Best Track and Field Athlete ESPY Award

The Best Track and Field Athlete ESPY Award has been presented since 2007, with the exception of 2009, to the track and field athlete, irrespective of nationality or gender, adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year. The award supersedes the Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award and Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award.

List of winners

Year	Athlete	Nation represented	Event(s) contested^[1]
2007	Jeremy Wariner	United States	400 metres, 4 x 400-metre relay
2008	Tyson Gay	United States	100 metres, 200 metres, 4 x 100 metres relay
2009	No award presented
2010	Usain Bolt	Jamaica	100 metres, 200 metres, 4 x 100 metres relay
2011	Tyson Gay	United States	100 metres, 200 metres, 4 x 100 metres relay
2012	Walter Dix	United States	100 metres, 200 metres

↑ Events listed are those contested at at least one major competition during the period in consideration of performance during which the award was presented.

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