Male World Athlete of the Year
The World Athletics Male World Athlete of the Year award recognises the most outstanding male track and field performer from the past season. It is given annually by World Athletics to honour exceptional achievement, consistency and impact on the sport.
| Year | Men |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Armand Duplantis (Sweden) |
| 2024 | Letsile Tebogo (Botswana) |
| 2023 Out of stadium | Kelvin Kiptum (Kenya) |
| 2023 Field | Armand Duplantis (Sweden) |
| 2023 Track | Noah Lyles (USA) |
| 2022 | Armand Duplantis (Sweden) |
| 2021 | Karsten Warholm (Norway) |
| 2020 | Armand Duplantis (Sweden) |
| 2019 | Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) |
| 2018 | Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) |
| 2017 | Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qatar) |
| 2016 | Usain Bolt (Jamaica) |
| 2015 | Ashton Eaton (USA) |
| 2014 | Renaud Lavillenie (France) |
| 2013 | Usain Bolt (Jamaica) |
| 2012 | Usain Bolt (Jamaica) |
| 2011 | Usain Bolt (Jamaica) |
| 2010 | David Rudisha (Kenya) |
| 2009 | Usain Bolt (Jamaica) |
| 2008 | Usain Bolt (Jamaica) |
| 2007 | Tyson Gay (USA) |
| 2006 | Asafa Powell (Jamaica) |
| 2005 | Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) |
| 2004 | Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) |
| 2003 | Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco) |
| 2002 | Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco) |
| 2001 | Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco) |
| 2000 | Jan Železný (Czechia) |
| 1999 | Michael Johnson (USA) |
| 1998 | Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) |
| 1997 | Wilson Kipketer (Denmark) |
| 1996 | Michael Johnson (USA) |
| 1995 | Jonathan Edwards (UK) |
| 1994 | Noureddine Morceli (Algeria) |
| 1993 | Colin Jackson (UK) |
| 1992 | Kevin Young (USA) |
| 1991 | Carl Lewis (USA) |
| 1990 | Steve Backley (UK) |
| 1989 | Roger Kingdom (USA) |
| 1988 | Carl Lewis (USA) |
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