Sportsman of the year 2002 (Germany)
The athletes of the year 2002 in Germany were chosen by specialist journalists and honored on December 22nd in the Kurhaus in Baden-Baden . The election was organized for the 56th time by the Internationale Sport-Korrespondenz (ISK).
Men
| space | athlete | sport | Points | Achievements in 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sven Hannawald | Ski jumping | 4157 | Winner of the Four Hills Tournament with victories in all four competitions |
| 2. | Dirk Nowitzki | basketball | 2369 | World Championship third , NBA Conference semifinals |
| 3. | Michael sSchumacher | formula 1 | 1549 | World Champion |
| 4th | Oliver Kahn | Soccer | 1318 | Vice world champion |
| 5. | Timo Boll | Table tennis | 1283 | European champion singles a. Doubles, second team |
| 6th | Erik Zabel | Road cycling | 1009 | World number one , world championship third road race, blue jersey Vuelta a España |
| 7th | Georg Hackl | Luge | 860 | Olympic runner-up , European champion |
| 8th. | Ingo Schultz | athletics | 751 | European champion 400 m |
| 9. | Michael Ballack | Soccer | 682 | Vice world champion , Champions League finalist with Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| 10. | Sven Ottke | Boxing | 634 | World champion in super middleweight (professionals) |
Women
| space | athlete | sport | Points | Achievements in 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Franziska van Almsick | swim | 3936 | European champion 100 u. 200 m freestyle, 4 × 100 a. 4 × 200 m freestyle, 4 × 100 m medley |
| 2. | Claudia Pechstein | Speed skating | 3726 | Olympic champion 3000 m, 5000 m |
| 3. | Kati Wilhelm | biathlon | 2324 | Olympic champion sprint u. Season, second pursuit |
| 4th | Evi Sachsenbacher | Cross-country skiing | 1739 | Olympic champion relay, second sprint |
| 5. | Anni Friesinger | Speed skating | 954 | Olympic champion 1500 m |
| 6th | Sabine Braun | athletics | 939 | Vice European champion heptathlon |
| 7th | Grit Breuer | athletics | 922 | European champion 4 × 400 m relay, second 400 m |
| 8th. | Sylke Otto | Luge | 686 | Olympic Champion |
| 9. | Andrea Henkel | biathlon | 570 | Olympic champion individual u. Season |
| 10. | Verena Bentele | Skiing | 415 | Paralympics winner biathlon, cross-country skiing short, medium and. Long haul |
Teams
| space | athlete | sport | Points | Achievements in 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Men's national soccer team | Soccer | 3026 | Vice world champion |
| 2. | Men's national basketball team | basketball | 2397 | World Championship third |
| 3. | Ski jumping team | Ski jumping | 1977 | Olympic champion , winner of the Nations Cup in the World Cup |
| 4th | Biathlon relay women ( Apel , Disl , Henkel , Wilhelm ) | biathlon | 1546 | Olympic champion |
| 5. | Men's national hockey team | hockey | 1369 | World Champion |
| 6th | Cross-country skiing relay women ( Henkel , Bauer , Künzel , Sachsenbacher ) | Cross-country skiing | 1196 | Olympic champion |
| 7th | Bayer Leverkusen | Soccer | 881 | Champions League finalist |
| 8th. | SC Magdeburg | Handball | 809 | Champions League winner , club European champion |
| 9. | Sprint relay women | athletics | 671 | Vice European Champion 4 × 100 m |
| 10. | Freestyle relay women | swim | 665 | European champion 4 × 100 m |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Franziska van Almsick and Sven Hannawald Sportsman of the Year 2002 (FAZ of December 23, 2002, accessed on December 29, 2017)