Athlete of the month

Athlete of the month

 

Fans can vote for their athlete of the month on the World Athletics app.

 

Winners

 

September 2026: Melissa Jefferson-Wooden
Claimed a women's Ultimate sprint double


August 2026: Alison dos Santos
Smashed the world 400m hurdles record with 45.80 in Zurich

July 2026: Josh Kerr
Set a one mile world record of 3:42.66

June 2026: Collen Kebinatshipi
Ran a Diamond League 400m record of 43.54

May 2026: Simon Ehammer
Jumped a world-leading world decathlon long jump best and Swiss record of 8.51m

April 2026: Sabastian Sawe
Broke the two-hour barrier with a 1:59:30 world record at the London Marathon

March 2026: Simon Ehammer
Regained the world indoor heptathlon title with a world record of 6670

February 2026: Keely Hodgkinson
Broke the world 800m short track record with 1:54.87

January 2026: Sam Ruthe
Ran an outright world U18 mile best of 3:48.88 in Boston