Last year Schippers also been named the best athlete of Europe. She is the first woman who knows how to win the prize two years in a row.
The Utrecht was chosen over Anita Wlodarczyk, Poland in Beijing for the second time world champion in the hammer throw, and Jessica Ennis -Hill. The British returned after pregnancy and won gold in the heptathlon in China.
Schippers was crowned this year’s world champion in the 200 meters in Beijing. They triumphed there in a Dutch record (21.63) will also put the world year best lap time. At 100 meters, she was second in 10.81, which also was good for a Dutch record.
Earlier in the year she won at the European Championships in Prague indoor gold in the 60 meters.
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Schippers received the award from Svein Arne Hansen, the Norwegian chairman of the European athletics federation.
“This was a very special year, ” she replied.” The European title in a European record. Silver at the World Championships, gold at the World Cup, I still can not believe it. “
” I have always said that everything is possible and this year I see that everything is truly possible. “
Men
In the men entered the prize for Greg Rutherford, who currently holds all the big titles in the long jump.
The Briton trumped among others compatriot . Mo Farah, a specialist in long-distance, off Also Sergei Shoebenkov, Russian world champion in the 110 meter hurdles, did not get the price
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