3rd August 2026 12:25
Have your say and vote now for your men’s Athlete of the Month for July 2026!
Five nominees have been selected for both the women's and men's categories based purely on performances achieved throughout the month of July.
The deadline for voting is 7 August at 23:59 CEST and the winners will be announced across the European Athletics social media channels soon afterwards.
Last month’s winners were Slovenia's Kristjan Ceh and Switzerland's Audrey Werro. The five nominees are listed below in alphabetical order with each athlete's key achievements listed.
Nominees
Mykolas Alekna (LTU) Profile
- Season's best of 72.65m at the Lithuanian Championships
- Victory in Eugene Diamond League with 71.06m
Andy Diaz Hernandez (ITA) Profile
- World triple jump lead of 17.87m at the Italian Championships
Leonardo Fabbri (ITA) Profile
- World shot put lead of 22.74m in Eugene Diamond League
- Three competitions over the 22 metre-line
Josh Kerr (GBR) Profile
- World mile record of 3:42.66 in London
- European lead of 3:27.62 with his en route 1500m split in London
- Commonwealth Games gold in mile
Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE) Profile
- World long jump lead of 8.66m at the Greek Championships
- Victory in Monaco Diamond League with 8.61m