The Scottish Athletics Hall of Fame, launched in 2005, is a perpetual list to honour Scottish athletes of outstanding achievement in the sport of Athletics.[1] In 2005, inductees were selected by a combination of a panel of experts and an online poll.[1] A Nominations Committee was put together with a focus on identifying worthy recipients for a significantly increased list of inductees in 2018.[1] In the case of the posthumous awards Scottish Athletics contact family relatives to inform them of the induction process.[1]
History edit
The Scottish Athletics Hall of Fame was launched at the Scottish Track and Field Championships in August 2005.[1] The inaugural inductees were Allan Wells and Eric Liddell.[1][2] Liz McColgan and Wyndham Halswelle were inducted the following year.[1][3] Yvonne Murray in 2007, and Tom McKean in 2008[4] both followed.[1] Jim Alder was the seventh (and last athlete until 2018) to be inducted at the annual awards dinners on 31 October 2009.[1][5][6]
After nine years, in October 2018, another fifteen athletes were announced to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.[7] The 2018 induction happened at the organisation's awards dinner on 3 November.[8] at the Hilton hotel in Glasgow.[9] Lee McConnell was one of the fifteen inductees in 2018 but was unable to attend the ceremony in person.[10][11] Allan Wells, inducted in 2005, helped with the presentations for his fellow inductees at the 2018 ceremony.[11]
Hall of Fame Inductees edit
| Year | Athlete | Achievements |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Allan Wells | Olympic and four-time Commonwealth champion |
| 2005 | Eric Liddell | Olympic Games 400 m champion |
| 2006 | Liz McColgan | World Half marathon and 10,000 m champion |
| 2006 | Wyndham Halswelle | Olympic Games 400 m champion |
| 2007 | Yvonne Murray | World, European and Commonwealth champion |
| 2008 | Tom McKean | World and European indoor 800 m champion |
| 2009 | Jim Alder | Commonwealth Games marathon champion |
| 2018 | Duncan Clark | Commonwealth Games hammer champion |
| 2018 | Dale Greig | Marathon world record holder |
| 2018 | Lee McConnell | multiple world, European and Commonwealth medalist |
| 2018 | Angela Mudge | World and European mountain running champion |
| 2018 | Tom Nicolson | winner of 42 Scottish national titles |
| 2018 | Geoff Parsons | Triple Commonwealth Games high jump medalist |
| 2018 | Alan Paterson | European high jump champion |
| 2018 | Rosemary Payne | Commonwealth discus champion |
| 2018 | Don Ritchie | multiple World ultra Record holder |
| 2018 | Meg Ritchie | Commonwealth discus champion |
| 2018 | Ian Stewart | World, European and Commonwealth champion |
| 2018 | Lachie Stewart | Commonwealth 10,000 m champion |
| 2018 | Rosemary Stirling | Commonwealth 800 m champion |
| 2018 | James Wilson | Double Olympic medalist |
| 2018 | Dunky Wright | Scotland’s first Commonwealth Games champion |
| 2019 | Caroline Baird[12][13] | Paralympics Games medallist in athletics |
| 2019 | Barbara Howie | Paralympics Games medallist in athletics |
| 2019 | Colin Keay | Paralympics Games medallist in athletics |
| 2019 | Stephen Payton | Paralympics Games medallist in athletics |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Hall of Fame". Scottish Athletics. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "THE FORGOTTEN CHAMPIONS". Herald Scotland. 27 August 2005. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Athletics: I can't wait to face Olympics icon but my husband is going p-Ottey; Says SUSAN DEACON". Sunday Mail. 6 August 2006. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Scottish Athletics to induct 800m runner". The Scotsman. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Commonwealth gold medallist Alder joins Scottish Hall of Fame". The Scotsman. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Vet Jim Alder is on track for yet more honours". Chronicle Live. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "New names to be inducted to our Hall of Fame". Scottish Athletics. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Award-winning Laura Muir ready for the next chapter". Athletics Weekly. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "FPSG awards - Lee McConnell: Our athletes need to be among the best in the world just to be best in Scotland these days". Herald Scotland. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "'Silver lining is bittersweet' – Lee McConnell". Scottish Athletics. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Our Hall of Fame inductees savour the moment". Scottish Athletics. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Four Para Athletes Inducted into Hall of Fame". Scottish Disability Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Scottishathletics hall of fame honour for Caroline Baird MBE". Fife Today. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.