Silbernes Lorbeerblatt
TypeBadge and Ribbon
Presented byFederal Republic of Germany
StatusCurrently awarded
Established1950
Different types of the "Silbernes Lorbeerblatt"

Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf), the highest sports award in Germany, was endowed on 23 June 1950 by the German President Theodor Heuss. It is awarded to athletes and teams of exemplary character that have won medals at Olympic and Paralympic Games, won important international titles like the football World Cup, or placed several times at international championships.[1]

To be honored with Silbernes Lorbeerblatt, an athlete or a team has to be nominated by the president of the German Olympic Sports Confederation to the German President. The request will be reviewed by the Office of the German President and the Federal Ministry of the Interior as this agency is responsible for sport in Germany. The President and the Minister of the Interior both sign the application, following article 58 of the Grundgesetz.[2]

Individual honourees

Teams

The first Silbernes Lorbeerblatt was awarded to a team, VfB Stuttgart, in 1950

References

  1. ^ „Mit dem Silbernen Lorbeerblatt wird nicht nur die sportliche Höchstleistung gewürdigt. Es ist gleichfalls eine Würdigung der „menschlichen und charakterlichen Haltung“ (Federal Ministry of the Interior Otto Schily on 31 March 2003 in Berlin)
  2. ^ article 58 Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany: Anordnungen und Verfügungen des Bundespräsidenten bedürfen zu ihrer Gültigkeit der Gegenzeichnung durch den Bundeskanzler oder durch den zuständigen Bundesminister.
  3. ^ "Urkunde zum Silbernen Lorbeerblatt – Boris Becker, Michael Stich". Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  4. ^ [1] Archived 10 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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  6. ^ "Lena Schoneborn – Modern Pentathlon". London 2012. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  7. ^ Deutsche Presse-Agentur. Olympioniken erhalten höchste Ehrung. Frankfurter Rundschau. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2011. (in German)
  8. ^ Weiss, Heinz. "Mario Gomez Verleihung silbernes Lorbeerblatt". www.amfedersee.de (in German). www.amfedersee.de. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  9. ^ "German soccer player Mesut Özil presents the 'Silbernes Lorbeerblatt'".
  10. ^ "Federal President Joachim Gauck awards Sara Daebritz of the german".
  11. ^ "Vettel Honoured by German Nation". James Allen on F1. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  12. ^ "Vettel erhält Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: "Große Ehre"". Motorsport-total.com. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  13. ^ "Wilhelm Brem". IPC. n.d. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  14. ^ Hobley, Nicholas (31 August 2022). "Remembering Wolfgang Güllich, one of greatest climbers of all times". PlanetMountain. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  15. ^ a b c "Historie: Internationale Meister". Formationstanzsport in Deutschland. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  16. ^ 2012 Eight awarded Silver Laurel Leaf
  17. ^ "Verleihung des Silbernen Lorbeerblattes". Office of the President of Germany (in German). 1 November 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  18. ^ "Verleihung des Silbernen Lorbeerblattes" (in German). Bundespräsidialamt. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  19. ^ "Lorbeer für alle". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 2 July 1994. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
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