Athletes of the year (Germany) – Wikipedia

Since 1947, German sports journalists, initially in the four Allied occupation zones, voted the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 at the end of the year deutsche Athlete of the year or the Sportsman of the year . Since 1957 there is also one Team of the year determined that since 1964 a Athlete of the year valued separately. This election was initiated by Kurt Dobbratz, founder of the SportsPresse agency International Sport-correspondence, which is still responsible as an organizer today. Since 1998, the proclamation has been transferred from the Kurhaus Baden-Baden by ZDF, the two years before by the ARD.

In contrast to the Federal Republic, an athlete’s election (see athlete of the year (GDR)) took place in the GDR as part of a reader survey by the daily newspaper. A GDR athlete of the year was first determined in 1958, and from 1959 a GDR team of the year. In 1990 the first joint choice of the Sportsman of the year .

In individual sports there are also elections for the outstanding athlete of this sport, in Germany the basketball players of the year, players of the year of the basketball Bundesliga, beach volleyball player of the year, footballer of the year, handball player of the year, athletes of the year and cyclists of the year are Volleyballer of the year honored. The coaches of the year have also been awarded since 2006, and the award is made by the German Olympic Sports Association (DOSB).

As part of the award for the athletes of the year, the Sparkasse award for role models in sports is also awarded.

Since the beginning of television transmission, the following people have led through the program:

Year	athlete	sportswoman	team	Disabled athlete	Disabled athlete	Disabled team
2022	Nikllas bone Decathlon	Gina Lückenkemper Sprint	Eintracht Frankfurt football	Marco Maier Ski Nordic	Anna-Lena Forster Ski alpin	Mixed fourth with a steering woman Pararudern
2021	Alexander Zverev Tennis	Malay prehable Long jump	Women’s train wheel Cycling	Valentin Baus Table tennis	Elena semechin To swim	National team of women Wheelchair basketball
2020	Leon Draisaitl Eishockey	Malay prehable Long jump	FC Bayern Munich football	no honor
2019	Nikllas bone Decathlon	Malay prehable Long jump	National team of men Ski jumping	Johannes Floors Sprint	Irmgard Bensusan Sprint	National team of men Goalball
2018	Patrick Lange Triathlon	Angelique Kerber Tennis	National team of men Eishockey	Martin Fleig Ski Nordic	Mrs. Off Cycling/skiing	Nordic Para-Ski relay (Andrea Eskau, Alexander Ehler, Steffen Lehmker)
2017	Johannes Rydzek Nordic combination	Laura Dahlmeier Biathlon	Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst Beachfulball	Niko Kappel Shot put	Anna Schaffelhuber Ski alpin	4 times 100 meter relay (Johannes Floors, Markus rhy, Léon shepherd, Tom Malutatedi)
2016	Fabian Hambüchen Do gymnastics	Angelique Kerber Tennis	Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst Beachfulball	Niko Kappel Shot put	Vanessa Low Long jump, sprint	4 times 100 meter relay (Johannes Floors, Felix Streng, David Behre, Markus Rehm)
2015	Jan Frodeno Triathlon	Christina Schwanitz Shot put	National team Nordic combination	Georg kriter Ski alpin	Anna Schaffelhuber Ski alpin	National team of women Wheelchair basketball
2014	Robert Harting Discus throw	Maria Höfl-Riesch Ski alpin	National team of men football	Markus Rehm Long jump	Anna Schaffelhuber Ski alpin	National team of women Wheelchair basketball
two thousand and thirteen	Robert Harting Discus throw	Christina Obergföll Javelin throw	FC Bayern Munich football	Thomas Schmidberger Table tennis	Anna Schaffelhuber Ski alpin	Junior national team Wheelchair basketball
2012	Robert Harting Discus throw	Magdalena Neuner Biathlon	Germany-eight rowing	Jochen Wollmert Table tennis	Birgit Kober Spear throw/shot put	National team of women Wheelchair basketball
2011	Dirk Nowitzki Basketball	Magdalena Neuner Biathlon	Borussia Dortmund football	Gerd Schönfelder Ski alpin	Anna Schaffelhuber Ski alpin	National team of women Wheelchair basketball
2010	Sebastian Vettel Motorsport	Maria Riesch Ski alpin	National team of men football	Gerd Schönfelder Ski alpin	Verena Bentele Biathlon/cross -country skiing	National team Paracycling
2009	Paul Poweenman To swim	Steffi Nerius Javelin throw	National team of women football	Michael Teuber Paracycling	Andrea Rothfuss Ski alpin	National team Wheelchair curling
2008	Matthias Steiner Weightlifting	Britta Steffen To swim	National team of men Hockey	Wolfgang Sacher Paracycling	Kirsten Bruhn To swim	National team of women Wheelchair basketball
2007	Fabian Hambüchen Do gymnastics	Magdalena Neuner Biathlon	National team of men Handball	Mathias Master Discus throw/shot put/ Javelin throw	Natalie Simanowski Paracycling	National team of women Wheelchair basketball
2006	Michael a while Biathlon	Central Wilhelm Biathlon	National team of men football	Gerd Schönfelder Ski alpin	Verena Bentele Biathlon/cross -country skiing	National team of women Wheelchair basketball
2005	Ronny Ackermann Nordic combination	Uschi disl Biathlon	National team of men Basketball	Michael Teuber Paracycling	Kirsten Bruhn To swim	National team of men Sitzvolleyball
2004	Michael Schumacher Motorsport	Birgit Fischer Canonian gate	National team of women Hockey	Wojtek Czyz Sprint/long jump	Kirsten Bruhn To swim	–
2003	Jan Ullrich Cycling	Hannah Stockbauer To swim	National team of women football
2002	Sven Hannawald Ski jumping	Franziska van Almsick To swim	National team of men football
2001	Erik Zabel Cycling	Hannah Stockbauer To swim	FC Bayern Munich football
2000	Nils Schumann Medium -haul run	Heike Drechsler Long jump	Bahnrad-Vierer Cycling
1999	Martin Schmitt Ski jumping	Steffi Graf Tennis	National team Ski jumping
1998	Georg Hackl Racetrack	Katja Seizinger Ski alpin	1. FC Kaiserslautern football
1997	Jan Ullrich Cycling	Astrid Kumbernuss Shot put	Team Telekom Cycling
1996	Frank Busemann Decathlon	Katja Seizinger Ski alpin	National team of men football
1995	Michael Schumacher Motorsport	Franziska van Almsick To swim	Borussia Dortmund football
1994	Markus Wasmeier Ski alpin	Katja Seizinger Ski alpin	National team Ski jumping
1993	Henry mask Box	Franziska van Almsick To swim	National team of men Basketball
1992	Dieter Baumann Long -distance run	Heike Henkel high jump	National team of men Hockey
1991	Michael Stich Tennis	Katrin Krabbe Sprint	1. FC Kaiserslautern football
1990	Boris Becker Tennis	Katrin Krabbe Sprint	National team of men football
1989	Boris Becker Tennis	Steffi Graf Tennis	Germany-eight rowing
1988	Michael Groß To swim	Steffi Graf Tennis	Germany-eight rowing
1987	Harald Schmid 400-meter hurdle run	Steffi Graf Tennis	Fed-Cup-Team Tennis
1986	Boris Becker Tennis	Steffi Graf Tennis	Degenfechter fencing
1985	Boris Becker Tennis	Cornelia Hanisch fencing	Davis-Cup-Team Tennis
1984	Michael Groß To swim	Ulrike Meyfarth high jump	Degenfechter fencing
1983	Michael Groß To swim	Ulrike Meyfarth high jump	VfL Gummersbach Handball
1982	Michael Groß To swim	Ulrike Meyfarth high jump	4 × 400 m relay (Erwin Skamrahl, Harald Schmid, Thomas Giessing, Hartmut Weber) 400-meter run
1981	Toni Mang motorcycle	Ulrike Meyfarth high jump	National team of men Water polo
1980	Guido Kratschmer Decathlon	Irene Epple Ski alpin	National team of men football
1979	Harald Schmid 400-meter hurdle run	Christa Kinshofer Ski alpin	TV Großwallstadt Handball
1978	Eberhard Gienger Do gymnastics	Maria Epple Ski alpin	National team of men Handball
1977	Dietrich Thurau Cycling	Eva Wilms Shot put	Foil fencer fencing
1976	Gregor Braun Cycling	Roses mytermaier Ski alpin	Bahnrad-Vierer Cycling
1975	Peter-Michael Kolbe rowing	Ellen Wellmann Medium -haul run	Borussia Mönchengladbach football
1974	Eberhard Gienger Do gymnastics	Christel Justen To swim	National team of men football
1973	Claus wolperman Javelin throw	Uta Schorn Do gymnastics	Bahnrad-Vierer Cycling
1972	Claus wolperman Javelin throw	Heide Rosendahl Long jump	National team of men Hockey
1971	Hans Fassnacht To swim	Ingrid Mickler-Becker Long jump/sprint	Borussia Mönchengladbach football
1970	Hans Fassnacht To swim	Heide Rosendahl Long jump	National team of men football
1969	Hans Fassnacht To swim	Liesel Westermann Discus throw	Show jumping Ride
1968	Franz Keller Nordic combination	Ingrid Becker athletics	Germany-eight rowing
1967	Kurt Bendlin Decathlon	Liesel Westermann Discus throw	FC Bayern Munich football
1966	Rudi Altig Cycling	Helga Hoffmann and Karin Frisch athletics	National team of men football
1965	Hans-Joachim Klein To swim	Helga Hoffmann athletics	National team athletics
1964	Willi Holdorf athletics	Roswitha Esser/Annemarie Zimmermann Canonian gate	Berliner Ruder-Vierer from the Berlin rowing club rowing
1963	Gerhard Hetz To swim	Ursel Brunner To swim	National team of men Hockey
1962	Gerhard Hetz To swim	Jutta Heine athletics	Ratzeburg rowing eight rowing
1961	Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips Motorsport	Heidi Schmid fencing	1. FC Nürnberg football
1960	Georg Thoma Nordic combination	Ingrid creams Art and tower jumping	Germany-eight rowing
1959	Martin Lauer athletics	Marika Kilius figure skating	Germany-eight rowing
1958	Fritz Thiedemann Ride	Marianne Werner athletics	National team athletics
1957	Manfred Germar athletics	Wiltrud Urselmann To swim	Borussia Dortmund football
1956	Hans Günter Winkler Ride	Ursula acid To swim	–
1955	Hans Günter Winkler Ride	Helene Kienzle Rolling skating	–
1954	Heinz Fütterer athletics	Ursula acid To swim	–
1953	Werner Haas motorcycle	Christa Seliger athletics	–
1952	Karl Kling Motorsport	Ria Baran-Falk figure skating	–
1951	Couple Falk (Paul Falk and Ria Baran-Falk) figure skating	Ria Baran-Falk figure skating	–
1950	Herbert Klein To swim	Ria Baran-Falk figure skating	–
1949	Georg Mon motorcycle	Lena Stumpf athletics	–
	Germany
1948	Gottfried von Cramm Tennis	Mirl Buchner-Fischer Ski alpin	–
1947	Gottfried von Cramm Tennis	Marga Petersen athletics	–

#	Years	Who
ten	1966, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014	Men’s national soccer team
7	2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015	Consumption of the women’s wheelchair basketball team
6	1986, 1987 (2 ×), 1988, 1989, 1999	Steffi Graf (five times as an athlete, once as a member of the German Fed Cup team (1987))
	1959, 1960, 1968, 1988, 1989, 2012	Germany-eight
5	1985, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990	Boris Becker (four times as a single athlete, once as a member of the German Daviscup team (1985))
	2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017	Anna Schaffelhuber
4	1950, 1951, 1951, 1952	Ria Baran-Falk (three times as a single athlete, once as a couple with Paul Falk)
	1981, 1982, 1983, 1984	Ulrike Meyfarth
	1982, 1983, 1984, 1988	Michael Groß
	1963, 1972, 1992, 2008	Men’s hockey national team
	1967, 2001, 2013, 2020	FC Bayern Munich
3	1955, 1956, 1969	Hans Günter Winkler (twice individually, once as a member of the Springreiter-Equipe (1969))
	1969, 1970, 1971	Hans Fassnacht
	1979, 1982, 1987	Harald Schmid (twice individually, once as a member of the 4 × 400 m relay (1982))
	1994, 1996, 1998	Katja Seizinger
	1994, 1999, 2019	National team ski jumping
	1973, 1976, 2000	Bahnrad-Vierer
	1993, 1995, 2002	Franziska van Almsick
	1997, 1997, 2003	Jan Ullrich (twice individually, once as a member of Team Telekom (1997))
	2004, 2005, 2008	Kirsten Bruhn
	2006, 2010, 2011	Gerd Schönfelder
	1957, 1995, 2011	Borussia Dortmund
	2007, 2011, 2012	Magdalena Neuner
	2012, 2013, 2014	Robert Harting
	2019, 2020, 2021	Malay prehable
2	1947, 1948	Gottfried von Cramm
	1954, 1956	Ursula acid
	1962, 1963	Gerhard Hetz
	1965, 1966	Helga Hoffmann
	1970, 1972	Heide Rosendahl
	1972, 1973	Claus wolperman
	1971, 1975	Borussia Mönchengladbach
	1974, 1978	Eberhard Gienger
	1990, 1991	Katrin Krabbe
	1991, 1998	1. FC Kaiserslautern
	2001, 2003	Hannah Stockbauer
	1995, 2004	Michael Schumacher
	1993, 2005	Men’s national basketball team
	2005, 2011	Dirk Nowitzki (once individually, once as a member of the national basketball team)
	2005, 2009	Michael Teuber
	2010, 2011	Gerd Schönfelder
	2007, 2016	Fabian Hambüchen
	2016, 2017	Niko Kappel
	2016, 2017	Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst
	2016, 2018	Angelique Kerber
	2019, 2022	Nikllas bone

Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth was chosen four times in a row (1981–1984), which afterwards only Steffi Graf (1986–1989) succeeded, who at ten years also has the greatest time difference as a single athlete between two honors (1989 and 1999). With Hans Günter Winkler, the active 13 years were between two honors (1956 as a single athlete and 1969 as a member of the Springreiter-Equipe). At Berti Vogts it was even 26 years between the election as an active team of the German national soccer team (1970) and the election as their coach (1996).

So far, athletes have managed four times in one year to be elected both alone and in the team: 1976 Gregor Braun, 1985 Boris Becker, 1997 Jan Ullrich and 1999 Martin Schmitt and once an athlete: 1987 Steffi Graf. The Fed Cup team was also the first pure women’s team in 1987 to be elected as a team of the year.

A curiosity is also the choice of Ria Baran-Falk, who was voted athlete of the year in 1951 both the athlete of the year and with her husband Paul Falk.

The Olympic champion Ingrid Krämer from Dresden was elected in 1960 both in the Federal Republic and in the GDR. With Katrin Krabbe, an athlete from the new federal states was also elected in 1990 in the year of reunification. Heike Drechsler, elected in 2000, was already athlete of the year in the GDR in 1986.

While in 1964 with Roswitha Esser and Annemarie Zimmermann two athletes were elected who were active together in the Kajak-Zweier, in 1966 two athletes with the same number of points were elected to first place with Helga Hoffmann and Karin Frisch.

In 1961 Wolfgang Graf Berthe was elected to athlete of the year.

The youngest individual award winners were Wiltrud Urselmann in 1957 at the age of 15 among women and Boris Becker in 1985 at the age of 18. The oldest individual award winners were Karl Kling in 1952 among men and Birgit Fischer in 2004 for women at 42.

In 2011, a team athlete was awarded Dirk Nowitzki as an athlete of the year. Nowitzki had already finished second in 2005. The appointment as athlete of the year 2011 is Nowitzki’s second award, after the men’s German national basketball team was elected as the team of the year in 2005.

Men sport Number athletics 17 To swim twelfth Cycling 6 Ski Nordic Tennis Motorsport 5 Do gymnastics 4 Ride 3 Triathlon 2 Basketball first Biathlon Box Eishockey figure skating Weightlifting Racetrack rowing Ski alpin

Women sport Number athletics 29 To swim 11 Ski alpin ten Tennis 7 Biathlon 6 figure skating 4 fencing 2 Ughout the Rolling skating first Do gymnastics

Teams sport Number Remarks Football (men) 23 13 times clubs, 10 times national team Rowing (men) 8 6 times national teams, 2 times club team Cycling 5 4 times national teams, 1 times club team Handball (men) 4 2 times national team, 2 times clubs Hockey (men) fencing 3 athletics Ski Nordic Basketball 2 Beach volleyball (women) Football (women) Ice hockey (men) first Hockey (women) Ride Tennis (women) Tennis (men)