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6 July 2007

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Time to vote again Men Francis Obikwelu (POR) / 100m (3 big wins in June plus fastest time by a European with 10.06 when 2nd in Oslo) Marlon Devonish GBR 100m/200m (Fastest European over 200m, second fastest over 100m with 10.08 and won SPAR European Cup 200m and 4 x 100m relay) Craig Pickering GBR 100m (3 big wins in June including SPAR European Cup, Glasgow and Ostrava along with 4x100m relay wins in Munich and Glasgow) David Gillick (IRL) / 400m (Ran fastest 400m by a European with 45.23 victory in Geneva) Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS) / 800m (Fastest European of the season and only one sub 1:45 with 1:44.71) Mehdi Baala (FRA) / 1,500m (Winner of SPAR European Cup and 5 seconds faster than any other European over 1500m this season) Bouabdellah Tahri (FRA) / 5000m (Winner of SPAR European Cup 3,000m and fastest European over 5,000m by 13 seconds) Günther Weidlinger (AUT) / 3000m Steeplechase (Fastest European steeplechaser and won European Cup 5000m in Odense) Thomas Blaschek (GER) / 110m Hurdles (Fastest European of 2007 with 13.33 won in Bydgoszcz) Ladji Doucouré (FRA) / 110m Hurdles (Won SPAR European Cup in Munich with 13.35) Periklís Iakovákis (GRE) / 400m Hurdles (Won SPAR European Cup in Munich with European leading 48.35) Tim Lobinger (GER) / Pole Vault (Won SPAR European Cup and had 5 wins in June including European leading 5.83m) Loúis Tsátoumas (GRE) / Long Jump (Jumped second longest jump ever by a European with 8.66m and had 5 victories in June including SPAR European Cup) Danila Burkenya (RUS) / Triple Jump (Leading European with 17.48m jump in Warsaw) Joachim Olsen (DEN) / Shot Put (Leading European with 21.61m) Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) / Discus (Unbeaten in 2007 and won IAAF Golden League in Oslo) Ivan Tikhon (BLR) / Hammer (Threw hammer a European leading 82.58m in Warsaw) Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) / Javelin (Won 5 big competitions including European Cup & IAAF Golden League in Oslo in European leading distance of 88.78m) Roman Šebrle (CZE) / Decathlon (European leader in Decathlon with 8,697 points) Click on Logo to Vote