Para-archer Flora Kliem is “Sports Scholarship Holder of the Year” 2024 – Media – About us

Frankfurt am Main – Para-archer Flora Words is “Sports Scholarship Holder of the Year” 2024. This was announced Deutsche Bank and Sports Aid as part of the first ever POWWOW Sports Festivals in Düsseldorf. The ninth-place finisher at last year’s European Championships was the only German archer to qualify for the Paralympics. In Paris, she finished ninth. Despite a leg amputation and several operations, the 26-year-old from Göttingen completed her exams for her primary school teaching degree at the University of Kassel and passed them with flying colors. In the public online vote initiated by Deutsche Bank and Sporthilfe in July, Flora Kliem received the most votes among all sports fans, beating Tabea Botthof (Eishockey), Wounds of Herden (Athletics / Long Jump), Nico Paufler (canoe racing) and Sonja Zimmermann (Hockey) in shared second place.

This year, Deutsche Bank and Sporthilfe awarded the prestigious award, which honors successful top athletes for exceptional achievements in sports and studies, for the twelfth time. Deutsche Bank doubled the winner’s monthly scholarship from 300 euros to 600 euros for 18 months. For the same period, the four finalists received additional funding of 50 percent of the scholarship.

Tim AlexanderChief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Deutsche Bank: “The five finalists are absolute role models, just like all the other 300 or so top talents that we support with the Deutsche Bank Sports Scholarship. What they all achieve every day and the dedication with which they approach both their sport and their studies is impressive and deserves our highest recognition. That is why, as a national sponsor of Sporthilfe, it is a matter close to our hearts to support those who are building their professional future through studies alongside competitive sport.”

Karin Orgeldingerresponsible for athlete support on the board of Sporthilfe: “Flora Kliem has proven, not least by qualifying for the Paralympics in Paris, what enormous potential she has. What particularly sets her apart is her focus on the essentials and her perseverance. The way she mastered her studies with equally good results as in sport, despite numerous setbacks, is impressive. Among five personalities with outstanding achievements in sport and studies who made it to the final vote, Flora is a worthy sports scholarship holder of the year – the twelfth award winner since 2013 that we have been able to honor together with Deutsche Bank. We are very grateful to our national sponsor for this support.”

Previous winners of the award include Olympic long jump champion Malaika MihamboOlympic javelin champion Thomas RöhlerOlympic hockey champion Martin Hänerof the Paralympicssieger Annabel Breuer (wheelchair basketball) and the Olympic judo bronze medalist Theresa Stoll. 2023 was a cyclist Ricarda Bauernfeindtwo-time U23 World Championship third place winner and stage winner at the Tour de France Femme, was named “Sports Scholarship Holder of the Year”.

With this award, Deutsche Bank, a partner of Sporthilfe since 2001 and a national sponsor since 2008, recognizes the achievements of top student athletes. The bank is committed to being a reliable partner to help young people achieve their goals – both in elite sport and in their studies. Up to 300 athletes supported by Sporthilfe benefit from the Deutsche Bank Sport Scholarship.

All scholarship holders supported by Sporthilfe were able to apply with their achievements in sports and studies that they had achieved between May 2023 and April 2024. A jury from sports, politics, business and the media selected five athletes from the applications before the online vote.

The winners of the “Sports Scholarship Holder of the Year” award:

2024: Para-archer Flora Kliem

2023: Cyclist Ricarda Bauernfeind

2022: Open water swimmer Leonie Beck

2021: Kitesurferin Leonie Meyer

2020: Wheelchair basketball player Annabel Breuer

2019: Ski-Freestylerin Kea Kühnel

2018: Javelin thrower Thomas Röhler

2017: Judoka Theresa Stoll

2016: Sprinterin Lisa Mayer

2015: Triathletin Sophia Saller

2014:Weitspringerin Malaika Mihambo