In 2022 we were operating in full speed, and we had six championships. We are continuing with our legacy and presenting you with the list of automatic nomination and at the same time presenting you with the next steps for the 2022 IAU Athletes of the Year Award.
List of automatic nomination
Women (alphabetic order):
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Gemma Arenas Alcazar (ESP) - 3rd place at 2022 Long Trail World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, 8:46:27 |
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Mariana Luisa Allende (ARG) - 3rd place at 2022 IAU 24H Americas Championships, 204.986 km |
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Patrycja Bereznowska (POL) - 1st place at 2022 IAU 24H European Championships, 256,250 km |
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Camille Chaigneau (FRA) - 2nd place at 2022 IAU 100 km World Championships, 7:06:32 |
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Cassie Cohen (AUS) - 2nd place at 2022 IAU 24H Asia and Oceania Championships, 214.590 km |
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Stephanie Gicquele (FRA) - 2nd place at 2022 IAU 24H European Championships, 253,580 km |
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Angelina Grassi (URU) - 2nd place at 2022 IAU 24H Americas Championships, 207.215 km |
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Allicia Heron (AUS) - 3rd place at 2022 IAU 24H Asia and Oceania Championships, 210.642 km |
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Floriane Hot (FRA) - 1st place at 2022 IAU 100 km World Championships, 7:04:03 |
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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 |
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Alison Lavender (GBR) - 2nd place at 2022 IAU 50 km European Championships, 3:21:26 |
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Blandine L'Hirondel (FRA) - 1st place at 2022 Long Trail World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, 8:22:14 |
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Kuan Ju Lin (TPE) - 1st place at 2022 IAU 24H Asia and Oceania Championships, 216.877 km |
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Ida Nilsson (SWE) - 2nd place at 2022 Long Trail World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, 8:34:59 |
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Malgorzata Pazda-Pozorska (POL) - 3rd place at 2022 IAU 24H European Championships, 251,806 km |
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Fagna das Chagas Sousa (BRA) - 1st place at 2022 IAU 24H Americas Championships, 213.480 km |
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Dominika Stelmach (POL) - 3rd place at 2022 IAU 50 km European Championships, 3:21:50 |
Men (alphabetic order):
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Geeno Antony (IND) - 3rd place at 2022 IAU 24H Asia and Oceania Championships, 238.577 km |
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Houssame Eddine Benabbou Azizi (ESP) - 1st place at 2022 IAU 50 km European Championships, 2:49:20 |
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Jose Adailton Barbosa (BRA) - 3rd place at 2022 IAU 24H Americas Championships, 220.088 km |
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Andrew Davies (GBR) - 3rd place at 2022 IAU 50 km European Championships, 2:53:09 |
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Amar Singh Devanda (IND) - 1st place at 2022 IAU 24H Asia and Oceania Championships, 257.618 km |
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Gabriel Mafalda (BRA) - 2nd place at 2022 IAU 24H Americas Championships, 225.772 km |
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Nicolas MARTIN (FRA) - 2nd place at 2022 Long Trail World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, 7:28:44 |
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Fernando Martinez (URU) - 1st place at 2022 IAU 24H Americas Championships, 246.047 km |
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Haruki Okayama (JPN) - 1st place at 2022 IAU 100 km World Championships, 6:12:10 |
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Adam Peterman (USA) - 1st place at 2022 Long Trail World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, 7:15:53 |
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Andrzej Piotrowski (POL) - 2nd place at 2022 IAU 24H European Championships, 301,858 km |
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Alberto Puyuelo Pardo (ESP) - 2nd place at 2022 IAU 50 km European Championships, 2:52:39 |
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Saurav Kumar Ranjan (IND) - 2nd place at 2022 IAU 24H Asia and Oceania Championships, 242.164 km |
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Andreas Reiterer (ITA) - 3rd place at 2022 Long Trail World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, 7:36:50 |
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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 |
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Marco Visiniti (ITA) - 3rd place at 2022 IAU 24H European Championships, 288,437 km |
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Piet Wiersma (NED) - 3rd place at 2022 IAU 100 km World Championships, 6:18:47 |
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Jumpei Yamaguchi (JPN) - 2nd place at 2022 IAU 100 km World Championships, 6:17:19 |
Nomination process:
A total of at most 40 (forty) athletes (men and women athletes combined) will make the final nomination list (the number will only be increased under excruciating circumstances, on discussion of the IAU Executive Council).
As mentioned above there were 6 IAU Major Championships in 2022, therefore there are 35 athletes making automatic nomination from the IAU Championships (all medalists). There are only 5 remining spots open for nomination.
The remaining five (5) spots on the nomination list will be open for recommendations from the general audience. Only runners running IAU Labeled events will be taken into consideration.
Please send your nominations via email for available spots no later than January 25th 2023 to:
Jacek.Bedkowski@iau-ultramarathon.org
Hilmy.Aboud.Said@iau-ultramarathon.org
The nominees receiving the most nominations will fill the remaining ffive spots. Once the nominees have been compiled, the final list will be published no later than January 28th so the Athletes can be moved on to, the voting stage of this process.
Voting process:
The voting will only be 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 will start 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
After the final list of all nominees will be published and the voting process starts (28th January 2023) each IAU Executive Council Member, two members of the Athletes Commission and Member Federation can send their votes 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 voting and election process:
January 10th – January 25th 2023
Nomination window
January 28th 2023
A final list of nominated athletes will be forwarded to the IAU Executive Council, Athletes Commission Chair and Vice Chair and IAU Member Federations.
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
