The world, Olympic and European heptathlon champion won all three events in which she competed, including the European Championships in Goteborg, Sweden, to become the first two-time winner in the award's 13-year history.

The 23-year-old Swede also won the trophy in 2003 and hasn't lost in a combined event since the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

Kim Gevaert of Belgian finished second in the European Athletics Association poll after winning the 100 and 200 meters double at the Europeans in August.

World pole vault record holder and 2005 winner Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia tied for second, while Olympic long jump champion Tatyana Lebedeva was fourth.

The poll was open to member federations, the media and the public.

The winner of the men's award will be announced on Tuesday.