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November saw a cross over between the end of the road running season and the increase in the number of cross country races which made for a busy month!

Many nations held trials for the SPAR European Cross Country Championships which will take place in Brussels next week.

Following this, European Athletics is pleased to announce that athletes from 10 countries have been nominated for the European Athlete of the Month Award for November.  

At the end of each month, a panel of experts produce a shortlist of the outstanding athletes and performances achieved by European Athletes during that month which is emailed to the European Athletics media and thousands of fans who have already signed up to receive news from European Athletics.  

The poll is situated in the Fan Zone of the European Athletics website and both the public, the media and a group of expert statisticians will cast their votes with each category counting as 33.3% of the vote. For example, the winner of the each poll will be awarded 10 pts, second 9 pts etc and the athlete with the most points after the 3 different polls have been counted will be declared the winner. In the unlikely event of a tie, Hansjörg Wirz, the President of European Athletics, will have the casting vote.  

The voting will close on Monday December 15 at 12 noon.

The European Athlete of the Month initiative was launched in January 2007 and is designed to recognise outstanding performers at all levels of the sport in Europe.  

European Athletics will name a male and female winner each month and feature the athlete on the European Athletics website. Selections are based on votes by the public, the media and a panel of European Athletics experts with each counting for 33.3% of the final vote.

The nominations for the European Athlete for the Month of November are:

Male

    * Alemayehu Bezabeh ESP

Won International Cross Country Meeting in Atapuerca

    * Andrew Ledwith IRL

Only European to finish in the medals in the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Indiana, USA

    * Sérgio Silva POR

Leading European at IAAF Cross Country Meeting in Amora in second place.

    * Öystein Sylta NOR

First Norwegian to win Nordic Cross Country title

    * Rui Pedro Silva POR

Leading European finisher at IAAF Cross Permit Meeting in Oeiras

    * Giorgio Calcaterra ITA

Won World Cup 100km in 6:37:41 in Tarquinia, Italy.

Female

    * Paula Radcliffe GBR

Won New York Marathon in 2:23:56

    * Irina Timofeyeva, RUS

Won Shanghai Marathon in 2:26:19

    * Susan Kuijken NED

Leading European in the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Indiana, USA

    * Ana Dias POR

Won the IAAF Cross Country Meeting in Amora, POR

    * Anna Incerti ITA

Won Milan Marathon in 2:27:42

    * Nuta Olaru, ROM

Won San Antonio Marathon in 2:28:54

    * Annemari Sandell-Hyvärinen FIN

Won Nordic Cross Country title

    * Inês Monteiro POR

Won the IAAF Cross Country Meeting in Oeiras, POR and finished third in Atapuerca

    * Tatjana Zhirkova RUS

Won 100km World Cup in Tarquinia, Italy

To vote please click on the link:
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