Sportsman of the year 2012 (Germany)

The athletes of the year 2012 in Germany were chosen by the specialist journalists and honored on December 16 in the Kurhaus in Baden-Baden . The election was organized for the 66th time by the Internationale Sport-Korrespondenz (ISK). In addition, Ole Bischof was awarded the Sparkasse Prize 2012 for his successes and commitment, with which he is a role model for young athletes.

Men

space	athlete	sport	Points	Achievements in 2012
1.	Robert Harting	athletics	3049	Olympic discus winner European discus champion
2.	Sebastian Vettel	Motorsport	2578	Formula 1 world champion
3.	Marcel Nguyen	Gymnastics	1587	Silver medal at the Olympic Games in all around and on parallel bars
4th	Michael Jung	horse riding	0946	Olympic champion in versatility (individual and team)
5.	Timo Boll	Table tennis	0694	European champion individual and team bronze medal with the team at the Olympic Games
6th	Sandro Cortese	Motorcycling	0545	World Champion
7th	Martin Kaymer	golf	0509	Ryder Cup winner 2012
8th.	Bjorn Otto	athletics	0502	Silver medal at the Olympic Games in the pole vault - Vice European pole vault champion, German record with 6.01 m
9.	Philip Koester	Windsurfing	0371	Windsurf world champion
10.	Tony Martin	Cycling	0319	Silver medal at the Olympic Games in the individual time trial. World champion in the individual and team time trial

space	athlete	sport	Points	Achievements in 2012
1.	Magdalena Neuner	biathlon	3368	World champion in sprint and with the relay, Winner in the overall and sprint world cup and runner-up in the pursuit world cup
2.	Angelique Kerber	tennis	1545	Semi-finals at Wimbledon , quarter-finals at the French Open and the Olympic Games, and round of 16 at the US Open
3.	Lilli Schwarzkopf	athletics	1487	Silver medal in the heptathlon at the Olympic Games
4th	Tatjana Huefner	Sledding	0955	Luge world champion
5.	Britta Heidemann	fencing	0945	Silver medal in the sword at the Olympic Games
6th	Judith Arndt	Cycling	0838	World time trial champion, silver medal in the individual time trial at the Olympic Games
7th	Betty Heidler	athletics	0798	Bronze medal in hammer throw at the Olympic Games
8th.	Viktoria Rebensburg	Alpine skiing	0626	Winner of the giant slalom world cup
9.	Sabine Spitz	Cycling	0585	Silver medal at the Olympic Games in mountain bike
10.	Christina Obergföll	athletics	0519	Silver medals at the Olympic Games and the European Championship

space	athlete	sport	Points	Achievements in 2012
1.	Germany eighth	rowing	3003	Olympic champion
2.	Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann	beach volleyball	2603	first European Olympic champion in beach volleyball
3.	German men's national hockey team	hockey	2071	Olympic champion
4th	Borussia Dortmund	Soccer	1965	German champion 2012 Cup winner 2012
5.	THW Kiel	Handball	1401	Champions League winner , German champion , cup winner
6th	Biathlon women's relay ( Andrea Henkel , Miriam Gössner , Tina Bachmann and Magdalena Neuner )	biathlon	0585	World Champion
7th	Versatility team ( Peter Thomsen , Dirk Schrade , Ingrid Klimke , Sandra Auffarth , Michael Jung )	horse riding	0535	Olympic champion
8th.	Women's wheelchair basketball team	basketball	0428	Paralympics winner
9.	Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy	figure skating	0331	World Champion
10.	Brose Baskets Bamberg	basketball	0283	German champion and cup winner