners
YearWinnerRef.
2020 Flag of Poland.svg Polish Athletics Association [74]
2021 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rican Athletics Federation [91]
2022 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazilian Athletics Confederation [97]
2023 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Athletics Australia [98]
2024 Flag of the United States.svg USA Track & Field [99]

Notes

  1. In 2007, Marion Jones's award was annulled by the IAAF after she had pleaded guilty to the use of steroids in 2000 and 2001. [28]
  2. Both Tebogo and Hassan won two awards each in 2024 after a revamp of the awards system: Overall World Athlete of the Year award for men and women respectively and Athlete of the Year award in their respective event discipline. Only the overall winner award shall be counted towards statistics with the exception of the year 2023 where there was no overall winner award given out. [52]
  3. As Revelation of the Year award
  4. Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  5. 1 2 3 4 Award was given after the athlete retired
  6. As Covid Inspiration award

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Armand Gustav Duplantis, known mononymously as Mondo and also as Mondo Duplantis, is a Swedish-American pole vaulter. Regarded as the greatest pole vaulter of all time, Duplantis is the current world outdoor and indoor record holder [6.26 m and 6.22 m respectively]. He is a two-time Olympic champion, two-time World outdoor and indoor champion, and the current European champion.

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