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The Gothenburg Sports Hall of Fame (Swedish: Idrottens Hall of Fame i Göteborg) is a regional hall of fame honouring athletes and leaders from—or associated with—Gothenburg, Sweden. The hall of fame was established in 1999 with the help of a Gothenburg sports museum, Idrottsmuseet i Göteborg, where the full hall of fame is exhibited. The first year also presented four honourable mentions. Candidates are selected by an independent jury each year, and the new inductees are unveiled at a Liseberg ceremony.
The idea for the hall of fame was conceived by Åke Lindegarth in cooperation with Idrottsmuseet i Göteborg.[1][2] The hall of fame forms a permanent exhibit in the museum,[3] and each year a ceremony at the amusement park Liseberg presents the new members,[4] who are also covered in the museum's yearbook, Idrottsarvet (transl. Sports heritage).[3]
The original 1999 inductees were selected by a jury after a process of receiving suggestions from Swedish district sports federations, sports clubs (active for at least 75 years) and members of the public. This gross list was assessed by some 60 sports journalists and 50 sports leaders and their results formed the basis for the jury, selecting the original 22 athlete and 13 leader inductees.[5] The jury also selected two sports journalists and two club teams that received honourable mentions.[6]
An additional 18 athletes and leaders were honoured in 2000, since then around five to ten new inductees have selected each year.[4] No new hall of fame members were selected for 2020 as an effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden, which resulted in reduced activity and a tough financial situation for the museum.[7][8] The induction of new members was resumed in 2021.[9]
The criteria for induction in the hall of fame were defined in 1999 as:[6]
The first criteria regarding end of an active career has later been eased, the chairman of the museum stated in 2019 that the rule had already been relaxed for leaders as "some leaders are leaders for their whole life".[10] By 2021 the waiting period was shortened to three years, and the criteria for persons born outside Gothenburg was also modified to having competed or acted in Gothenburg for a minimum of three rather than five years.[3][9]



List of inductees as of 2021[update]:[A]
| Name[B] | Birth date | Category | Sport/organisation[C] | Year inducted | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvid Adamsson | 17 February 1914 | Athlete | Road bicycle racing | 1999 | [11] |
| Edwin Ahlqvist | 28 January 1898 | Leader | Boxing | 1999 | [12] |
| John Albrechtsson | 22 July 1936 | Athlete | Sailing | 2000 | [13] |
| Gösta Algeskog | 6 December 1923 | Athlete | Bowling | 1999 | [14] |
| Ingrid Almqvist | 10 October 1927 | Athlete | Athletics | 2008 | [15] |
| Arne Andersson | 27 October 1917 | Athlete | Athletics | 1999 | [16] |
| Hilding Andersson | 12 November 1915 | Leader | Orienteering, cross-country skiing | 1999 | [17] |
| Åke Andersson | 29 October 1921 | Leader | Orienteering | 2003 | [18] |
| Harald Andersson-Arbin | 1867 | Athlete | Athletics, diving | 2012 | [19] |
| Catrine Bengtsson | 1969 | Athlete | Badminton | 2013 | [20] |
| Bengt Berndtsson | 26 January 1933 | Athlete | Football | 2000 | [21] |
| Ivar Berger | 10 June 1861 | Leader | Swedish Sports Confederation | 2008 | [22] |
| Karin Bergström | 14 February 1916 | Leader | Athletics | 1999 | [23] |
| Anders Bernmar | 30 September 1917 | Leader | Football, ice hockey | 1999 | [24] |
| Alva Björk | 26 March 1913 | Athlete | Tennis | 2001 | [25] |
| Joel Björkman | 25 July 1890 | Leader | Football | 2004 | [26] |
| Arne Bladh | 1904 | Leader | Ice hockey | 2013 | [27] |
| Gert Blomé | 1934 | Athlete | Ice hockey | 2012 | [28] |
| Maria Brandin | 4 September 1963 | Athlete | Rowing | 2006 | [29] |
| Gunnar Brusberg | 28 November 1927 | Athlete | Handball | 1999 | [30] |
| Kjell Bäckman | 21 February 1934 | Athlete | Speed skating | 2002 | [31] |
| Anette Börjesson | 11 November 1954 | Athlete | Football, badminton | 2000 | [32] |
| Erik Börjesson | 1 December 1886 | Athlete | Football | 1999 | [33] |
| Reino Börjesson | 1929 | Athlete | Football | 2012 | [34] |
| Bror Carlsson | 5 May 1921 | Leader | Badminton | 2009 | [35] |
| Gösta Carlsson | 31 January 1938 | Athlete | Handball | 1999 | [36] |
| Roger Carlsson | 18 February 1945 | Leader | Handball | 2005 | [37] |
| Gösta Dalman | 1884 | Leader | Football | 2011 | [38] |
| Kurt Durewall | 1924 | Leader | Jujutsu | 2012 | [39] |
| Ralf Edström | 1952 | Athlete | Football | 2013 | [40] |
| Sigfrid Edström | 21 November 1870 | Leader | International Olympic Committee | 1999 | [41] |
| Mona-Lisa Englund-Crispin | 3 February 1933 | Athlete | Athletics, handball | 2000 | [42] |
| Sara Eriksson-Dikanda | 1974 | Athlete | Wrestling | 2013 | [43] |
| Thomas Fredriksson | 1949 | Leader | Basketball | 2012 | [44] |
| Åke Fredriksson | 13 October 1919 | Leader | Cross-country skiing | 1999 | [45] |
| Sven Friberg | 7 February 1895 | Athlete | Football | 2010 | [46] |
| Wilhelm Friberg | 25 July 1865 | Leader | Football | 1999 | [47] |
| Anders Frisk | 1963 | Leader | Football referee | 2013 | [48] |
| Ove Fundin | 23 May 1933 | Athlete | Speedway | 1999 | [49] |
| Gunnar Gren | 31 October 1920 | Athlete | Football | 1999 | [50] |
| Bengt Gustafson | 27 May 1963 | Athlete | Volleyball | 2009 | [51] |
| Roger Gustafsson | 29 February 1952 | Leader | Football | 2010 | [52] |
| Stig Gustafsson | 1922 | Leader | Handball | 2011 | [53] |
| Claes Hellgren | 1955 | Athlete | Handball | 2011 | [54] |
| Mia Hermansson-Högdahl | 6 May 1965 | Athlete | Handball | 2005 | [55] |
| Lars Hindmar | 11 December 1921 | Athlete | Racewalking | 2000 | [56] |
| Stig Hjortsberg | 12 April 1915 | Athlete | Handball | 2002 | [57] |
| Harry Hjörne | 26 April 1893 | Leader | Örgryte IS | 2008 | [58] |
| Glenn Hysén | 30 October 1959 | Athlete | Football | 2002 | [59] |
| Gustav Håkansson | 11 June 1921 | Leader | Athletics | 2000 | [60] |
| Bo Högberg | 18 December 1938 | Athlete | Boxing | 2001 | [61] |
| Karl-Alfred Jacobsson | 15 January 1926 | Athlete | Football | 2000 | [62] |
| Sven Jacobsson | 17 April 1914 | Athlete | Football | 2004 | [63] |
| Tuulikki Jahre | 1951 | Athlete | Road bicycle racing | 2011 | [64] |
| Martin Jansson | 30 October 1888 | Leader | Athletics | 2001 | [65] |
| Ulf Jarfelt | 1948 | Leader | Athletics | 2011 | [66] |
| Roland Jerneryd | 27 May 1915 | Leader | Gothenburg sports | 2010 | [67] |
| Björn Jilsén | 8 January 1959 | Athlete | Handball | 2006 | [68] |
| Bengt Johansson | 18 June 1926 | Leader | Ice hockey | 1999 | [69] |
| Bertil Johansson | 22 March 1935 | Athlete | Football | 2000 | [70] |
| Bo Johansson | 7 February 1945 | Athlete | Weightlifting | 2006 | [71] |
| Calle Johansson | 1967 | Athlete | Ice hockey | 2011 | [72] |
| Claes Johansson | 4 January 1884 | Athlete | Wrestling | 1999 | [73] |
| Erica Johansson | 5 February 1974 | Athlete | Athletics | 2009 | [74] |
| Filip Johansson | 21 January 1902 | Athlete | Football | 2000 | [75] |
| Herbert Johansson | 22 June 1888 | Leader | Football | 2003 | [76] |
| Ingemar Johansson | 22 September 1932 | Athlete | Boxing | 1999 | [77] |
| John Johansson | 15 September 1895 | Leader | Football | 1999 | [78] |
| Kjell Johansson | 5 October 1946 | Athlete | Table tennis | 1999 | [79] |
| Olof Johansson | 1947 | Leader | Boxing | 2012 | [80] |
| Per-Olof Johansson | 22 June 1932 | Leader | Football, handball | 2001 | [81] |
| Sture Johnsson | 27 September 1945 | Athlete | Badminton | 2008 | [82] |
| Stig A. Jönsson | 25 October 1928 | Leader | Athletics | 2001 | [83] |
| Ulrika Knape-Lindberg | 26 April 1955 | Athlete | Diving | 1999 | [84] |
| Rune Kristiansson | 26 March 1932 | Leader | Football | 2001 | [85] |
| Gunnar Kämpendahl | 27 January 1937 | Athlete | Handball | 2003 | [86] |
| Henry Lagergren | 23 December 1904 | Leader | Handball | 2000 | [87] |
| Ulla-Britt Lagerström | 27 June 1928 | Athlete | Athletics, handball, badminton | 2004 | [88] |
| Eivor Lagman-Olsson | 27 September 1922 | Athlete | Athletics | 2007 | [89] |
| Gunnar Larsson | 29 March 1940 | Leader | Football | 2008 | [90] |
| Karin Larsson | 21 December 1931 | Leader | Athletics | 2010 | [91] |
| Sven-Agne Larsson | 6 October 1925 | Leader | Football | 2004 | [92] |
| Thorsten Larsson | 8 September 1911 | Leader | Boxing | 2001 | [93] |
| Thure Larsson | 1948 | Leader | Gothenburg sports | 2011 | [94] |
| David Lega | 12 October 1973 | Athlete | Swimming | 2006 | [95] |
| Eric Lemming | 22 February 1880 | Athlete | Athletics | 1999 | [96] |
| Hugo Levin | 1886 | Leader | Football | 2013 | [97] |
| Ann-Britt Leyman-Olsson | 10 June 1922 | Athlete | Athletics | 2001 | [98] |
| Håkan Lidman | 31 January 1915 | Athlete | Athletics | 2000 | [99] |
| Einar Lilie | 26 July 1890 | Leader | Women's sports | 2008 | [100] |
| Donald Lindblom | 23 August 1937 | Athlete | Handball | 2003 | [101] |
| Carl Linde | 4 April 1890 | Leader | Football | 1999 | [102] |
| Åke Lindegarth | 20 January 1932 | Leader | Gothenburg sports | 2002 | [103] |
| Karl-Eric Lindfors | 4 March 1934 | Leader | Table tennis | 2010 | [104] |
| Mikael Ljungberg | 13 June 1970 | Athlete | Wrestling | 2005 | [105] |
| Lars-Eric Lundvall | 3 April 1934 | Athlete | Ice hockey | 2000 | [106] |
| Thora Löfgren-Pihl | 20 August 1929 | Athlete | Handball | 2008 | [107] |
| Erik Malmberg | 15 March 1897 | Athlete | Wrestling | 2000 | [108] |
| Ivar Nilsson | 12 June 1933 | Athlete | Speed skating | 2005 | [109] |
| Jonny Nilsson | 9 February 1943 | Athlete | Speed skating | 1999 | [110] |
| Rune Nilsson | 4 May 1928 | Athlete | Handball | 2004 | [111] |
| Torbjörn Nilsson | 9 July 1954 | Athlete | Football | 2001 | [112] |
| Åke Nilsson | 16 November 1924 | Leader | Handball | 1999 | [113] |
| Björn Nordqvist | 6 October 1942 | Athlete | Football | 2006 | [114] |
| Viljo Nousiainen | 9 March 1944 | Leader | Athletics | 2004 | [115] |
| Arne Nyberg | 20 June 1913 | Athlete | Football | 2007 | [116] |
| Evert Nyberg | 28 February 1925 | Athlete | Athletics | 2004 | [117] |
| Albert Olsson | 28 November 1896 | Leader | Football | 2001 | [118] |
| Hans Olsson | 28 March 1929 | Athlete | Handball | 2001 | [119] |
| Leif Olsson | 12 July 1942 | Leader | Handball | 2004 | [120] |
| Evy Palm | 1942 | Athlete | Long-distance running | 2012 | [121] |
| Kerstin Palm | 5 February 1946 | Athlete | Fencing | 1999 | [122] |
| Örjan Persson | 27 August 1942 | Athlete | Football | 2009 | [123] |
| Jörgen Pettersson | 11 July 1956 | Athlete | Ice hockey | 2010 | [124] |
| Pelle Pettersson | 31 July 1932 | Athlete | Sailing | 1999 | [125] |
| Ronald Pettersson | 16 April 1935 | Athlete | Ice hockey | 1999 | [126] |
| Rustan Pettersson | 29 October 1917 | Leader | Handball | 2007 | [127] |
| Gunnar Quist | 20 November 1932 | Leader | Handball | 2002 | [128] |
| Thomas Ravelli | 13 August 1959 | Athlete | Football | 2003 | [129] |
| Benny Rosén | 26 December 1929 | Leader | Football | 2005 | [130] |
| Gösta Rutgersson | 15 June 1932 | Leader | Handball | 2006 | [131] |
| Sven Rydell | 14 January 1905 | Athlete | Football | 1999 | [132] |
| Ewa Rydell-Orrensjö | 26 February 1942 | Leader | Gymnastics | 2000 | [133] |
| Bertil Rönnberg | 26 December 1913 | Leader | Ice hockey | 2000 | [134] |
| Christina Sandberg-Lang | 1948 | Athlete | Tennis | 2011 | [135] |
| Erik Save | 16 October 1912 | Leader | Speed skating | 2000 | [136] |
| Viktor Hugo Setterberg | 28 March 1859 | Leader | Golf | 2009 | [137] |
| Agne Simonsson | 19 October 1935 | Athlete | Football | 1999 | [138] |
| Patrik Sjöberg | 5 January 1965 | Athlete | Athletics | 2003 | [139] |
| Arne Sjöqvist | 26 July 1890 | Leader | Handball | 2008 | [140] |
| Birgit Solhult | 19 August 1917 | Leader | Gymnastics | 2005 | [141] |
| Eivor Steen-Olsson | 5 January 1937 | Athlete | Orienteering | 2002 | [142] |
| Ulf Sterner | 11 February 1941 | Athlete | Ice hockey | 2008 | [143] |
| Jan Stiberg | 1937 | Leader | Handball, football | 2013 | [144] |
| Tage Stolpe | 5 April 1910 | Leader | Speed skating | 1999 | [145] |
| Glenn Strömberg | 5 January 1960 | Athlete | Football | 2009 | [146] |
| Sven Strömberg | 22 January 1911 | Leader | Athletics | 2000 | [147] |
| Pia Sundhage | 13 February 1960 | Athlete | Football | 2010 | [148] |
| Ruth Svedberg | 14 April 1903 | Leader | Athletics | 1999 | [149] |
| Erik Svensson | 10 April 1898 | Leader | Football | 2005 | [150] |
| Irma Ternstrand | 21 April 1936 | Leader | Gymnastics | 2007 | [151] |
| William Thoresson | 31 May 1932 | Athlete | Gymnastics | 1999 | [152] |
| Hjördis Töpel | 5 January 1904 | Athlete | Swimming, diving | 2003 | [153] |
| Erik Uddebom | 5 July 1934 | Athlete | Athletics, weightlifting | 2007 | [154] |
| Björne Väggö | 1955 | Athlete | Fencing | 2011 | [155] |
| Dan Waern | 17 January 1933 | Athlete | Athletics | 1999 | [156] |
| Karin Wallgren-Lundgren | 19 May 1944 | Athlete | Athletics | 2000 | [157] |
| Arvid Wallman | 3 February 1901 | Athlete | Diving | 2001 | [158] |
| Gunnel Weinås | 24 July 1935 | Leader | Diving | 2006 | [159] |
| Lennart Wing | 7 August 1935 | Athlete | Football | 2008 | [160] |
| Magnus Wislander | 22 February 1964 | Athlete | Handball | 2010 | [161] |
| Rolf Zachrisson | 29 October 1926 | Athlete | Handball | 2007 | [162] |
| Thörner Åhsman | 30 July 1931 | Athlete | Boxing | 2009 | [163] |
| Sten Åkerstedt | 1 September 1926 | Athlete | Handball | 1999 | [164] |
| Elisabeth Östberg | 29 August 1940 | Leader | Athletics | 2009 | [165] |
List of honourable mentions awarded to journalists as of 2021[update]:
| Name | Birth date | Year awarded | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnar Bongberg | 19 January 1914 | 2000 | [166] |
| Lars-Gunnar Björklund | 24 February 1937 | 2003 | [167] |
| Lennart Crusner | 12 July 1924 | 1999 | [168] |
| Sven Ekström | 28 April 1914 | 1999 | [169] |
| Helge Härneman | 18 September 1899 | 2000 | [170] |
| Harry Lundahl | 16 October 1905 | 2001 | [171] |
List of honourable mentions awarded to club teams as of 2021[update]:
| Team | Team year(s) | Sport | Year awarded | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFK Göteborg | 1982 | Football | 1999 | [172] |
| Kvinnliga IK Sport | 1949–1968 | Handball | 2001 | [173] |
| Majornas IK | 1937–1946 | Handball | 1999 | [174] |
| Redbergslids IK | 1959 | Handball | 1999 | [175] |
| Västra Frölunda IF | 1965 | Ice hockey | 2003 | [176] |
| Örgryte IS | 1959 | Football | 2000 | [177] |