2010 ATHLETES OF THE YEAR - AND THE FEMALE FINALISTS

Wednesday, 10 November 2010

2010 ATHLETES OF THE YEAR - AND THE FEMALE FINALISTS ARE…

2010 ATHLETES OF THE YEAR - AND THE MALE FINALISTS ARE…
Monte-Carlo – Following the announcement of the five male athletes still in contention for the 2010 World Athlete of the Year award yesterday, the IAAF has the pleasure to announce the names of the five athletes who have been shortlisted for the female award.

With the inclusion of athletes representing five different countries and three different continents the list of female finalists is yet another confirmation that athletics truly is the most universal sport.

Female Finalists are: (in alphabetical order)

Veronica Campbell-Brown JAM
Milcah Chemos Cheywa KEN
Jessica Ennis GBR
Allyson Felix USA (Los Angeles Baptist High School 2003)
Blanka Vlasic CRO

The winners of the 2010 World Athlete of the Year Awards will be announced live, on stage, during the 2010 World Athletics Gala, which will take place in Monaco, on 21 November 2010.

The IAAF Family votes opened on Tuesday 19 October, following the conclusion of the IAAF / SINOPEC World Half Marathon Championships, and closed on Sunday 7 November at midnight CET.

The IAAF Family vote consisted of a list of 1786 recipients including IAAF & IAF Council Members, IAAF Member Federations, IAAF Committee & Commission Members, IAAF Meeting Directors, IAAF Ambassadors, Leading Athletes, Athletes’ Representatives, IAAF Staff Members and selected members of the International Press.

IAAF

Biography
Felix Allyson USASex Weight Height Date of Birth Place of birth
W 57.00 1.68 18/11/1985 Los Angeles
Information
National Junior Championships: 2002 (2nd, 200m) US Olympic Team Trials: 2004-2008 (1st, 200m) National Championships: 2005 (1st, 200m)
Personal Best - Outdoor
Performance Wind Place Date
100 Metres 10.93 1.5 Doha 09/05/2008
200 Metres 21.81 1.7 Osaka 31/08/2007
400 Metres 49.70 Stockholm 07/08/2007
Personal Best - Indoor
Performance Wind Place Date
60 Metres 7.32 Boston (Roxbury), MA 28/02/2004
200 Metres 23.14 Boston (Roxbury), MA 02/03/2003
300 Metres 36.33 Fayetteville, AR 09/02/2007
400 Metres 51.37 Albuquerque, NM 28/02/2010
Progression - Outdoor
Season Performance Wind Place Date
100 Metres 2010 11.27 -2.5 Des Moines, IA 25/06/2010
2009 11.08 1.3 Réthimno 20/07/2009
2008 10.93 1.5 Doha 09/05/2008
2007 11.01 1.2 New York City, NY 02/06/2007
2006 11.04 1.1 Lawrence, KS 22/04/2006
2005 11.05 0.7 Yokohama 19/09/2005
2004 11.16 0.2 Linz 02/08/2004
2003 11.29 1.4 Norwalk, CA 07/06/2003
2002 11.40 0.9 Norwalk, CA 01/06/2002
2001 11.53 1.3 Cerritos, CA 25/05/2001 Southern Section

200 Metres 2010 22.03 1.4 New York City, NY 12/06/2010
2009 21.88 1.3 Stockholm 31/07/2009
2008 21.93 0.6 Beijing (National Stadium) 21/08/2008
2007 21.81 1.7 Osaka 31/08/2007
2006 22.11 0.6 Stuttgart 09/09/2006
2005 22.13 0.3 Carson, CA 26/06/2005
2004 22.18 0.8 Athína (Olympic Stadium) 25/08/2004
2003 22.11 -0.5 Ciudad de México 03/05/2003
2002 22.83 -1.3 Norwalk, CA 01/06/2002 (First place California State Meet)
2001 23.31 1.0 Walnut, CA 21/04/2001

400 Metres 2010 50.15 Doha 14/05/2010
2009 49.83 Zürich 28/08/2009
2008 49.83 Doha 09/05/2008
2007 49.70 Stockholm 07/08/2007
2005 51.12 Glasgow 05/06/2005
2004 51.83 Ciudad de México 22/05/2004
2003 52.26 Pasadena 29/03/2003

Progression - Indoor
Season Performance Wind Place Date
60 Metres 2005 7.37 Boston (Roxbury), MA 27/02/2005
2005 7.37 New York (Msg), NY 04/02/2005
2004 7.32 Boston (Roxbury), MA 28/02/2004
2002 7.44 New York (Armory), NY 10/03/2002
200 Metres 2003 23.14 Boston (Roxbury), MA 02/03/2003
2002 23.68 New York (Armory), NY 10/03/2002
300 Metres 2007 36.33 Fayetteville, AR 09/02/2007
400 Metres 2010 51.37 Albuquerque, NM 28/02/2010
2004 52.28 Boston (Roxbury), MA 31/01/2004
Honours
Rank Performance Wind Place Date
100 Metres
5th IAAF World Athletics Final 2 f 11.15 -0.6 Stuttgart 23/09/2007
4th IAAF World Athletics Final 3 f 11.07 -0.2 Stuttgart 10/09/2006
2nd IAAF/Westel World Youth Championships 1 f 11.57 0.5 Debrecen 13/07/2001
200 Metres
IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final 1 f 22.29 0.1 Thessaloniki 12/09/2009
12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 1 f 22.02 -0.1 Berlin 21/08/2009
The XXIX Olympic Games 2 f 21.93 0.6 Beijing (National Stadium) 21/08/2008
11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 1 f 21.81 1.7 Osaka 31/08/2007
4th IAAF World Athletics Final 1 f 22.11 0.6 Stuttgart 09/09/2006
3rd IAAF World Athletics Final 1 f 22.27 -0.6 Monaco 10/09/2005
10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 1 f 22.16 0.2 Helsinki 12/08/2005
28th Olympic Games 2 f 22.18 0.8 Athína (Olympic Stadium) 25/08/2004
9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 6 qf 23.33 -0.3 Paris Saint-Denis 26/08/2003
9th IAAF World Indoor Championships 3 sf 23.29 Birmingham, GBR 14/03/2003
IAAF/Coca Cola World Junior Championships 5 f 23.48 -0.2 Kingston, JAM 19/07/2002
http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=f/country=usa/athcode=182528/index.html
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