Sportsman of the year 2008 (Germany)
The 2008 Sportsman of the Year in Germany were chosen by specialist journalists and honored on December 21 at the Kurhaus in Baden-Baden . The election was organized for the 62nd time by the Internationale Sport-Korrespondenz (ISK).
Men
| space | athlete | sport | Points | Achievements in 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Matthias Steiner | Weightlifting | 3665 | Olympic champion |
| 2. | Timo Boll | Table tennis | 2383 | Silver medal (team) , three titles at the European Championship |
| 3. | Jan Frodeno | Triathlon | 1647 | Olympic champion |
| 4th | Hinrich Romeike | Eventing riding | 1293 | two-time Olympic champion : individually and with the team |
| 5. | Sebastian Vettel | Motorsport | 1205 | Victory at the Italian Grand Prix , the youngest Formula 1 Grand Prix winner |
| 6th | Ole Bishop | Judo | 792 | Olympic champion |
| 7th | André Lange | bob | 791 | two-time world champion as well as silver and bronze at the European championships |
| 8th. | Fabian Hambüchen | do gymnastics | 751 | Bronze medal on the horizontal bar |
| 9. | Alexander Grimm | Canoe slalom | 600 | Olympic champion |
| 10. | Dirk Nowitzki | basketball | 560 | best scorer in Dallas Mavericks history |
Women
| space | athlete | sport | Points | Achievements in 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Britta Steffen | swim | 3683 | Olympic champion over 50 m and 100 m freestyle |
| 2. | Britta Heidemann | fencing | 2076 | Olympic Champion |
| 3. | Magdalena Neuner | biathlon | 1545 | Three-time winner of the biathlon world championships |
| 4th | Lena Schöneborn | Modern pentathlon | 1334 | Olympic Champion |
| 5. | Andrea Henkel | biathlon | 1219 | Three-time winner of the biathlon world championships |
| 6th | Sabine Spitz | Mountain bike | 1053 | Olympic Champion |
| 7th | Isabell Werth | Dressage riding | 627 | Olympic Summer Games 2008 : Olympic Champion (team), silver medal (individual) |
| 8th. | Anni Friesinger | Speed skating | 610 | World champion over 1000 m and 1500 m |
| 9. | Maria Riesch | Alpine skiing | 509 | Alpine Ski World Cup 2007/08 : First place in Super-G and Combined and third in the overall ranking |
| 10. | Jenny Wolf | Speed skating | 439 | World champion in sprint and individual distance (2 × 500 meters) |
Teams
| space | athlete | sport | Points | Achievements in 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Men's national hockey team | hockey | 3381 | Olympic champion |
| 2. | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Soccer | 2467 | Bundesliga : As a newly promoted the autumn championship achieved |
| 3. | Men's table tennis team | Table tennis | 1494 | Silver medal winner at the Beijing Olympics |
| 4th | Versatility team | Equestrian sport | 1078 | Olympic champion |
| 5. | Women's biathlon relay | biathlon | 1032 | World champions |
| 6th | Women's kayak foursome | Canoeing | 827 | Olympic champions |
| 7th | National football team of men | Soccer | 819 | Vice European champion |
| 8th. | Dressage team | Equestrian sport | 803 | Olympic champion |
| 9. | THW Kiel (men) | Handball | 792 | German champion and cup winner as well as Champions League finalist |
| 10. | Savchenko / Szolkowy | figure skating | 764 | World and European champions |