Never before has a woman won this prize three times. The award, which has existed since 1993, has already been won twice by various athletes, including Dafne Schippers (2014 and 2015), but now the still only 25-year-old Amersfoorste is the only record holder.
Femke Bol’s switch leads to a flood of reactions worldwide: ‘She is used to that and she is good at it’
Bol recently heard that she was among the last three nominees and ultimately defeated the Swiss hurdler Ditaji Kambundji and the Spanish race walker María Pérez in the election.
Prizes Femke Bol in 2025
Bol recently became world champion in the 400 meter hurdles at the World Athletics Championships. There were also relay medals: silver in the 4x 400 mixed and bronze in the 4x 400. There were also two gold medals at the European Indoor Championships. Bol excelled in the Diamond League by winning all her competitions in the 400 meter hurdles, including the final. She also ran the best world annual time of 51.54 seconds.
Bol announced a few weeks after the World Cup that he would focus on the 800 meters in the future.
Career switch Femke Bol (25): Dutch athlete switches to 800 meters
In the men’s category, Swedish high jumper Armand Duplantis won. He also did this for the third time, something that long-distance runner Mo Farah had already done for men in the past.