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German Sportspersonality Of The Year
The German Sportspersonality of the Year () has been chosen annually since 1947, with separate awards made for men and women. 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 and Sportswoman of the Year, from 1953 to 1989, chosen by the readers of the daily newspaper Junge Welt. Since 1990, after reunification, the East and West German awards merged into one single award. West Germany and Germany East Germany See also *German Footballer of the Year * German Volleyball Player of the Year *German Sports Badge The German Sports Badge (German: ''Deutsches Sportabzeichen'' (DSA)) is a decoration of the German Olympic Sports Federation DOSB. The German Sports Badge test is carried out primarily in Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athlete Of The Year
Athlete of the Year is an award given by various sports organizations for the athlete whom they have determined to be deserving of such recognition. Definition of "athlete" *In many nations, an "athlete" primarily refers to someone who participates in the various disciplines of athletics (sport), athletics (track and field, racewalking, cross country running, cross country and road running) *In other nations — including Canada and the United States — an "athlete" equals "sportsperson" (from any sport). Similar names for the award The awards have various titles, examples include "Player of the Year" and "Sportspersonality of the Year". In the United States, several states choose a simple "Mr." or "Miss" prefix, such as :Mr. and Miss Basketball awards, Mr. Basketball (Illinois Mr. Basketball, Illinois, Indiana Mr. Basketball, Indiana, Iowa Mr. Basketball, Iowa, List of Kentucky "Mr. Basketball" award winners, Kentucky, Mr. Basketball of Michigan, Michigan, North Dakota Mr. Bask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 In Sports
1950 in Sports describes the year's events in world sport. Popular sports during the 1950s were badminton and soccer. Also, 1950 was a huge year for horse racing – horse racing tripled in spectators and prize pools increased. American football * NFL Championship: the Cleveland Browns won 30–28 over the Los Angeles Rams at Cleveland Stadium * Coaches Poll established to rank top 20 American college football teams.. Association football FIFA World Cup * 1950 World Cup held in Brazil. Uruguay are the winners after beating Brazil in the final group decider. * United States defeats England 1–0 in one of the great upsets in sports history England * First Division – Portsmouth win the 1949–50 title. * FA Cup – Arsenal beat Liverpool 2–0. France * Olympique Lyonnais, officially rename from Lyon Olympique on August 3. Athletics The 4th European Athletics Championships were held from 23 August to 27 August at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels. Australian rules football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 In Sports
Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first Nuclear marine propulsion, nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18–January 20, 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Taiwan from the People's Republic of China. February * February 10 – T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ursula Happe
Ursula Happe (; 20 October 1926 – 26 March 2021) was a German swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, where she won the gold medal in 200 m breaststroke."1956 Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Swimming" – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 18 June 2008) She also competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke at the . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinz Fütterer
Heinrich Ludwig Fütterer (; 14 October 1931 – 10 February 2019) was a German athlete, who mainly competed in sprint events. Early life He was born in Illingen. Fütterer competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia, where he won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metre relay with his teammates Lothar Knörzer, Leonhard Pohl and Manfred Germar but didn't reach the 100 m final. In 1954 he won two gold medals at the European Championships in Bern, Switzerland, in 1958 he won the relay with Germany. His nickname was "weißer Blitz" ("white lightning"). His best time in the 100 meters was 10.2 seconds, equalling the world record held by Jesse Owens James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who made history at the Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics, 1936 Olympic Games by becoming the first person to win four gold meda ... and a number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 In Sports
Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head office of IBM. * January 10 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet jet plane, disintegrates in mid-air due to metal fatigue, and crashes in the Mediterranean near Elba; all 35 people on board are killed. * January 12 – 1954 Blons avalanches, Avalanches in Austria kill more than 200. * January 15 – Mau Mau rebellion, Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in Kenya. * January 17 – In Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, Milovan Đilas, one of the leading members of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, is relieved of his duties. * January 20 – The US-based National Negro Network is established, with 46 member radio stations. * January 21 – The first nuclear-powered submarine, the , is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christa Seliger
Christa Stubnick (; née Seliger on 12 December 1933 – 13 May 2021) was an East German sprinter who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1956 Summer Olympics. She won silver medals in the 100 m and 200 m events, splitting the Australians Betty Cuthbert Elizabeth Alyse Cuthbert (20 April 1938 – 6 August 2017), was an Australian athlete and a four-time Olympic champion. She was nicknamed Australia's "Golden Girl". During her career, she set world records for 60 metres, 100 yards, 200 metres ... (winner) and Marlene Matthews (third). Her 4 × 100 m relay team finished sixth. References 1933 births 2021 deaths People from Gardelegen Sportspeople from the Province of Saxony German female sprinters East German female sprinters German female long jumpers East German female long jumpers Athletes from Saxony-Anhalt Olympic athletes for the United Team of Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner Haas
Werner Haas (; 30 May 1927 – 13 November 1956) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany. He became Germany's first motorcycle world champion when he won the 1953 FIM FIM may refer to: Organizations and companies * Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, the International Motorcycling Federation * Flint Institute of Music, in Michigan, United States * Fox Interactive Media, now News Corp. Digital Media * ... 125 and 250 World Championship for NSU. The following year, he would repeat as the 250 world champion. Haas was killed in 1956 in a light plane accident in Germany. Motorcycle Grand Prix results (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) References 1927 births 1956 deaths Sportspeople from Augsburg German motorcycle racers 125cc World Championship riders 250cc World Championship riders Isle of Man TT riders Recipients of the Silver Laurel Leaf Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Germany Victims of aviation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 In Sports
Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. ** The Central Intelligence Agency, CIA-sponsored Robertson Panel first meets to discuss the Unidentified flying object, UFO phenomenon. * January 15 ** Georg Dertinger, foreign minister of East Germany, is arrested for spying. ** British security forces in West Germany arrest 7 members of the Naumann Circle, a clandestine Neo-Nazi organization. * January 19 – 71.1% of all television sets in the United States are tuned into ''I Love Lucy'', to watch Lucy give birth to Little Ricky, which is more people than those who tune into Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration the next day. This record is never broken. * January 24 ** Mau Mau Uprising: Rebels in Kenya kill th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Kling
Karl Kling (; 16 September 1910 – 18 March 2003) was a German racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One at 11 Grands Prix from to . An employee of Daimler-Benz since the mid-1930s, Kling made his Formula One debut at the 1954 French Grand Prix, where he finished second to Mercedes teammate Juan Manuel Fangio, becoming the first German driver to score a podium finish in Formula One. He participated in 10 further World Championship Grands Prix, achieving another podium at the 1955 British Grand Prix and scoring a total of 17 championship points. Upon retiring from motor racing, Kling became the head of Mercedes-Benz in motorsport from 1956 to 1968. Early life and career Kling was born on 16 September 1910 in Giessen, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire. It is said, that he was born too late and too early. Too late to be in the successful Mercedes team of the 1930s and too early to have a real chance in and . Unusually, Kling found his way int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 In Sports
1952 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football * 1952 NFL Championship Game, NFL Championship: the Detroit Lions won 17–7 over the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Stadium * 1952 Sugar Bowl, Sugar Bowl (1951 season): ** The Tennessee Volunteers lose 28–13 to the Maryland Terrapins; still awarded the 1951 college football season, national championship by the AP Poll, AP and Coaches Poll * 1952 college football season: ** The Michigan State Spartans football, Michigan State Spartans win the college football national championship (don't play in a bowl game the following January) Association football England * 1951–52 Football League, First Division – Manchester United F.C., Manchester United win the 1951–52 in English football, 1951–52 title. * 1952 FA Cup Final, FA Cup – Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle United beat Arsenal F.C., Arsenal 1–0. Spain * 1951–52 La Liga, La Liga won by FC Barcelona, Barcelona. Italy * 1951–52 Serie A, Serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Falk
Paul Falk (; 21 December 1921 – 20 May 2017) was a German pair skater. Born in Dortmund, Germany, he skated with Ria Baran and became two-time World champion and 1952 Olympic champion. Baran and Falk married during their active international figure skating. The pair skated for the club Düsseldorfer EG and had no coach. They came in fourth place at the German National Championships in 1940. Their career was curtailed by World War II; they won Nationals when they were reinstated in 1947. Until 1951, when they won the European Championships, Baran and Falk were not able to participate in international competitions because Germany was excluded from the international sport after the war. Also in 1951, they won the World Championships over Americans Karol Kennedy and Peter Kennedy. In 1952, they won their second European and World titles, as well as a gold medal at the Olympics. They were the first couple who performed side by side double jumps and they also invented the Lasso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
