Gothenburg Sports Hall of Fame explained

The Gothenburg Sports Hall of Fame (Swedish: '''Idrottens Hall of Fame i Göteborg''') is a regional hall of fame honouring athletes and leaders from—or associated with—Gothenburg, Sweden. The hall of fame was established in 1999 with the help of a Gothenburg sports museum,, where the full hall of fame is exhibited. The first year also presented four honourable mentions. Candidates are selected by an independent jury each year, and the new inductees are unveiled at a Liseberg ceremony.

History

The idea for the hall of fame was conceived by Åke Lindegarth in cooperation with Idrottsmuseet i Göteborg. The hall of fame forms a permanent exhibit in the museum, and each year a ceremony at the amusement park Liseberg presents the new members, who are also covered in the museum's yearbook, Idrottsarvet .

The original 1999 inductees were selected by a jury after a process of receiving suggestions from, sports clubs (active for at least 75 years) and members of the public. This gross list was assessed by some 60 sports journalists and 50 sports leaders and their results formed the basis for the jury, selecting the original 22 athlete and 13 leader inductees. The jury also selected two sports journalists and two club teams that received honourable mentions.

An additional 18 athletes and leaders were honoured in 2000, since then around five to ten new inductees have selected each year. No new hall of fame members were selected for 2020 as an effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden, which resulted in reduced activity and a tough financial situation for the museum. The induction of new members was resumed in 2021.

Criteria

The criteria for induction in the hall of fame were defined in 1999 as:

The first criteria regarding end of an active career has later been eased, the chairman of the museum stated in 2019 that the rule had already been relaxed for leaders as "some leaders are leaders for their whole life". By 2021 the waiting period was shortened to three years, and the criteria for persons born outside Gothenburg was also modified to having competed or acted in Gothenburg for a minimum of three rather than five years.

Inductees

List of inductees :

NameBirth dateCategorySport/organisationYear inducted
17 February 1914AthleteRoad bicycle racing1999
28 January 1898LeaderBoxing1999
22 July 1936AthleteSailing2000
6 December 1923AthleteBowling1999
10 October 1927AthleteAthletics2008
27 October 1917AthleteAthletics1999
12 November 1915LeaderOrienteering, cross-country skiing1999
29 October 1921LeaderOrienteering2003
1867AthleteAthletics, diving2012
1969AthleteBadminton2013
26 January 1933AthleteFootball2000
10 June 1861LeaderSwedish Sports Confederation2008
14 February 1916LeaderAthletics1999
30 September 1917LeaderFootball, ice hockey1999
26 March 1913AthleteTennis2001
25 July 1890LeaderFootball2004
1904LeaderIce hockey2013
1934AthleteIce hockey2012
4 September 1963AthleteRowing2006
28 November 1927AthleteHandball1999
21 February 1934AthleteSpeed skating2002
11 November 1954AthleteFootball, badminton2000
1 December 1886AthleteFootball1999
1929AthleteFootball2012
5 May 1921LeaderBadminton2009
31 January 1938AthleteHandball1999
18 February 1945LeaderHandball2005
1884LeaderFootball2011
1924LeaderJujutsu2012
1952AthleteFootball2013
21 November 1870LeaderInternational Olympic Committee1999
3 February 1933AthleteAthletics, handball2000
1974AthleteWrestling2013
1949LeaderBasketball2012
13 October 1919LeaderCross-country skiing1999
7 February 1895AthleteFootball2010
25 July 1865LeaderFootball1999
1963LeaderFootball referee2013
23 May 1933AthleteSpeedway1999
31 October 1920AthleteFootball1999
27 May 1963AthleteVolleyball2009
29 February 1952LeaderFootball2010
1922LeaderHandball2011
1955AthleteHandball2011
6 May 1965AthleteHandball2005
11 December 1921AthleteRacewalking2000
12 April 1915AthleteHandball2002
26 April 1893LeaderÖrgryte IS2008
30 October 1959AthleteFootball2002
11 June 1921LeaderAthletics2000
18 December 1938AthleteBoxing2001
15 January 1926AthleteFootball2000
17 April 1914AthleteFootball2004
1951AthleteRoad bicycle racing2011
30 October 1888LeaderAthletics2001
1948LeaderAthletics2011
27 May 1915LeaderGothenburg sports2010
8 January 1959AthleteHandball2006
18 June 1926LeaderIce hockey1999
22 March 1935AthleteFootball2000
7 February 1945AthleteWeightlifting2006
1967AthleteIce hockey2011
4 January 1884AthleteWrestling1999
5 February 1974AthleteAthletics2009
21 January 1902AthleteFootball2000
22 June 1888LeaderFootball2003
22 September 1932AthleteBoxing1999
15 September 1895LeaderFootball1999
5 October 1946AthleteTable tennis1999
1947LeaderBoxing2012
22 June 1932LeaderFootball, handball2001
27 September 1945AthleteBadminton2008
25 October 1928LeaderAthletics2001
26 April 1955AthleteDiving1999
26 March 1932LeaderFootball2001
27 January 1937AthleteHandball2003
23 December 1904LeaderHandball2000
27 June 1928AthleteAthletics, handball, badminton2004
27 September 1922AthleteAthletics2007
29 March 1940LeaderFootball2008
21 December 1931LeaderAthletics2010
6 October 1925LeaderFootball2004
8 September 1911LeaderBoxing2001
1948LeaderGothenburg sports2011
12 October 1973AthleteSwimming2006
22 February 1880AthleteAthletics1999
1886LeaderFootball2013
10 June 1922AthleteAthletics2001
31 January 1915AthleteAthletics2000
26 July 1890LeaderWomen's sports2008
23 August 1937AthleteHandball2003
4 April 1890LeaderFootball1999
20 January 1932LeaderGothenburg sports2002
4 March 1934LeaderTable tennis2010
13 June 1970AthleteWrestling2005
3 April 1934AthleteIce hockey2000
20 August 1929AthleteHandball2008
15 March 1897AthleteWrestling2000
12 June 1933AthleteSpeed skating2005
9 February 1943AthleteSpeed skating1999
4 May 1928AthleteHandball2004
9 July 1954AthleteFootball2001
16 November 1924LeaderHandball1999
6 October 1942AthleteFootball2006
9 March 1944LeaderAthletics2004
20 June 1913AthleteFootball2007
28 February 1925AthleteAthletics2004
28 November 1896LeaderFootball2001
28 March 1929AthleteHandball2001
12 July 1942LeaderHandball2004
1942AthleteLong-distance running2012
5 February 1946AthleteFencing1999
27 August 1942AthleteFootball2009
11 July 1956AthleteIce hockey2010
31 July 1932AthleteSailing1999
16 April 1935AthleteIce hockey1999
29 October 1917LeaderHandball2007
20 November 1932LeaderHandball2002
13 August 1959AthleteFootball2003
26 December 1929LeaderFootball2005
15 June 1932LeaderHandball2006
14 January 1905AthleteFootball1999
26 February 1942LeaderGymnastics2000
26 December 1913LeaderIce hockey2000
1948AthleteTennis2011
16 October 1912LeaderSpeed skating2000
28 March 1859LeaderGolf2009
19 October 1935AthleteFootball1999
5 January 1965AthleteAthletics2003
26 July 1890LeaderHandball2008
19 August 1917LeaderGymnastics2005
5 January 1937AthleteOrienteering2002
11 February 1941AthleteIce hockey2008
1937LeaderHandball, football2013
5 April 1910LeaderSpeed skating1999
5 January 1960AthleteFootball2009
22 January 1911LeaderAthletics2000
13 February 1960AthleteFootball2010
14 April 1903LeaderAthletics1999
10 April 1898LeaderFootball2005
21 April 1936LeaderGymnastics2007
31 May 1932AthleteGymnastics1999
5 January 1904AthleteSwimming, diving2003
5 July 1934AthleteAthletics, weightlifting2007
1955AthleteFencing2011
17 January 1933AthleteAthletics1999
19 May 1944AthleteAthletics2000
3 February 1901AthleteDiving2001
24 July 1935LeaderDiving2006
7 August 1935AthleteFootball2008
22 February 1964AthleteHandball2010
29 October 1926AthleteHandball2007
30 July 1931AthleteBoxing2009
1 September 1926AthleteHandball1999
29 August 1940LeaderAthletics2009

Honourable mentions

List of honourable mentions awarded to journalists :

NameBirth dateYear awarded
19 January 19142000
24 February 19372003
12 July 19241999
28 April 19141999
18 September 18992000
16 October 19052001

List of honourable mentions awarded to club teams :

TeamTeam year(s)SportYear awarded
1982Football1999
1949–1968Handball2001
1937–1946Handball1999
1959Handball1999
1965Ice hockey2003
1959Football2000

References

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