The Athletes of the Year in each category together with the overall winner will be revealed at a cerem
World Women’s 2023 Track Athlete of the year Faith Kipyegon will not be defending her title this year after failing to make it into the top two finalists. Despite an impressive season that included gold and bronze medals in 1500m and 5000m respectively at the Paris Olympics, Kipyegon did not make it into the top two finalists following the initial first phase of social media voting.
Kipyegon was crowned last year after setting three world records and becoming the first Kenyan woman to win both the 1500m and 5000m at the World Championships in Budapest. However, this year’s voting has seen her fall short.
Of the two athletes that made it into the final, one will be crowned the winner after a second phase of voting between November 4 – 7. Kenya has a sole representative with Ruth Chepng’etich making into the women’s out of the stadium athlete of the year.
The Athletes of the Year in each category together with the overall winner will be revealed at a ceremony in Monaco on December 1st, 2024.
Finalists Women’s track athlete of the year
Julien Alfred (LCA) – Olympic 100m champion
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) – Olympic 400m hurdles champion
Men’s track athlete of the year
Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) – Olympic 5000m champion
Letsile Tebogo (BOT) – Olympic 200m champion
Women’s field athlete of the year
Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR) – Olympic high jump champion
Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) – Olympic heptathlon champion
Men’s field athlete of the year
Mondo Duplantis (SWE) – Olympic pole vault champion
Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE) – Olympic long jump champion
Women’s out of stadium athlete of the year
Ruth Chepngetich (KEN) – world marathon record-holder
Sifan Hassan (NED) – Olympic marathon champion
Men’s out of stadium athlete of the year
Brian Pintado (ECU) – Olympic 20km race walk champion
Tamirat Tola (ETH) – Olympic marathon champion