Athlete of the year 1972 (Germany)
The athletes of the year 1972 in the Federal Republic of Germany were honored on December 21st in the Kurhaus Baden-Baden . The election was organized for the 26th time by the Internationale Sport-Korrespondenz (ISK). The participation of 711 sports journalists, radio and television reporters set a new record in voting. Athletes from the Summer Olympics in Munich dominated the voting results .
Men
| athlete | sport | Points | Successes 1972 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Klaus Wolfermann | athletics | 2469 | Gold medalist and Olympic record in javelin throw at the Olympic Games in Munich |
| 2. | Bernd Kannenberg | athletics | 1443 | Olympic champion and Olympic record over 50 km walking ; each German champion in individual and team competition over 20 km and 50 km walk |
| 3. | Erhard Keller | Speed skating | 1319 | Gold medal and Olympic record in 500-meter speed skating |
| 4th | Dieter Kottysch | Boxing | 942 | Olympic and German light middleweight champions |
| 5. | Walter Demel | Cross-country skiing | 816 | Flag bearer of the Olympic team and four-time competitor at the Olympic Winter Games |
| 6th | Günter Netzer | Soccer | 418 | Footballer of the year ; Player in the " Wembley-Elf " and European football champions |
| 7th | Johannes Fromming | Harness racing | 416 | 5000 wins in trotting since 1926 |
| 8th. | Gerd Müller | Soccer | 414 | German champion with FC Bayern Munich and European soccer champion |
| 9. | Josef Neckermann | Dressage riding | 399 | Silver medal with the dressage team and bronze medal in individual at the Olympic Games |
| 10. | Hans Günter Winkler | Show jumping | 357 | Team gold medal at the Olympic Games in show jumping |
A total of 56 athletes were named.
Women
| sportswoman | sport | Points | Successes 1972 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Heide Rosendahl | athletics | 3087 | Gold medal in the long jump and with the 4 x 100 meter relay as well as a silver medal in the pentathlon at the Olympic Games in Munich ; German champion in the long jump and pentathlon and runner-up in the 100-meter run |
| 2. | Ulrike Meyfarth | athletics | 2216 | Gold medal and world record in the Olympic high jump ; Bronze medal at the German Athletics Championships |
| 3. | Hildegard Falck | athletics | 1949 | Gold medal and Olympic record in the 800 meter run ; Second in the German Athletics Championships over 800 meters and with the 3 x 800 meter relay |
| 4th | Monika Pflug | Speed skating | 1374 | Olympic champion in 1000 meter speed skating at the Olympic Winter Games in Sapporo and gold medal in the sprint four-way fight at the 1972 speed skating sprint world championship |
| 5. | Liselott Linsenhoff | Dressage riding | 920 | Olympic gold medal in the individual dressage and silver medal with the dressage team |
| 6th | Rita Wilden | athletics | 424 | Silver medal at the Olympic Games and German champion in the 400-meter run and German champion with the 4 x 100 meter relay |
| 7th | Petra Häussler | Figure skating | 118 | World Champion and German Champion |
| 8th. | Gisela Grothaus | Canoe slalom | 58 | Silver medal in the Olympic Games |
| 9. | Heidemarie Reineck | Swimming | 49 | Olympic bronze medal with the 4 x 100 meter freestyle and 4 x 100 meter medley relay |
| 10. | Ingrid Mickler-Becker | athletics | 35 | Olympic gold medal with the 4 x 100 meter relay |
A total of 30 athletes were named.
Teams
| athlete | sport | Points | Successes 1972 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Men's national hockey team | hockey | 2694 | Olympic champion |
| 2. | German national soccer team | Soccer | 1971 | European champion |
| 3. |
Bodensee-Vierer ( Berger , Färber , Auer , Bierl , Benter ) |
rowing | 1750 | Olympic champion |
| 4th |
4 x 100 meter relay for women ( Krause , Mickler-Beckler , Richter , Rosendahl ) |
athletics | 1592 | Olympic victory and world record |
| 5. |
Track four ( Colombo , Haritz , Hempel , Schumacher ) |
Cycling | 1027 | Olympic champion |
| 6th | Show jumping team ( Ligges , Wiltfang , Steenken , Winkler ) |
Show jumping | 621 | Olympic champion |
| 7th | FC Bayern Munich | Soccer | 338 | German champion and semi-finalist in the European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 8th. | Dressage equipe ( Linsenhoff , Neckermann , Schlüter ) |
Dressage riding | 173 | Silver medal in the Olympic Games |
| 9. | 4 x 200 meter crawl relay of men ( Steinbach , Lampe , Vosseler , Fassnacht ) |
Swimming | 67 | Silver medal in the Olympic Games |
| 10. | National fistball team | Fistball | 37 | World Champion |
A total of 30 teams were named.
literature
- Foosball sports magazine . No. 104 . Olympia-Verlag GmbH, 1972, ISSN 0023-1290 .
- Pforzheimer Newspaper . No. 295 . J. Esslinger GmbH & Co. KG, Pforzheim 1972.
- Reutlinger General-Anzeiger . No. 295 . Reutlinger General-Anzeiger Verlag, Reutlingen 1972.