Borger, a World Championship silver medallist, received 44 votes in the election.

The 32-year-old succeeds Max Hartung and has also replaced the former fencer as head of the independent Athleten Deutschland group, set up in 2017 after concerns were raised with the direction of the DOSB body.

Hartung, an outspoken and prominent advocate of athletes' rights, had decided against running for re-election to the DOSB position.

He is now the managing director of the Sportstiftung NRW organisation, which supports Olympic, Paralympic and Deaflympic competitive sport in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Water polo player Tobias Preuss, who stood for the Presidency against Borger, was elected vice-president of the DOSB Athletes' Commission.

Borger told Bavarian daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung that the new DOSB Presidium was "taking over the baton in a period of upheaval".

They join the organisation at a time of crisis after DOSB President Alfons Hörmann announced he would step down following allegations of creating a "culture of fear" within the body - effectively quitting before he could be faced with a potential vote of no confidence.

The DOSB Ethics Commission has recommended elections take place in December. 

The idea was initially rejected by Hörmann and the Presidium, which faced heavy criticism from German politicians, though an election for the DOSB Presidency is now expected to be held early next month.

Outgoing International Table Tennis Federation President Thomas Weikert is among the favourites to take over from Hörmann.