2022 IAU Athlete of the Year final list and voting

We just completed the nomination process, and we are sharing the final list of Athletes nominated for the 2022 IAU Athletes of the Year Award. The list is presented below. The voting starts on January 28th as announced before and finishes on Febryary 12th. The timelines and process is presented below as well.

Final list of nomination

Women (alphabetic order):

Gemma Arenas Alcazar (ESP) - 3rd place at 2022 Long Trail World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, 8:46:27

Mariana Luisa Allende (ARG) - 3rd place at 2022 IAU 24H Americas Championships, 204.986 km

Patrycja Bereznowska (POL) - 1st place at 2022 IAU 24H European Championships, 256,250 km

Camille Chaigneau (FRA) - 2nd place at 2022 IAU 100 km World Championships, 7:06:32

Cassie Cohen (AUS) - 2nd place at 2022 IAU 24H Asia and Oceania Championships, 214.590 km

Stephanie Gicquele (FRA) - 2nd place at 2022 IAU 24H European Championships, 253,580 km

Angelina Grassi (URU) - 2nd place at 2022 IAU 24H Americas Championships, 207.215 km

Allicia Heron (AUS) - 3rd place at 2022 IAU 24H Asia and Oceania Championships, 210.642 km

Camille Herron (USA) - 1st at 13th Desert Solstice Track Invitational - 100mi, 13:02:16

Floriane Hot (FRA) - 1st place at 2022 IAU 100 km World Championships, 7:04:03

Caitriona Jennings (IRL) - 1st place at 2022 IAU 50 km European Championships, 3:19:42 and 3rd place at 2022 IAU 100 km World Championships, 7:07:16

Alison Lavender (GBR) - 2nd place at 2022 IAU 50 km European Championships, 3:21:26

Blandine L'Hirondel (FRA) - 1st place at 2022 Long Trail World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, 8:22:14

Kuan Ju Lin (TPE) - 1st place at 2022 IAU 24H Asia and Oceania Championships, 216.877 km

Ida Nilsson (SWE) - 2nd place at 2022 Long Trail World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, 8:34:59

Malgorzata Pazda-Pozorska (POL) - 3rd place at 2022 IAU 24H European Championships, 251,806 km

Fagna das Chagas Sousa (BRA) - 1st place at 2022 IAU 24H Americas Championships, 213.480 km

Dominika Stelmach (POL) - 3rd place at 2022 IAU 50 km European Championships, 3:21:50

 

 

Men (alphabetic order):

Geeno Antony (IND) - 3rd place at 2022 IAU 24H Asia and Oceania Championships, 238.577 km

Houssame Eddine Benabbou Azizi (ESP) - 1st place at 2022 IAU 50 km European Championships, 2:49:20

Jose Adailton Barbosa (BRA) - 3rd place at 2022 IAU 24H Americas Championships, 220.088 km

Andrew Davies (GBR) - 3rd place at 2022 IAU 50 km European Championships, 2:53:09

Amar Singh Devanda (IND) - 1st place at 2022 IAU 24H Asia and Oceania Championships, 257.618 km

Gabriel Mafalda (BRA) - 2nd place at 2022 IAU 24H Americas Championships, 225.772 km

Nicolas MARTIN (FRA) - 2nd place at 2022 Long Trail World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, 7:28:44

Fernando Martinez (URU) - 1st place at 2022 IAU 24H Americas Championships, 246.047 km

Haruki Okayama (JPN) - 1st place at 2022 IAU 100 km World Championships, 6:12:10

Adam Peterman (USA) - 1st place at 2022 Long Trail World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, 7:15:53

Andrzej Piotrowski (POL) - 2nd place at 2022 IAU 24H European Championships, 301,858 km

Alberto Puyuelo Pardo (ESP) - 2nd place at 2022 IAU 50 km European Championships, 2:52:39

Saurav Kumar Ranjan (IND) - 2nd place at 2022 IAU 24H Asia and Oceania Championships, 242.164 km

Andreas Reiterer (ITA) - 3rd place at 2022 Long Trail World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, 7:36:50

Aleksandr Sorokin (LTU) - 1st place at 2022 IAU 24H European Championships, 319,614 km (IAU 24H World Record pending ratification), 6:05:41 - 100 km World Record, 3 times IAU World Records holder for 6H: 98.496 km, 50 miles: 4:53:41 and 100 miles: 10:51:39

Marco Visintini (ITA) - 3rd place at 2022 IAU 24H European Championships, 288,437 km

Piet Wiersma (NED) - 3rd place at 2022 IAU 100 km World Championships, 6:18:47

Jumpei Yamaguchi (JPN) - 2nd place at 2022 IAU 100 km World Championships, 6:17:19

 

 

Voting process:

The voting is only open to the IAU Executive Council, two members of the Athletes Commission and the Member Federations with each holding one (1) applicable vote. The process starts on January 28th 2023 and will end on February 12th 2023.

Each eligible voting individual has to vote for their top three (3) choices for men and for women from the final list of nominated athletes.

1st Choice: 5 points

2nd Choice: 3 points

3rd Choice: 1 point

The votes should be send to:

Jacek Bedkowski at Jacek.Bedkowski@iau-ultramarathon.org

Hilmy Aboud Said at Hilmy.Aboud.Said@iau-ultramarathon.org

 

The votes will be compiled at the end and the runner (male and female) with the most votes will win the individual 2022 IAU Athletes of the Year titles.

Dates for the process:

January 28th – February 12th

Voting process open for the Executive Council, Athletes Commission Chair and Vice Chair and Member Federations.

February 15th

IAU Executive Council will confirm the 2022 IAU Athlete of the Year

 

Jacek Bedkowski

IAU Director of Communication

2022 IAU Athlete of the Year final list and voting

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