Track and Field News began presenting this award to the world's outstanding male athlete in 1959. The women's award was added in 1974.
A panel of international track and field experts selects the winners.
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Winners
| Year | Winner, Country | Event |
| 1959 | Martin Lauer, W. Germany | 110H/Decathlon |
| 1960 | Rafer Johnson, USA | Decathlon |
| 1961 | Ralph Boston, USA | Long Jump/110 Hurdles |
| 1962 | Peter Snell, New Zealand | 800/1500 |
| 1963 | C.K. Yang, Taiwan | Decathlon/Pole Vault |
| 1964 | Peter Snell, New Zealand | 800/1500 |
| 1965 | Ron Clarke, Australia | 5000/10,000 |
| 1966 | Jim Ryun, USA | 800/1500 |
| 1967 | Jim Ryun, USA | 1500 |
| 1968 | Bob Beamon, USA | Long Jump |
| 1969 | Bill Toomey, USA | Decathlon |
| 1970 | Randy Matson, USA | Shot Put |
| 1971 | Rod Milburn, USA | 110 Hurdles |
| 1972 | Lasse Viren, Finland | 5000/10,000 |
| 1973 | Ben Jipcho, Kenya | 1500/5000/Steeplechase |
| 1974 | Rick Wohlhuter, USA | 800/1500 |
| 1975 | John Walker, New Zealand | 800/1500 |
| 1976 | Alberto Juantorena, Cuba | 400/800 |
| 1977 | Alberto Juantorena, Cuba | 400/800 |
| 1978 | Henry Rono, Kenya | 5000/10,000/Steeplechase |
| 1979 | Sebastian Coe, Great Britain | 800/1500 |
| 1980 | Edwin Moses, USA | 400 Hurdles |
| 1981 | Sebastian Coe, Great Britain | 800/1500 |
| 1982 | Carl Lewis, USA | 100/200/Long Jump |
| 1983 | Carl Lewis, USA | 100/200/Long Jump |
| 1984 | Carl Lewis, USA | 100/200/Long Jump |
| 1985 | Said Aouita, Morocco | 1500/5000 |
| 1986 | Yuri Sedykh, USSR | Hammer Throw |
| 1987 | Ben Johnson, Canada | 100 |
| 1988 | Sergey Bubka, USSR | Pole Vault |
| 1989 | Roger Kingdom, USA | 110 Hurdles |
| 1990 | Michael Johnson, USA | 200/400 |
| 1991 | Sergey Bubka, USSR | Pole Vault |
| 1992 | Kevin Young, USA | 400 Hurdles |
| 1993 | Noureddine Morceli, Algeria | Mile/1500/3000 |
| 1994 | Noureddine Morceli, Algeria | Mile/1500/3000 |
| 1995 | Haile Gebrselassie, Ethopia | 5000/10,000 |
| 1996 | Michael Johnson, USA | 200/400 |
| 1997 | Wilson Kipketer, Denmark | 800 |
| 1998 | Haile Gebrselassie, Ethopia | 3000/5000/10,000 |
| 1999 | Hicham El Guerrouj, Morocco | Mile/1500 |
| 2000 | Virgilius Alekna, Lithuania | Discus |
| 2001 | Hicham El Guerrouj, Morocco | Mile/1500 |
| 2002 | Hicham El Guerrouj, Morocco | Mile/1500 |
| 2003 | Hicham El Guerrouj, Morocco | Mile/1500/3000 |
| 2004 | Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia | 5000/10,000 |
| 2005 | Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia | 5000/10,000 |
| 2006 | Asafa Powell, Jamaica | 100/200 |
| Year | Winner, Country | Event |
| 1974 | Irena Szewinska, Poland | 100/200/400 |
| 1975 | Faina Melnik, USSR | Shot Put/Discus |
| 1976 | Tatiana Kazankina, USSR | 800/1500 |
| 1977 | Rosemarie Ackermann, E. Germany | High Jump |
| 1978 | Marita Koch, E. Germany | 100/200/400 |
| 1979 | Marita Koch, E. Germany | 100/200/400 |
| 1980 | Ilona Briesenick, E. Germany | Shot Put |
| 1981 | Evelyn Ashford, USA | 100/200 |
| 1982 | Marita Koch, E. Germany | 100/200/400 |
| 1983 | Jarmila Kratochvilova, Czech | 200/400/800 |
| 1984 | Evelyn Ashford, USA | 100 |
| 1985 | Marita Koch, E. Germany | 100/200/400 |
| 1986 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA | Heptathlon/Long Jump |
| 1987 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA | 100H/Heptathlon/LJ |
| 1988 | Florence Griffith Joyner, USA | 100/200 |
| 1989 | Ana Quirot, Cuba | 400/800 |
| 1990 | Merlene Ottey, Jamaica | 100/200 |
| 1991 | Heike Henkel, Germany | High Jump |
| 1992 | Heike Drechsler, Germany | Long Jump |
| 1993 | Wang Junxia, China | 1500/3000/10,000 |
| 1994 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA | 100H/Heptathlon/LJ |
| 1995 | Sonia O'Sullivan, Ireland | 1500/3000/5000 |
| 1996 | Svetlana Masterkova, Russia | 800/1500 |
| 1997 | Marion Jones, USA | 100/200 |
| 1998 | Marion Jones, USA | 100/200/LJ |
| 1999 | Gabriela Szabo, Romania | 3000/5000 |
| 2000 | Marion Jones, USA | 100/200/LJ |
| 2001 | Stacy Dragila, USA | Pole Vault |
| 2002 | Paula Radcliffe, Great Britain | 3000/5000/10000/Mar |
| 2003 | Hestrie Cloete, South Africa | High Jump |
| 2004 | Yelena Isinbayeva, Russia | Pole Vault |
| 2005 | Yelena Isinbayeva, Russia | Pole Vault |
| 2006 | Sanya Richards, United States | 400 |
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