Athlete of the year 1999 (Germany)

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The athletes of the year 1999 in Germany were chosen by specialist journalists and honored on December 19th in the Kurhaus in Baden-Baden . The election was organized for the 53rd time by the Internationale Sport-Korrespondenz (ISK).

The title of Sportsman of the Year went to ski jumping world champion Martin Schmitt , who, together with his teammates, was also honored as part of the team of the year. The tennis player and French Open winner Steffi Graf received the award as Sportswoman of the Year for the fifth time in the year of her resignation (from 1986 to 1989 four times in a row). As at her last two honors, Graf was not present, while Schmitt - who had previously celebrated a double victory in the World Cup in Zakopane, Poland - was flown in for the ceremony. The awards for Schmitt, Graf and the ski jumpers were each viewed as "favorite victories". As a junior athlete of the year the magazine named German Sports Aid Foundation , the sprinter Sina Schielke .

Men

space athlete sport Points Achievements in 1999
1. Martin Schmitt Ski jumping 3584 Double world champion large hill (individual and team jumping), overall world cup winner
2. Charles Friedek athletics 1301 World champion triple jump
3. Sven Fischer biathlon 1280 World champion individual 20 km and overall world cup winner
4th Jan Ullrich Road cycling 1271 Winner Vuelta a España , world time trial champion
5. Lothar Matthäus Soccer 1265 German champion with FC Bayern Munich
6th Heinz-Harald Frentzen formula 1 1128 Third in the world championship with two victories this season
7th Erik Zabel Road cycling 1077 Tour de France green jersey
8th. Arnd Schmitt fencing 1038 World champion epee singles
9. Karsten Kobs athletics 0556 World champion hammer throw
10. Dariusz Michalczewski Boxing 0336 Defense of the title of WBO world heavyweight champion

Women

space athlete sport Points Achievements in 1999
1. Steffi Graf tennis 3393 Winner of the French Open
2. Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Speed ​​skating 2698 World champion all around , 3000 m and 5000 m
3. Astrid Kumbernuss athletics 2010 World champion shot put
4th Sandra Völker Swimming 1953 Short course world champion 50 m back
5. Martina Zellner biathlon 0708 Double world champion sprint and relay
6th Sabine Bau fencing 0661 Vice world champion foil individual, world champion with the team
7th Kathrin Boron rowing 0496 World champion double-twos
8th. Anja Rücker athletics 0455 Vice world champion 400 m
9. Hilde Gerg Alpine skiing 0360 Overall World Cup runner-up
10. Franka Dietzsch athletics 0350 World champion discus throw

Teams

space athlete sport Points Achievements in 1999
1. Ski jumping team Ski jumping 3529 World champion large hill
2. Biathlon women biathlon 1909 World champions relay
3. Track bike foursome Track cycling 1215 World champion team pursuit
4th Foil fencers fencing 1026 World champions
5. THW Kiel Handball 0897 German champion and cup winner
6th FC Bayern Munich Soccer 0894 German champions
7th McLaren-Mercedes Automobile sport 0739 Formula 1 vice world champion constructors 'championship and drivers' title
8th. SSV Ulm 1846 Soccer 0716 Third in the 2nd Bundesliga
9. Dressage equipe Dressage riding 0582 European champion
10. Show jumping team Show jumping 0538 European champion

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Steffi Graf and Martin Schmitt are the "Sportsmen of the Year". In: Der Spiegel. December 19, 1999.
  2. ↑ Internationale Sport-Korrespondenz (ISK): Athlete of the year 1999 in Baden-Baden (PDF), p. 44.