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]

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

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 agency of the German President and 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]

Individual honourees

Teams
The first Silbernes Lorbeerblatt which was awarded to a team

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.
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  8. Deutsche Presse-Agentur. Olympioniken erhalten höchste Ehrung. Frankfurter Rundschau. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2011. (in German)
  9. ""Silbernes Lorbeerblatt" vom Bundespräsidenten für fünf TSV-Medaillengewinner". Leverkusen.com. 17 March 2005. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  10. https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/federal-president-joachim-gauck-awards-sara-daebritz-of-the-news-photo/619885650. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. "Historie: Internationale Meister". Formationstanzsport in Deutschland. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  12. "Verleihung des Silbernen Lorbeerblattes" (in German). Bundespräsidialamt. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  13. "Lorbeer für alle". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 2 July 1994. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
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