victory

A win is a final achievement in battle or competition. Victory over an opponent is achieved in military or sporting combat as well as in political or artistic competition . The acquisition of prizes, rewards, conquered goods and the like also often makes the winner a winner . The defeated opponent experiences a defeat and often a loss, he is the loser.

The word is already used as sigi or sigu in Old High German, in Middle High German as sige or sic . The Indo-European word root * segh- ("hold fast, overwhelm in battle; victory") is assumed to be the origin . Today, "victory" can be found as a word component in numerous combinations:

Final victory : German concept of propaganda in the time of National Socialism
Rout : Athletic victory by a wide margin
Pyrrhic Victory: Victory without profit or even with a loss
Winners podium: Podium for carrying out an award ceremony at sports competitions
Siegfrieden: Peace agreement after a war in which one party clearly won, German propaganda term in World War I.

In sports, the first three places are traditionally referred as the winner (ranked 1 to 3: winning places; the first winner, second winner, third winner) and with gold, silver and bronze medal honored. From 4th place onwards one speaks of rankings.

A victory in sport can have different reasons. When flying, 3 jumps are evaluated by evaluating the distance of the jump (in meters) and the grade for the posture; their ratings are added up. In the long jump, the distance of the furthest valid jump from 3 attempts counts. The triple jump itself consists of a sequence of 2 steps and 1 jump. In three-, five-, ten- and all-around competitions, performances in individual disciplines are converted to points and the total number of points achieved by adding them up is relevant. When lifting weights, the lifted weight (actually: mass) is added in 3 different methods (pushing, tearing ...) to a total value with the unit kilograms. In alpine skiing, winners in 3 individual disciplines - slalom, giant slalom, downhill (slauf) - as well as an overall winner are determined. In a bike race there is the winner, but there are also individual (heralded) scoring laps - whoever is the first to complete the scoring lap by crossing the finish line, e.g. B. a cash award. A mountain classification is also a special classification. The World Cup (in different sports) includes a larger number of races, each of which has 3 winners and often the following ones up to 10th place, which are added up for the World Cup ranking. In judo and boxing matches, the opponent's abandonment, his fixation on the ground (after counting, timing) or points gained through the use of techniques (throws or blows) (compared to the points of the two opponents) can lead to victory. Games in team sports can end due to the passage of time (football, ice hockey), but can also be extended in terms of time or content (by the penalty shoot-out) - the total number of points (goals) is considered. Baskets in basketball count 1 or 2 points depending on the game situation. In volleyball, depending on the method of counting, a first mistake can only lead to loss of information (loss of the ball) or even immediately to a point (running score).