Have your say and vote now for your men’s Athlete of the Month for May 2026!
Five nominees have been selected for both the women's and men's categories based purely on performances achieved throughout the month of May.
Click here to cast your vote! The deadline for voting is 23:59 CET on 8 June and the winners will be announced across the European Athletics social media channels soon afterwards.
Last month’s winners were Slovenia’s Klara Lukan and France’s Jimmy Gressier, who each set new European records in the women’s 10km and men’s 5km respectively.
The five nominees are listed below in alphabetical order with each athlete's key achievements listed.
Men’s Athlete of the Month nominees
Mohamed Abdilaahi (GER) Profile
-First ever Diamond League win over 3000m in Shanghai
-Third on European all-time 3000m list with 7:25.77
Max Burgin (GBR) Profile
-Victory over 800m in Rabat in a world lead of 1:42.98
Simon Ehammer (SUI) Profile
-World lead and Swiss record of 8778 points for decathlon victory in Gotzis
-World decathlon long jump best and world lead of 8.51m
Francesco Fortunato (ITA) Profile
-Inaugural European half marathon race walk record of 1:23:00 in Podebrady
Frederik Ruppert (GER) Profile
-European 3000m steeplechase record of 7:57.80 in Rabat
-First European in history to break the 8:00-barrier