Silbernes Lorbeerblatt

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Different types of the 'Silbernes Lorbeerblatt'

The Silberne Lorbeerblatt (Silver Bay Laurel Leaf) is the highest sports award in Germany. It had been endowed on June 23, 1950 by the German President Theodor Heuss. It is awarded to athletes and teams if they placed several times at international championships. Furthermore, the honoree also has to have an exemplary character.^[1] Exempt from the rule of several medal wins are medal winner at Olympic and Paralympic Games and winning an important international title like the football World Cup. In these cases, a single medal win (during the Olympic and Paralympic Games) or winning the gold medal can be honored with the Silberne Lorbeerblatt.

To be honored with the Silberne 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 a) by the agency of the German President and b) the Federal Ministry of the Interior as this agency is responsible for sport in Germany. The Federal Ministry of the Interior signs the approved application, following article 58 of the 'Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany'^[2].

[edit] Teams

VfB Stuttgart (for the German football championship 1950)
Team Telekom (First place at the 1997 Tour de France)
TSG Bremerhaven A-Team (formation dance Latin American, World Champion 1977, 1979–1981, 1983–1985, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2007)^[3]
Braunschweiger TSC A-Team (formation dance Standard, World Champion 1991-1994, 2000, 2004, 2005)^[4]
1. TC Ludwigsburg A-Team (formation dance Standard, World Champion 1985-1990, 1995, 1996, 2007)^[5]
Germany national football team (World Champion 2002 and 2006)
Germany women's national football team (European Champion 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997 and World Champion 2003, 2007)
Germany national handball team (World Champion 2007)