Sportsman of the year 2006 (Germany)
The 2006 Sportsmen of the Year in Germany were selected by specialist journalists and honored on December 17th in the Kurhaus in Baden-Baden . The election was organized for the 60th time by the Internationale Sport-Korrespondenz (ISK).
Men
| space | athlete | sport | Points | Successes 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Michael Greis | biathlon | 3126 | Olympic champion mass start, individual u. Season |
| 2. | Michael sSchumacher | Motorsport | 1645 | Formula 1 vice world champion |
| 3. | Miroslav Klose | Soccer | 1430 | 3rd place u. World Cup top scorer , Bundesliga top scorer |
| 4th | Dirk Nowitzki | basketball | 1417 | NBA finalist |
| 5. | Georg Hettich | Nordic combination | 1351 | Olympic champion normal hill, silver team |
| 6th | Sven Fischer | biathlon | 1126 | Olympic champion sprint u. Relay, bronze pursuit |
| 7th | Norman Stadler | Triathlon | 837 | Ironman Hawaii winner |
| 8th. | Fabian Hambüchen | do gymnastics | 671 | Bronze medal world championship all-around a. Leap |
| 9. | Jan Fitschen | athletics | 669 | European champion 10,000 meters |
| 10. | Timo Boll | Table tennis | 640 | Bronze medal world championship team, winner Europe Top-12 |
Women
| space | athlete | sport | Points | Successes 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kati Wilhelm | biathlon | 3363 | Olympic champion pursuit, silver mass start a. Relay, overall World Cup winner |
| 2. | Britta Steffen | swim | 2980 | four-time European champion in freestyle swimming, world record 100 m freestyle |
| 3. | Sylke Otto | Luge | 1337 | Olympic Champion |
| 4th | Steffi Nerius | athletics | 1298 | European champion javelin |
| 5. | Isabell Werth | Dressage riding | 1201 | World Champion Grand Prix Special u. Team, bronze freestyle |
| 6th | Ulrike Maisch | athletics | 916 | European marathon champion |
| 7th | Birgit Prinz | Soccer | 866 | Winner of the Women's Champions League , record national player (155 appearances) |
| 8th. | Regina Halmich | Boxing | 600 | World flyweight champion (professionals) |
| 9. | Claudia Pechstein | Speed skating | 551 | Olympic champion team pursuit, silver 5000 meters, silver world championship all-around |
| 10. | Verena Bentele | Biathlon / cross-country skiing (parasport) | 493 | Paralympics winner biathlon 7.5 km u. Cross-country skiing middle distance, bronze biathlon 12.5 km |
Teams
| space | athlete | sport | Points | Successes 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Men's national soccer team | Soccer | 4165 | Third world championship |
| 2. | Men's national hockey team | hockey | 2919 | World Champion |
| 3. | Biathlon relay men | biathlon | 2337 | Olympic champion |
| 4th | Germany eighth | rowing | 1550 | World Champion |
| 5. | Bobsleigh team André Lange | Bobsleigh | 1128 | Olympic champion in two-man and four-man bobsleigh |
| 6th | Dressage team | Dressage riding | 799 | World Champion |
| 7th | Freestyle relay women | swim | 728 | European champion 4 × 100 meters with world record |
| 8th. | Speed skating team women | Speed skating | 533 | Olympic champion team pursuit |
| 9. | Versatility team | Eventing riding | 332 | World Champion |
| 10. | FC Bayern Munich | Soccer | ? | German champion and DFB cup winner |