Sportsman of the Year (Germany)

The German Sportsman of the Year (German: Sportler des Jahres) has been chosen annually since 1947, with separate awards made for men and women.[1] The record holder is tennis player Steffi Graf, who won five awards. Swimmer Michael Groß, tennis player Boris Becker, and high jumper Ulrike Meyfarth each have four awards. Since 1957 the sport journalists also vote for Germany's Sportsteam of the Year.

In East Germany (GDR) there was also an annual vote for the Best Sportsman of the Year and Best Sportswoman of the Year, from 1953 to 1989, chosen by the readers of the daily newspaper Junge Welt. After reunification in 1990, the East and West German awards merged into a single award.

The following are lists of the Sportperson of the Year.

West Germany and Germany

Year Male Female Team Male (Disabled) Female (Disabled) Team (Disabled)
1947 Gottfried von Cramm Marga Petersen
1948 Gottfried von Cramm Mirl Buchner-Fischer
1949 Georg Meier Lena Stumpf
1950 Herbert Klein Ria Baran-Falk
1951 Paul Falk Ria Baran-Falk
1952 Karl Kling Ria Baran-Falk
1953 Werner Haas Christa Seliger
1954 Heinz Fütterer Ursula Happe
1955 Hans Günter Winkler Helene Kienzle
1956 Hans Günter Winkler Ursula Happe
1957 Manfred Germar Wiltrud Urselmann Borussia Dortmund
1958 Fritz Thiedemann Marianne Werner
1959 Martin Lauer Marika Kilius Deutschland-Achter
1960 Georg Thoma Ingrid Krämer Deutschland-Achter
1961 Wolfgang von Trips Heidi Schmid 1. FC Nürnberg
1962 Gerhard Hetz Jutta Heine
1963 Gerhard Hetz Ursel Brunner
1964 Willi Holdorf Roswitha Esser
Annemarie Zimmermann
1965 Hans-Joachim Klein Helga Hoffmann
1966 Rudi Altig Helga Hoffmann
Karin Frisch
1967 Kurt Bendlin Liesel Westermann FC Bayern Munich
1968 Franz Keller Ingrid Becker Deutschland-Achter
1969 Hans Fassnacht Liesel Westermann Deutschland-Achter
1970 Hans Fassnacht Heide Rosendahl men's national football team
1971 Hans Fassnacht Ingrid Mickler-Becker Borussia Mönchengladbach
1972 Klaus Wolfermann Heide Rosendahl Germany men's national field hockey team
1973 Klaus Wolfermann Uta Schorn Bahnrad-Vierer
1974 Eberhard Gienger Christel Justen men's national football team
1975 Peter-Michael Kolbe Ellen Wellmann Borussia Mönchengladbach
1976 Gregor Braun Rosi Mittermaier Bahnrad-Vierer
1977 Dietrich Thurau Eva Wilms Germany Foil team
1978 Eberhard Gienger Maria Epple Germany men's national handball team
1979 Harald Schmid Christa Kinshofer TV Großwallstadt
1980 Guido Kratschmer Irene Epple men's national football team
1981 Toni Mang Ulrike Meyfarth men's national water polo team
1982 Michael Groß Ulrike Meyfarth Erwin Skamrahl, Harald Schmid, Thomas Giessing, Hartmut Weber (4 × 400 metres relay)
1983 Michael Groß Ulrike Meyfarth VfL Gummersbach
1984 Michael Groß Ulrike Meyfarth Germany Fencing team
1985 Boris Becker Cornelia Hanisch Germany Davis Cup team
1986 Boris Becker Steffi Graf Germany Fencing team
1987 Harald Schmid Steffi Graf Germany Fed Cup team
1988 Michael Groß Steffi Graf Deutschland-Achter
1989 Boris Becker Steffi Graf Deutschland-Achter
1990 Boris Becker Katrin Krabbe Germany national football team
1991 Michael Stich Katrin Krabbe 1. FC Kaiserslautern
1992 Dieter Baumann Heike Henkel men's national field hockey team
1993 Henry Maske Franziska van Almsick men's national basketball team
1994 Markus Wasmeier Katja Seizinger Germany ski jumping team
1995 Michael Schumacher Franziska van Almsick Borussia Dortmund
1996 Frank Busemann Katja Seizinger men's national football team
1997 Jan Ullrich Astrid Kumbernuss T-Mobile-Team - Road cycling
1998 Georg Hackl Katja Seizinger 1. FC Kaiserslautern
1999 Martin Schmitt Steffi Graf Germany ski jumping team
2000 Nils Schumann Heike Drechsler Bahnrad-Vierer
2001 Erik Zabel Hannah Stockbauer FC Bayern Munich
2002 Sven Hannawald Franziska van Almsick men's national football team
2003 Jan Ullrich Hannah Stockbauer women's national football team
2004 Michael Schumacher Birgit Fischer women's national field hockey team Wojtek Czyz Kirsten Bruhn
2005 Ronny Ackermann Uschi Disl men's national basketball team Michael Teuber Kirsten Bruhn Sitting volleyball team
2006 Michael Greis Kati Wilhelm men's national football team Gerd Schönfelder Verena Bentele Wheelchair basketball team (women)
2007 Fabian Hambüchen Magdalena Neuner men's national handball team Mathias Mester Natalie Simanowski Wheelchair basketball team (women)
2008 Matthias Steiner Britta Steffen men's national field hockey team Wolfgang Sacher Kirsten Bruhn Wheelchair basketball team (women)
2009 Paul Biedermann Steffi Nerius women's national football team Michael Teuber Andrea Rothfuss Wheelchair curling team
2010 Sebastian Vettel Maria Riesch men's national football team Gerd Schönfelder Verena Bentele Paracycling team
2011 Dirk Nowitzki Magdalena Neuner Borussia Dortmund Gerd Schönfelder Anna Schaffelhuber Wheelchair basketball team (women)
2012 Robert Harting Magdalena Neuner Deutschlandachter Jochen Wollmert Birgit Kober Wheelchair basketball team (women)
2013 Robert Harting Christina Obergföll FC Bayern Munich Thomas Schmidberger Anna Schaffelhuber Wheelchair basketball team (youth)
2014 Robert Harting Maria Höfl-Riesch men's national football team Markus Rehm Anna Schaffelhuber Wheelchair basketball team (women)
2015 Jan Frodeno Christina Schwanitz Nordic combined team Germany Georg Kreiter Anna Schaffelhuber Wheelchair basketball team (women)
2016 Fabian Hambüchen Angelique Kerber Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst (beach volleyball) Niko Kappel Vanessa Low Johannes Floors, Markus Rehm, and Léon Schäfer, Tom-Sengua Malutedi (4 × 100 Meters men's Relay)
2017 Johannes Rydzek Laura Dahlmeier Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst (beach volleyball) Niko Kappel Anna Schaffelhuber Johannes Floors, Felix Streng, David Behre, and Markus Rehm (4 × 100 Meters men's Relay)
2018 Patrick Lange Angelique Kerber men's national ice hockey team Martin Fleig Andrea Eskau Andrea Eskau, Alexander Ehler, and Steffen Lehmker (Cross-country para skiing mixed team)
2019 Niklas Kaul Malaika Mihambo Germany men's national ski jumping team
2020 Leon Draisaitl Malaika Mihambo FC Bayern Munich
2021 Alexander Zverev Malaika Mihambo Bahnrad-Vierer women Valentin Baus Elena Semechin Wheelchair basketball team (women)
2022 Niklas Kaul Gina Lückenkemper Eintracht Frankfurt Marco Maier Anna-Lena Forster mixed para-rowing team
2023 Lukas Dauser Denise Herrmann-Wick Germany men's national basketball team Léon Schäfer Anna-Lena Forster Sebastian Marburger, Marco Maier, Linn Kazmaier with guide Florian Baumann, Nico Messinger with guide Robin Wunderle (Cross-country skiing relay team)
2024 Oliver Zeidler Darja Varfolomeev Germany women's national 3x3 team Taliso Engel Elena Semechin Germany men's national wheelchair basketball team

East Germany

Year Male Female
1953 Gustav-Adolf Schur
1954 Gustav-Adolf Schur
1955 Gustav-Adolf Schur
1956 Gustav-Adolf Schur
1957 Gustav-Adolf Schur
1958 Gustav-Adolf Schur Karin Beyer
1959 Gustav-Adolf Schur Gisela Birkemeyer
1960 Gustav-Adolf Schur Ingrid Krämer
1961 Gustav-Adolf Schur Ute Starke
1962 Helmut Recknagel Ingrid Krämer-Gulbin
1963 Klaus Ampler Ingrid Krämer-Gulbin
1964 Klaus Urbanczyk Ingrid Krämer-Gulbin
1965 Jürgen May Hannelore Suppe
1966 Frank Wiegand Gabriele Seyfert
1967 Roland Matthes Karin Janz
1968 Roland Matthes Margitta Gummel
1969 Roland Matthes Petra Vogt
1970 Roland Matthes Erika Zuchold
1971 Roland Matthes Karin Balzer
1972 Wolfgang Nordwig Karin Janz
1973 Roland Matthes Kornelia Ender
1974 Hans-Georg Aschenbach Kornelia Ender
1975 Roland Matthes Kornelia Ender
1976 Waldemar Cierpinski Kornelia Ender
1977 Rolf Beilschmidt Rosemarie Ackermann
1978 Udo Beyer Marita Koch
1979 Bernd Drogan Marita Koch
1980 Waldemar Cierpinski Maxi Gnauck
1981 Lothar Thoms Ute Geweniger
1982 Bernd Drogan Marita Koch
1983 Uwe Raab Marita Koch
1984 Uwe Hohn Katarina Witt
1985 Jens Weißflog Marita Koch
1986 Olaf Ludwig Heike Drechsler
1987 Torsten Voss Silke Möller
1988 Olaf Ludwig Kristin Otto
1989 Andreas Wecker Kristin Otto

See also

References

  1. ↑ "German Sports Personality of the Year – DW – 12/22/2014". dw.com. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
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