Sweden\u2019s Mondo Duplantis heads the list of nomination for the Men\u2019s Field Athlete of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following a monumental 2024 where he won Olympic gold with a world record, he managed to surpass even that in 2025. He broke the world record four more times, including at the recent World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, with a new mark of 6.30m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The 25-year-old Duplantis, who was also nominated once again for the European Athlete of the Year, looks the odds-on favourite to be picked as the best by the World Athletics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Apart from his superlative antics at the World Athletics Championships, where he bagged his third outdoor title, Duplantis also leapt to the world indoor pole vault crown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He won the Diamond League comfortably and has been breaking other records as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In winning the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March with 6.15m, Duplantis became the first pole vaulter to clear 6 metres on 100 occasions. He has won 41 pole vault competitions in succession. His last defeat was at the Monaco Diamond League on 21 July 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He has for company in the awards category, four other outstanding athletes \u2013 world long jump champion Mattia Furlani of Italy, world hammer champion Ethan Katzberg, New Zealand\u2019s world high jump champion Hamish Kerr and world triple jump champion Pedro Pichardo of Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nominees for 2025 Women\u2019s Field Athlete of the Year (in alphabetical order):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Valarie Allman, USA<\/strong> Tara Davis-Woodhall, USA<\/strong> Anna Hall, USA<\/strong> Nicola Olyslagers, Australia<\/strong> Camryn Rogers, Canada<\/strong> Mondo Duplantis, Sweden<\/strong> Mattia Furlani, Italy<\/strong> Ethan Katzberg, Canada<\/strong> Hamish Kerr, New Zealand<\/strong> Pedro Pichardo, Portugal<\/strong> The vote to determine the Field Athlete of the Year finalists is now open on World Athletics social media platforms \u2013 on Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a> and X<\/a>. Voting closes on 26 October and the winners will be announced at the World Athletics Awards on 30 November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The nominees for the Track Athlete of the Year awards were announced on 13 October and the nominees for the Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year awards will be announced on 27 October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The overall women’s and men’s World Athlete of the Year award winners will be selected from among the track, field and out of stadium category winners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sweden\u2019s Mondo Duplantis heads the list of nomination for the Men\u2019s Field Athlete of the Year. 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\u2022 World and Diamond League discus champion
\u2022 Undefeated, with nine of the top 11 performances of the year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 World long jump champion
\u2022 Undefeated, with the top three performances of the year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 World heptathlon champion
\u2022 Moved to joint second on world all-time list and set the top three performances of 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 World high jump champion indoors and outdoors
\u2022 Diamond League champion and world leader with area record<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 World hammer champion
\u2022 World leader, moved to second on world all-time list with area record<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nominees for 2025 Men\u2019s Field Athlete of the Year (in alphabetical order):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 World pole vault champion indoors and outdoors
\u2022 Set four world records and was undefeated, including the Diamond League title<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 World long jump champion indoors and outdoors
\u2022 Two of the top three performances of the year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 World hammer champion
\u2022 World leader, moved to fifth on world all-time list with area record<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 World high jump champion and world indoor silver medallist
\u2022 World leader with area record<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 World triple jump champion
\u2022 World leader<\/p>\n\n\n\n