IAAF World Athlete of the Year 2016 Finalists Announced

IAAF Release

With less than a month to go until the IAAF Athletics Awards 2016, the IAAF can reveal the names of the finalists for the 2016 IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards.

The finalists are (in alphabetical order):

Men
Usain Bolt (JAM)
Mo Farah (GBR)
Wayde van Niekerk (RSA)

Women
Almaz Ayana (ETH)
Elaine Thompson (JAM)
Anita Wlodarczyk (POL)

The finalists were determined by a three-way voting process. The IAAF Council’s vote counted for 50% of the result, the IAAF Family’s* vote counted for 25% and a public vote, conducted via social media, counted for 25% of the final result.

The World Athletes of the Year will be announced live on stage at the IAAF Athletics Awards 2016.