Sportsman of the year 2007 (Germany)
The 2007 athletes of the year in Germany were chosen by specialist journalists and honored on December 22nd in the Kurhaus in Baden-Baden . The election was organized for the 61st time by the Internationale Sport-Korrespondenz (ISK).
Men
| space | athlete | sport | Points | Successes in 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fabian Hambüchen | do gymnastics | 4575 | World champion on horizontal bar , silver in the all-around event and bronze in the team all-around event |
| 2. | Timo Boll | Table tennis | 1614 | European champion in singles, doubles and with the team |
| 3. | Dirk Nowitzki | basketball | 1530 | Most Valuable Player of the 2006/07 NBA Season |
| 4th | Ronny Ackermann | Nordic combination | 1192 | World champion in singles and vice world champion with the team |
| 5. | Tobias Angerer | Cross-country skiing | 1144 | Silver in the skiathlon and bronze in the 15 km freestyle at the Nordic World Ski Championships |
| 6th | Michael Greis | biathlon | 955 | Overall World Cup winner and World Cup winner in the sprint of the 2006/07 season , world champion in mass start, vice world champion in individual, third with the relay |
| 7th | Daniel Unger | Triathlon | 843 | Triathlon world champion (short distance) and third at the European championship (short distance) |
| 8th. | Michael Kraus | Handball | 694 | World champion with the German national team and member of the all-star team at the 2007 World Cup |
| 9. | Peter Joppich | fencing | 520 | World champion in foil (single) and vice world champion as well as European champion with the German foil team |
| 10. | Mario Gomez | Soccer | 500 | German footballer of the year and German champion with VfB Stuttgart |
Women
| space | athlete | sport | Points | Successes in 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Magdalena Neuner | biathlon | 3410 | three-time world champion |
| 2. | Franka Dietzsch | Discus throw | 2373 | world champion |
| 3. | Nadine Angerer | Women's soccer | 1543 | World champion with the German national team and best goalkeeper in the World Cup (without conceding a goal in the tournament) |
| 4th | Regina Halmich | Boxing | 1360 | since 1995 unbeaten world champion of the WIBF |
| 5. | Andrea Henkel | biathlon | 1011 | Overall World Cup winner, World Cup winner in sprint and individual of the 2006/07 season . In addition, world champion in mass start and with the relay |
| 6th | Birgit Prinz | Women's soccer | 888 | World champion with the German national team and German champion with the 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| 7th | Betty Heidler | Hammer throw | 811 | world champion |
| 8th. | Anni Friesinger | Speed skating | 716 | Sprint world champion and vice world champion over 1000 meters |
| 9. | Jenny Wolf | Speed skating | 678 | Overall World Cup winner on the 100-meter and 500-meter courses and world champion on the 2 × 500-meter course |
| 10. | Nadine Krause | Handball | 649 | Third place in the world championship with the German national team, German runner-up with Bayer 04 Leverkusen and handball player in the 2006/07 season |
Teams
| space | athlete | sport | Points | Successes in 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Men's national handball team | Handball | 4677 | World Champion |
| 2. | Women's national soccer team | Women's soccer | 4118 | World Champion |
| 3. | THW Kiel | Handball | 1413 | Champions , cup winners and Champions League winners |
| 4th | Biathlon women's relay | biathlon | 1073 | World Champion |
| 5. | VfB Stuttgart | Soccer | 953 | German champions |
| 6th | DTB squad (men) | do gymnastics | 942 | Third at the world championships |
| 7th | German national hockey team of women | hockey | 759 | European champion in field hockey |
| 8th. | VfB Friedrichshafen (men) | volleyball | 541 | Champions League winner , German champion and DVV cup winner |
| 9. | Men's national soccer team | Soccer | 460 | |
| 10. | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | figure skating | 236 | Bronze at the world championships and European champion |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Neuner, Hambüchen and DHB awarded (sueddeutsche.de from May 17, 2010, accessed on December 21, 2015)
- ↑ Triumph for Neuner, Hambüchen and handball players (welt.de from December 22, 2007, accessed on December 21, 2015)