IAAF Hall of Fame


The IAAF Hall of Fame was established by the International Association of Athletics Federations 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.
AthleteNationSpecialityDate of inductionNotes
High jump13 November 2012
Long distance running8 March 2012
Sprint8 March 2012
/ Pole vault25 June 2012
Middle distance running25 June 2012
Sprint8 March 2012
Sprint, javelin, high jump6 June 2012
/ Race walk15 October 2012
Sprint6 June 2012
Multi events8 March 2012
400 m, 800 m11 June 2012
Long distance running8 March 2012
Long distance running2 July 2012
High jump13 November 2012
Sprint, Long Jump8 March 2012
400 m hurdles8 March 2012
Long distance running8 March 2012
Multi events6 June 2012
Discus throw8 March 2012
Sprint, Long Jump8 March 2012
Middle distance running3 September 2012
Triple jump8 March 2012
Sprint17 May 2012
Long distance running8 March 2012
100 m, 110 m hurdles16 November 2013
Sprint16 November 2013
Long distance running16 November 2013
/ Shot put16 November 2013
Middle distance running16 November 2013
Middle distance running16 November 2013
Shot put16 November 2013
Sprint16 November 2013
/ Triple jump16 November 2013
/ Hammer throw16 November 2013
Décathlon16 November 2013
Marathon16 November 2013
/ High jump21 November 2014
Glenn DavisSprint, 400m Hurdles21 November 2014
/ Long jump, Sprint21 November 2014
Middle distance running21 November 2014
Sprint21 November 2014
Race walk21 November 2014
/ Javelin21 November 2014
Decathlon21 November 2014
Sprint21 November 2014
Sprint, 80m hurdles21 November 2014
Middle and Long distance running21 November 2014
Pole vault21 November 2014