Who has been awarded the 2016 IAAF World Athlete of the Year Award in male…
2017
Who has been awarded the 2016 IAAF World Athlete of the Year Award in male category for sixth time?
- A.
Andre De Grasse
- B.
Usain Bolt
- C.
Michael Phelps
- D.
Patrik Sjoberg
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Correct answer: B
Concept
The IAAF (now World Athletics) World Athlete of the Year is the sport's top annual honour, given by the world governing body to the male and female track-and-field athletes judged the best performers of that calendar year.
Application
The 2016 men's award went to Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. At the 2016 Rio Olympics he completed an unprecedented 'triple-triple', winning the 100 m, 200 m and 4x100 m relay golds at a third straight Games. This was his sixth IAAF Male World Athlete of the Year title, a record in the men's category.
Why the others do not fit
The other names belong to different sports or eras:
Andre De Grasse is a Canadian sprinter who emerged as a rival in 2016 but had not won the annual award.
Michael Phelps is a swimmer, so he is outside track and field (athletics) entirely.
Patrik Sjoberg was a Swedish high jumper of the 1980s-90s, long before this award year.