World Athlete of the Year
The World Athlete of the Year award is a prize that can be won by athletes participating in events within the sport of athletics organised by World Athletics (formerly named IAAF), including track and field, cross country running, road running, and racewalking.


Sally Pearson and Usain Bolt, athletes of the year in 2011, with their own awards.
Winners
Rising Star winners
- Men
Mondo Duplantis (2018) Selemon Barega (2019)
- Women
- Ruth Bisibori Nyangau (2007)
- Angelica Bengtsson (2010)
- Christin Hussong (2011)
- Anthonique Strachan (2012)
- Mary Cain (2013)
- Morgan Lake (2014)
- Candace Hill (2015)
- Nafissatou Thiam (2016)
- Yulimar Rojas (2017)
Sydney McLaughlin (2018) Yaroslava Mahuchikh (2019)
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References
- IAF Athletes of the Year. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-31.
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