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World Athletics Awards

Annual award administered by World Athletics


Annual award administered by World Athletics

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nameWorld Athletics Awards
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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.

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. Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis has also won the award four 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. Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva and Morocco's middle-distance runner Hicham El Guerrouj have won the main award three times. American track and field athletes Marion Jones (sprinter), Sanya Richards-Ross (sprinter), Carl Lewis (sprinter and long jumper), Michael Johnson (sprinter), Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (hurdler and sprinter), 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-Levrone, 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. 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. 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.

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. The award was last given out in 2015.

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. The award went to Almaz Ayana (ETH). 2015 was the singular year the Golden Shoe Award was presented by Adidas. 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.

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 pandemic. The new honours were namely Covid inspiration award, athletes community award and member federations award.

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.

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.

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 and CIFP Fair Play award. 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.

Past awards

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

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), an award to mark 80 Years of Women Athletes at the Olympic Games (2008) and the Special Olympic awards given out after the Beijing Games (2008).

Athlete of the Year winners

YearMenWomenRef.19881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
USA Carl Lewis (1/2)USA Florence Griffith Joyner
USA Roger KingdomCUB Ana Fidelia Quirot
GBR Steve BackleyJAM Merlene Ottey
USA Carl Lewis (2/2)GER Katrin Krabbe
USA Kevin YoungGER Heike Henkel
GBR Colin JacksonGBR Sally Gunnell
ALG Noureddine MorceliUSA Jackie Joyner-Kersee
GBR Jonathan EdwardsUSA Gwen Torrence
USA Michael Johnson (1/2)RUS Svetlana Masterkova
DEN Wilson KipketerUSA Marion Jones (1/2)
ETH Haile GebrselassieUSA Marion Jones (2/2)
USA Michael Johnson (2/2)ROM Gabriela Szabo
CZE Jan ŽeleznýUSA Marion Jones
MAR Hicham El Guerrouj (1/3)USA Stacy Dragila
MAR Hicham El Guerrouj (2/3)GBR Paula Radcliffe
MAR Hicham El Guerrouj (3/3)RSA Hestrie Cloete
ETH Kenenisa Bekele (1/2)RUS Yelena Isinbayeva (1/3)
ETH Kenenisa Bekele (2/2)RUS Yelena Isinbayeva (2/3)
JAM Asafa PowellUSA Sanya Richards (1/2)
USA Tyson GayETH Meseret Defar
JAM Usain Bolt (1/6)RUS Yelena Isinbayeva (3/3)
JAM Usain Bolt (2/6)USA Sanya Richards (2/2)
KEN David RudishaCRO Blanka Vlašić
JAM Usain Bolt (3/6)AUS Sally Pearson
JAM Usain Bolt (4/6)USA Allyson Felix
JAM Usain Bolt (5/6)JAM Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
FRA Renaud LavillenieNZL Valerie Adams
USA Ashton EatonETH Genzebe Dibaba
JAM Usain Bolt (6/6)ETH Almaz Ayana
QAT Mutaz Essa BarshimBEL Nafissatou Thiam
KEN Eliud Kipchoge (1/2)COL Caterine Ibargüen
KEN Eliud Kipchoge (2/2)USA Dalilah Muhammad
SWE Armand Duplantis (1/4)VEN Yulimar Rojas (1/2)
NOR Karsten WarholmJAM Elaine Thompson-Herah
SWE Armand Duplantis (2/4)USA Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (1/2)
Track: USA Noah Lyles
Field: SWE Armand Duplantis (3/4)
Out of stadium: KEN Kelvin KiptumTrack: KEN Faith Kipyegon
Field: VEN Yulimar Rojas (2/2)
Out of stadium: ETH Tigist Assefa
BOT Letsile TebogoNED Sifan Hassan
SWE Armand Duplantis (4/4)USA Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (2/2)

Won per country

CountryAwards
21
10
7
5
5
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
YearMen's TrackMen's FieldMen's Out of stadiumWomen's TrackWomen's FieldWomen's Out of stadiumRef.202320242025
USA Noah LylesSWE Armand DuplantisKEN Kelvin KiptumKEN Faith KipyegonVEN Yulimar RojasETH Tigist Assefa
BOT Letsile TebogoSWE Armand DuplantisETH Tamirat TolaUSA Sydney McLaughlin-LevroneUKR Yaroslava MahuchikhNED Sifan Hassan
KENEmmanuel WanyonyiSWE Armand DuplantisKEN Sabastian SaweUSA Sydney McLaughlin-LevroneAUS Nicola OlyslagersESPMaría Pérez

Rising Star winners

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

YearMenWomenRef.1998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
GBR Christian Malcolm
not awarded}}
Saudi Arabia Hamdan Al-BishiAUS Jana Pittman
not awarded}}
JAM Usain Bolt (1/2)SWE Carolina Kluft
JAM Usain Bolt (2/2)
ETH Kenenisa Bekele
KEN Eliud KipchogeUSA Allyson Felix
not awarded}}
GBR Harry Aikines-Aryeetey
EST Margus Hunt
KEN Ruth Bosibori
KEN Pamela Jelimo
not awarded}}
GER Till WöschlerSWE Angelica Bengtsson
GRN Kirani JamesGER Christin Hussong
TTO Keshorn WalcottBAH Anthonique Strachan
USA Mary Cain
FRA Wilhem BelocianGBR Morgan Lake
JPN Abdul Hakim Sani BrownUSA Candace Hill
CAN Andre De GrasseBEL Nafissatou Thiam
NOR Karsten WarholmVEN Yulimar Rojas
SWE Armand DuplantisUSA Sydney McLaughlin
ETH Selemon BaregaUKR Yaroslava Mahuchikh
not awarded}}
USA Erriyon Knighton (1/2)USA Athing Mu
USA Erriyon Knighton (2/2)SRB Adriana Vilagoš
KEN Emmanuel WanyonyiKEN Faith Cherotich
ITA Mattia FurlaniETH Sembo Almayew
KEN Edmund SeremCHN Zhang Jiale

Won per country

CountryAwards
7
6
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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.

  • 2003 – Jonathan Edwards (GBR)
  • 2005 – Frank Fredericks (NAM) & Heike Drechsler (GER)
  • 2007 – Mike Powell (USA)
  • 2009 – Lars Riedel (GER)
  • 2011 – Koji Murofushi (JPN)
  • 2013 – Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (USSR)
  • 2015 – Not awarded
  • 2017 – Ruth Beitia (ESP) 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.
  • 2019 – Braima Suncar Dabó (GBS) 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.
  • 2022 – Katie Nageotte (USA) & Holly Bradshaw (GBR) 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.
  • 2023 – Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) 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.
  • 2024 – Sander Skotheim (NOR) At Paris 2024, despite the disappointment of no-heighting in the pole vault and losing contention for a decathlon medal, Skotheim 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.
  • 2025 – Tim Van de Velde (BEL) Van de Velde’s fair play moment occurred during the 3000m steeplechase heats at the World Championships in Tokyo. Colombia’s Carlos San Martin was injured during a fall earlier in the race and, as they approached the finish line, Van de Velde decided to turn back to help San Martin to cross the finish line – fully aware that it might lead to his disqualification – in a true demonstration of sportsmanship and humanity.

Coaching Achievement award winners

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

  • Coach of the Year Award or Coaches Award (2006–2007, 2009–2010)
  • Coaching Lifetime Achievement Award (2011 and 2012)
  • Coaching Achievement Award (2013–present).
YearWinnerRef.20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
ETH Woldemeskel Kostre
UKR Vitaly Petrov
USA Clyde Hart
CUB Santiago Antúnez
KEN John Velzian
JAM Glen Mills
USA Alberto Salazar
USA Tom Tellez
NED Bart Bennema
USA Harry Marra
NAM Anna Botha
USA Joe Vigil
IRL Colm O'Connell
USA Helena and Greg Duplantis
USA Bobby Kersee
UKR Gennadii Zuiev
SUI Laurent Meuwly
GBR Trevor Painter
IRL Michael O’Connor

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.

  • Years Awarded
    • 2000 – Cathy Freeman (AUS)
    • 2007 – Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) & Paula Radcliffe (GBR)
    • 2008 – Henry Rono (KEN)
    • 2012 – Aries Merritt (USA)
    • 2020 – Ultimate Garden Clash, an original idea by Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
    • 2021 – Mutaz Barshim (QAT) & Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA)
  • Years Not Awarded
    • 2001 to 2006
    • 2009 to 2011
    • 2013 to 2020
    • 2022 to 2024

Woman of the Year winners

The Woman of the Year Award celebrates individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the sport, particularly in advancing opportunities for women and girls. 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".

YearWomenRef.201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
USA Evie Garrett Dennis
GRE Polyxeni Argeitak
GBR Cherry Alexander
Puerto Rico Evelyn Claudio Lopez
ETH Derartu Tulu
India Anju Bobby George
GBR Donna Fraser
Togo Falilatou Tchanile-Salifou
USA Renee Washington
KEN Ruth Jepchumba Bundotich

Ruth Jepchumba Bundotich

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.

  • 2016 – Tegla Loroupe (KEN)
  • 2017 – Usain Bolt (JAM)
  • 2018 – Andreas Brugger (SUI)
  • 2019 – Vikki Orvice (GBR)
  • 2020 – Tommie Smith (USA), Peter Norman (AUS) and John Carlos (USA)
  • 2021 – Peter Diamond (USA)
  • 2022 – Ukrainian Athletic Federation
  • 2023 – Abbott World Marathon Majors
  • 2024 – Phil Knight (USA)
  • 2025 - Bruce McAvaney (Aus)

Photograph of the Year winners

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

YearWinner (organisation)Ref.201720182019202020212022202320242025
GBR Paul Sanwell (freelance)
ESP Felix Sanchez Arrazola (freelance)
ESP Felix Sanchez Arrazola (freelance)
GBR Michael Steele (Getty Images)
AUS Ryan Pierse (Getty Images)
GBR Martin Rickett (PA Media)
ITA Mattia Ozbot (freelance)
GBR Michael Steele (Getty Images)
NOR Vegard Grott (Bildbyrån)

Member Federation award winners

The Member Federation award was inaugurated in 2020.

YearWinnerRef.202020212022202320242025
POL Polish Athletics Association
CRC Costa Rican Athletics Federation
BRA Brazilian Athletics Confederation
AUS Athletics Australia{{Cite webtitle=Australia wins Member Federation Awardwebsite=World Athleticsformat=date=30 November 2024}}
USA USA Track & Field
CHN Chinese Athletics Association

Notes

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  55. "Hicham El Guerrouj and Paula Radcliffe are 2002 World Athletes of the Year {{!}} NEWS {{!}} World Athletics".
  56. "2003 World Athletes of the Year – Cloete and El Guerrouj {{!}} NEWS {{!}} World Athletics".
  57. "Bekele and Isinbayeva win 2004 World Athletes of the Year titles in Monaco {{!}} NEWS {{!}} World Athletics".
  58. "Bekele and Isinbayeva win Athletes of the Year titles for second year – 2005 World Athletics Gala {{!}} NEWS {{!}} World Athletics".
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  63. "International Fair Play Award goes to Mike Powell {{!}} NEWS {{!}} World Athletics".
  64. "Murofushi wins International Fair Play Award – Daegu 2011 {{!}} NEWS {{!}} World Athletics".
  65. "Igor Ter-Ovanesyan honoured with Special Fair Play award {{!}} PRESS-RELEASE {{!}} World Athletics".
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  67. "World Athletics and CIFP to recognise moment of fair play at World Athletics Championships Oregon22 {{!}} PRESS-RELEASES {{!}} World Athletics".
  68. "Nageotte and Bradshaw win Fair Play Award {{!}} World Athletics".
  69. "Gidey wins International Fair Play Award {{!}} World Athletics".
  70. "Skotheim wins International Fair Play Award {{!}} World Athletics".
  71. (30 November 2025). "Belgium’s Van de Velde wins International Fair Play Award".
  72. "Gay and Defar are 2007 World Athletes of the Year {{!}} World Athletics".
  73. "Bolt and Richards are World Athletes of the Year – 2009 World Athletics Gala {{!}} World Athletics".
  74. "Muhammad and Kipchoge named World Athletes of the Year {{!}} PRESS-RELEASE {{!}} World Athletics".
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  76. "Meuwly receives Coaching Achievement Award {{!}} World Athletics".
  77. "Painter receives Coaching Achievement Award {{!}} World Athletics".
  78. "Powell and Richards are the 2006 World Athletes of the Year {{!}} NEWS {{!}} World Athletics".
  79. "Bolt and Fraser-Pryce are crowned 2013 World Athletes of the Year {{!}} PRESS-RELEASE {{!}} World Athletics".
  80. "Lavillenie and Adams are crowned 2014 World Athletes of the Year {{!}} PRESS-RELEASE {{!}} World Athletics".
  81. "Eaton and Dibaba are crowned 2015 IAAF World Athletes of the Year {{!}} PRESS-RELEASE {{!}} World Athletics".
  82. "Bolt and Ayana crowned 2016 World Athletes of the Year {{!}} World Athletics".
  83. "Barshim and Thiam named 2017 Athletes of the Year {{!}} PRESS-RELEASE {{!}} World Athletics".
  84. "Kipchoge and Ibarguen named 2018 World Athletes of the Year {{!}} PRESS-RELEASE {{!}} World Athletics".
  85. "Muhammad and Kipchoge named World Athletes of the Year {{!}} PRESS-RELEASE {{!}} World Athletics".
  86. (2 Dec 2021). "Anju Bobby George honoured with World Athletics 'Woman of the Year Award'". Olympics.com.
  87. "Fraser wins Woman of the Year Award {{!}} World Athletics".
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  89. (30 November 2024). "Washington wins Woman of the Year Award".
  90. "Abbott World Marathon Majors wins President's Award {{!}} World Athletics".
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  94. "Rickett captures World Athletics Photograph of the Year {{!}} World Athletics".
  95. "Ozbot captures World Athletics Photograph of the Year {{!}} World Athletics".
  96. "Steele captures World Athletics Photograph of the Year {{!}} World Athletics".
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  98. (2022-12-03). "Brazil wins Member Federations Award {{!}} World Athletics".
  99. (30 November 2024). "United States wins Member Federation Award".
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