Vote for European Athlete of the Month for January

Vote for European Athlete of the Month for January

The indoor season well-and-truly got under way during January with the start of the European Athletics Indoor Permit Meetings - the Aviva International in Glasgow on 28 January - and a host of outstanding performances at other events across Europe.

Following this, European Athletics is pleased to announce that athletes from nine countries have been nominated for the January award.

At the end of each month, a panel of experts produces a short list of the outstanding athletes and performances achieved by European athletes during that month, which is then mailed to the European athletics media and thousands of fans who have signed up to receive news from European Athletics.

The poll is situated in the Fan Zone of the European Athletics website and the public, media and a group of expert statisticians will cast their votes with each category counting as 33.3 percent of the vote.

For example, the winner of each poll will be awarded 10 points, second 9 points, etc. and the athlete with the most points after the three different polls have been counted will be declared the winner.

In the unlikely event of a tie, Hansjörg Wirz, the president of European Athletics, will have the casting vote.

The voting will close on 17 February at noon CET.

The European Athlete of the Month initiative was launched in January 2007 and is designed to recognise outstanding performers at all levels of the sport in Europe.  

No athlete who has previously served a two-year doping ban can be nominated for the European Athlete of the Month.

Click here to cast your vote.