Lord Mayor Dr. Stephan Keller (right) and Stadtsportbund President Peter Schwabe (left) with the judo fighters of Judo Club 71, who became German team champions in the U18 age group; Photos: Lammert
Philip Hebmüller from the Düsseldorf Swimming Club won gold twice at the European Para Youth Games
Calvin Böckmann (Bergerhof Riding Club) became German champion and team runner-up European champion in eventing
Ekatherina Kaliguna from Boston Club won six world championship titles in couples dancing in 2022
Sandra Mikolaschek (Borussia Düsseldorf) celebrated, among other things, a World Championship title in wheelchair mixed table tennis and World Championship silver in singles
The DSC swimmers Birgit Tombers, Beate Schwarz, Heidi Guhl and Ursula Meyer-Tonndorf became German relay champions in their age group
Lord Mayor Dr. Stephan Keller (right) and Stadtsportbund President Peter Schwabe (left) with Uschi and Jochen Diekhoff from BV Düsseldorf in 1963, who were awarded a badge of honor for their official work
Lord Mayor Dr. Stephan Keller and Stadtsportbund President Peter Schwabe honored the successful Düsseldorf athletes in the athletics hall for outstanding achievements in 2022
The athletes were able to celebrate numerous successes: 157 people were awarded for 133 titles at world, European and German championships and international tournaments in all classes in 18 Olympic and eight non-Olympic sports.
Lord Mayor Dr. Stephan Keller: “The balance sheet of the sports year 2022 was outstanding for Düsseldorf. There were exceptional national and international successes to celebrate. The title wins in 18 Olympic and eight non-Olympic sports are remarkable. This breadth in the top area illustrates the wide range of sports opportunities in our city and at the same time impressively shows how the sports city of Düsseldorf specifically promotes its athletes – right up to high-performance sport.”
Outstanding successes in Düsseldorf sport in 2022
The most successful Düsseldorf sports club is Borussia Düsseldorf. The men’s team became German champions in the table tennis Bundesliga. In wheelchair table tennis, Sandra Mikolaschek, Valentis Baus and Thomas Schmidberger have been world champions and German champions in various disciplines several times. Dan Qiu became European Champion and German Champion in men’s singles. Together with his team colleague Kay Stumper, he also became vice world champion with the German men’s team.
The Düsseldorf swimming club was also able to celebrate title wins: Philip Hebmüller won two gold, silver and bronze at the European Para Youth Games in para swimming. Maximilian Bandt became German vintage champion in 2008. In the senior class, a number of titles were also won at the European and German championships in 2022.
The 1st men’s team of the Rochusclub also became German champions in the tennis Bundesliga.
The rowers of the Düsseldorf Rowing Club and the Düsseldorf Rowing Society 1893 Water Sports Club have been German champions several times. The German Alpine Club section Düsseldorf achieved several titles at world and European championships as well as German championships with its speed climbers. The women’s team of the Düsseldorf Hockey Club became German champions in field and indoor hockey. Fortuna Düsseldorf became German champions in amputee football.
The following people were honored with a badge of honor for their many years of outstanding service to Düsseldorf sport:
Jürgen Lindenau, DJK Eller 1910 eV
Horst Mattern, WSV Rheintreue
Jochen Diekhoff, BV Düsseldorf 1963
Uschi Diekhoff, BV Düsseldorf 1963
Thorsten Backhaus, TC Rheinstadion
Theodor Strucks, Düsseldorf Kayak Club
Christian Andree, Kayak Club Düsseldorf
Luis Albers, Vanny Kreativ eV
Christa Sultenfuss, Stadtsportbund eV
Kathrin Schmack, Germania Rowing Club
Peter George, ART/Basketball Kreis
Dirk Lindner, DSC 1898 e.V.
2023-06-01 08:49:21
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