Felix (sports award)

Timo Boll received the award three times in a row.

Honored as a trainer and as an athlete: Steffi Nerius

Felix is the name of the award for the " Sportsman of the Year " from North Rhine-Westphalia . The audience award is awarded by the state sports association and the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia .

The "Felix" has been awarded since 2007, in the five categories "Athlete", "Sportswoman", "Team", "Newcomer", "Trainer" and, since 2010, a "Football Felix". The year before, “Soccer Player” and “Soccer Woman of the Year” were chosen and the category “Disabled Sports” was added. A jury of sports journalists will propose five candidates in each category, who will be put up for election on the Internet.

The "Felix" is presented to the winners every December at a gala.

Prize winners

year	sportswoman	athlete	team	Newcomer	Trainer)	Soccer Felix		Disabled athlete
2019	Konstanze Klosterhalfen middle distance	Timo Boll table tennis	Germany eighth rowing	Sarah Voss gymnastics	Karl-Heinz Düe Para-Athletics	Yann Sommer Borussia Mönchengladbach		Léon Schäfer Athletics
2018	Gina Lückenkemper Sprint	Mateusz Przybylko high jump	Germany eighth rowing	Zoe Jakob canoeing	Hans-Jörg Thomaskamp athletics	Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund		4 × 100 m relay in the men's sprint
2017	Gina Lückenkemper Sprint	Max Rendschmidt canoeing	Germany eighth rowing	Falk Wendrich high jump	Slawomir Filipowski athletics	Leon Goretzka FC Schalke 04		Johannes Floors athletics
2016	Annika Drazek bobsleigh	Max Rendschmidt canoeing	4 × 100 m relay in the women's sprint	Konstanze Klosterhalfen middle distance run	Jürgen Wagner beach volleyball	Benedikt Höwedes FC Schalke 04		Vanessa Low athletics
2015	Aline Focken wrestling	Karl-Richard Frey Judo	Germany eighth rowing	Gina Lückenkemper Sprint	Helge Zöllkau athletics	Leroy Sané FC Schalke 04		Markus Rehm athletics
2014	Isabelle Härle swimming	Julian Reus Sprint	Germany eighth rowing	Léon Schäfer Athletics	Barbara Rittner Tennis	Mats Hummels Borussia Dortmund		Nora Hansel Triathlon
2013	Silke Spiegelburg pole vault	Michael Schrader Decathlon	Men's national hockey team	Isabel Schneider beach volleyball	Silvia Neid Soccer	Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund		Vera Thamm swimming
2012	Britta Heidemann fencing	Björn Otto pole vault	Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann Beach volleyball	Maike Ziech Judo	Ralf Holtmeyer rowing	Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund		Jochen Wollmert table tennis
2011	Jennifer Oeser Heptathlon	Timo Boll table tennis	Germany eighth rowing	Lena Malkus long jump	Uwe Krupp ice hockey	Mario Götze Borussia Dortmund		Holger Nikelis table tennis
2010	Linda Stahl javelin throw	Timo Boll table tennis	Germany eighth rowing	Alexandra Popp Soccer	Maren Meinert football	Manuel Neuer FC Schalke 04		Jessica Urbanski Athletics
year	sportswoman	athlete	team	Newcomer	Trainer)	soccer player of the year	Footballer of the year	Disabled athlete
2009	Steffi Nerius throwing the javelin	Timo Boll table tennis	Germany eighth rowing	Hendrik Feldwehr Swimming	Dirk Bauermann basketball	Manuel Neuer FC Schalke 04	Inka Grings FCR 2001 Duisburg	Tanja Gröpper swimming
2008	Britta Heidemann fencing	Benjamin Kleibrink fencing	Men's national hockey team	René Adler football	Steffi Nerius athletics
2007	Simone Laudehr Soccer	Florian Kehrmann handball	FC Schalke 04 football	Manuel New Football	Heiner Brand Handball

Web links

• Official website of the "Felix"