Sportsman of the year 1951 (Germany)

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The best German athletes of 1951 were honored by Kurt Dobbratz . The election was organized for the 5th time by the Internationale Sport-Korrespondenz (ISK). A total of 329 sports reporters and editors from West Germany , Berlin , the GDR and Saarland cast their votes. Each sports journalist participating in the election could cast 55 votes: ten for the best German athlete, nine for the second best, eight for the third best, seven for the fourth best, six for the fifth best, etc.

For the first time, Ria and Paul Falk, a couple received the athlete of the year award .

There was no separate evaluation of athletes; according to modern interpretation, Ria Falk-Baran was also named “Sportswoman of the Year”. The best individual athlete was the all-rounder Maria Sander-Domgalla in 10th place.

Ranking list

Athlete sport Points Successes in 1951
1. The Falk couple
( Paul Falk and Ria Baran-Falk )		 Ice and figure skating 2479 five-time German champions in figure skating and roller skating, two-time European and two-time world champions in both sports
2. Herbert Schade athletics 2257 Four-time record holder over 2000 m, 3000 m, 5000 m and 10,000 m in long-distance running
3. Herbert Klein Swimming 2224 German record over 100 m breaststroke and world record over 200 m
4th Gottfried von Cramm tennis 1633 Unbeaten in Germany's games in the Davis Cup in 1951 up to the European zone final
5. Hein ten Hoff Boxing 1444 European heavyweight champion, contender for the world championship
6th Wilhelm Herz Motorcycling 1174 Fastest motorcyclist in the world on NSU at 290 km / h, holder of numerous class records
7th Bobsleigh teams
("Ostler and Co.")
( Ostler , Leitl , Pössinger , Nieberl )		 Bobsleigh 0893 World champion in the two-man bobsleigh (Ostler and Nieberl) and four-man bobsleigh
8th. Fritz Walter Soccer 0821 Twenty times German national player, captain of the national team and the reigning German champions 1. FC Kaiserslautern
9. Helmut Bantz do gymnastics 0641 Member of the German team in the international match against Switzerland in front of world champion Josef Stalder
10. Maria Sander-Domgalla athletics 0402 All-rounder and with 11.2 s German record in hurdles

A total of 85 athletes were named.

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