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

  1. ↑ "Nazis in German sporting hall of fame". The Telegraph Times. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 "'Hall of Fame' Sparks Controversy: Germany Launches Valhalla of Sporting Legends". Der Spiegel. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2013.

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