Gothenburg Sports Hall of Fame

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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 [sv], 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.

History

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 [sv], 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]

Criteria

The criteria for induction in the hall of fame were defined in 1999 as:[6]

  • Must not have participated in their main sport for a minimum of five years
  • Must be either born in Gothenburg or have competed or acted in Gothenburg for a minimum of five years

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]

Inductees

Arne Andersson crossing the finish line of a race.
Gunnar Gren, leftmost, while at AC Milan with Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm.
Ulrika Knape at the Swedish Sports Awards in 2013.

List of inductees as of 2021:[A]

More information Name, Birth date ...
Name[B] Birth date Category Sport/organisation[C] Year inducted Ref
Arvid Adamsson (1914-02-17)17 February 1914 Athlete Road bicycle racing 1999 [11]
Edwin Ahlqvist (1898-01-28)28 January 1898 Leader Boxing 1999 [12]
John Albrechtsson (1936-07-22)22 July 1936 Athlete Sailing 2000 [13]
Gösta Algeskog (1923-12-06)6 December 1923 Athlete Bowling 1999 [14]
Ingrid Almqvist (1927-10-10)10 October 1927 Athlete Athletics 2008 [15]
Arne Andersson (1917-10-27)27 October 1917 Athlete Athletics 1999 [16]
Hilding Andersson (1915-11-12)12 November 1915 Leader Orienteering, cross-country skiing 1999 [17]
Åke Andersson (1921-10-29)29 October 1921 Leader Orienteering 2003 [18]
Harald Andersson-Arbin 1867 (1867) Athlete Athletics, diving 2012 [19]
Catrine Bengtsson 1969 (1969) Athlete Badminton 2013 [20]
Bengt Berndtsson (1933-01-26)26 January 1933 Athlete Football 2000 [21]
Ivar Berger (1861-06-10)10 June 1861 Leader Swedish Sports Confederation 2008 [22]
Karin Bergström (1916-02-14)14 February 1916 Leader Athletics 1999 [23]
Anders Bernmar (1917-09-30)30 September 1917 Leader Football, ice hockey 1999 [24]
Alva Björk (1913-03-26)26 March 1913 Athlete Tennis 2001 [25]
Joel Björkman (1890-07-25)25 July 1890 Leader Football 2004 [26]
Arne Bladh 1904 (1904) Leader Ice hockey 2013 [27]
Gert Blomé 1934 (1934) Athlete Ice hockey 2012 [28]
Maria Brandin (1963-09-04)4 September 1963 Athlete Rowing 2006 [29]
Gunnar Brusberg (1927-11-28)28 November 1927 Athlete Handball 1999 [30]
Kjell Bäckman (1934-02-21)21 February 1934 Athlete Speed skating 2002 [31]
Anette Börjesson (1954-11-11)11 November 1954 Athlete Football, badminton 2000 [32]
Erik Börjesson (1886-12-01)1 December 1886 Athlete Football 1999 [33]
Reino Börjesson 1929 (1929) Athlete Football 2012 [34]
Bror Carlsson (1921-05-05)5 May 1921 Leader Badminton 2009 [35]
Gösta Carlsson (1938-01-31)31 January 1938 Athlete Handball 1999 [36]
Roger Carlsson (1945-02-18)18 February 1945 Leader Handball 2005 [37]
Gösta Dalman 1884 (1884) Leader Football 2011 [38]
Kurt Durewall 1924 (1924) Leader Jujutsu 2012 [39]
Ralf Edström 1952 (1952) Athlete Football 2013 [40]
Sigfrid Edström (1870-11-21)21 November 1870 Leader International Olympic Committee 1999 [41]
Mona-Lisa Englund-Crispin (1933-02-03)3 February 1933 Athlete Athletics, handball 2000 [42]
Sara Eriksson-Dikanda 1974 (1974) Athlete Wrestling 2013 [43]
Thomas Fredriksson 1949 (1949) Leader Basketball 2012 [44]
Åke Fredriksson (1919-10-13)13 October 1919 Leader Cross-country skiing 1999 [45]
Sven Friberg (1895-02-07)7 February 1895 Athlete Football 2010 [46]
Wilhelm Friberg (1865-07-25)25 July 1865 Leader Football 1999 [47]
Anders Frisk 1963 (1963) Leader Football referee 2013 [48]
Ove Fundin (1933-05-23)23 May 1933 Athlete Speedway 1999 [49]
Gunnar Gren (1920-10-31)31 October 1920 Athlete Football 1999 [50]
Bengt Gustafson (1963-05-27)27 May 1963 Athlete Volleyball 2009 [51]
Roger Gustafsson (1952-02-29)29 February 1952 Leader Football 2010 [52]
Stig Gustafsson 1922 (1922) Leader Handball 2011 [53]
Claes Hellgren 1955 (1955) Athlete Handball 2011 [54]
Mia Hermansson-Högdahl (1965-05-06)6 May 1965 Athlete Handball 2005 [55]
Lars Hindmar (1921-12-11)11 December 1921 Athlete Racewalking 2000 [56]
Stig Hjortsberg (1915-04-12)12 April 1915 Athlete Handball 2002 [57]
Harry Hjörne (1893-04-26)26 April 1893 Leader Örgryte IS 2008 [58]
Glenn Hysén (1959-10-30)30 October 1959 Athlete Football 2002 [59]
Gustav Håkansson (1921-06-11)11 June 1921 Leader Athletics 2000 [60]
Bo Högberg (1938-12-18)18 December 1938 Athlete Boxing 2001 [61]
Karl-Alfred Jacobsson (1926-01-15)15 January 1926 Athlete Football 2000 [62]
Sven Jacobsson (1914-04-17)17 April 1914 Athlete Football 2004 [63]
Tuulikki Jahre 1951 (1951) Athlete Road bicycle racing 2011 [64]
Martin Jansson (1888-10-30)30 October 1888 Leader Athletics 2001 [65]
Ulf Jarfelt 1948 (1948) Leader Athletics 2011 [66]
Roland Jerneryd (1915-05-27)27 May 1915 Leader Gothenburg sports 2010 [67]
Björn Jilsén (1959-01-08)8 January 1959 Athlete Handball 2006 [68]
Bengt Johansson (1926-06-18)18 June 1926 Leader Ice hockey 1999 [69]
Bertil Johansson (1935-03-22)22 March 1935 Athlete Football 2000 [70]
Bo Johansson (1945-02-07)7 February 1945 Athlete Weightlifting 2006 [71]
Calle Johansson 1967 (1967) Athlete Ice hockey 2011 [72]
Claes Johansson (1884-01-04)4 January 1884 Athlete Wrestling 1999 [73]
Erica Johansson (1974-02-05)5 February 1974 Athlete Athletics 2009 [74]
Filip Johansson (1902-01-21)21 January 1902 Athlete Football 2000 [75]
Herbert Johansson (1888-06-22)22 June 1888 Leader Football 2003 [76]
Ingemar Johansson (1932-09-22)22 September 1932 Athlete Boxing 1999 [77]
John Johansson (1895-09-15)15 September 1895 Leader Football 1999 [78]
Kjell Johansson (1946-10-05)5 October 1946 Athlete Table tennis 1999 [79]
Olof Johansson 1947 (1947) Leader Boxing 2012 [80]
Per-Olof Johansson (1932-06-22)22 June 1932 Leader Football, handball 2001 [81]
Sture Johnsson (1945-09-27)27 September 1945 Athlete Badminton 2008 [82]
Stig A. Jönsson (1928-10-25)25 October 1928 Leader Athletics 2001 [83]
Ulrika Knape-Lindberg (1955-04-26)26 April 1955 Athlete Diving 1999 [84]
Rune Kristiansson (1932-03-26)26 March 1932 Leader Football 2001 [85]
Gunnar Kämpendahl (1937-01-27)27 January 1937 Athlete Handball 2003 [86]
Henry Lagergren (1904-12-23)23 December 1904 Leader Handball 2000 [87]
Ulla-Britt Lagerström (1928-06-27)27 June 1928 Athlete Athletics, handball, badminton 2004 [88]
Eivor Lagman-Olsson (1922-09-27)27 September 1922 Athlete Athletics 2007 [89]
Gunnar Larsson (1940-03-29)29 March 1940 Leader Football 2008 [90]
Karin Larsson (1931-12-21)21 December 1931 Leader Athletics 2010 [91]
Sven-Agne Larsson (1925-10-06)6 October 1925 Leader Football 2004 [92]
Thorsten Larsson (1911-09-08)8 September 1911 Leader Boxing 2001 [93]
Thure Larsson 1948 (1948) Leader Gothenburg sports 2011 [94]
David Lega (1973-10-12)12 October 1973 Athlete Swimming 2006 [95]
Eric Lemming (1880-02-22)22 February 1880 Athlete Athletics 1999 [96]
Hugo Levin 1886 (1886) Leader Football 2013 [97]
Ann-Britt Leyman-Olsson (1922-06-10)10 June 1922 Athlete Athletics 2001 [98]
Håkan Lidman (1915-01-31)31 January 1915 Athlete Athletics 2000 [99]
Einar Lilie (1890-07-26)26 July 1890 Leader Women's sports 2008 [100]
Donald Lindblom (1937-08-23)23 August 1937 Athlete Handball 2003 [101]
Carl Linde (1890-04-04)4 April 1890 Leader Football 1999 [102]
Åke Lindegarth (1932-01-20)20 January 1932 Leader Gothenburg sports 2002 [103]
Karl-Eric Lindfors (1934-03-04)4 March 1934 Leader Table tennis 2010 [104]
Mikael Ljungberg (1970-06-13)13 June 1970 Athlete Wrestling 2005 [105]
Lars-Eric Lundvall (1934-04-03)3 April 1934 Athlete Ice hockey 2000 [106]
Thora Löfgren-Pihl (1929-08-20)20 August 1929 Athlete Handball 2008 [107]
Erik Malmberg (1897-03-15)15 March 1897 Athlete Wrestling 2000 [108]
Ivar Nilsson (1933-06-12)12 June 1933 Athlete Speed skating 2005 [109]
Jonny Nilsson (1943-02-09)9 February 1943 Athlete Speed skating 1999 [110]
Rune Nilsson (1928-05-04)4 May 1928 Athlete Handball 2004 [111]
Torbjörn Nilsson (1954-07-09)9 July 1954 Athlete Football 2001 [112]
Åke Nilsson (1924-11-16)16 November 1924 Leader Handball 1999 [113]
Björn Nordqvist (1942-10-06)6 October 1942 Athlete Football 2006 [114]
Viljo Nousiainen (1944-03-09)9 March 1944 Leader Athletics 2004 [115]
Arne Nyberg (1913-06-20)20 June 1913 Athlete Football 2007 [116]
Evert Nyberg (1925-02-28)28 February 1925 Athlete Athletics 2004 [117]
Albert Olsson (1896-11-28)28 November 1896 Leader Football 2001 [118]
Hans Olsson (1929-03-28)28 March 1929 Athlete Handball 2001 [119]
Leif Olsson (1942-07-12)12 July 1942 Leader Handball 2004 [120]
Evy Palm 1942 (1942) Athlete Long-distance running 2012 [121]
Kerstin Palm (1946-02-05)5 February 1946 Athlete Fencing 1999 [122]
Örjan Persson (1942-08-27)27 August 1942 Athlete Football 2009 [123]
Jörgen Pettersson (1956-07-11)11 July 1956 Athlete Ice hockey 2010 [124]
Pelle Pettersson (1932-07-31)31 July 1932 Athlete Sailing 1999 [125]
Ronald Pettersson (1935-04-16)16 April 1935 Athlete Ice hockey 1999 [126]
Rustan Pettersson (1917-10-29)29 October 1917 Leader Handball 2007 [127]
Gunnar Quist (1932-11-20)20 November 1932 Leader Handball 2002 [128]
Thomas Ravelli (1959-08-13)13 August 1959 Athlete Football 2003 [129]
Benny Rosén (1929-12-26)26 December 1929 Leader Football 2005 [130]
Gösta Rutgersson (1932-06-15)15 June 1932 Leader Handball 2006 [131]
Sven Rydell (1905-01-14)14 January 1905 Athlete Football 1999 [132]
Ewa Rydell-Orrensjö (1942-02-26)26 February 1942 Leader Gymnastics 2000 [133]
Bertil Rönnberg (1913-12-26)26 December 1913 Leader Ice hockey 2000 [134]
Christina Sandberg-Lang 1948 (1948) Athlete Tennis 2011 [135]
Erik Save (1912-10-16)16 October 1912 Leader Speed skating 2000 [136]
Viktor Hugo Setterberg (1859-03-28)28 March 1859 Leader Golf 2009 [137]
Agne Simonsson (1935-10-19)19 October 1935 Athlete Football 1999 [138]
Patrik Sjöberg (1965-01-05)5 January 1965 Athlete Athletics 2003 [139]
Arne Sjöqvist (1890-07-26)26 July 1890 Leader Handball 2008 [140]
Birgit Solhult (1917-08-19)19 August 1917 Leader Gymnastics 2005 [141]
Eivor Steen-Olsson (1937-01-05)5 January 1937 Athlete Orienteering 2002 [142]
Ulf Sterner (1941-02-11)11 February 1941 Athlete Ice hockey 2008 [143]
Jan Stiberg 1937 (1937) Leader Handball, football 2013 [144]
Tage Stolpe (1910-04-05)5 April 1910 Leader Speed skating 1999 [145]
Glenn Strömberg (1960-01-05)5 January 1960 Athlete Football 2009 [146]
Sven Strömberg (1911-01-22)22 January 1911 Leader Athletics 2000 [147]
Pia Sundhage (1960-02-13)13 February 1960 Athlete Football 2010 [148]
Ruth Svedberg (1903-04-14)14 April 1903 Leader Athletics 1999 [149]
Erik Svensson (1898-04-10)10 April 1898 Leader Football 2005 [150]
Irma Ternstrand (1936-04-21)21 April 1936 Leader Gymnastics 2007 [151]
William Thoresson (1932-05-31)31 May 1932 Athlete Gymnastics 1999 [152]
Hjördis Töpel (1904-01-05)5 January 1904 Athlete Swimming, diving 2003 [153]
Erik Uddebom (1934-07-05)5 July 1934 Athlete Athletics, weightlifting 2007 [154]
Björne Väggö 1955 (1955) Athlete Fencing 2011 [155]
Dan Waern (1933-01-17)17 January 1933 Athlete Athletics 1999 [156]
Karin Wallgren-Lundgren (1944-05-19)19 May 1944 Athlete Athletics 2000 [157]
Arvid Wallman (1901-02-03)3 February 1901 Athlete Diving 2001 [158]
Gunnel Weinås (1935-07-24)24 July 1935 Leader Diving 2006 [159]
Lennart Wing (1935-08-07)7 August 1935 Athlete Football 2008 [160]
Magnus Wislander (1964-02-22)22 February 1964 Athlete Handball 2010 [161]
Rolf Zachrisson (1926-10-29)29 October 1926 Athlete Handball 2007 [162]
Thörner Åhsman (1931-07-30)30 July 1931 Athlete Boxing 2009 [163]
Sten Åkerstedt (1926-09-01)1 September 1926 Athlete Handball 1999 [164]
Elisabeth Östberg (1940-08-29)29 August 1940 Leader Athletics 2009 [165]
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Honourable mentions

List of honourable mentions awarded to journalists as of 2021:

More information Name, Birth date ...
Name Birth date Year awarded Ref
Gunnar Bongberg (1914-01-19)19 January 1914 2000 [166]
Lars-Gunnar Björklund (1937-02-24)24 February 1937 2003 [167]
Lennart Crusner (1924-07-12)12 July 1924 1999 [168]
Sven Ekström (1914-04-28)28 April 1914 1999 [169]
Helge Härneman (1899-09-18)18 September 1899 2000 [170]
Harry Lundahl (1905-10-16)16 October 1905 2001 [171]
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List of honourable mentions awarded to club teams as of 2021:

More information Team, Team year(s) ...
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]
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Footnotes

  1. [A]
    See Källström and Idrottsmuseet – Om Hall of Fame for lists of inductees in overview.
  2. [B]
    Name as listed in the individual reference.
  3. [C]
    The sport/organisation of the inductee is based on the official website list, Idrottsmuseet – Om Hall of Fame. Other sources including the individual references and Källström may in some cases list additional or slightly differing sports/organisations.

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