The European Athlete of the Month voting for April is underway through our European Athletics Twitter and Facebook pages. Athletes with the most combined Twitter 'retweets' and Facebook 'likes' will be named winners.
The voting for April closes at 12:00 CET on Monday 4 May, so hurry up and cast your vote!
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 the European Athlete of the Month.
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Thomas Barr (IRL) ran a European-leading 400m hurdles time of 49.04 to win at the Tom Jones Classic in Gainesville, USA, on 24 April.
Retweet #Barr to vote for Ireland’s @TomBarr247 as your @EuroAthletics #athleteofthemonth for April pic.twitter.com/QRz9C2RtHB
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) May 1, 2015
Lee-Marvin Bonevacia (NED) set a national 400m record of 45.40 on his way to defeating the Borlée twins in Gainesville, USA, on 24 April.
Retweet #Bonevacia to vote for Netherlands’ Lee-Marvin Bonevacia as your @EuroAthletics #athleteofthemonth for April pic.twitter.com/kfebI4pj2r
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) May 1, 2015
Dan Bramble (GBR) made a huge breakthrough went he added 30cm to his personal best with a European-leading long jump of 8.21m in Clermont, USA, on 18 April.
Retweet #Bramble to vote for Great Britain’s @Dbrambs_LJ as your @EuroAthletics #athleteofthemonth for April pic.twitter.com/LKrQBcUyF5
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) May 1, 2015
Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) the reigning Olympic and European pole vault champion cleared a 2015 European outdoor best of 5.80m at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, USA, on 24 April.
Retweet #Lavillenie to vote for France’s @airlavillenie as your @EuroAthletics #athleteofthemonth for April pic.twitter.com/zmVLFIBWzP
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) May 1, 2015
Homiyu Tesfaye (GER) showed his range ran a European-leading time of 27:54 over 10km on the roads in Paderborn on 4 April.
Retweet #Tesfaye to vote for Germany’s Homiyu Tesfaye as your @EuroAthletics #athleteofthemonth for April pic.twitter.com/8eFSz5h2xX
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) May 1, 2015
WOMEN
Anita Marton (HUN) the 2015 European indoor shot put champion reached a European-leading distance of 18.62m in Drazevina, Bosnia, on 26 April.
Retweet #Marton to vote for Hungary’s Anita Marton as your @EuroAthletics #athleteofthemonth for April pic.twitter.com/ry5WDvCNTR
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) May 1, 2015
Sara Moreira (POR) won the Iberian 10,000m championship race in the Spanish town of Huelva in a personal best and European-leading time of 31:12.93 on 11 April.
Retweet #Moreira to vote for Portugal’s @Lala_atleta85 as your @EuroAthletics #athleteofthemonth for April pic.twitter.com/D1Iq3NfyB0
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) May 1, 2015
Tiffany Porter (GBR) flew over the barriers to a European-leading 100m hurdles time of 12.56 in Clermont, USA, on 18 April.
Retweet #Porter to vote for Great Britain’s @tiffofili as your @EuroAthletics #athleteofthemonth for April pic.twitter.com/SbVDvNOgce
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) May 1, 2015
Dafne Schippers (NED) sped to a European-leading 200m time of 22.63 at the Tom Jones Classic in Gainesville, USA, on 24 April.
Retweet #Schippers to vote for the Netherlands’ @dafneschippers as your @EuroAthletics #athleteofthemonth for April pic.twitter.com/T0jBsvK0ei
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) May 1, 2015
Ekaterini Stefanidi (GRE) the 2014 European pole vault silver medallist cleared a world-leading outdoor best of 4.71m at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, USA, on 24 April.
Retweet #Stefanidi to vote for Greece’s Ekaterini Stefanidi as your @EuroAthletics #athleteofthemonth for April pic.twitter.com/tCnZhapW6l
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) May 1, 2015