The Best Male Track Athlete

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was presented annually between

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athlete, irrespective of nationality, adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year. Beginning in 2007, this award was combined with the parallel

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into the single Best Track and Field Athlete ESPY Award. Between 1993 and 2004, the award voting panel comprised variously

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s, termed collectively ''experts''; and ESPN personalities, but balloting thereafter was exclusively by fans over the

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from amongst choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee. Through the 2001 iteration of the ESPY Awards, ceremonies were conducted in February of each year to honor achievements over the previous calendar year; awards presented thereafter were conferred in June and reflected performance from the June previous.Because of the rescheduling of the ESPY Awards ceremony, the award presented in 2002 was given in consideration of performance betwixt February 2001 and June 2002.

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2008 ESPY results
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List of winners

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