Justus Wolf (left) has become the first Para-coach to be named DOSB Coach of the Year ©DOSB

Justus Wolf has made history after he became the first Para-coach to be named German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) Coach of the Year at a ceremony in Baden-Baden.

Wolf guided his athletes to four golds at the International Paralympic Committee Alpine Skiing World Championships in Panorama in Canada from February 28 to March 10, including 22-year-old Anna Schaffelhuber, winner of the super-G and giant slalom titles.

His competitors also achieved a combined haul of 11 Paralympic medals at Sochi 2014, which came after they clinched the same total at the 2013 World Championships in La Molina, Spain.

Wolf was chosen by a jury, led by Beijing 2008 under 81 kilogram judo champion Ole Bischof, who presented the prize alongside Schaffelhuber.

He is the first coach involved in Paralympic sport to win the award in its decade-long history.

“The prize was established 10 years ago in order to achieve a greater appreciation of the coaching profession in the public and to underline the prominent role of trainers as a key companion and enabler of their athletes,” Bischof said.

“Excellent trainers are extremely important for the performance of German top-level sport and competitiveness on a world scale.

“Justus Wolf is a charismatic coach personality with superior leadership skills, shown not only in his success.”

Double world champion Anna Schaffelhuber is one of Justus Wolf's main athletes
Double world champion Anna Schaffelhuber is one of Justus Wolf's main athletes ©Getty Images

The 32-year-old began his coaching career at youth level at the Schwäbischen Skiing Association before he took over the German Para-Alpine ski team in 2011.

He is now considered one of the most successful Para-Alpine skiing coaches in the world.

He claimed, however, he would not have been given the award if it was not for the sacrifices of his athletes and other staff members.

“One can be chosen coach of the year only when the athletes are so good and so well follow suit,” he said.

“That's fantastic.

“We sometimes train three weeks and our people sacrifice a large part of their holiday, so that the team can be well prepared.”

Other recipients of the award have included Germany women’s football coach Silvia Neid, who claimed the prize in 2013, and men’s hockey coach Markus Weise, the winner in 2011.

The inaugural DOSB Coach of the Year award was given to four-man bobsleigh world champion Raimund Bethge in 2006.