The United States Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame was established by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee in 1979; the first members were inducted in 1983. Between 1992 and 2003, the Hall of Fame went dormant, with no induction of new members. In 2004, the honor was revived, and continued in 2005 when the Class of 2006 was selected.
The current process for selecting inductees is two-staged. Fifteen finalists are selected by a nominating committee consisting of athletes, members of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, historians and USOC representatives. The inductees were then selected based on online voting at www.usolympicteam.com, with a requirement to select five individual athletes, one team, one Paralympian and one coach. When the inductees are announced, a veteran and a "special contributor" are also included.
As of 2022, total membership has been brought to 119 Olympians and Paralympians, 11 teams, five coaches, 10 veterans, 19 contributors and two Olive Branch award inductees.
Inducted as individuals
- Tenley Albright (figure skating)
- Cassius Clay (boxing)
- Evelyn Ashford (track & field)
- Shirley Babashoff (swimming)
- Bruce Baumgartner (wrestling)
- Bob Beamon (track & field)
- Joan Benoit (track & field)
- Matt Biondi (swimming)
- Bonnie Blair (speed skating)
- Brian Boitano (figure skating)
- Ralph Boston (track & field)
- Dick Button (figure skating)
- Candace Cable (Para alpine skiing, Para Nordic skiing, Para track & field)
- Ed Temple (track & field)
Inducted as contributors
- Roone Arledge
- Avery Brundage
- Asa Smith Bushnell III
- Anita DeFrantz
- James L. Easton
- Dick Ebersol
- Bud Greenspan
- Col. Don Hull
- Hank Iba
- Robert Kane
- John B. Kelly Jr.
- Phil Knight
- Frank Marshall
- Jim McKay
- Billie Jean King
- F. Don Miller
- Tim Nugent (special contributor)
External links
- U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame
- [https://usopm.org/]United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum