Germany's Sports Hall of Fame

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.

Opening of the Germany's Sports Hall of Fame at the Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin.

Members
Member Sport Inducted
Karl Adam (1912–1976)Rowing2008
Hans-Georg Aschenbach (born 1951)Ski jumping2015
Cilly Aussem (1909–1963)Tennis2008
Helmut Bantz (1921–2004)Gymnastics2008
Hans-Jürgen Bäumler (born 1942)Figure skating2011
Franz Beckenbauer (born 1945)Football2006
Boris Becker (born 1967)Tennis2015
Berthold Beitz (1913–2013)Organizer2008
Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips (1928–1961)Motorsport2008
Gretel Bergmann (born 1914)Athletics2012
Willy Bogner (born 1941)Alpine skiing2013
Heiner Brand (born 1952)Handball2007
Hanns Braun (1886–1918)Athletics2008
Martin Braxenthaler (born 1972)Alpine skiing2019
Hugo Budinger (born 1927)Field hockey2011
Karin Büttner-Janz (born 1952)Gymnastics2011
Rudolf Caracciola (1901–1959)Motorsport2008
Erwin Casmir (1895–1982)Fencing2008
Gottfried von Cramm (1909–1976)Tennis2008
Willi Daume (1913–1996)Handball2006
Joachim Deckarm (born 1954)Handball2013
Wilfried Dietrich (1933–1992)Wrestling2008
Andreas Dittmer (born 1972)Canoeing2018
Heike Drechsler (born 1964)Athletics2017
Heide Ecker-Rosendahl (born 1947)Athletics2011
Anja Fichtel (born 1968)Fencing2015
Birgit Fischer (born 1962)Canoeing2008
Johannes Frömming (1910–1996)Harness racing2008
Heinz Fütterer (born 1931)Athletics2011
Hartwig Gauder (born 1954)Athletics2016
Willibald Gebhardt (1831–1921)Organizer2014
Manfred Germar (born 1935)Athletics2006
Eberhard Gienger (born 1951)Gymnastics2016
Steffi Graf (born 1969)Tennis2008
Michael Groß (born 1964)Swimming2015
Ludwig Guttmann (1899–1980)Organizer2014
Cornelia Hanisch (born 1952)Fencing2016
Sven Hannawald (born 1974)Ski jumping2017
Rudolf Harbig (1913–1944)Athletics2008
Antje Harvey (born 1967)Nordic skiing, biathlon2012
Armin Hary (born 1937)Athletics2011
Sepp Herberger (1897–1977)Football2008
Willi Holdorf (born 1940)Athletics2011
Gustav Jaenecke (1908–1985)Ice hockey2008
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778–1852)Gymnastics2013
Erhard Keller (born 1944)Speed skating2011
Franz Keller (born 1945)Nordic combined2017
Bernhard Kempa (born 1920)Handball2011
Gustav Kilian (1907–2000)Cycling2008
Marika Kilius (born 1943)Figure skating2011
Reiner Klimke (1936–1999)Dressage2008
Peter-Michael Kolbe (born 1953)Rowing2016
Ingrid Krämer-Gulbin (born 1943)Diving2011
Erich Kühnhackl (born 1950)Ice hockey2016
Willy Kuhweide (born 1943)Sailing2011
Bernhard Langer (born 1957)Golf2016
Emanuel Lasker (1868–1941)Chess2008
Martin Lauer (born 1937)Athletics2011
Hans Lenk (born 1935)Rowing2012
Wolfgang Lötzsch (born 1952)Cycling2012
Joachim Löw (born 1960)Football2015
Sepp Maier (born 1944)Football2014
Henry Maske (born 1964)Boxing2012
Lothar Matthäus (born 1961)Football2017
Roland Matthes (born 1950)Swimming2006
Ingrid Mickler-Becker (born 1942)Athletics2006
Henner Misersky (born 1940)Nordic skiing2012
Rosi Mittermaier (1950–2023)Alpine skiing2006
Gerd Müller (born 1945)Football2014
Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth (born 1956)Athletics2011
Josef Neckermann (1912–1992)Dressage2006
Meinhard Nehmer (born 1941)Bobsled2016
Günter Netzer (born 1944)Football2016
Magdalena Neuner (born 1987)Biathlon2017
Christian Neureuther (born 1949)Alpine skiing2017
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (born 1966)Speed skating2019
Alexander Pusch (born 1955)Fencing2016
Erich Rademacher (1901–1979)Swimming2008
Helmut Recknagel (born 1937)Ski jumping2011
Albert Richter (1912–1940)Cycling2008
Kristina Richter (born 1946)Handball2016
Walter Röhrl (born 1947)Motorsports2016
Gustav Schäfer (1906–1991)Rowing2008
Max Schmeling (1905–2005)Boxing2006
Harald Schmid (born 1957)Athletics2016
Arnd Schmitt (born 1965)Fencing2016
Alwin Schockemöhle (born 1937)Show jumping2016
Eberhard Schöler (born 1940)Table tennis2011
Helmut Schön (1915–1996)Football2008
Gerd Schönfelder (born 1970)Alpine skiing2018
Carl Schuhmann (1869–1946)Gymnastics, wrestling2008
Michael Schumacher (born 1969)Motorsports2017
Jochen Schümann (born 1954)Sailing2014
Alfred Schwarzmann (1912–2000)Gymnastics2008
Werner Seelenbinder (1904–1944)Wrestling2008
Uwe Seeler (born 1936)Football2006
Katja Seizinger (born 1972)Alpine skiing2018
Renate Stecher (born 1950)Athletics2011
Klaus Steinbach (born 1953)Swimming2018
Michael Stich (born 1968)Tennis2015
Kurt Stöpel (1908–1997)Cycling2008
Heinrich Stuhlfauth (1896–1966)Football2008
Fritz Thiedemann (1918–2000)Show jumping2008
Georg Thoma (born 1937)Nordic combined2011
Bert Trautmann (born 1923)Football2011
Walther Tröger (born 1929)Organizer2019
Harry Valérien (1923–2012)Journalist2013
Franziska van Almsick (born 1978)Swimming2019
Georg von Opel (1912–1971)Rowing2008
Fritz Walter (1920–2002)Football2008
Liesel Westermann-Krieg (born 1944)Athletics2011
Willi Weyer (1917–1987)Swimming2008
Frank Wieneke (born 1962)Judo2016
Hans Günter Winkler (1926–2018)Show jumping2006
Katarina Witt (born 1965)Figure skating2010
Klaus Wolfermann (born 1946)Athletics2011
Erhard Wunderlich (1956–2012)Handball2016

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

Controversy

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
  1. "Nazis in German sporting hall of fame". The Telegraph Times. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  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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