Thorkildsen and Ennis voted European Athletes of the Month for May

Norway's Olympic, world and European champion Andreas Thorkildsen and Britain'sJessica Ennis have been voted as the European Athletes of the Month for May, European Athletics announced today.

Norwegian javelin star Thorkildsen once again holds the mantle of world leader this outdoor season after throwing 90.37m at the Florø Friidrettsfestival in Norway. Earlier he started his 2010 campaign with victory at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Shanghai.