Athlete of the Year 2018 - nomination

As in previous years we are continuing with the Athletes of the Year process. We are pleased to provide the list of automatic qualifiers based on podium finishers in Major IAU Competitions and WBPs.

List of automatic qualifiers

Women (alphabetic order):

• NELE ALDER‑BAERENS (GER) – 2^nd place at 2018 IAU 100 km World Championship
• Patrycja Bereznowska (POL) – 1^st place at 2018 IAU 24H European Championship
  
• Laia Canes (ESP) - 2^nd place at 2018 IAU Trail World Championship
  
• Ragna Debats (NED) - 1^st place at 2018 IAU Trail World Championship
  
• MAI FUJISAWA (JPN) – 3^rd place at 2018 IAU 100 km World Championship
  
• Camille Herron* (USA) – 100 miles WBP (12:42:40) at Tunnel Hill race
  
• TIA JONES (AUS) - 2^nd place at 2018 IAU 24H Asia & Oceania Championship
• AIKO KANEMATSU (JPN) - 3rd place at 2018 IAU 24H Asia & Oceania Championship
• YURI MATSUMOTO (JPN) - 1st place at 2018 IAU 24H Asia & Oceania Championship
• Claire Mougel (FRA) – 3rd place at 2018 IAU Trail World Championship
• NIKOLINA ŠUSTIĆ (CRO) – 1st place at 2018 IAU 100 km World Championship
• Małgorzata Pazda-Pozorska (POL) – 3rd place at 2018 IAU 24H European Championship
• Stine Rex (DEN) – 2^nd place at 2018 IAU 24H European Championship

* Record submitted and ratified in 2018

• MTHEMBU BONGMUSA (RSA) – 3^rd place at 2018 IAU 100 km World Championship
  
• Cristofer Clemente (ESP) - 2^nd place at 2018 IAU Trail World Championship
  
• Thomas Evans (GBR) – 3^rd place at 2018 IAU Trail World Championship
  
• Luis Alberto Hernando (ESP) - 1^st place at 2018 IAU Trail World Championship
  
• YAMAUCHI HIDEAKI (JPN) - 1^st place at 2018 IAU 100 km World Championship
  
• Yoshihiko ISHIKAWA (JPN) – 1^st place at 2018 IAU 24H Asia & Oceania Championship
  
• Nao Kazami (JPN) – 100 km (6:09:14) World Record at Lake Saroma 100 Km Ultramarathon
  
• ULLAS HOSAHALLI NARAYANA, (IND) – 3^rd place at 2018 IAU 24H Asia & Oceania Championship
• Andrzej Radzikowski (POL) – 1st place at 2018 IAU 24H European Championship
• Stephane Ruel (FRA) – 2^nd place at 2018 IAU 24H European Championship
• Aleksandr Sorokin (LTU) – 3rd place at 2018 IAU 24H European Championship
• Nobuyuki TAKAHASHI (JPN) – 2^nd place at 2018 IAU 24H Asia & Oceania Championship
• GYOBA TAKEHIKO (JPN) – 2^nd place at 2018 IAU 100 km World Championship

Nomination process:

A total of at most twenty athletes (each of men and women athletes) will make the nomination list (the number will only be increased under extenuating circumstances, on discussion of the IAU Executive Council).

The top three (3) runners (men and women) at the major IAU competitions (MIAUCs) which includes 100km World and/or Continental Championships, 24 Hour World and/or Continental Championships, Trail World Championships and the 50km World Championships will automatically get nominated to the list.

In addition to the above nominees, any athlete who has achieved a World’s Best Performance (WBP) will also make the list.

The remaining spots on the nomination list will be open for recommendations to the general audience. Only runners running IAU Labelled events will be taken into consideration. Please send your nominations via email for available spots no later than February 14th 2019 to:

• Nadeem.Khan@iau-ultramarathon.org
• Jacek.Bedkowski@iau-ultramarathon.org

The nominees receiving the most nominations will fill the spots. Once the nominees have been compiled, they can be moved on to, the voting stage of this process.

Jacek Bedkowski
IAU Director of Communication