The month of July saw the outdoor track & field season reach its peak with the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona. The biggest athletics event of the year was witness to the best of European athletics. Not only did the big names consolidate their position but the championships also threw up a number of new stars set to stay in the minds of the public for years to come.
The 9th European Mountain Running Championships and a number of top one-day meetings also dotted the busy calendar of July and, following this, European Athletics is pleased to announce the nominations for the European Athlete of the Month for June representing 14 countries.
Note: Since the European Athletics Championships ran through 27 July to 1 August, the performances on 1 August have been taken into consideration for the polls of the month of July.
At the end of each month, a panel of experts produce a shortlist of the outstanding athletes and performances achieved by European athletes during that month, which is emailed to European athletics media and thousands of fans who have signed up to receive news from European Athletics.
European Athletics names a male and female winner each month and features the athlete on the European Athletics website. Selections are based on votes by the public, the media and a panel of European Athletics experts, with each counting for 33.3 percent of the final vote. In the unlikely event of a tie, Hansjörg Wirz, the President of European Athletics, will have the casting vote.
The voting will close on Friday 20 August at noon CET.
The European Athlete of the Month initiative was launched in January 2007 and is designed to recognise outstanding performers at all levels of the sport in Europe.
No athlete who has previously served a two-year doping ban can be nominated for or win the European Athlete of the Month.
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