European Athlete of the Year Award

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The European Athlete of the Year Award is an annual prize handed out to athletes participating in track and field competitions. The election is organised by the European governing body for the sport of athletics, the European Athletic Association (EAA), since 1993.

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Year Men Women
1993 Flag of the United Kingdom Linford Christie Flag of the United Kingdom Sally Gunnell
1994 Flag of the United Kingdom Colin Jackson Flag of Russia Irina Privalova
1995 Flag of the United Kingdom Jonathan Edwards Flag of Ireland Sonia O'Sullivan
1996 Flag of the Czech Republic Jan Železný Flag of Russia Svetlana Masterkova
1997 Flag of Denmark Wilson Kipketer Flag of Germany Astrid Kumbernuss
1998 Flag of the United Kingdom Jonathan Edwards Flag of France Christine Arron
1999 Flag of the Czech Republic Tomáš Dvořák Flag of Romania Gabriela Szabo
2000 Flag of the Czech Republic Jan Železný Flag of Norway Trine Hattestad
2001 Flag of Switzerland André Bucher Flag of Austria Stephanie Graf
2002 Flag of the United Kingdom Dwain Chambers Flag of Turkey Süreyya Ayhan
2003 Flag of Sweden Christian Olsson Flag of Sweden Carolina Klüft
2004 Flag of Sweden Christian Olsson Flag of the United Kingdom Kelly Holmes
2005 Flag of Lithuania Virgilijus Alekna Flag of Russia Yelena Isinbayeva
2006 Flag of Portugal Francis Obikwelu Flag of Sweden Carolina Klüft
2007 Flag of Finland Tero Pitkämäki Flag of Croatia Blanka Vlašić

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