Six European’s make 2007 Performance of the Year shortlist

Six European athletes have been shortlisted to win the title of 2007 Performance of the Year, at the 2007 World Athletics Gala in Monaco on 25 November.

The IAAF’s prestigious annual awards night for athletics, will see the crowning of the 2007 World Athlete of the Year (Man and Woman), along with the announcement of the 2007 Performance of the Year (Man and Woman) live on stage.

It is the European ladies who are emerging as the top performing nominees as selected by a panel of IAAF experts. The winners will be decided solely by a Special Jury of the International Athletic Foundation.

The European athletes who have been successfully shortlisted are listed below with a snap shot of their achievements in 2007:

Roman Sebrle (CZE) 8676/Decathlon Osaka 1 September
To finally win the World title after moving up from third at halfway and setting a vital Javelin personal best of 71.18

Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 4.93i/Pole Vault Donyetsk 10 February
Her 20th World record and ultimately 5cm higher than any other woman in 2007

Lornah Kiplagat (NED) 26:23/8km XC Mombasa 24 March
To win the World Cross Country title by 24 seconds after leading virtually from gun to tape in stifling heat and humidity
1:06:25/Half Marathon Udine 14 October
Setting a World Half Marathon record (and World 20km record en route) to impressively defend her World Road Running title

Carolina Klüft (SWE) 7032/Heptathlon Osaka 26 August
A European record and the world’s highest score in 15 years to win the World title

Blanka Vlasic (CRO) 2.07m/High Jump Stockholm 7 August
To equal to the third-highest jump ever outdoors

Yekaterina Volkova (RUS) 9:06.57/3000mSC Osaka 27 August
To win the World title with the second-quickest time in history under conditions not helpful to fast distance running

Source/Courtesy
European Athletics (EAA)
https://www.european-athletics.org/
EAA