Tara Davis-Woodhall, Mondo Duplantis among others nominated for World Athletics 'Field Athlete of the Year' awards

Tara Davis-Woodhall and Armand Duplantis are two of the top names to have been nominated for the World Athletics 'Field Athlete of the Year' awards. Both athletes put in remarkable performances throughout the 2024 season, which included gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

This was Davis-Woodhall’s first Olympic medal in the long jump event. She had previously collected the gold medal in her signature event at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships.

On the other hand, pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis continued his dominance at the global level as he bagged his second successive gold in the Olympics, having earlier won in Tokyo. He accomplished the feat by shattering his world record once again with a clearance of 6.25m mark. The 24-year-old also set multiple world records this season besides his exploits in Paris, with the latest feat achieved at the Silesia Diamond League.

In addition to Duplantis, Ryan Crouser (shot put), Miltiadis Tentoglou (long jump), Ethan Katzberg (hammer throw), and Jordan Alejandro Fortun (triple jump) are the male athletes to have been nominated for the Field Athlete of the Year award.

Meanwhile, in the women’s category, Valarie Allman (discus throw), Yaroslava Mahuchikh (high jump), Nina Kennedy (pole vault), and Nafi Thiam (heptathlon) are the female nominees in the field category, apart from Tara Davis-Woodhall.

Here are the nominees for the Field Athlete of the Year in the Female category -

• Tara Davis-Woodhall (USA)
• Valarie Allman (USA)
• Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine)
• Nafi Thiam (Belgium)
• Nina Kennedy (Australia)

Here are the nominees for the Field Athlete of the Year in the Male category -

• Ryan Crouser (USA)
• Mondo Duplantis (Sweden)
• Miltiadis Tentoglou (Greece)
• Ethan Katzberg (Canada)
• Jordan Alejandro Fortun (Spain)

Scoring system for the 2024 World Athletics' Athlete of the Year awards

Three-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Crouser is one of the nominees for the Field Athlete of the Year in the Male category. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu via Getty Images)

World Athletics has revised the scoring system for the 'Athlete of the Year' awards. The two female and male finalists will be determined in the Track, Field, and Out of Stadium categories based on the World Athletics Council (50%), family vote (25%), and Facebook, X, and Instagram public vote (25%) among the five nominees in each of the categories for both men and women.

Following this, one athlete from each discipline - Track, Field, and Out of Stadium, will be awarded the Athlete of the Year title in their respective categories. A final round of voting will then determine the overall Women's and Men's World Athlete of the Year.