Redigerer Årets friidrettsutøver i verden (avsnitt)

==Vinnere==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:45%;"
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! År
! Menn
! Kvinner
|-
! 1988
|{{flagg|USA}} [[Carl Lewis]]
|{{flagg|USA}} [[Florence Griffith-Joyner]]
|-
! 1989
|{{flagg|USA}} [[Roger Kingdom]]
|{{flagg|CUB}} [[Ana Fidelia Quirot]]
|-
! 1990
|{{flagg|GBR}} [[Steve Backley]]
|{{flagg|JAM}} [[Merlene Ottey]]
|-
! 1991
|{{flagg|USA}} [[Carl Lewis]] (2)
|{{flagg|GER}} [[Katrin Krabbe]]
|-
! 1992
|{{flagg|USA}} [[Kevin Young]]
|{{flagg|GER}} [[Heike Henkel]]
|-
! 1993
|{{flagg|GBR}} [[Colin Jackson]]
|{{flagg|GBR}} [[Sally Gunnell]]
|-
! 1994
|{{flagg|ALG}} [[Noureddine Morceli]]
|{{flagg|USA}} [[Jackie Joyner-Kersee]]
|-
! 1995
|{{flagg|GBR}} [[Jonathan Edwards]]
|{{flagg|USA}} [[Gwen Torrence]]
|-
! 1996
|{{flagg|USA}} [[Michael Johnson (friidrettsutøver)|Michael Johnson]]
|{{flagg|RUS}} [[Svetlana Masterkova]]
|-
! 1997
|{{flagg|DEN}} [[Wilson Kipketer]]
|{{flagg|USA}} [[Marion Jones]]
|-
! 1998
|{{flagg|ETH}} [[Haile Gebrselassie]]
|{{flagg|USA}} [[Marion Jones]] (2)
|-
! 1999
|{{flagg|USA}} [[Michael Johnson (friidrettsutøver)|Michael Johnson]] (2)
|{{flagg|ROM}} [[Gabriela Szabó]]
|-
! 2000
|{{flagg|CZE}} [[Jan Železný]]
|''<del>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Marion Jones]]</del>''
|-
! 2001
|{{flagg|MAR}} [[Hicham El Guerrouj]]
|{{flagg|USA}} [[Stacy Dragila]]
|-
! 2002
|{{flagg|MAR}} [[Hicham El Guerrouj]] (2)
|{{flagg|GBR}} [[Paula Radcliffe]]
|-
! 2003
|{{flagg|MAR}} [[Hicham El Guerrouj]] (3)
|{{flagg|RSA}} [[Hestrie Cloete]]
|-
! 2004
|{{flagg|ETH}} [[Kenenisa Bekele]]
|{{flagg|RUS}} [[Jelena Isinbajeva]]
|-
! 2005
|{{flagg|ETH}} [[Kenenisa Bekele]] (2)
|{{flagg|RUS}} [[Jelena Isinbajeva]] (2)
|-
! 2006
|{{flagg|JAM}} [[Asafa Powell]]
|{{flagg|USA}} [[Sanya Richards-Ross|Sanya Richards]]
|-
! 2007
|{{flagg|USA}} [[Tyson Gay]]
|{{flagg|ETH}} [[Meseret Defar]]
|-
! 2008
|{{flagg|JAM}} [[Usain Bolt]]
|{{flagg|RUS}} [[Jelena Isinbajeva]] (3)
|-
! 2009
|{{flagg|JAM}} [[Usain Bolt]] (2)
|{{flagg|USA}} [[Sanya Richards-Ross|Sanya Richards]] (2)
|-
! 2010
|{{flagg|KEN}} [[David Rudisha]]
|{{flagg|CRO}} [[Blanka Vlašić]]
|-
! 2011
|{{flagg|JAM}} [[Usain Bolt]] (3)
|{{flagg|AUS}} [[Sally Pearson]]
|-
! 2012
|{{flagg|JAM}} [[Usain Bolt]] (4)
|{{flagg|USA}} [[Allyson Felix]]
|-
! 2013
|{{flagg|JAM}} [[Usain Bolt]] (5)
|{{flagg|JAM}} [[Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce]]
|-
! 2014
|{{flagg|FRA}} [[Renaud Lavillenie]]
|{{flagg|NZL}} [[Valerie Adams]]
|-
! 2015
|{{flagg|USA}} [[Ashton Eaton]]
|{{flagg|ETH}} [[Genzebe Dibaba]]
|-
! 2016
|{{flagg|JAM}} [[Usain Bolt]] (6)
|{{flagg|ETH}} [[Almaz Ayana]] 
|-
! 2017
|{{flagg|QAT}} [[Mutaz Essa Barshim]] 
|{{flagg|BEL}} [[Nafissatou Thiam]]
|-
! 2018
|{{flagg|KEN}} [[Eliud Kipchoge]] <ref name=IAAF2018>{{kilde www|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/05/c_137652266.htm|utgiver=Xhinhuanet.com|tittel=IAAF Athletics Awards 2018 winners|dato=5. desember 2018|besøksdato=2019-10-30|arkiv-dato=2019-10-30|arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030185602/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/05/c_137652266.htm|url-status=død}}</ref> 
|{{flagg|COL}} [[Caterine Ibargüen]] <ref name=IAAF2018/>
|}