Sportsman of the year 2003 (Germany)
The athletes of the year 2003 in Germany were honored on December 21 in the Kurhaus Baden-Baden in front of 700 invited guests. The election was organized for the 57th time by the Internationale Sport-Korrespondenz (ISK). 1500 sports journalists took part in the voting.
Men
| athlete | sport | Points | 2003 successes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jan Ullrich | Cycling | 3388 | Second Tour de France |
| 2. | Michael sSchumacher | formula 1 | 2862 | World Champion |
| 3. | Ronny Ackermann | Nordic combination | 1897 | World champion singles, second sprint a. Team, overall world cup winner |
| 4th | Rainer Schüttler | tennis | 1665 | Finalist Australian Open , winner ATP tournaments Tokyo a . Lyon |
| 5. | Dirk Nowitzki | basketball | 1222 | NBA Conference Finals , Calling All-NBA Second Team |
| 6th | Ricco Great | biathlon | 1124 | World champion pursuit u. Relay, second sprint, third individual |
| 7th | Jochen Schümann | sailing | 1051 | America's Cup winner with the Swiss team (as sports director) |
| 8th. | Sven Ottke | Boxing | 794 | WBA - world champion super middleweight |
| 9. | Thomas Rupprath | Swimming | 663 |
World champion 50 m back short course European champion 50 u. 100 m back, 4 × 50 m layers, second 100 m butterfly |
| 10. | Axel Teichmann | Cross-country skiing | 609 | World champion 15 km classic, second relay |
Women
| sportswoman | sport | Points | 2003 successes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hannah Stockbauer | swim | 4670 | World champion 400 m, 800 m u. 1500 m freestyle |
| 2. | Anni Friesinger | Speed skating | 2961 | World champion 1000 m, 1500 m u. 3000 m |
| 3. | Birgit Prinz | Soccer | 1987 | World champion u. World Cup top scorer , UEFA Woman's Cup winner with 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| 4th | Martina Glagow | biathlon | 1558 | World Champion Pursuit, Third Season |
| 5. | Evi Sachsenbacher | Cross-country skiing | 1240 | World Champion Relay, Second Pursuit |
| 6th | Sylke Otto | Luge | 769 | World Champion singles a. Team, overall world cup winner |
| 7th | Antje Buschschulte | swim | 719 |
World champion 100 m back, second 4 × 100 m freestyle European short course champion 100 u. 200 m back, second 50 m back and 4 × 50 m layers |
| 8th. | Claudia Pechstein | Speed skating | 581 | World champion 5000 m, second 3000 m, vice world champion all around |
| 9. | Annika Becker | athletics | 509 | Vice world champion pole vault |
| 10. | Regina Halmich | Boxing | 507 | WIBF - World Flyweight Champion |