Paralympic Hall of Fame explained

The Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame is a hall of fame which was established by the International Paralympic Committee.^[1]

On 30 August 2012 five paralympic athletes were inducted into the fourth Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame in a ceremony in London.^[2]

Criteria

Every two years, the prize is awarded to personalities Paralympic who have made outstanding contributions to success on and fair play, from the third edition of the award is sponsored by VISA.^[3]

Members

2006

• Jouko Grip
• Ulla Renvall (coach)
• Annemie Schneider

2008

• Connie Hansen
• Claudia Hengst
• Peter Homann
• André Viger
• Kevin McIntosh (coach)

2010

• Tanja Kari
• Chris Waddell
• Rolf Hettich (coach)

2012

• Louise Sauvage
• Trischa Zorn
• Roberto Marson
• Frank Ponta
• Chris Holmes

2014^[4]

• Jon Kreamelmeyer
• Eric Villalon Fuentes
• Verena Bentele

2016^[5]

• Junichi Kawai
• Chantal Petitclerc
• Franz Nietlispach
• Neroli Fairhall
• Martin Morse

See also

• Paralympic Games
• List of multiple Paralympic gold medalists
• Frank Ponta inducted into the Paralympic Hall of Fame
• IPC inducts new members into its Hall of Fame

External links

• Paralympic Hall of Fame at IPC web site
• Paralympic Hall of Fame at IPC web site (old site)
• Multi-Medallists at Internet Archive web site

Notes and References

1. Web site: IPC Announces Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame Inductees. paralympic.org. 8 September 2012.
2. Web site: The 5 New Inductees into the 2012 Paralympics Hall of Fame. whatdisability.com. 8 September 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130209063441/http://www.whatdisability.com/sports/310-the-5-new-inductees-into-the-2012-paralympics-hall-of-fame. 9 February 2013.
3. Web site: Visa Sponsors Third Paralympic Hall of Fame Induction. paralympic.org. 8 September 2012.
4. Web site: Inductees 2014. International Paralympic Committee. 5 September 2015.
5. Web site: IPC announces 2016 Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame inductees . 19 November 2016 . .