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IAAF Hall of Fame

The IAAF Hall of Fame was established by the International Association of Athletics Federations (since 2019: World Athletics) in 2012. It is intended to honor individuals who have made valuable contributions in the sport of athletics both internationally and in their home countries that match certain criteria.[1][2][3]

Paavo Nurmi and Emil Zátopek, two Europeans in the Hall of Fame.

The inaugural class, composed of 24 individuals, was introduced in November 2012.

Criteria

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The minimum criteria for an athlete to qualify for membership of the Hall of Fame are:

  1. Athletes must have won at least two gold medals at the Summer Olympics or World Championships in Athletics,
  2. Athletes must have set at least one World record,
  3. Athletes must have been retired for at least 10 years at the time of election to the IAAF Hall of Fame.[1]

These criteria may be extended in 2013 to allow athletes whose achievements had an extraordinary impact on the sport to be considered as well.[4]

Members

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These are the 48 members as of 21 November 2014.

Athlete Nation Speciality Date of induction Notes
Iolanda Balaș   Romania High jump 13 November 2012 [5]
Abebe Bikila   Ethiopia Long-distance running 8 March 2012 [6]
Fanny Blankers-Koen   Netherlands Sprint 8 March 2012 [7]
Sergey Bubka   Soviet Union /   Ukraine Pole vault 25 June 2012 [8]
Sebastian Coe   United Kingdom Middle-distance running 25 June 2012 [9]
Betty Cuthbert   Australia Sprint 8 March 2012 [10]
Babe Didrikson Zaharias   United States Sprint, javelin, high jump 6 June 2012 [11]
Volodymyr Holubnychy   Soviet Union /   Ukraine Race walk 15 October 2012 [12]
Michael Johnson   United States Sprint 6 June 2012 [13]
Jackie Joyner-Kersee   United States Multi events 8 March 2012 [14]
Alberto Juantorena   Cuba 400 m, 800 m 11 June 2012 [15]
Wang Junxia   China Long-distance running 8 March 2012 [16]
Kipchoge Keino   Kenya Long-distance running 2 July 2012 [17]
Stefka Kostadinova   Bulgaria High jump 13 November 2012 [18]
Carl Lewis   United States Sprint, Long Jump 8 March 2012 [19]
Edwin Moses   United States 400 m hurdles 8 March 2012 [20]
Paavo Nurmi   Finland Long-distance running 8 March 2012 [21]
Dan O'Brien   United States Multi events 6 June 2012 [22]
Al Oerter   United States Discus throw 8 March 2012 [23]
Jesse Owens   United States Sprint, Long Jump 8 March 2012 [24]
Peter Snell   New Zealand Middle-distance running 3 September 2012 [25]
Adhemar da Silva   Brazil Triple jump 8 March 2012 [26]
Irena Szewińska   Poland Sprint 17 May 2012 [27]
Emil Zátopek   Czechoslovakia Long-distance running 8 March 2012 [28]
Harrison Dillard   United States 100 m, 110 m hurdles 16 November 2013 [29]
Marjorie Jackson   Australia Sprint 16 November 2013 [29]
Hannes Kolehmainen   Finland Long-distance running 16 November 2013 [29]
Natalya Lisovskaya   Soviet Union /   Russia Shot put 16 November 2013 [29]
Svetlana Masterkova   Russia Middle-distance running 16 November 2013 [29]
Noureddine Morceli   Algeria Middle-distance running 16 November 2013 [29]
Parry O'Brien   United States Shot put 16 November 2013 [29]
Marie-José Pérec   France Sprint 16 November 2013 [29]
Viktor Saneyev   Soviet Union /   Georgia Triple jump 16 November 2013 [29]
Yuriy Sedykh   Soviet Union /   Russia Hammer throw 16 November 2013 [29]
Daley Thompson   United Kingdom Décathlon 16 November 2013 [29]
Grete Waitz   Norway Marathon 16 November 2013 [29]
Valeriy Brumel   Soviet Union /   Russia High jump 21 November 2014 [30]
Glenn Davis   United States Sprint, 400m Hurdles 21 November 2014 [30]
Heike Drechsler   East Germany /   Germany Long jump, Sprint 21 November 2014 [30]
Hicham El Guerrouj   Morocco Middle-distance running 21 November 2014 [30]
Marita Koch   East Germany Sprint 21 November 2014 [30]
Robert Korzeniowski   Poland Race walk 21 November 2014 [30]
Jānis Lūsis   Soviet Union /   Latvia Javelin 21 November 2014 [30]
Bob Mathias   United States Decathlon 21 November 2014 [30]
Wilma Rudolph   United States Sprint 21 November 2014 [30]
Shirley Strickland de la Hunty   Australia Sprint, 80m hurdles 21 November 2014 [30]
Lasse Virén   Finland Middle and Long-distance running 21 November 2014 [30]
Cornelius Warmerdam   United States Pole vault 21 November 2014 [30]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "IAAF Hall of Fame created – First 12 Members announced". IAAF. March 8, 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  2. ^ "FROM THE EDITOR — WA's Hall Of Fame Still Stuck In Neutral". Track & Field News. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Owens, Nurmi among first in IAAF Hall of Fame". Reuters. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  4. ^ "IAAF Hall of Fame Minimum Criteria of Membership" (PDF). IAAF. 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile – Iolanda Balaş (Romania)". iaaf.org. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile - Abebe Bikila (Ethiopia)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile - Fanny Blankers-Koen (The Netherlands)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile – Sergey Bubka (Soviet Union / Ukraine)". iaaf.org. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile – Sebastian Coe (Great Britain)". iaaf.org. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  10. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile - Betty Cuthbert (Australia)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile – Mildred 'Babe' Didriksen (USA)". iaaf.org. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  12. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile - Vladimir Golubnichiy (Soviet Union/Ukraine)". iaaf.org. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  13. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile – Michael Johnson (USA)". iaaf.org. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  14. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile - Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  15. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile – Alberto Juantorena (Cuba)". iaaf.org. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  16. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile - Wang Junxia (China)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  17. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile - Kip Keino (Kenya)". iaaf.org. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  18. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile – Stefka Kostadinova (Bulgaria)". iaaf.org. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  19. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile - Carl Lewis (USA)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  20. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile - Edwin Moses (USA)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  21. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile - Paavo Nurmi (Finland)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  22. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile – Dan O'Brien (USA)". iaaf.org. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  23. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile - Al Oerter (USA)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  24. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile - Jesse Owens (USA)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  25. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile – Peter Snell (New Zealand)". iaaf.org. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  26. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile - Adhemar da Silva (Brazil)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  27. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile – Irena Szewinska (Poland)". iaaf.org. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  28. ^ (in English)"Hall of Fame Profile - Emil Zatopek (Czechoslovakia)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  29. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l (in English) "Bolt and Fraser-Pryce are crowned 2013 World Athletes of the Year". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  30. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Twelve athletics legends inducted into IAAF Hall of Fame". IAAF. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
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