Athlete of the year, nominations unveiled
Athletics, the candidates
Who è the’Athlete of the’Year? The Italian Athletics Federation’s year-end competition returns again for 2023. Starting today, Thursday, Dec. 21, nominations are online for the seven competing categories: men, women, team, male and female rising star, and male and female masters. Until next Thursday, Dec. 28, at 12 p.m., all fans will have the opportunity to vote by clicking ‘like’ on the photos of their favorite athletes, posted on the Instagram and Facebook profiles of the Italian Athletics.
For the purposes of the final ranking, the social vote will count for 1/3, while the remaining 2/3 will be determined by the preferences expressed by a jury of experts (composed of the Federal Presidency, Federal Council, Technical Management and panel of journalists) called to choose up to a maximum of three names for each category. The winners of the Athlete of the Year 2023 competition will be announced on Dec. 28, at the end of the voting process.
MAN OF THE’YEAR
Iliass AOUANI
Italian marathon record
Andy DIAZ
Italian triple jump record
Diamond League champion
Leonardo FABBRI
World Championships Budapest weight throw silver
Samuele CECCARELLI
European Indoor Gold Istanbul 60 meters
Emmanuel IHEMEJE
World finalist Budapest triple jump (eighth)
Marcell JACOBS
Silver European Indoor Istanbul 60 meters
Massimo STANO
World finalist Budapest 35 km march (seventh)
Claudio STECCHI
Italian indoor pole vaulting record
Gianmarco TAMBERI
Budapest World Championships high jump gold
Zane WEIR
European Indoor Istanbul weight throw gold
WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Nadia BATTOCLETTI
European silver cross
Italian 5000 meters record
Roberta BRUNI
Italian pole vault record
Italian first indoor pole vault
Dariya DERKACH
Silver European indoor Istanbul triple jump
World finalist Budapest (eighth)
Zaynab DOSSO
Italian 100 meters record
Italian indoor 60 meters record
Sara FANTINI
Budapest World Championships finalist (sixth) hammer throw
Ayomide FOLORUNSO
World finalist Budapest (sixth) 400 hurdles
Italian record
Larissa IAPICHINO
Silver European Indoor Istanbul long jump
Italian indoor record
World finalist Budapest (fifth)
European U23 Espoo gold
Daisy OSAKUE
Italian discus throw record
Antonella PALMISANO
World Championships Budapest 20 km march bronze
Sofiia YAREMCHUK
Italian marathon record
STAR-BORN – MAN
Simone BERTELLI
Gold European U20 Jerusalem pole vault
Andrea COSI
Silver European U23 Espoo 20 km march
Giuseppe DISABATO
Bronze European U20 Jerusalem 10,000 march
Michele FINA
Bronze European U23 Espoo javelin throw
Mattia FURLANI
Gold European U20 Jerusalem long jump
Daniele GROOS
Bronze European U20 Jerusalem 200 meters
Francesco GUERRA
Silver European U23 Espoo 10,000 meters
Lorenzo SIMONELLI
Silver European U23 Espoo 110 hurdles
Edoardo STRONATI
Silver European U20 Jerusalem high jump
STAR-BORN – WOMEN
Aurora BADO
Bronze European U23 Espoo 10,000 meters
Elena CARRARO
Silver European U23 Espoo 100 hurdles
Giulia GABRIELE
Silver European U20 Jerusalem 10,000 march
Alexandrina MIHAI
Silver European U23 Espoo 20 km march
Sara NESTOLA
Silver European U23 Espoo 10,000 meters
Great NNACHI
Silver European U20 Jerusalem pole vault
Erika SARACENI
Gold Eyof Maribor triple jump
TEAM OF THE’YEAR
ITALY EUROPEAN TEAMS
Victory European Teams-Cup Europe Chorzow
MEN’S 4×100 STAFFET
Roberto Rigali, Marcell Jacobs, Lorenzo Patta, Filippo Tortu
World Championship silver Budapest
WOMEN’S 4×100 STAFFET
Zaynab Dosso, Dalia Kaddari, Anna Bongiorni, Alessia Pavese
Budapest World Championship finalist (fourth)
Italian record
WOMEN’S 4×400 STAFFET
Alice Mangione, Ayomide Folorunso, Anna Polinari, Eleonora Marchiando
Silver European Indoor Istanbul
Italian indoor record
Alice Mangione, Anna Polinari, Alessandra Bonora, Giancarla Trevisan (in battery Ayomide Folorunso)
Budapest World Championships finalist (seventh)
Italian first
MEN’S 4×400 STAFFET
Edoardo Scotti, Riccardo Meli, Lorenzo Benati, Davide Re (in battery Alessandro Sibilio)
Budapest World Championship finalist (seventh)
MEN’S UNDER 23 4×100 STAFFET
Eric Marek, Matteo Melluzzo, Marco Ricci, Junior Tardioli (in battery Angelo Ulisse)
European under-23 gold medalist Espoo
MEN’S UNDER 23 4×400 STAFFET
Luca Sito, Riccardo Meli, Francesco Domenico Rossi, Lorenzo Benati (in battery Andrea Panassidi and Matteo Raimondi)
European under-23 gold medalist Espoo
MEN’S MARCH
Francesco Fortunato, Massimo Stano, Andrea Cosi, Gianluca Picchiottino
European Team Gold 20 km Podebrady
WOMEN’S MARCH
Antonella Palmisano, Valentina Trapletti, Alexandrina Mihai, Eleonora Giorgi
European Team Gold 20 km Podebrady
MOUNTAIN
Cesare Maestri, Xavier Chevrier, Alberto Vender, Luciano Rota
Silver World Championships Innsbruck
MASTER OF THE YEAR – MEN
Livio BUGIARDINI
4 European golds Pescara 200, 400, 4×100, 4×400 M75
Pellegrino DELLI CARRI
3 European golds Pescara hammer, hammer m.c., pentathlon throws M45
Claudio FAUSTI
3 golds European Championships Pescara 200, 400, 4×400 M55; 2 golds World Indoor Torun 200, 400 M55; European indoor record 400 M55
Marco MASTROLORENZI
2 golds European Championships Pescara high, pole vault M60
Luciano MOSER
3 gold European Championships Pescara 10 km, cross, team cross M70; 3 gold World Indoor Torun 3000, cross, team cross M70; world record indoor 3000 M70
Romolo PELLICCIA
3 golds European Championships Pescara march 5000, 10 km M85, 10 km team cross M80; world record march 10 km M85; world record indoor march 3000 M85
MASTER OF THE’YEAR – WOMEN
Patrizia ALETTA
2 European golds Pescara hammer, pentathlon throws W50
Serena CARAVELLI
2 gold European Championships Pescara 80hs, 4×100 W40; 2 gold World Indoor Torun 200, 60hs W40
Elena FUSTELLA
1 gold European Championships Pescara 5000 W60; 2 gold World Indoor Torun 3000, 10 km running W60
Carla PRIMO
3 gold European Pescara 5000, cross, team cross W50; 2 gold World Indoor Torun 10 km run, cross W50
Cristina SANULLI
4 gold European Championships Pescara 100, 200, 4×100, 4×400 mixed W50; 1 gold World Indoor Torun 200 W50; European record 4×100 W50
Ingeborg ZORZI
3 gold European Championships Pescara 80hs, high, heptathlon W75
