Sportsman of the year 1971 (Germany)
The athletes of the year 1971 in the Federal Republic of Germany were honored on December 17th in the Kurhaus Baden-Baden . The election was organized for the 25th time by the Internationale Sport-Korrespondenz (ISK). The participation of 621 sports journalists, radio and television reporters set a new record for voting. The swimmer Hans Fassnacht was the first athlete ever to be honored as "Sportsman of the Year" for the third time in a row. The Belgian racing cyclist Eddy Merckx was named “World Sportsman of the Year” with the Baden-Baden Ring of Honor.
Men
| athlete | sport | Points | Successes in 1971 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hans Fassnacht | Swimming | 1864 | Several European records as well as a world record of 2: 03.3 minutes over 200 meters dolphin |
| 2. | Detlef Lewe | Canoeing | 1176 | World champion in single over 500 meters and over 1000 meters |
| 3. | Uwe Beyer | athletics | 1065 | European champion in hammer throw |
| 4th | Erhard Keller | Speed skating | 777 | Sprint world champion |
| 5. | Berti Vogts | Soccer | 747 | Footballer of the year in Germany 1971, German champion with Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 6th | Kurt Bendlin | athletics | 440 | German champion in the decathlon |
| 7th | Walter Demel | Cross-country skiing | 366 | German champion over 15 km |
| 8th. | Gerd Müller | Soccer | 320 | DFB Cup winners with FC Bayern Munich ; Appointment to the FIFA selection |
| 9. | Rudolf Mang | Weightlifting | 319 | Gold medal in snatch and bronze medal in heavyweight all-around at the European Championships in Sofia ; German champion in all-around |
| 10. | Hartwig Steenken | Show jumping | 296 | European champion in show jumping |
A total of 67 athletes were named.
Women
| sportswoman | sport | Points | Successes in 1971 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ingrid Mickler-Becker | athletics | 1263 | Gold medal and European record in the long jump and with the 4 x 100 meter relay as well as a silver medal in the 100 meter run at the European Athletics Championships in Helsinki ; German runner-up in the 100-meter run and long jump |
| 2. | Hildegard Falck | athletics | 809 | Championship and world record in the 800 meter run as well as gold medal with the 3 x 800 meter relay at the German Athletics Championships ; Silver medal with the 4 x 400 meter relay at the European Athletics Championships; European champion in the 800 meter run at the European Indoor Championships |
| 3. | Heide Rosendahl | athletics | 700 | European champion in long jump at the European Indoor Championships; German champion in long jump ; Bronze medal in the long jump at the European Athletics Championships |
| 4th | Liselott Linsenhoff | Dressage riding | 260 | German Champion and European Champion in singles; European champion with the team |
| 5. | Ulrike Deppe | Canoeing | 125 | Individual and team world champion in canoe slalom , silver medal in the team competition |
| 6th | Elisabeth Demleitner | Luge | 117 | German champion and world champion |
| 7th | Heike Nagel | Swimming | 94 | German champion over 100 and 200 meters butterfly swimming |
| 8th. | Annemarie Schlosser-Flaig | Artistic cycling | 80 | World champion and German champion in single art cycling |
| 9. | Petra Häussler | Figure skating | 29 | World Champion and German Champion |
| 10. | Inge Helten | athletics | 25th | European champion with the 4 x 100 meter relay |
A total of 25 athletes were named.
Teams
A total of 29 teams were named.
literature
- Foosball sports magazine . No. 102 . Olympia-Verlag GmbH, 1971, ISSN 0023-1290 .
- Pforzheimer Newspaper . No. 291 & 292 . J. Esslinger GmbH & Co. KG, Pforzheim 1971.
Remarks
- ↑ Ria Baran-Falk was named "Sportswoman of the Year" from 1950 to 1952.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Olympic Encyclopedia, Supplement to the Olympic Review N ° 224, Equestrian Sports , page 46 (right): The Gucci Trophy, formerly the Presidents Cup (The Prince Philip Trophy)