We are now sharing the final list of all nominees for 2023 IAU Athlete of the year. We would like to congratulate all 28 athletes (14 women and 14 men) who was nominated as they deserved to be on the list and their achievements in 2023 should be recognized. This mean we are moving to voting step in the process. The voting will only be open to the IAU Executive Council members, two members of the Athletes Commission and the Member Federations with each holding one (1) applicable vote. The process starts today on January 30th 2024 and will end on February 14th 2024. All details are provided below.
Final list of all nominees
Women (alphabetic order):
- Patrycja Bereznowska (POL) - 3rd place at 2023 IAU 24H World Championships, 249.541 km
- Manon Bohard Cailler (FRA) - 3rd place at 2023 Long Trail World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, 11:34:22
- Maree Connor (AUS) - 15th place at 2023 IAU 24H World Championships, 232.135 km
- Marion Delespierre (FRA) - 1st place at 2023 Long Trail World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, 11:22:31
- Mai Fujisawa (JPN) - 2nd place at 2023 IAU 100 km Asia and Oceania Championships, 7:41:49
- Katharina Hartmuth (GER) - 2nd place at 2023 Long Trail World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, 11:29:14
- Camille Herron (USA) - 435,336 km, 48H IAU World Record, 2023 Spartathlon winner and set new course record
- Maria Satu Iines Lipiäinen (FIN) - 153,600 km, 12H IAU World Record
- Carla Molinaro (GBR) - 1st place at 2023 IAU 50 km World Championships, 3:18:23
- Miho Nakata (JPN) - 1st place at 2023 IAU 100 km Asia and Oceania Championships, 7:27:44 and 1st place at 2023 IAU 24H World Championships, 270.363 km (IAU World Record pending ratification)
- Mikiko Ota (JPN) - 3rd place at 2023 IAU 100 km Asia and Oceania Championships, 7:54:33
- Andrea Pomaranski (USA) - 2nd place at 2023 IAU 50 km World Championships, 3:19:07
- Olena Shevchenko (UKR) - 2nd place at 2023 IAU 24H World Championships, 254.463 km
- Sarah Webster (GBR) - 3rd place at 2023 IAU 50 km World Championships, 3:20:07
Men (alphabetic order):
- Peter Frano (SVK) - 3rd place at 2023 Long Trail World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, 10:02:10
- Chakib Lachgar Latrache (ESP) - 1st place at 2023 IAU 50 km World Championships, 2:48:20
- Charles Lawrence (USA) – 4:48:21, 50 mile IAU World Record
- Haruki Okayama (JPN) - 2nd place at 2023 IAU 100 km Asia and Oceania Championships, 6:50:42
- Francisco Mariano Martínez Morales (ESP) - 4rd place at 2023 IAU 24H World Championships, 282.061 km
- Jesus Angel Olmos Pascual (ESP) - 3rd place at 2023 IAU 50 km World Championships, 2:50:12
- Andreas Reiterer (ITA) - 2nd place at 2023 Long Trail World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, 10:00:46
- Benjamin Roubiol (FRA) - 1st place at 2023 Long Trail World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, 9:52:59
- Toru Somiya (JPN) - 1st place at 2023 IAU 100 km Asia and Oceania Championships, 6:39:38
- Aleksandr Sorokin (LTU) - 1st place at 2023 IAU 24H World Championships, 301.790 km, 6:05:35 100 km World Record
- Andrii Tkachuk (UKR) - 3rd place at 2023 IAU 24H World Championships, 284.540 km
- Alejandro Jimenez Vicente (ESP) - 2nd place at 2023 IAU 50 km World Championships, 2:49:30
- Hideaki Yamauchi (JPN) - 3rd place at 2023 IAU 100 km Asia and Oceania Championships, 6:55:51
- Fotios Zisimopoulos (GRE) - 2nd place at 2023 IAU 24H World Championships, 292.254 km, 2023 Spartathlon winner and set new course record
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 30th 2024 and will end on February 14th 2024.
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 communication was already shared with eligible voters and they will need to 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 2023 IAU Athletes of the Year titles.
Dates for the process:
January 30th 2024
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 30th – February 14th 2024
Voting process open for the Executive Council, Athletes Commission Chair and Vice Chair and Member Federations.
February 17th 2024
IAU Executive Council will confirm the 2023 IAU Athlete of the Year
Jacek Bedkowski
IAU Director of Communication
