The Best Male Track Athlete

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was presented annually between

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and

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to the

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athlete, irrespective of nationality, adjudged to be the best in a given

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, this award was combined with the parallel Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award into the single

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. Between 1993 and

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, the award voting panel comprised variously fans;

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s and broadcasters, sports executives, and retired

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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

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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

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was given in consideration of performance betwixt February

and June 2002.

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2008 ESPY results
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