Have your say and vote now for your men’s Athlete of the Month for April 2026!
Five nominees have been selected for both the women's and men's categories based purely on performances achieved throughout the month of April.
Click here to cast your vote! The deadline for voting is 11.59pm CET on 11 May and the winners will be announced across the European Athletics social media channels soon afterwards.
Last month’s winners were Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson and Switzerland’s Simon Ehammer, both of whom won gold medals at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun.
The five nominees are listed below in alphabetical order with each athlete's key achievements listed.
Men’s Athlete of the Month nominees
Bashir Abdi (BEL) | Profile
-Third in the Rotterdam Marathon in a European lead of 2:04:19
Yemaneberhan Crippa (ITA) | Profile
-Paris Marathon winner in 2:05:18
-First European winner of the men's race in Paris since 2003
Francesco Fortunato (ITA) | Profile
-Half marathon winner at the World Race Walking Team Championships
Jimmy Gressier (FRA) | Profile
-European 5km record of 12:51 in Lille
-Third on the world all-time 5km list
Steven Richter (GER) | Profile
-Fourth on the world all-time discus list with 74.00m in Ramona