No athlete who has previously served a 2 year anti doping ban can be nominated for the European Athlete of the Month.

European Athletics will name a male and female winner each month and feature 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% of the final vote.

Note:// Visit www.iaaf.org for the complete list of nominees.