Vaulting Pole Tips

Every year the chance to vote for the Waterford Crystal European Athlete of the Year is open to the public for voting. This is an on-line poll that will take place until the voting closes September 25.

The Waterford Crystal European Athlete of the Year was introduced in 1993 and will celebrate its 16^th anniversary this year. Voting is tallied from four different groups of people.

• The general public
• The media
• European Athletics Member Federations
• An expert panel

The list of nominees is compiled based primarily on the performances of these top European athletes during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Among the nominees in the area of pole vaulting is Evgeniy Lukyanenko, Men’s Olympic silver medalist and Yelena Isinbayeva, world record holder and Women’s Gold medal champion. Also on the list of nominees is Andrei Krauchanka for his silver medal performance in the Decathlon.

To vote for your favorite European athlete just visit the public voting site at this link.

The winners will be presented with their awards at the European Athletics Convention in Amsterdam, Netherlands on October 18^th.

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