Germany's Sports Hall of Fame
Opening of the Germany's Sports Hall of Fame at the Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin.
The Germany's Sports Hall of Fame (German: Hall of Fame des deutschen Sports) is the national sports hall of fame in Germany, initiated 2006. The inductions are made by Stiftung Deutsche Sporthilfe, Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund and Verband Deutscher Sportjournalisten.
Members
| Member | Sport | Inducted |
|---|---|---|
| Karl Adam (1912–1976) | Rowing | 2008 |
| Cilly Aussem (1909–1963) | Tennis | 2008 |
| Helmut Bantz (1921–2004) | Gymnastics | 2008 |
| Hans-Jürgen Bäumler (born 1942) | Figure skating | 2011 |
| Franz Beckenbauer (born 1945) | Football | 2006 |
| Berthold Beitz (1913–2013) | Organizer | 2008 |
| Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips (1928–1961) | Motorsport | 2008 |
| Gretel Bergmann (born 1914) | Athletics | 2012 |
| Willy Bogner (born 1941) | Alpine skiing | 2013 |
| Heiner Brand (born 1952) | Handball | 2007 |
| Hanns Braun (1886–1818) | Athletics | 2008 |
| Hugo Budinger (born 1927) | Field hockey | 2011 |
| Karin Büttner-Janz (born 1952) | Gymnastics | 2011 |
| Rudolf Caracciola (1901–1959) | Motorsport | 2008 |
| Erwin Casmir (1895–1982) | Fencing | 2008 |
| Gottfried von Cramm (1909–1976) | Tennis | 2008 |
| Willi Daume (1913–1996) | Handball | 2006 |
| Joachim Deckarm (born 1954) | Handball | 2013 |
| Wilfried Dietrich (1933–1992) | Wrestling | 2008 |
| Heide Ecker-Rosendahl (born 1947) | Athletics | 2011 |
| Birgit Fischer (born 1962) | Canoeing | 2008 |
| Johannes Frömming (1910–1996) | Harness racing | 2008 |
| Heinz Fütterer (born 1931) | Athletics | 2011 |
| Manfred Germar (born 1935) | Athletics | 2006 |
| Steffi Graf (born 1969) | Tennis | 2008 |
| Rudolf Harbig (1913–1944) | Athletics | 2008 |
| Antje Harvey (born 1967) | Nordic skiing, biathlon | 2012 |
| Armin Hary (born 1937) | Athletics | 2011 |
| Sepp Herberger (1897–1977) | Football | 2008 |
| Uli Hoeneß (born 1952) | Football | 2009 |
| Willi Holdorf (born 1940) | Athletics | 2011 |
| Gustav Jaenecke (1908–1985) | Ice hockey | 2008 |
| Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778–1852) | Gymnastics | 2013 |
| Erhard Keller (born 1944) | Speed skating | 2011 |
| Bernhard Kempa (born 1920) | Handball | 2011 |
| Gustav Kilian (1907–2000) | Cycling | 2008 |
| Marika Kilius (born 1943) | Figure skating | 2011 |
| Reiner Klimke (1936–1999) | Dressage | 2008 |
| Ingrid Krämer-Gulbin (born 1943) | Diving | 2011 |
| Willy Kuhweide (born 1943) | Sailing | 2011 |
| Emanuel Lasker (1868–1941) | Chess | 2008 |
| Martin Lauer (born 1937) | Athletics | 2011 |
| Hans Lenk (born 1935) | Rowing | 2012 |
| Wolfgang Lötzsch (born 1952) | Cycling | 2012 |
| Henry Maske (born 1964) | Boxing | 2012 |
| Roland Matthes (born 1950) | Swimming | 2006 |
| Ingrid Mickler-Becker (born 1942) | Athletics | 2006 |
| Henner Misersky (born 1940) | Nordic skiing | 2012 |
| Rosi Mittermaier (born 1950) | Alpine skiing | 2006 |
| Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth (born 1956) | Athletics | 2011 |
| Josef Neckermann (1912–1992) | Dressage | 2006 |
| Georg von Opel (1912–1971) | Rowing | 2008 |
| Erich Rademacher (1901–1979) | Swimming | 2008 |
| Helmut Recknagel (born 1937) | Ski jumping | 2011 |
| Albert Richter (1912–1940) | Cycling | 2008 |
| Gustav Schäfer (1906–1991) | Rowing | 2008 |
| Max Schmeling (1905–2005) | Boxing | 2006 |
| Eberhard Schöler (born 1940) | Table tennis | 2011 |
| Helmut Schön (1915–1996) | Football | 2008 |
| Carl Schuhmann (1869–1946) | Gymnastics, wrestling | 2008 |
| Alfred Schwarzmann (1912–2000) | Gymnastics | 2008 |
| Werner Seelenbinder (1904–1944) | Wrestling | 2008 |
| Uwe Seeler (born 1936) | Football | 2006 |
| Renate Stecher (born 1950) | Athletics | 2011 |
| Kurt Stöpel (1908–1997) | Football | 2008 |
| Heinrich Stuhlfauth (1896–1966) | Football | 2008 |
| Fritz Thiedemann (1918–2000) | Show jumping | 2008 |
| Georg Thoma (born 1937) | Nordic combined | 2011 |
| Bert Trautmann (born 1923) | Football | 2011 |
| Harry Valérien (1923–2012) | Journalist | 2013 |
| Fritz Walter (1920–2002) | Football | 2008 |
| Liesel Westermann-Krieg (born 1944) | Athletics | 2011 |
| Willi Weyer (1917–1987) | Swimming | 2008 |
| Hans Günter Winkler (born 1926) | Show jumping | 2006 |
| Katarina Witt (born 1965) | Figure skating | 2010 |
| Klaus Wolfermann (born 1946) | Athletics | 2011 |
Controversy
Germany's Sports Hall of Fame caused a lot of criticism since five former Nazi Party members were included. It was even called as a “Hall of Shame”.[1] Nazi Party members include football manager Sepp Herberger, Olympic riding champion Josef Neckermann, former IOC member Willi Daume, cyclist Gustav Kilian and middle distance runner Rudolf Harbig.[2]
The Hall of Fame also includes two victims of the Nazis, cyclist Albert Richter who was murdered by Gestapo in 1939 and wrestler Werner Seelenbinder who was executed in 1944.[2]
References
- ↑ "Nazis in German sporting hall of fame". The Telegraph Times. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "'Hall of Fame' Sparks Controversy: Germany Launches Valhalla of Sporting Legends". Der Spiegel. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
External links
- Germany's Sports Hall of Fame (in German)