The Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award was presented annually between 1993 and 2006 to the female track and field athlete, irrespective of nationality, adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year. Beginning in 2007, this award was combined with the parallel Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award into the single Best Track and Field Athlete ESPY Award.

Between 1993 and 2004, the award voting panel comprised variously fans; sportswriters and broadcasters, sports executives, and retired sportspersons, termed collectively experts; and ESPN personalities, but balloting thereafter was exclusively by fans over the Internet 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.

List of winners YearAthleteNation representedEvent(s) contestedEvents listed are those contested in at least one major competition during the period in consideration of performance during which the award was presented.1993Evelyn Ashford100 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay1994Gail Devers100 metres, 100 metres hurdles, 4 × 100 metres relay1995Gwen Torrence100 metres, 200 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay1996Kim Batten400 metres hurdles1997Marie-José Pérec200 metres, 400 metres1998Marion Jones100 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay, long jump1999Marion Jones100 metres, 200 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay, long jump2000Marion Jones100 metres, 200 metres, long jump2001Marion Jones100 metres, 200 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay, 4 × 400 metres relay, long jump2002Marion Jones100 metres, 200 metres, long jump2003Gail Devers100 metres, 200 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay2004Gail Devers100 metres, 200 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay2005No award presented2006Allyson Felix200 metres

See also

List of sports awards honoring women Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award European Athlete of the Year Award IAAF Athlete of the Year Award IAAF Golden League

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