FIDAL Hall of Fame explained

The IAAF Hall of Fame is a hall of fame which was established by the Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL) in 2012. The FIDAL Hall of Fame includes Italian athletes who have excelled in the history of athletics and who meet certain criteria.^[1]

Criteria

The minimum criteria for an athlete to qualify for membership in the Hall of Fame are.^[1]

1. Athletes must have won at least one gold medal in the Summer Olympics;
2. Athletes must have won at least one gold medal in the World Athletics Championships;
3. Athletes must have won at least one gold medal in the European Athletics Championships;
4. Athletes must have set at least one world record.

Still-active athletes are not included; gold medals won at the World Athletics Indoor Championships and European Athletics Indoor Championships are also not included. The only athlete included unconditionally is marathon runner Dorando Pietri.

Members

As of 26 August 2018, there are 42 members: 34 men and 8 women.^[2]

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Other athletes who match the criteria

These athletes match the criteria, but at the moment they are not included because they are still active.

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align=left bgcolor=lightgreen	Andrew Howe			•
align=left bgcolor=lightgreen	Daniele Meucci			•
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align=left bgcolor=yellow	Anna Incerti			•
align=left bgcolor=lightgreen	Gianmarco Tamberi			•
align=left bgcolor=yellow	Libania Grenot			•

See also

• Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera
• Italy national athletics team
• Naturalized athletes of Italy
• IAAF Hall of Fame

External links

• Hall of Fame at FIDAL web site
• Sport Heroes (Athletics) - Italy

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hall of Fame. fidal.it. italian. 1 November 2012.
2. Web site: Hall of Fame. fidal.it. italian. 26 August 2018.
3. Special inclusion.