Sprinters and Hurdlers of the Year 2011: Bolt, Jeter, Richardson, Pearson

All-Athletics.com announced the 2011 Sprinters and Hurdlers of the Year in the World as well as in the different Areas.

All-Athletics.com World Sprinter of the Year in 2011 :
(100-400m)

• Male: Usain Bolt (Jamaica)
• Female: Carmelita Jeter (USA)

All-Athletics.com World Hurdler of the Year in 2011 :
(110/100m-400m Hurdles)

• Male: Jason Richardson (USA)
• Female: Sally Pearson (Australia)

All-Athletics.com Sprinter of the Year 2011 in Africa:

• Male: Rabah Yousif (Sudan)
• Female: Amantle Montsho (Botswana)

All-Athletics.com Hurdler of the Year 2011 in Africa:

• Male: LJ Van Zyl (South Africa)
• Female: Ajoke Odumosu (Nigeria)

All-Athletics.com Sprinter of the Year 2011 in Asia:

• Male: Femi Ogunode (Qatar)
• Female: Chisato Fukushima (Japan)

All-Athletics.com Hurdler of the Year 2011 in Asia:

• Male: Xiang Liu (China)
• Female: Nataliya Ivoninskaya (Kazakhstan)

All-Athletics.com Sprinter of the Year 2011 in Europe:

• Male: Christophe Lemaitre (France)
• Female: Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (Russia)

All-Athletics.com Hurdler of the Year 2011 in Europe:

• Male: David Greene (Great Britain & NI)
• Female: Zuzana Hejnová (Czech Repbublic)

All-Athletics.com Sprinter of the Year 2011 in North and Central America:

• Male: Usain Bolt (Jamaica)
• Female: Carmelita Jeter (USA)

All-Athletics.com Hurdler of the Year 2011  in North and Central America:

• Male: Jason Richardson (USA)
• Female: Kaliese Spencer (Jamaica)

All-Athletics.com Sprinter of the Year 2011 in Oceania:

• Male: Aaron Rouge-Serret (Australia)
• Female: Sally Pearson (Australia)

All-Athletics.com Hurdler of the Year 2011 in Oceania:

• Male: Brendan Cole (Australia)
• Female: Sally Pearson (Australia)

All-Athletics.com Sprinter of the Year 2011 in South America:

• Male: Bruno Lins Tenorio de Barros (Brazil)
• Female: Ana Claudia Lemos Silva (Brazil)

All-Athletics.com Hurdler of the Year2011 in South America:

• Male: Paulo César Villar (Uruguay)
• Female: Brigith María Merlano (Colombia)

Notes:

- The Athletes of the Year are determined based on the All-Athletics.com Overall Rankings dated 27 December 2011.
- The All-Athletics.com Rankings are published weekly and can be viewed here.

 (Photo: Jason Richardson - photo by Bálint Igaz)