IAAF World Athlete of the Year




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Sally Pearson and Usain Bolt, athletes of the year in 2011, with their own awards.


The IAAF Athlete of the Year award is a prize that can be won by athletes participating in events within the sport of athletics organised by the International Athletic Foundation of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), including track and field, cross country running, road running, and racewalking.



Winners






























































































































































Year
Men
Women

1988

United States Carl Lewis

United States Florence Griffith-Joyner

1989

United States Roger Kingdom

Cuba Ana Fidelia Quirot

1990

United Kingdom Steve Backley

Jamaica Merlene Ottey

1991

United States Carl Lewis (2)

Germany Katrin Krabbe

1992

United States Kevin Young

Germany Heike Henkel

1993

United Kingdom Colin Jackson

United Kingdom Sally Gunnell

1994

Algeria Noureddine Morceli

United States Jackie Joyner-Kersee

1995

United Kingdom Jonathan Edwards

United States Gwen Torrence

1996

United States Michael Johnson

Russia Svetlana Masterkova

1997

Denmark Wilson Kipketer

United States Marion Jones

1998

Ethiopia Haile Gebrselassie

United States Marion Jones (2)

1999

United States Michael Johnson (2)

Romania Gabriela Szabo

2000

Czech Republic Jan Železný

United States Marion Jones

2001

Morocco Hicham El Guerrouj

United States Stacy Dragila

2002

Morocco Hicham El Guerrouj (2)

United Kingdom Paula Radcliffe

2003

Morocco Hicham El Guerrouj (3)

South Africa Hestrie Cloete

2004

Ethiopia Kenenisa Bekele

Russia Yelena Isinbayeva

2005

Ethiopia Kenenisa Bekele (2)

Russia Yelena Isinbayeva (2)

2006

Jamaica Asafa Powell

United States Sanya Richards

2007

United States Tyson Gay

Ethiopia Meseret Defar

2008

Jamaica Usain Bolt

Russia Yelena Isinbayeva (3)

2009

Jamaica Usain Bolt (2)

United States Sanya Richards (2)

2010

Kenya David Rudisha

Croatia Blanka Vlašić

2011

Jamaica Usain Bolt (3)

Australia Sally Pearson

2012

Jamaica Usain Bolt (4)

United States Allyson Felix

2013

Jamaica Usain Bolt (5)

Jamaica Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

2014

France Renaud Lavillenie

New Zealand Valerie Adams

2015

United States Ashton Eaton

Ethiopia Genzebe Dibaba

2016

Jamaica Usain Bolt (6)

Ethiopia Almaz Ayana

2017

Qatar Mutaz Essa Barshim

Belgium Nafissatou Thiam


References



  • IAF Athletes of the Year. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-31.










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