The European Athlete of the Month voting for May is underway through our European Athletics Twitter and Facebook pages. Athletes with the most combined Twitter 'retweets' and Facebook 'likes' will be named winners.
The voting for May closes at 12:00 CET on Wednesday 3 June, so hurry up and cast your vote!
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.
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Pawel Fajdek (POL) the 2013 world hammer champion threw a world-leading 82.79m at the famous German throws meeting in Halle on 16 May.
Retweet #Fajdek to vote for Poland’s Pawel Fajdek as your @EuroAthletics #athleteofthemonth for May pic.twitter.com/KNnbG01Hku
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) June 2, 2015
Mo Farah (GBR) the reigning Olympic, world and European 5000m and 10,000m champion ran a world-leading 26:50.97 in Eugene on 30 May.
Retweet #Farah to vote for Great Britain’s @Mo_Farah as your @EuroAthletics #athleteofthemonth for May pic.twitter.com/sylVhFbWIT
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) June 2, 2015
Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) the reigning Olympic and European pole vault champion cleared a world-leading 6.05m in Eugene on 30 May.
Retweet #Lavillenie to vote for France’s @airlavillenie as your @EuroAthletics #athleteofthemonth for May pic.twitter.com/ExFKKVJuEZ
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) June 2, 2015
Tero Pitkí¤mí¤ki (FIN) the 2007 world champion and 2014 European javelin bronze medallist threw a world-leading 88.62m in Doha on 15 May.
Retweet #Pitkí¤mí¤ki to vote for Finland’s Tero Pitkí¤mí¤ki as your @EuroAthletics #athleteofthemonth for May pic.twitter.com/cA5i6Hv8yR
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) June 2, 2015
David Storl (GER) the two-time world and European shot put champion reached a European-leading 21.92m in Eugene on 29 May.
Retweet #Storl to vote for Germany’s @shotputdevil as your @EuroAthletics #athleteofthemonth for May pic.twitter.com/X6nq2cEYw5
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) June 2, 2015
WOMEN
Sandra Perkovic (CRO) the reigning Olympic, world and European discus champion continued her splendid season with a distance of 68.10m in Doha on 15 May.
Retweet #Perkovic to vote for Croatia’s @PerkovicSandra as your @EuroAthletics #athleteofthemonth for May pic.twitter.com/I79HLzIzB9
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) June 2, 2015
Shara Proctor (GBR) flew to a European-leading long jump mark of 6.95m, and equalled her own national record in Doha on 15 May.
Retweet #Proctor to vote for Great Britain’s @SharaProctor as your @EuroAthletics #athleteofthemonth for May pic.twitter.com/JQj03Cpej8
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) June 2, 2015
Dafne Schippers (NED) sped to a European-leading 100m time and national record of 10.94 on home soil in Hengelo on 24 May, the fastest time by a European for almost 10 years, and also a European-leading 200m in 22.39 on 30 May.
Retweet #Schippers to vote for the Netherlands’ @dafneschippers as your @EuroAthletics #athleteofthemonth for May pic.twitter.com/wmuUVZ8AI6
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) June 2, 2015
Christina Schwanitz (GER) the 2014 European shot put champion reached a world-leading 20.77m in Beijing on 20 May; the best distance by a European for almost three years.
Retweet #Schwanitz to vote for Germany’s @Christina Schwanitz as your @EuroAthletics #athleteofthemonth for May pic.twitter.com/ErMTrxVU7z
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) June 2, 2015
Anita Wlodarczyk (POL) the hammer throw world record holder and 2014 European champion threw a 2015 world-leading 77.73m in Beijing on 20 May.
Retweet #Wlodarczyk to vote for Poland’s Anita Wlodarczyk as your @EuroAthletics #athleteofthemonth for May pic.twitter.com/0m4ew75Mfe
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) June 2, 2015