Who will be Göttingen's hero of the season? Vote and win now!

Who will be Göttingen's hero of the season? Vote and win now!

Göttingen, Deutschland - What is happening in Göttingen? In the city, which is blessed with numerous sports clubs and talented athletes, the “hero of the season” 2025 is sought these days. The Göttinger Tageblatt has announced 45 nominations, which has been the "heroes of the week" since July 2024. Whether athlete, athlete or team - the vote runs until July 31 on the homepage of the dable. The winners can look forward to great prizes. The individual winners each receive an iPad, the team of the season a grant of 500 euros. And if you are below the voters, you can also win an iPad.

The nominated athletes are a real “who’s who” of the regional sports landscape. A total of 32 men are available, including Saliou Hansen from FC Grone and the two TC Gieboldehausen stars Andre Metenyszyn and Jan Golenia. The competitors of Flora Kliem, the German champion in archery, is led among the athletes. The U15 team of the JFV 37 Göttingen and the young basketball players of the Sartorius Youngsters U16 are particularly good at the teams.

A look at the sports ceremony

But that's not all that Göttingen has to offer. On January 30, 2025, the traditional sports ceremony of the city of Göttingen and the university took place in the Sparkassen-Arena, organized by the Göttingen Sport und Freizeit GmbH (Gösf). At this gala, 111 athletes were honored and a total of 5 sports badges were awarded in gold. This recognizes the multitude of outstanding services in different disciplines, including basketball, athletics and archery.

The outstanding athletes who received a gold badge were Kira Wittmann and Luis Oberbeck from the Göttingen athletics community, who successfully cut the two at the European Team Championship. Flora Kliem from ASC 1846 and Jennifer Crowder from BG 74 Göttingen were also honored for their impressive success. In addition, 16 athletes were awarded silver and 41 with bronze, including numerous young talents.

special engagements and successes

Göttingen is not only known as a city of sport, but also as a place with countless opportunities to do sports. With over 100 sports facilities and a clear focus on improving the sports infrastructure, the city plans to invest around 2 million euros in order to strengthen the cooperation between city and university. This shows how important sport is for the local community.

The importance of the volunteer is also recognized, as is the case with the award of the organization team of the Paul Otto tournament and the team “Every training session”, which was honored for his tireless efforts. The success of the Göttingen athletes are not only an eye -catcher at the state level, but also made impression in national and international competitions.

The community of athletes and the supportive structures make Göttingen an incubator for sporting talents. Whether when choosing the "hero of the season" or at the festive honors - the city proudly shows what it has to offer. It remains exciting to see who at the voting of the Göttinger Tageblatts as a hero will emerge!