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{{Short description|Athletics award in Europe}}
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[[File:Armand Duplantis after his 6.0 m jump-6.jpg|thumb|alt=Photo of Armand Duplantis wearing a yellow and blue athletics outfit and holding up the yellow and blue Swedish flag behind his back|Pole vaulter [[Armand Duplantis]] was the men's Rising Star of the Year in 2018 and men's Athlete of the Year in 2022 and 2024.]]
[[File:Mahuchikh at the 2024 Summer Olympics 03.png|thumb|alt=Photo of Yaroslava Mahuchikh in a blue athletics outfit holding up her right thumb|High jumper [[Yaroslava Mahuchikh]] was the women's Rising Star of the Year in 2019 and women's Athlete of the Year in 2024.]]

The '''European Athlete of the Year''' award is an [[Athlete of the Year|annual prize]] for sportspeople from Europe participating in [[athletics (sport)|athletics]], including [[track and field]], [[road running]], and [[cross country running]] competitions. The election has been organised by the [[European Athletic Association]] (EAA), the European governing body for the sport of athletics, since 1993.

Each year, a [[shortlist]] is created by selecting the top European athlete in each event, based upon performances at the year's major championships. Only in exceptional circumstances will more than one athlete be shortlisted per event. Athletes who have served a [[Use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport|doping ban]] of two years or more are ineligible.<ref>[http://www.european-athletics.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7754&Itemid=2 European Athlete of the Year Award nominations for 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925141246/http://www.european-athletics.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7754&Itemid=2 |date=25 September 2009}}. [[European Athletics]] (14 September 2009). Retrieved on 2 October 2009.</ref> Via the EAA website, fans, media, and members of the EAA federations are allowed to vote for five male and five female athletes on the list, with athletes receiving one to five points based on their ranking. A panel of experts also cast their votes. The votes of each of the four groups comprises 25% of the athletes' total scores, and the male and female athletes with the highest combined points totals win.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210412190428/https://european-athletics.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5561&Itemid=2 European Athletics Rising Star Awards nominations for 2009]. [[European Athletics]] (2009). Retrieved on 2 October 2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=54539.html Idowu and Domínguez win European Athlete of the Year Awards]. [[IAAF]] (2 October 2009). Retrieved on 2 October 2009.</ref>

In 2007, a separate '''European Athletics Rising Star of the Year''' award was established for athletes under 23 years of age as a way of acknowledging young competitors' achievements on their way to becoming senior athletes.<ref>[http://www.uka.org.uk/media/news/september-2007/artcile-36/ Jessica Ennis wins European Athletics Rising Star Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213134955/http://www.uka.org.uk/media/news/september-2007/artcile-36/ |date=13 February 2010}}. [[UK Athletics]] (26 September 2007). Retrieved on 2 October 2009.</ref>

Both awards are presented during the annual Golden Tracks gala of the EEA. [[Waterford Crystal]] sponsored the event from 2002–2008 and [[Mondo (Italian company)|Mondo]], a manufacturer of [[track and field]] equipment and facilities, sponsored the 2009 presentation.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091006095727/http://www.european-athletics.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7724&Itemid=159 MONDO becomes presenting partner for European Athletics Awards Night] . [[European Athletics]] (1 September 2009). Retrieved on 2 October 2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.european-athletics.org/files/publications/update024.pdf Update EAA – Newsletter of the European Athletics Association]. [[European Athletics]] (October 2002). Retrieved on 2 October 2009.</ref>

== Winner statistics ==
[[File:Mo Farah Helsinki 2012-2.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Photo of Mo Farah spreading his arms|Long-distance runner [[Mo Farah]] is the only athlete to win the main award three times, in 2011, 2012, and 2016.]]

Long-distance runner [[Mo Farah]] of Great Britain is the only athlete, male or female, to win the main award three times. Czech javelin legend [[Jan Železný]], British triple jumper [[Jonathan Edwards (triple jumper)|Jonathan Edwards]] with his Swedish rival [[Christian Olsson]], Norwegian hurdler [[Karsten Warholm]], Norwegian middle/long-distance runner [[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]] and Swedish pole vaulter [[Armand Duplantis]] have won the men's award twice, while Sweden's heptathlete [[Carolina Klüft]], Russian pole vaulter [[Yelena Isinbayeva]], Croatian high jumper [[Blanka Vlašić]], Dutch sprinter [[Dafne Schippers]], and Dutch sprinter/hurdler [[Femke Bol]] have won the women's award twice each.

Warholm, Ingebrigtsen, Duplantis and Bol have each completed the triple of the Rising Star award, followed by two senior awards. Three athletes have completed the double of the Rising Star trophy followed by the senior award: sprinter [[Christophe Lemaitre]] of France, Great Britain's heptathlete [[Jessica Ennis-Hill]] and Ukrainian's high jumper [[Yaroslava Mahuchikh]].

For the first time in award history, the men’s European Athlete of the Year trophy in 2022 was awarded jointly to Duplantis and Ingebrigtsen who both won three major gold medals and revised the record books in 2022.<ref name=":1" /> Duplantis and Ingebrigtsen were also jointly named men’s Rising Star in 2018, a first in the award history too. 

'''Carolina Klüft''' and Christophe Lemaitre were the youngest European Athletes of the Year so far. They were only 20 when winning this accolade in 2003 and 2010 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 October 2022 |title=From Arron to Zelezny {{!}} The A-Z of the Golden Tracks |url=https://www.european-athletics.com/news/from-arron-to-zelezny-the-a-z-of-the-golden-tracks |access-date=20 October 2022 |website=[[European Athletics]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Athlete of the Year winners==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ European Athlete of the Year winners
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col" style="width:13em"|Men
!scope="col" style="width:13em"|Women
!class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1993
|{{Sort|Christie, Linford|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Linford Christie]]}}
|{{Sort|Gunnell, Sally|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Sally Gunnell]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="wa2012m">"[https://worldathletics.org/news/news/farah-voted-2012-european-athlete-of-the-year Farah voted 2012 European Athlete of the Year]", ''[[World Athletics]]'', 5 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2023.</ref><ref name="wa2012f">"[https://worldathletics.org/news/news/ennis-voted-2012-european-athlete-of-the-year Ennis voted 2012 European Athlete of the Year]", ''[[World Athletics]]'', 4 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2023.</ref>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1994
|{{Sort|Jackson, Colin|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Colin Jackson]]}}
|{{Sort|Privalova, Irina|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Irina Privalova]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="wa2012m"/><ref name="wa2012f"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1995
|{{Sort|Edwards, Jonathan|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jonathan Edwards (triple jumper)|Jonathan Edwards]] {{small|({{Abbr|1/2|First of two wins}})}}}}
|{{Sort|O'Sullivan, Sonia|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Sonia O'Sullivan]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="wa2012m"/><ref name="wa2012f"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1996
|{{Sort|Železný, Jan|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jan Železný]] {{small|({{Abbr|1/2|First of two wins}})}}}}
|{{Sort|Masterkova, Svetlana|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Svetlana Masterkova]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="wa2012m"/><ref name="wa2012f"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1997
|{{Sort|Kipketer, Wilson|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Wilson Kipketer]]}}
|{{Sort|Kumbernuss, Astrid|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Astrid Kumbernuss]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="wa2012m"/><ref name="wa2012f"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1998
|{{Sort|Edward, Jonathan|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jonathan Edwards (triple jumper)|Jonathan Edwards]] {{small|({{Abbr|2/2|Second of two wins}})}}}}
|{{Sort|Arron, Christine|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Christine Arron]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="wa2012m"/><ref name="wa2012f"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1999
|{{Sort|Dvořák, Tomáš|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Tomáš Dvořák]]}}
|{{Sort|Szabo, Gabriela|{{flagicon|ROM}} [[Gabriela Szabo]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="wa2012m"/><ref name="wa2012f"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2000
|{{Sort|Železný, Jan|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jan Železný]] {{small|({{Abbr|2/2|Second of two wins}})}}}}
|{{Sort|Hattestad, Trine|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Trine Hattestad]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="wa2012m"/><ref name="wa2012f"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2001
|{{Sort|Bucher, André|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[André Bucher]]}}
|{{Sort|Graf, Stephanie|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Stephanie Graf]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="wa2012m"/><ref name="wa2012f"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2002
|{{Sort|Chambers, Dwain|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Dwain Chambers]]}}
|{{Sort|Ayhan, Süreyya|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Süreyya Ayhan]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="wa2012m"/><ref name="wa2012f"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2003
|{{Sort|Olsson, Christian|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Christian Olsson]] {{small|({{Abbr|1/2|First of two wins}})}}}}
|{{Sort|Klüft, Carolina|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Carolina Klüft]] {{small|({{Abbr|1/2|First of two wins}})}}}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="wa2012m"/><ref name="wa2012f"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2004
|{{Sort|Olsson, Christian|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Christian Olsson]] {{small|({{Abbr|2/2|Second of two wins}})}}}}
|{{Sort|Holmes, Kelly|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Kelly Holmes]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="wa2012m"/><ref name="wa2012f"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2005
|{{Sort|Alekna, Virgilijus|{{flagicon|LTU}} [[Virgilijus Alekna]]}}
|{{Sort|Isinbayeva, Yelena|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yelena Isinbayeva]] {{small|({{Abbr|1/2|First of two wins}})}}}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="wa2012m"/><ref name="wa2012f"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2006
|{{Sort|Obikwelu, Francis|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Francis Obikwelu]]}}
|{{Sort|Klüft, Carolina|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Carolina Klüft]] {{small|({{Abbr|2/2|Second of two wins}})}}}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="wa2012m"/><ref name="wa2012f"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2007
|{{Sort|Pitkämäki, Tero|{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Tero Pitkämäki]]}}
|{{Sort|Vlašić, Blanka|{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Blanka Vlašić]] {{small|({{Abbr|1/2|First of two wins}})}}}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="wa2012m"/><ref name="wa2012f"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2008
|{{Sort|Thorkildsen, Andreas|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Andreas Thorkildsen]]}}
|{{Sort|Isinbayeva, Yelena|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yelena Isinbayeva]] {{small|({{Abbr|2/2|Second of two wins}})}}}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="wa2012m"/><ref name="wa2012f"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2009
|{{Sort|Idowu, Phillips|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Phillips Idowu]]}}
|{{Sort|Domínguez, Marta|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Marta Domínguez]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/8287094.stm Idowu named top European athlete]", ''[[BBC News]]'', 2 October 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2023.</ref>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2010
|{{Sort|Lemaitre, Christophe|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Christophe Lemaitre]]}}
|{{Sort|Vlašić, Blanka|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Blanka Vlašić]] {{small|({{Abbr|2/2|Second of two wins}})}}}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="wa2012m"/><ref name="wa2012f"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2011
|{{Sort|Farah, Mo|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mo Farah]] {{small|({{Abbr|1/3|First of three wins}})}}}}
|{{Sort|Savinova, Mariya|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Mariya Savinova]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="guardian2011">"[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/oct/05/mo-farah-european-athlete-year World Championships star Mo Farah named European athlete of the year]", ''[[The Guardian]]'', 5 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2023.</ref>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2012
|{{Sort|Farah, Mo|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mo Farah]] {{small|({{Abbr|2/3|Second of three wins}})}}}}
|{{Sort|Ennis, Jessica|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jessica Ennis-Hill|Jessica Ennis]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="wa2012m"/><ref name="wa2012f"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2013
|{{Sort|Bondarenko, Bohdan|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Bohdan Bondarenko]]}}
|{{Sort|Hejnová, Zuzana|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Zuzana Hejnová]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ea2013">"[https://www.european-athletics.com/news/bondarenko-hejnova-bekric-hinriksdottir-crowned-european-athletics-awards-night Bondarenko, Hejnová, Bekrić, Hinriksdottir crowned at European Athletics Awards Night]", ''[[European Athletic Association]]'', 12 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2023.</ref>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2014
|{{Sort|Lavillenie, Renaud|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Renaud Lavillenie]]}}
|{{Sort|Schippers, Dafne|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Dafne Schippers]] {{small|({{Abbr|1/2|First of two wins}})}}}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ea2014">"[https://www.european-athletics.com/news/lavillenie-schippers-gemili-kuchina-crowned-golden-tracks-ceremony Lavillenie, Schippers, Gemili, Kuchina crowned at Golden Tracks ceremony]", ''[[European Athletic Association]]'', 11 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2023.</ref>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2015
|{{Sort|Rutherford, Greg|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Greg Rutherford]]}}
|{{Sort|Schippers, Dafne|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Dafne Schippers]] {{small|({{Abbr|2/2|Second of two wins}})}}}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ea2015">"[https://www.european-athletics.com/news/golden-tracks-glory-for-rutherford-and-schippers Golden Tracks glory for Rutherford and Schippers]", ''[[European Athletic Association]]'', 17 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2023.</ref>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2016
|{{Sort|Farah, Mo|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mo Farah]] {{small|({{Abbr|3/3|Third of three wins}})}}}}
|{{Sort|Beitia, Ruth|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Ruth Beitia]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ea2016">"[https://www.european-athletics.com/news/golden-tracks-winners-revealed Golden Tracks winners revealed]", ''[[European Athletic Association]]'', 15 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2023.</ref>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2017
|{{Sort|Vetter, Johannes|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Johannes Vetter]]}}
|{{Sort|Stefanidi, Katerina|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Katerina Stefanidi]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ea2017">"[https://worldathletics.org/news/news/european-athletes-year-2017-stefanidi-vetter Vetter and Stefanidi crowned European Athletes of the Year]", ''[[World Athletics]]'', 15 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2023.</ref>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2018
|{{Sort|Mayer, Kevin|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Kevin Mayer]]}}
|{{Sort|Asher-Smith, Dina|{{flagicon|GRB}} [[Dina Asher-Smith]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ea2018">"[https://www.european-athletics.com/news/mayer-and-asher-smith-crowned-european-athletes-the-year-lausanne Mayer and Asher-Smith crowned European Athletes of the Year in Lausanne]", ''[[European Athletic Association]]'', 26 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2023.</ref>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2019
|{{Sort|Warholm, Karsten|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Karsten Warholm]] {{small|({{Abbr|1/2|First of two wins}})}}}}
|{{Sort|Lasitskene, Mariya|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Mariya Lasitskene]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ea2019">"[https://www.european-athletics.com/news/warholm-and-lasitskene-are-crowned-2019-european-athletes-the-year Warholm and Lasitskene crowned 2019 European Athletes of the Year]", ''[[European Athletic Association]]'', 26 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2023.</ref>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2020
|colspan=2 {{n/a|''not awarded''<ref name="covidnote" group="note">Not awarded due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]</ref>}}
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2021
|{{Sort|Warholm, Karsten|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Karsten Warholm]] {{small|({{Abbr|2/2|Second of two wins}})}}}}
|{{Sort|Hassan, Sifan|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Sifan Hassan]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ea2021">"[https://www.european-athletics.com/news/hassan-and-warholm-crowned-2021-european-athletes-of-the-year Hassan and Warholm crowned 2021 European Athletes of the Year]", ''[[European Athletic Association]]'', 16 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2023.</ref>
|-
!scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 2022
|{{Sort|Duplantis, Armand|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Armand Duplantis]]}}{{small|({{Abbr|1/2|First of two wins}})}}
|rowspan="2"|{{Sort|Bol, Femke|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Femke Bol]] {{small|({{Abbr|1/2|First of two wins}})}}}}
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=":1">"[https://www.european-athletics.com/news/bol-duplantis-ingebrigtsen-crowned-2022-european-athletes-of-the-year Bol, Duplantis, Ingebrigtsen crowned 2022 European Athletes of the Year]", ''[[European Athletic Association]]'', 22 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2023.</ref>
|-
|{{Sort|Ingebrigtsen, Jakob|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]] {{small|({{Abbr|1/2|First of two wins}})}}}}
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2023
|{{Sort|Ingebrigtsen, Jakob|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]] {{small|({{Abbr|2/2|Second of two wins}})}}}}
|{{Sort|Bol, Femke|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Femke Bol]] {{small|({{Abbr|2/2|Second of two wins}})}}}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ea2023">"[https://www.european-athletics.com/news/bol-and-ingebrigtsen-crowned-2023-european-athletes-of-the-year-in-vilnius Bol and Ingebrigtsen crowned 2023 European Athletes of the Year in Vilnius]", ''[[European Athletics]]'', 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.</ref>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2024
|{{Sort|Duplantis, Armand|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Armand Duplantis]]}} {{small|({{Abbr|2/2|Second of two wins}})}}
|{{Sort|Mahuchikh, Yaroslava|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Yaroslava Mahuchikh]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=26 October 2024 |title=Mahuchikh and Duplantis crowned 2024 European Athletes of the Year in Skopje |url=https://www.european-athletics.com/news/mahuchikh-and-duplantis-crowned-2024-european-athletes-of-the-year-in-skopje |access-date=26 October 2024 |website=[[European Athletics]]}}</ref>
|}

==Rising Star of the Year winners==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+ European Athletics Rising Star of the Year winners
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col" style="width:13em"|Men
!scope="col" style="width:13em"|Women
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2007
|{{Sort|Howe, Andrew|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrew Howe]]}}
|{{Sort|Ennis, Jessica|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jessica Ennis-Hill|Jessica Ennis]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ea2018list">"[https://www.european-athletics.com/news/from-ennis-hill-warholm-look-back-past-rising-stars-winners From Ennis-Hill to Warholm: a look back at past Rising Stars winners]", ''[[European Athletic Association]]'', 24 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2023.</ref>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2008
|{{Sort|Holzdeppe, Raphael|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Raphael Holzdeppe]]}}
|{{Sort|Twell, Stephanie|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Stephanie Twell]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ea2018list"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2009
|{{Sort|Lemaitre, Christophe|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Christophe Lemaitre]]}}
|{{Sort|Grøvdal, Karoline Bjerkeli|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ea2018list"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2010
|{{Sort|Tamgho, Teddy|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Teddy Tamgho]]}}
|{{Sort|Perković, Sandra|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Sandra Perković]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ea2018list"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2011
|{{Sort|Storl, David|{{flagicon|GER}} [[David Storl]]}}
|{{Sort|Williams, Jodie|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jodie Williams]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="guardian2011"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2012
|{{Sort|Maslák, Pavel|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Pavel Maslák]]}}
|{{Sort|Bengtsson, Angelica|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Angelica Bengtsson]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ea2018list"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2013
|{{Sort|Bekrić, Emir|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Emir Bekrić]]}}
|{{Sort|Hinriksdóttir, Aníta|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Aníta Hinriksdóttir]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ea2013"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2014
|{{Sort|Gemili, Adam|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Adam Gemili]]}}
|{{Sort|Kuchina, Mariya|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Mariya Lasitskene|Mariya Kuchina]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ea2014"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2015
|{{Sort|Bukowiecki, Konrad|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Konrad Bukowiecki]]}}
|{{Sort|Zbären, Noemi|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Noemi Zbären]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ea2015"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2016
|{{Sort|Heß, Max|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Max Heß]]}}
|{{Sort|Thiam, Nafissatou|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Nafissatou Thiam]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ea2016"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2017
|{{Sort|Warholm, Karsten|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Karsten Warholm]]}}
|{{Sort|Levchenko, Yuliya|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Yuliya Levchenko]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ea2017"/>
|-
!scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2018
|{{Sort|Duplantis, Armand|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Armand Duplantis]]}}
|rowspan="2"|{{Sort|Herman, Elvira|{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Elvira Herman]]}}
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ea2018"/>
|-
|{{Sort|Ingebrigtsen, Jakob|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]]}}
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2019
|{{Sort|Kaul, Niklas|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Niklas Kaul]]}}
|{{Sort|Mahuchikh, Yaroslava|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Yaroslava Mahuchikh]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ea2019"/>
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2020
|colspan=2 {{n/a|''not awarded''<ref name="covidnote" group="note"/>}}
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2021
|{{Sort|Zhoya, Sasha|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sasha Zhoya]]}}
|{{Sort|Bol, Femke|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Femke Bol]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ea2021"/>
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!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2022
|{{Sort|Alekna, Mykolas|{{flagicon|LTU}} [[Mykolas Alekna]]}}
|{{Sort|Tzengko, Elina|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Elina Tzengko]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>"[https://www.european-athletics.com/news/in-focus-a-closer-look-at-rising-stars-tzengko-and-alekna In focus | A closer look at Rising Stars Tzengko and Alekna]", ''[[European Athletic Association]]'', 25 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2023.</ref>
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!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2023
|{{Sort|Furlani, Mattia|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mattia Furlani]]}}
|{{Sort|Topić, Angelina|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Angelina Topić]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="ea2023"/>
|-
!2024
|{{Sort|Laros, Niels|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Niels Laros]]}}
|{{Sort|Vilagoš, Adriana|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Adriana Vilagoš]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=":0" />
|}

==See also==
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* [[European Athlete of the Month]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{European Athlete of the Year (men)}}
{{European Athlete of the Year (women)}}
{{European Athletics Rising Star of the Year Award (men)}}
{{European Athletics Rising Star of the Year Award (women)}}
{{Athletics awards}}

[[Category:1993 establishments in Europe]]
[[Category:Athletics in Europe]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1993]]
[[Category:European Athletic Association awards|year]]
[[Category:European sports trophies and awards|Athlete]]
[[Category:Most valuable player awards]]
[[Category:Sport of athletics awards]]