IAAF Athlete of the Year
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The IAAF Athlete of the Year award is a prize that can be won by athletes participating in track and field competitions organised by the IAAF.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 |  Carl Lewis |
Florence Griffith-Joyner |
| 1989 | Roger Kingdom |
 Ana Fidelia Quirot |
| 1990 |  Steve Backley |
 Merlene Ottey |
| 1991 | Carl Lewis |
 Katrin Krabbe |
| 1992 | Kevin Young |
Heike Henkel |
| 1993 | Colin Jackson |
Sally Gunnell |
| 1994 |  Noureddine Morceli |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
| 1995 | Jonathan Edwards |
Gwen Torrence |
| 1996 | Michael Johnson |
 Svetlana Masterkova |
| 1997 |  Wilson Kipketer |
Marion Jones |
| 1998 |  Haile Gebrselassie |
Marion Jones |
| 1999 | Michael Johnson |
 Gabriela Szabo |
| 2000 |  Jan Železný |
Marion Jones |
| 2001 |  Hicham El Guerrouj |
Stacy Dragila |
| 2002 | Hicham El Guerrouj |
Paula Radcliffe |
| 2003 | Hicham El Guerrouj |
 Hestrie Cloete |
| 2004 | Kenenisa Bekele |
Yelena Isinbayeva |
| 2005 | Kenenisa Bekele |
Yelena Isinbayeva |
| 2006 | Asafa Powell |
Sanya Richards |
[edit] See also
[edit] Reference
- IAAF. "World Athlete of the Year – the final nominees", 8 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-17.
