Gillick and Abeylegesse voted European Athletes of the Month for February

European Athletics is pleased to announce that Ireland’s David Gillick has been voted as the European Athletes of the Month for February.

Gillick, a two-time European indoor 400m champion, started the indoor season in brilliant fashion by equalling his own two-year-old national 400m record of 45.52 at the UK Grand Prix in Birmingham. The 26-year-old remains the fastest European over the distance this season.

The European Athlete of the Month initiative was launched in January 2007 and is designed to recognise outstanding performers at all levels of the sport in Europe.

European Athletics names a male and female winner each month and features the athlete on the European Athletics website. Selections are based on votes by the public, the media and a panel of European Athletics experts, with each counting for 33.3 percent of the final vote.

No athlete who has previously served a two-year doping ban can be nominated for or win the European Athlete of the Month.