Have your say and vote now for your women’s Athlete of the Month for August 2026!
Five nominees have been selected for both the women's and men's categories based purely on performances achieved throughout the month of August.
A month which included the Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships was packed with incredible performances.
The deadline for voting is 8 September at 23:59 CEST and the winners will be announced across the European Athletics social media channels soon afterwards.
Last month’s winners were Great Britain's Josh Kerr and Czechia's Linda Botková. The five nominees are listed below in alphabetical order with each athlete's key achievements listed.
Nominees
Nadia Battocletti (ITA) Profile
- 5000m/10,000m double at second successive European Athletics Championships
- Italian 1500m record of 3:57.54
Sofia Fiorini (ITA) Profile
- European gold in world record of 3:15:11
Amy Hunt (GBR) Profile
- Winner of four European titles in 100m, 200m, 4x100m, mixed 4x400m
Henriette Jaeger (NOR) Profile
- European 400m gold in European lead of 49.04
- European mixed 4x400m in national record, European lead and championship record of 3:09.62
Audrey Werro (SUI) Profile
- European 800m itle in championship record of 1:54.81
- Diamond League wins in Lausanne and Zurich
- World lead of 1:53.70, third fastest of all-time