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The IAAF Hall of Fame was established by the International Association of Athletics Federations (since 2019: World Athletics) in 2012. It is intended to honor individuals who have made valuable contributions in the sport of athletics both internationally and in their home countries that match certain criteria.

The inaugural class, composed of 24 individuals, was introduced in November 2012.

Criteria

The minimum criteria for an athlete to qualify for membership of the Hall of Fame are:

1. Athletes must have won at least two gold medals at the Summer Olympics or World Championships in Athletics,
2. Athletes must have set at least one World record,
3. Athletes must have been retired for at least 10 years at the time of election to the IAAF Hall of Fame.

These criteria may be extended in 2013 to allow athletes whose achievements had an extraordinary impact on the sport to be considered as well.

Members

These are the 48 members as of 21 November 2014.

Athlete	Nation	Speciality	Date of induction	Notes
Iolanda Balaș	Romania	High jump	13 November 2012
Abebe Bikila	Ethiopia	Long-distance running	8 March 2012
Fanny Blankers-Koen	Netherlands	Sprint	8 March 2012
Sergey Bubka	Soviet Union /  Ukraine	Pole vault	25 June 2012
Sebastian Coe	United Kingdom	Middle-distance running	25 June 2012
Betty Cuthbert	Australia	Sprint	8 March 2012
Babe Didrikson Zaharias	United States	Sprint, javelin, high jump	6 June 2012
Volodymyr Holubnychy	Soviet Union /  Ukraine	Race walk	15 October 2012
Michael Johnson	United States	Sprint	6 June 2012
Jackie Joyner-Kersee	United States	Multi events	8 March 2012
Alberto Juantorena	Cuba	400 m, 800 m	11 June 2012
Wang Junxia	China	Long-distance running	8 March 2012
Kipchoge Keino	Kenya	Long-distance running	2 July 2012
Stefka Kostadinova	Bulgaria	High jump	13 November 2012
Carl Lewis	United States	Sprint, Long Jump	8 March 2012
Edwin Moses	United States	400 m hurdles	8 March 2012
Paavo Nurmi	Finland	Long-distance running	8 March 2012
Dan O'Brien	United States	Multi events	6 June 2012
Al Oerter	United States	Discus throw	8 March 2012
Jesse Owens	United States	Sprint, Long Jump	8 March 2012
Peter Snell	New Zealand	Middle-distance running	3 September 2012
Adhemar da Silva	Brazil	Triple jump	8 March 2012
Irena Szewińska	Poland	Sprint	17 May 2012
Emil Zátopek	Czechoslovakia	Long-distance running	8 March 2012
Harrison Dillard	United States	100 m, 110 m hurdles	16 November 2013
Marjorie Jackson	Australia	Sprint	16 November 2013
Hannes Kolehmainen	Finland	Long-distance running	16 November 2013
Natalya Lisovskaya	Soviet Union /  Russia	Shot put	16 November 2013
Svetlana Masterkova	Russia	Middle-distance running	16 November 2013
Noureddine Morceli	Algeria	Middle-distance running	16 November 2013
Parry O'Brien	United States	Shot put	16 November 2013
Marie-José Pérec	France	Sprint	16 November 2013
Viktor Saneyev	Soviet Union /  Georgia	Triple jump	16 November 2013
Yuriy Sedykh	Soviet Union /  Russia	Hammer throw	16 November 2013
Daley Thompson	United Kingdom	Décathlon	16 November 2013
Grete Waitz	Norway	Marathon	16 November 2013
Valeriy Brumel	Soviet Union /  Russia	High jump	21 November 2014
Glenn Davis	United States	Sprint, 400m Hurdles	21 November 2014
Heike Drechsler	East Germany /  Germany	Long jump, Sprint	21 November 2014
Hicham El Guerrouj	Morocco	Middle-distance running	21 November 2014
Marita Koch	East Germany	Sprint	21 November 2014
Robert Korzeniowski	Poland	Race walk	21 November 2014
Jānis Lūsis	Soviet Union /  Latvia	Javelin	21 November 2014
Bob Mathias	United States	Decathlon	21 November 2014
Wilma Rudolph	United States	Sprint	21 November 2014
Shirley Strickland de la Hunty	Australia	Sprint, 80m hurdles	21 November 2014
Lasse Virén	Finland	Middle and Long-distance running	21 November 2014
Cornelius Warmerdam	United States	Pole vault	21 November 2014

See also

• World Athlete of the Year

References

1. ^ "IAAF Hall of Fame created – First 12 Members announced". IAAF. March 8, 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
2. "FROM THE EDITOR — WA's Hall Of Fame Still Stuck In Neutral". Track & Field News. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
3. "Owens, Nurmi among first in IAAF Hall of Fame". Reuters. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
4. "IAAF Hall of Fame Minimum Criteria of Membership" (PDF). IAAF. 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
5. "Hall of Fame Profile – Iolanda Balaş (Romania)". iaaf.org. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
6. "Hall of Fame Profile - Abebe Bikila (Ethiopia)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
7. "Hall of Fame Profile - Fanny Blankers-Koen (The Netherlands)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
8. "Hall of Fame Profile – Sergey Bubka (Soviet Union / Ukraine)". iaaf.org. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
9. "Hall of Fame Profile – Sebastian Coe (Great Britain)". iaaf.org. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
10. "Hall of Fame Profile - Betty Cuthbert (Australia)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
11. "Hall of Fame Profile – Mildred 'Babe' Didriksen (USA)". iaaf.org. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
12. "Hall of Fame Profile - Vladimir Golubnichiy (Soviet Union/Ukraine)". iaaf.org. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
13. "Hall of Fame Profile – Michael Johnson (USA)". iaaf.org. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
14. "Hall of Fame Profile - Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
15. "Hall of Fame Profile – Alberto Juantorena (Cuba)". iaaf.org. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
16. "Hall of Fame Profile - Wang Junxia (China)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
17. "Hall of Fame Profile - Kip Keino (Kenya)". iaaf.org. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
18. "Hall of Fame Profile – Stefka Kostadinova (Bulgaria)". iaaf.org. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
19. "Hall of Fame Profile - Carl Lewis (USA)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
20. "Hall of Fame Profile - Edwin Moses (USA)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
21. "Hall of Fame Profile - Paavo Nurmi (Finland)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
22. "Hall of Fame Profile – Dan O'Brien (USA)". iaaf.org. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
23. "Hall of Fame Profile - Al Oerter (USA)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
24. "Hall of Fame Profile - Jesse Owens (USA)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
25. "Hall of Fame Profile – Peter Snell (New Zealand)". iaaf.org. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
26. "Hall of Fame Profile - Adhemar da Silva (Brazil)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
27. "Hall of Fame Profile – Irena Szewinska (Poland)". iaaf.org. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
28. (in English)"Hall of Fame Profile - Emil Zatopek (Czechoslovakia)". iaaf.org. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
29. ^ (in English) "Bolt and Fraser-Pryce are crowned 2013 World Athletes of the Year". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
30. ^ "Twelve athletics legends inducted into IAAF Hall of Fame". IAAF. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

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