Sportsman of the year

21 December 2015on the editorial office

General: Jan Frodeno is Germany's athlete of the year

Triathlon: 3.000 sports journalists have voted - triathlete and Ironman Hawaii winner Jan Frodeno is Germany's Sportsman of the Year. With 2491 points, the 34-year-old from Cologne narrowly beat ski jumper Severin Freund (2352 points). Frodeno is the first triathlete ever to be honored as Sportsman of the Year. What a year for Jan... read more

21 December 2015on the editorial office

7 January 2014on the editorial office

Cycling road cycling

cycling: Marcel Kittel is Sport1 Athlete of the Year 2013

Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) from Arnstadt has been voted Sportsman of the Year 1 by German sports fans in the Sport2013 poll. The television station has been conducting its poll for ten years now, and with nearly 350.000 votes, it is one of the most important in Germany. From the perspective of cycling, which is receiving significant media attention due to its... read more

7 January 2014on the editorial office