Since 1947, select the German sports journalist, first in the four Allied occupation zones, from 1949 the Federal Republic of Germany at each end of the German sportswoman of the year and the athlete of the year . Since 1957 a team of the year has also been determined, and since 1964 a female athlete of the year has been evaluated separately. This election was initiated by Kurt Dobbratz , founder of the sports press agency Internationale Sport-Korrespondenz , which is still responsible as the organizer today. Since 1998, the ZDF has been proclaiming the Kurhaus Baden-Baden broadcast the two years before by ARD .
In the GDR from 1953 to 1989, in contrast to the Federal Republic, an athlete election (see Sportsman of the Year (GDR) ) took place as part of a reader survey by the daily newspaper Junge Welt . A GDR sportswoman of the year was first determined in 1958, and from 1959 also a GDR team of the year. In 1990, the first joint election of the athletes of the year took place in Germany .
In individual sports there are also elections for the outstanding athlete of this sport, so in Germany the basketball player of the year , player of the year in the basketball league , beach volleyball player of the year , footballer of the year , handball player of the year , track and field athlete of the year , cyclist of the year and Volleyball player of the year honored. The Trainer of the Year has also been honored since 2006 , the award is made by the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB).
Moderation
Since the television broadcast began, the following people have guided through the program:
Award winners
year
athlete
sportswoman
team
Disabled athletes
Disabled athlete
Disabled team
2020
Leon Draisaitl ice hockey
Malaika Mihambo long jump
FC Bayern Munich soccer
2019
Niklas Kaul decathlon
Malaika Mihambo long jump
National men's ski jumping team
Johannes Floors Sprint
Irmgard Bensusan Sprint
National men's goalball team
2018
Patrick Lange triathlon
Angelique Kerber Tennis
Men's national ice hockey team
Martin Fleig Nordic skiing
Andrea Eskau cycling / skiing
Nordic para-ski relay ( Andrea Eskau , Alexander Ehler , Steffen Lehmker )
2017
Johannes Rydzek Nordic Combined
Laura Dahlmeier biathlon
Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst beach volleyball
Niko Kappel shot put
Anna Schaffelhuber Alpine skiing
4 x 100 meter relay ( Johannes Floors , Markus Rehm , Léon Schäfer , Tom Malutedi )
2016
Fabian Hambüchen gymnastics
Angelique Kerber Tennis
Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst beach volleyball
Niko Kappel shot put
Vanessa Low long jump , sprint
4 x 100 meter relay ( Johannes Floors , Felix Streng , David Behre , Markus Rehm )
2015
Jan Frodeno triathlon
Christina Schwanitz shot put
National team Nordic combined
Georg Kreiter Alpine skiing
Anna Schaffelhuber Alpine skiing
National women's wheelchair basketball team
2014
Robert Harting discus throw
Maria Höfl-Riesch Alpine skiing
National men's soccer team
Markus Rehm long jump
Anna Schaffelhuber Alpine skiing
National women's wheelchair basketball team
2013
Robert Harting discus throw
Christina Obergföll javelin throw
FC Bayern Munich soccer
Thomas Schmidberger table tennis
Anna Schaffelhuber Alpine skiing
National team of juniors wheelchair basketball
2012
Robert Harting discus throw
Magdalena Neuner biathlon
Germany eighth rowing
Jochen Wollmert table tennis
Birgit Kober javelin / shot put
National women's wheelchair basketball team
2011
Dirk Nowitzki Basketball
Magdalena Neuner biathlon
Borussia Dortmund football
Gerd Schönfelder Alpine skiing
Anna Schaffelhuber Alpine skiing
National women's wheelchair basketball team
2010
Sebastian Vettel Motorsport
Maria Riesch Alpine skiing
National men's soccer team
Gerd Schönfelder Alpine skiing
Verena Bentele biathlon / cross-country skiing
National team paracycling
2009
Paul Biedermann Swimming
Steffi Nerius throwing the javelin
National women's soccer team
Michael Teuber Paracycling
Andrea Rothfuss Alpine skiing
National team wheelchair curling
2008
Matthias Steiner weightlifting
Britta Steffen Swimming
National men's hockey team
Wolfgang Sacher Paracycling
Kirsten Bruhn swimming
National women's wheelchair basketball team
2007
Fabian Hambüchen gymnastics
Magdalena Neuner biathlon
Men's national handball team
Mathias Mester discus throw / shot put / javelin throw
Natalie Simanowski Paracycling
National women's wheelchair basketball team
2006
Michael Greis biathlon
Kati Wilhelm biathlon
National men's soccer team
Gerd Schönfelder Alpine skiing
Verena Bentele biathlon / cross-country skiing
National women's wheelchair basketball team
2005
Ronny Ackermann Nordic combined
Uschi Disl biathlon
National men's basketball team
Michael Teuber Paracycling
Kirsten Bruhn swimming
Men's national team sitting volleyball
2004
Michael Schumacher Motorsport
Birgit Fischer canoe racing
National women's hockey team
Wojtek Czyz Sprint / Long Jump
Kirsten Bruhn swimming
-
2003
Jan Ullrich cycling
Hannah Stockbauer Swimming
National women's soccer team
2002
Sven Hannawald ski jumping
Franziska van Almsick swimming
National men's soccer team
2001
Erik Zabel cycling
Hannah Stockbauer Swimming
FC Bayern Munich soccer
2000
Nils Schumann middle distance run
Heike Drechsler long jump
Track bike foursome cycling
1999
Martin Schmitt ski jumping
Steffi Graf Tennis
National team ski jumping
1998
Georg Hackl luge
Katja Seizinger Alpine skiing
1. FC Kaiserslautern football
1997
Jan Ullrich cycling
Astrid Kumbernuss shot put
Team Telekom cycling
1996
Frank Busemann decathlon
Katja Seizinger Alpine skiing
National men's soccer team
1995
Michael Schumacher Motorsport
Franziska van Almsick swimming
Borussia Dortmund football
1994
Markus Wasmeier Alpine skiing
Katja Seizinger Alpine skiing
National team ski jumping
1993
Henry Mask Boxing
Franziska van Almsick swimming
National men's basketball team
1992
Dieter Baumann long-distance running
Heike Henkel high jump
National men's hockey team
1991
Michael Stich tennis
Katrin Krabbe Sprint
1. FC Kaiserslautern football
1990
Boris Becker tennis
Katrin Krabbe Sprint
National men's soccer team
1989
Boris Becker tennis
Steffi Graf Tennis
Germany eighth rowing
1988
Michael Gross Swimming
Steffi Graf Tennis
Germany eighth rowing
1987
Harald Schmid 400 meter hurdles
Steffi Graf Tennis
Fed Cup team tennis
1986
Boris Becker tennis
Steffi Graf Tennis
Epee fencer fencing
1985
Boris Becker tennis
Cornelia Hanisch fencing
Davis Cup team tennis
1984
Michael Gross Swimming
Ulrike Meyfarth high jump
Epee fencer fencing
1983
Michael Gross Swimming
Ulrike Meyfarth high jump
VfL Gummersbach Handball
1982
Michael Gross Swimming
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 men's water polo team
1980
Guido Kratschmer Decathlon
Irene Epple Alpine skiing
National men's soccer team
1979
Harald Schmid 400 meter hurdles
Christa Kinshofer Alpine skiing
TV Großwallstadt Handball
1978
Eberhard Gienger gymnastics
Maria Epple Alpine skiing
Men's national handball team
1977
Dietrich Thurau cycling
Eva Wilms shot put
Foil fencer fencing
1976
Gregor Braun cycling
Rosi Mittermaier Alpine skiing
Track bike foursome cycling
1975
Peter-Michael Kolbe rowing
Ellen Wellmann middle distance run
Borussia Mönchengladbach football
1974
Eberhard Gienger gymnastics
Christel Justen Swimming
National men's soccer team
1973
Klaus Wolfermann javelin throw
Uta Schorn gymnastics
Track bike foursome cycling
1972
Klaus Wolfermann javelin throw
Heide Rosendahl long jump
National men's hockey team
1971
Hans Fassnacht swimming
Ingrid Mickler-Becker long jump / sprint
Borussia Mönchengladbach football
1970
Hans Fassnacht swimming
Heide Rosendahl long jump
National men's soccer team
1969
Hans Fassnacht swimming
Liesel Westermann discus throw
Show jumping team riding
1968
Franz Keller Nordic combination
Ingrid Becker athletics
Germany eighth rowing
1967
Kurt Bendlin decathlon
Liesel Westermann discus throw
FC Bayern Munich soccer
1966
Rudi Altig cycling
Helga Hoffmann and Karin Frisch athletics
National men's soccer team
1965
Hans-Joachim Klein Swimming
Helga Hoffmann athletics
National team athletics
1964
Willi Holdorf athletics
Roswitha Esser / Annemarie Zimmermann Canoe racing
Berliner Ruder-Vierer from the Berliner Ruder-Club Rowing
1963
Gerhard Hetz swimming
Ursel Brunner swimming
National men's hockey team
1962
Gerhard Hetz swimming
Jutta Heine athletics
Ratzeburger's eights rowing
1961
Wolfgang Graf Berghe from Trips Motorsport
Heidi Schmid fencing
1. FC Nuremberg football
1960
Georg Thoma Nordic Combination
Ingrid Krämer art and high diving
Germany eighth rowing
1959
Martin Lauer athletics
Marika Kilius figure skating
Germany eighth rowing
1958
Fritz Thiedemann riding
Marianne Werner athletics
National team athletics
1957
Manfred Germar athletics
Wiltrud Urselmann Swimming
Borussia Dortmund football
1956
Hans Günter Winkler riding
Ursula Happe Swimming
-
1955
Hans Günter Winkler riding
Helene Kienzle figure skating
-
1954
Heinz Fütterer athletics
Ursula Happe Swimming
-
1953
Werner Haas motorcycle
Christa Seliger athletics
-
1952
Karl Kling Motorsport
Ria Baran-Falk figure skating
-
1951
The Falk couple ( Paul Falk and Ria Baran-Falk ) figure skating
Ria Baran-Falk figure skating
-
1950
Herbert Klein Swimming
Ria Baran-Falk figure skating
-
1949
Georg Meier motorcycle
Lena Stumpf athletics
-
Germany
1948
Gottfried von Cramm Tennis
Mirl Buchner-Fischer Alpine skiing
-
1947
Gottfried von Cramm Tennis
Marga Petersen athletics
-
Most frequent award winners
#
Years
who
10
1966, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
Men's national soccer team
7th
2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
Women's national wheelchair basketball team
6th
1986, 1987 (2 ×), 1988, 1989, 1999
Steffi Graf (five times as an athlete, once as a member of the German Fed Cup team (1987))
6th
1959, 1960, 1968, 1988, 1989, 2012
Germany eighth
5
1985, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990
Boris Becker (four times as an individual athlete, once as a member of the German Davis Cup team (1985))
5
2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017
Anna Schaffelhuber
4th
1950, 1951, 1951, 1952
Ria Baran-Falk (three times as an individual athlete, once as a couple with Paul Falk )
4th
1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
Ulrike Meyfarth
4th
1982, 1983, 1984, 1988
Michael Gross
4th
1963, 1972, 1992, 2008
Men's national hockey team
4th
1967, 2001, 2013, 2020
FC Bayern Munich
3
1955, 1956, 1969
Hans Günter Winkler (twice individually, once as a member of the show jumping team (1969))
3
1969, 1970, 1971
Hans Fassnacht
3
1979, 1982, 1987
Harald Schmid (twice individually, once as a member of the 4 × 400 m relay (1982))
3
1994, 1996, 1998
Katja Seizinger
3
1994, 1999, 2019
National team ski jumping
3
1973, 1976, 2000
Track bike foursome
3
1993, 1995, 2002
Franziska van Almsick
3
1997, 1997, 2003
Jan Ullrich (twice individually, once as a member of Team Telekom (1997))
3
2004, 2005, 2008
Kirsten Bruhn
3
2006, 2010, 2011
Gerd Schönfelder
3
1957, 1995, 2011
Borussia Dortmund
3
2007, 2011, 2012
Magdalena Neuner
3
2012, 2013, 2014
Robert Harting
2
1947, 1948
Gottfried von Cramm
2
1954, 1956
Ursula Happe
2
1962, 1963
Gerhard Hetz
2
1965, 1966
Helga Hoffmann
2
1970, 1972
Heide Rosendahl
2
1972, 1973
Klaus Wolfermann
2
1971, 1975
Borussia Monchengladbach
2
1974, 1978
Eberhard Gienger
2
1990, 1991
Katrin Krabbe
2
1991, 1998
1. FC Kaiserslautern
2
2001, 2003
Hannah Stockbauer
2
1995, 2004
Michael sSchumacher
2
1993, 2005
Men's national basketball team
2
2005, 2011
Dirk Nowitzki (once individually, once as a member of the national basketball team)
2
2005, 2009
Michael Teuber
2
2010, 2011
Gerd Schönfelder
2
2007, 2016
Fabian Hambüchen
2
2016, 2017
Niko Kappel
2
2016, 2017
Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst
2
2016, 2018
Angelique Kerber
Special
Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth was the first female athlete to be elected four times in a row (1981-84), which was only achieved by Steffi Graf (1986-1989), who, at ten years of age, also had the largest time difference between two honors as an individual athlete (1989 and 1999). For Hans Günter Winkler, there were 13 years between two honors (1956 as an individual athlete and 1969 as a member of the show jumping team). With Berti Vogts it was even 26 years between being elected as an active member of the German national soccer team (1970) and being elected as their coach (1996).
So far, athletes have been elected four times in one year both alone and in a 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 all-women team to be voted Team of the Year in 1987.
Another curiosity is the choice of Ria Baran-Falk , who was named Sportswoman of the Year in 1951 and, with her husband Paul Falk, Sportswoman of the Year.
The Olympic champion Ingrid Krämer from Dresden was elected athlete of the year in 1960 in both the Federal Republic and 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 1986 Sportswoman of the Year in the GDR.
While in 1964, Roswitha Esser and Annemarie Zimmermann, two female athletes who were active together in the two-man kayak, were chosen in 1966, two female athletes, Helga Hoffmann and Karin Frisch, with the same number of points.
In 1961 Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips was posthumously voted Sportsman of the Year.
The youngest individual prize winners were Wiltrud Urselmann in 1957 at the age of 15 for women and Boris Becker in 1985 at 18 for men. The oldest individual prize winners were Karl Kling in 1952 for men and Birgit Fischer in 2004 for women, each aged 42.
In 2011, Dirk Nowitzki was the first team athlete to be named Sportsman of the Year. Nowitzki was second in 2005 and third in 2007. The nomination as Sportsman of the Year 2011 is Nowitzki's second award after the German men's national basketball team was voted Team of the Year in 2005.
Statistics by sports
Men
sport
number
athletics
16
swim
12
Motorsport
5
tennis
Cycling
6th
Nordic skiing
do gymnastics
4th
horse riding
3
Triathlon
2
basketball
1
biathlon
Boxing
ice Hockey
figure skating
Weightlifting
Luge
rowing
Alpine skiing
Women
sport
number
athletics
27
swim
11
Alpine skiing
10
tennis
7th
biathlon
6th
figure skating
4th
fencing
2
canoe
Figure skating
1
do gymnastics
Teams
sport
number
Remarks
Soccer (men)
22nd
12 times clubs, 10 times national team
Rowing (men)
8th
6 national teams, 2 club teams
Handball (men)
4th
2 times national team, 2 times clubs
Hockey (men)
Cycling
3 national teams, 1 club team
fencing
3
athletics
Nordic skiing
basketball
2
Beach volleyball (women)
Soccer (women)
Ice hockey (men)
1
Hockey (women)
horse riding
Tennis (women)
Tennis (men)
See also
Web links
Lists of national athletes of the year
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