The Germany's Sports Hall of Fame () 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.
Members Member Sport Inducted Karl Adam (1912–1976) Rowing 2008 Dirk Nowitzki (born 1978) Basketball 2025 Philipp Lahm (born 1983) Football Hans-Georg Aschenbach (born 1951) Ski jumping 2015 Cilly Aussem (1909–1963) Tennis 2008 Helmut Bantz (1921–2004) Gymnastics Hans-Jürgen Bäumler (born 1942) Figure skating 2011 Franz Beckenbauer (1945–2024) Football 2006 Boris Becker (born 1967) Tennis 2015 Berthold Beitz (1913–2013) Organizer 2008 Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips (1928–1961) Motorsport Gretel Bergmann (1914-2017) Athletics 2012 Willy Bogner (born 1941) Alpine skiing 2013 Heiner Brand (born 1952) Handball 2007 Hanns Braun (1886–1918) Athletics 2008 Martin Braxenthaler (born 1972) Alpine skiing 2019 Hugo Budinger (1927-2017) Field hockey 2011 Karin Büttner-Janz (born 1952) Gymnastics Rudolf Caracciola (1901–1959) Motorsport 2008 Erwin Casmir (1895–1982) Fencing Gottfried von Cramm (1909–1976) Tennis Willi Daume (1913–1996) Handball 2006 Joachim Deckarm (born 1954) Handball 2013 Wilfried Dietrich (1933–1992) Wrestling 2008 Andreas Dittmer (born 1972) Canoeing 2018 Heike Drechsler (born 1964) Athletics 2017 Heide Ecker-Rosendahl (born 1947) Athletics 2011 Anja Fichtel (born 1968) Fencing 2015 Birgit Fischer (born 1962) Canoeing 2008 Johannes Frömming (1910–1996) Harness racing Heinz Fütterer (1931-2019) Athletics 2011 Hartwig Gauder (born 1954) Athletics 2016 Willibald Gebhardt (1831–1921) Organizer 2014 Manfred Germar (born 1935) Athletics 2006 Eberhard Gienger (born 1951) Gymnastics 2016 Steffi Graf (born 1969) Tennis 2008 Michael Groß (born 1964) Swimming 2015 Ludwig Guttmann (1899–1980) Organizer 2014 Cornelia Hanisch (born 1952) Fencing 2016 Sven Hannawald (born 1974) Ski jumping 2017 Rudolf Harbig (1913–1944) Athletics 2008 Antje Harvey (born 1967) Nordic skiing, biathlon 2012 Armin Hary (born 1937) Athletics 2011 Sepp Herberger (1897–1977) Football 2008 Willi Holdorf (1940-2020) Athletics 2011 Gustav Jaenecke (1908–1985) Ice hockey 2008 Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778–1852) Gymnastics 2013 Erhard Keller (born 1944) Speed skating 2011 Franz Keller (born 1945) Nordic combined 2017 Bernhard Kempa (1920-2017) Handball 2011 Gustav Kilian (1907–2000) Cycling 2008 Marika Kilius (born 1943) Figure skating 2011 Reiner Klimke (1936–1999) Dressage 2008 Peter-Michael Kolbe (born 1953) Rowing 2016 Ingrid Krämer-Gulbin (born 1943) Diving 2011 Erich Kühnhackl (born 1950) Ice hockey 2016 Willy Kuhweide (born 1943) Sailing 2011 Bernhard Langer (born 1957) Golf 2016 Emanuel Lasker (1868–1941) Chess 2008 Martin Lauer (born 1937) Athletics 2011 Hans Lenk (born 1935) Rowing 2012 Wolfgang Lötzsch (born 1952) Cycling Joachim Löw (born 1960) Football 2015 Sepp Maier (born 1944) Football 2014 Henry Maske (born 1964) Boxing 2012 Lothar Matthäus (born 1961) Football 2017 Roland Matthes (1950-2019) Swimming 2006 Ingrid Mickler-Becker (born 1942) Athletics Henner Misersky (born 1940) Nordic skiing 2012 Rosi Mittermaier (1950–2023) Alpine skiing 2006 Gerd Müller (1945-2021) Football 2014 Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth (born 1956) Athletics 2011 Josef Neckermann (1912–1992) Dressage 2006 Meinhard Nehmer (born 1941) Bobsled 2016 Günter Netzer (born 1944) Football Magdalena Neuner (born 1987) Biathlon 2017 Christian Neureuther (born 1949) Alpine skiing Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (born 1966) Speed skating 2019 Alexander Pusch (born 1955) Fencing 2016 Erich Rademacher (1901–1979) Swimming 2008 Helmut Recknagel (born 1937) Ski jumping 2011 Albert Richter (1912–1940) Cycling 2008 Kristina Richter (born 1946) Handball 2016 Walter Röhrl (born 1947) Motorsports Gustav Schäfer (1906–1991) Rowing 2008 Max Schmeling (1905–2005) Boxing Harald Schmid (born 1957) Athletics 2016 Arnd Schmitt (born 1965) Fencing Alwin Schockemöhle (born 1937) Show jumping Eberhard Schöler (born 1940) Table tennis 2011 Helmut Schön (1915–1996) Football 2008 Gerd Schönfelder (born 1970) Alpine skiing 2018 Carl Schuhmann (1869–1946) Gymnastics, wrestling 2008 Michael Schumacher (born 1969) Motorsports 2017 Jochen Schümann (born 1954) Sailing 2014 Alfred Schwarzmann (1912–2000) Gymnastics 2008 Werner Seelenbinder (1904–1944) Wrestling Uwe Seeler (1936-2022) Football 2006 Katja Seizinger (born 1972) Alpine skiing 2018 Renate Stecher (born 1950) Athletics 2011 Klaus Steinbach (born 1953) Swimming 2018 Michael Stich (born 1968) Tennis 2015 Kurt Stöpel (1908–1997) Cycling 2008 Heinrich Stuhlfauth (1896–1966) Football Fritz Thiedemann (1918–2000) Show jumping Georg Thoma (born 1937) Nordic combined 2011 Bert Trautmann (1923-2013) Football Walther Tröger (1929-2020) Organizer 2019 Harry Valérien (1923–2012) Journalist 2013 Franziska van Almsick (born 1978) Swimming 2019 Georg von Opel (1912–1971) Rowing 2008 Fritz Walter (1920–2002) Football Liesel Westermann-Krieg (born 1944) Athletics 2011 Willi Weyer (1917–1987) Swimming 2008 Frank Wieneke (born 1962) Judo 2016 Hans Günter Winkler (1926–2018) Show jumping 2006 Katarina Witt (born 1965) Figure skating 2010 Klaus Wolfermann (born 1946) Athletics 2011 Erhard Wunderlich (1956–2012) Handball 2016
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”. 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.
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.
References
External links Germany's Sports Hall of Fame (in German)