German Sportspersonality of the Year

The German Sportspersonality of the Year is chosen annually since 1947, for both men and women. The recordholder is tennis player Steffi Graf (five awards). Swimmer Michael Groß, tennis player Boris Becker, and high jumper Ulrike Meyfarth each have four awards. Since 1957 the sport journalists also elect Germany's Sportsteam of the Year.

In East Germany (GDR) there was also an annual election for the Best Sportsman- and Woman of the Year, from 1953 to 1989, chosen by the readers of the daily newspaper Junge Welt. Since 1990, after reunification, both elections merged into one annual award.

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
1958	Fritz Thiedemann	Marianne Werner
1959	Martin Lauer	Marika Kilius
1960	Georg Thoma	Ingrid Krämer
1961	Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips	Heidi Schmid
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
1968	Franz Keller	Ingrid Becker
1969	Hans Fassnacht	Liesel Westermann
1970	Hans Fassnacht	Heide Rosendahl
1971	Hans Fassnacht	Ingrid Mickler-Becker
1972	Klaus Wolfermann	Heide Rosendahl
1973	Klaus Wolfermann	Uta Schorn
1974	Eberhard Gienger	Christel Justen
1975	Peter-Michael Kolbe	Ellen Wellmann
1976	Gregor Braun	Rosi Mittermaier
1977	Dietrich Thurau	Eva Wilms
1978	Eberhard Gienger	Maria Epple
1979	Harald Schmid	Christa Kinshofer
1980	Guido Kratschmer	Irene Epple
1981	Toni Mang	Ulrike Meyfarth	Germany men's national water polo team
1982	Michael Groß	Ulrike Meyfarth
1983	Michael Groß	Ulrike Meyfarth
1984	Michael Groß	Ulrike Meyfarth
1985	Boris Becker	Cornelia Hanisch
1986	Boris Becker	Steffi Graf
1987	Harald Schmid	Steffi Graf
1988	Michael Groß	Steffi Graf
1989	Boris Becker	Steffi Graf
1990	Boris Becker	Katrin Krabbe	Germany national football team
1991	Michael Stich	Katrin Krabbe	1. FC Kaiserslautern
1992	Dieter Baumann	Heike Henkel	Germany men's national field hockey team
1993	Henry Maske	Franziska van Almsick	Germany 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	Germany national football team
1997	Jan Ullrich	Astrid Kumbernuss	T-Mobile-Team - 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	Germany national football team
2003	Jan Ullrich	Hannah Stockbauer	Germany women's national football team
2004	Michael Schumacher	Birgit Fischer	Germany women's national field hockey team	Wojtek Czyz	Kirsten Bruhn
2005	Ronny Ackermann	Uschi Disl	Germany national basketball team	Michael Teuber	Kirsten Bruhn	Sitting volleyball team
2006	Michael Greis	Kati Wilhelm	Germany national football team	Gerd Schönfelder	Verena Bentele	Wheelchair basketball team (women)
2007	Fabian Hambüchen	Magdalena Neuner	Germany national handball team	Mathias Mester	Natalie Simanowski	Wheelchair basketball team (women)
2008	Matthias Steiner	Britta Steffen	Germany men's national field hockey team	Wolfgang Sacher	Kirsten Bruhn	Wheelchair basketball team (women)
2009	Paul Biedermann	Steffi Nerius	Germany women's national football team	Michael Teuber	Andrea Rothfuss	Wheelchair curling team
2010	Sebastian Vettel	Maria Riesch	Germany 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	Germany national football team	Marcus Rehm	Anna Schaffelhuber	Wheelchair basketball team (women)
2015	Jan Frodeno	Christina Schwanitz	Nordic combined 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

• German Footballer of the Year
• German Volleyball Player of the Year
• German Sports Badge