Paralympic Hall of Fame
Hall of fame established by the International Paralympic Committee
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The Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame is a hall of fame which was established by the International Paralympic Committee.[1]
On 30 August 2012, five paralympic athletes were inducted into the fourth Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame in a ceremony in London.[2]
Criteria
Every two years, the prize is awarded to personalities Paralympic who have made outstanding contributions to success on and fair play, from the third edition of the award is sponsored by VISA.[3]
Members
- 2006
Jouko Grip
Ulla Renvall (coach)
Annemie Schneider
- 2008
Connie Hansen
Claudia Hengst
Peter Homann
André Viger
Kevin McIntosh (coach)
- 2010
Tanja Kari
Chris Waddell
Rolf Hettich (coach)
- 2012
Louise Sauvage
Trischa Zorn
Roberto Marson
Frank Ponta
Chris Holmes
- 2016[5]
Junichi Kawai
Chantal Petitclerc
Franz Nietlispach
Neroli Fairhall
Martin Morse
Gallery
- 2012 Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame induction
- Roberto Marson awarding
- Louise Sauvage awarding
- Trischa Zorn awarding
- Chris Holmes awarding
See also
- Paralympic Games
- List of multiple Paralympic gold medalists
- Frank Ponta inducted into the Paralympic Hall of Fame
- IPC inducts new members into its Hall of Fame
References
- ^ "IPC Announces Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame Inductees". paralympic.org. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ "The 5 New Inductees into the 2012 Paralympics Hall of Fame". whatdisability.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ "Visa Sponsors Third Paralympic Hall of Fame Induction". paralympic.org. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ "Inductees 2014". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "IPC announces 2016 Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame inductees". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
External links
- Paralympic Hall of Fame at IPC web site
- Paralympic Hall of Fame at IPC web site (old site)
- Multi-Medallists at Internet Archive web site
Media related to Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame at Wikimedia Commons
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Paralympic Hall of Fame
Tanja Kari
Chris Waddell
Rolf Hettich
Louise Sauvage
Roberto Marson
Trischa Zorn
Frank Ponta
Chris Holmes
Junichi Kawai
Chantal Petitclerc
Franz Nietlispach
Neroli Fairhall
Martin Morse