Heidelberg sports hero honored: This is how our young talents shone!
Heidelberg sports hero honored: This is how our young talents shone!
On Friday, July 11, 2025, a very special event took place in the Fritz-Grunewald Stadium. Around 300 young athletes from Heidelberg were honored for their outstanding services in the previous year. Not only the winners were honored at district, district and state championships, but also the best athletes at national and international level. This shows once again how diverse and talented by Heidelberg. The joint press release from the city of Heidelberg, Sportkreis Heidelberg e. V. and Stadtwerke Heidelberg emphasizes the importance of such honors for the youngsters, which also [Stadtwissen.eu] (https://stadtwissen.eu/stadt/heidelbergs-jugendsportlerinnen-und-sportler-des-2024-ausge.
The honor of the sportiest schools was also part of the event. Elementary schools and secondary schools were recognized for their commitment and success in sports, which is a strong incentive for the young athletes.
The winners in focus
The award as a youth athlete in 2024 went to the talented Noelle Benkler from SV Nikar Heidelberg. At the German vintage championships, she achieved several medals, including first place over 400 meters and 200 meters. Her achievements at the European Junior Championship were also particularly impressive, where she secured fifth place. Right behind Luna Zimmermann from KTG Heidelberg ended up in second place, followed by Lilia Reinhardt, who competes for the Deaf Sports Association Heidelberg and won the year championship at the German Deaf Championships.
Robert Gleim from AC Germania Rohrbach prevailed among the male athletes and was named youth athlete of the year. He also achieved some national titles, including first place in the U14 German Championship and the student championship. Pierre Ederer from JSC Heidelberg Rhein-Neckar took second place while Philippe Zierlein from TSG Rohrbach finished third.
The best team
The best youth team of the year are the two-person juniors in the rowing of RG Heidelberg in 1898, who secured the title at the German championship in the junior two without helmsman U17. The U14 INline hockey team of TSG 78 Heidelberg, followed by the U18 rugby team of the Heidelberg rowing club in 1872, made it to second place.
The sportiest schools of the year come from Heidelberg: The Kurpfalzschule, the Bunsen-Gymnasium and the Elisabeth-von-Tadden-Gymnasium showed great achievements and commitment in the field of sport, which is reflected in the honors.
In a broader context, the federal government has emphasized the importance of sporting support in the face of challenging times, such as the Corona pandemic and the energy crisis. The current sports report shows the successes of German athletes both nationally and internationally, which is also very tangible in Heidelberg. Here, about 2.3 billion euros flowed into sports funding between 2018 and 2021, which underlines the significant role of sport in our society. The Federal Government provides clear efforts to promote sporting talents and to improve the framework conditions for the future, as in bundes-regierung.de can be read.The solemn award last Friday is not only a sign of recognition for the talent of the city, but also motivates the youth to continue the sporting path. The event has impressively showed that the Heidelberg sport is alive and is full of opportunities.
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