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

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Member Sport Inducted
Karl Adam (1912–1976) Rowing 2008
Hans-Georg Aschenbach (born 1951) Ski jumping 2015
Cilly Aussem (1909–1963) Tennis 2008
Helmut Bantz (1921–2004) Gymnastics 2008
Hans-Jürgen Bäumler (born 1942) Figure skating 2011
Franz Beckenbauer (1945–2024) Football 2006
Boris Becker (born 1967) Tennis 2015
Berthold Beitz (1913–2013) Organizer 2008
Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips (1928–1961) Motorsport 2008
Gretel Bergmann (1914-2017) Athletics 2012
Willy Bogner (born 1941) Alpine skiing 2013
Heiner Brand (born 1952) Handball 2007
Hanns Braun (1886–1918) Athletics 2008
Martin Braxenthaler (born 1972) Alpine skiing 2019
Hugo Budinger (1927-2017) 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
Andreas Dittmer (born 1972) Canoeing 2018
Heike Drechsler (born 1964) Athletics 2017
Heide Ecker-Rosendahl (born 1947) Athletics 2011
Anja Fichtel (born 1968) Fencing 2015
Birgit Fischer (born 1962) Canoeing 2008
Johannes Frömming (1910–1996) Harness racing 2008
Heinz Fütterer (1931-2019) Athletics 2011
Hartwig Gauder (born 1954) Athletics 2016
Willibald Gebhardt (1831–1921) Organizer 2014
Manfred Germar (born 1935) Athletics 2006
Eberhard Gienger (born 1951) Gymnastics 2016
Steffi Graf (born 1969) Tennis 2008
Michael Groß (born 1964) Swimming 2015
Ludwig Guttmann (1899–1980) Organizer 2014
Cornelia Hanisch (born 1952) Fencing 2016
Sven Hannawald (born 1974) Ski jumping 2017
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
Willi Holdorf (1940-2020) Athletics 2011
Gustav Jaenecke (1908–1985) Ice hockey 2008
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778–1852) Gymnastics 2013
Erhard Keller (born 1944) Speed skating 2011
Franz Keller (born 1945) Nordic combined 2017
Bernhard Kempa (1920-2017) Handball 2011
Gustav Kilian (1907–2000) Cycling 2008
Marika Kilius (born 1943) Figure skating 2011
Reiner Klimke (1936–1999) Dressage 2008
Peter-Michael Kolbe (born 1953) Rowing 2016
Ingrid Krämer-Gulbin (born 1943) Diving 2011
Erich Kühnhackl (born 1950) Ice hockey 2016
Willy Kuhweide (born 1943) Sailing 2011
Bernhard Langer (born 1957) Golf 2016
Emanuel Lasker (1868–1941) Chess 2008
Martin Lauer (born 1937) Athletics 2011
Hans Lenk (born 1935) Rowing 2012
Wolfgang Lötzsch (born 1952) Cycling 2012
Joachim Löw (born 1960) Football 2015
Sepp Maier (born 1944) Football 2014
Henry Maske (born 1964) Boxing 2012
Lothar Matthäus (born 1961) Football 2017
Roland Matthes (1950-2019) Swimming 2006
Ingrid Mickler-Becker (born 1942) Athletics 2006
Henner Misersky (born 1940) Nordic skiing 2012
Rosi Mittermaier (1950–2023) Alpine skiing 2006
Gerd Müller (1945-2021) Football 2014
Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth (born 1956) Athletics 2011
Josef Neckermann (1912–1992) Dressage 2006
Meinhard Nehmer (born 1941) Bobsled 2016
Günter Netzer (born 1944) Football 2016
Magdalena Neuner (born 1987) Biathlon 2017
Christian Neureuther (born 1949) Alpine skiing 2017
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (born 1966) Speed skating 2019
Alexander Pusch (born 1955) Fencing 2016
Erich Rademacher (1901–1979) Swimming 2008
Helmut Recknagel (born 1937) Ski jumping 2011
Albert Richter (1912–1940) Cycling 2008
Kristina Richter (born 1946) Handball 2016
Walter Röhrl (born 1947) Motorsports 2016
Gustav Schäfer (1906–1991) Rowing 2008
Max Schmeling (1905–2005) Boxing 2006
Harald Schmid (born 1957) Athletics 2016
Arnd Schmitt (born 1965) Fencing 2016
Alwin Schockemöhle (born 1937) Show jumping 2016
Eberhard Schöler (born 1940) Table tennis 2011
Helmut Schön (1915–1996) Football 2008
Gerd Schönfelder (born 1970) Alpine skiing 2018
Carl Schuhmann (1869–1946) Gymnastics, wrestling 2008
Michael Schumacher (born 1969) Motorsports 2017
Jochen Schümann (born 1954) Sailing 2014
Alfred Schwarzmann (1912–2000) Gymnastics 2008
Werner Seelenbinder (1904–1944) Wrestling 2008
Uwe Seeler (1936-2022) Football 2006
Katja Seizinger (born 1972) Alpine skiing 2018
Renate Stecher (born 1950) Athletics 2011
Klaus Steinbach (born 1953) Swimming 2018
Michael Stich (born 1968) Tennis 2015
Kurt Stöpel (1908–1997) Cycling 2008
Heinrich Stuhlfauth (1896–1966) Football 2008
Fritz Thiedemann (1918–2000) Show jumping 2008
Georg Thoma (born 1937) Nordic combined 2011
Bert Trautmann (1923-2013) Football 2011
Walther Tröger (1929-2020) Organizer 2019
Harry Valérien (1923–2012) Journalist 2013
Franziska van Almsick (born 1978) Swimming 2019
Georg von Opel (1912–1971) Rowing 2008
Fritz Walter (1920–2002) Football 2008
Liesel Westermann-Krieg (born 1944) Athletics 2011
Willi Weyer (1917–1987) Swimming 2008
Frank Wieneke (born 1962) Judo 2016
Hans Günter Winkler (1926–2018) Show jumping 2006
Katarina Witt (born 1965) Figure skating 2010
Klaus Wolfermann (born 1946) Athletics 2011
Erhard Wunderlich (1956–2012) Handball 2016

Uli Hoeneß (Football) was introduced in 2009, but had to resign after he was sentenced to a imprisonment for tax evasion in 2014.

Controversy

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Germany's Sports Hall of Fame caused a lot of criticism since five former Nazi Party members were included. It was even called 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

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