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International Volleyball Hall of Fame

An exhibit on various inductees at the Hall of Fame, 2012
Established	1978
Location	Holyoke, Massachusetts
Type	Professional sports hall of fame

The International Volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF) was founded to honor extraordinary players, coaches, officials, and leaders who have made significant contributions to the game of volleyball. The Hall of Fame is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, where volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan at the local YMCA.

History

In 1971 the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce established a committee to campaign for the founding of the Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

By 1977 signs had been set up as people entered the city touting Holyoke, as the "Home of the Volleyball Hall of Fame", however for years newspapers would write stories lampooning the city as people attempted to find it, only to see a small display case of memorabilia that alternated between being hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and Wistariahurst Museum. In 1978, the committee incorporated as Holyoke Volleyball Hall of Fame, Inc., a nonprofit corporation established for the purpose of planning, promoting, establishing and maintaining a living memorial to the sport of volleyball. The name of the corporation was changed to the International Volleyball Hall of Fame by resolution of the Board of Directors on July 17, 2014.

A small exhibit dedicated to the history of volleyball and the hall of fame's inductees opened in a 1,600 square feet (150 m²) section of the renovated Skinner Mill Warehouse on June 6, 1987 - a building built in 1949 to store silk fabric produced by the famous Skinner Mill in Holyoke. The mill itself was destroyed by fire in 1980.

In 1998, the exhibit was expanded and moved to a permanent 5,000 square feet (460 m²) location in the Skinner Mill Warehouse in downtown Holyoke's Heritage State Park sharing the building with the Holyoke Children's Museum.

The IVHF museum now features exhibits honoring each year's inductees, a replica of a full-size volleyball court, sport timelines, photos, and unique and meaningful memorabilia of the sport along with an interactive video kiosk, a special inductee display area, and a gift shop.

In 1985, William G. Morgan (inventor of volleyball) was posthumously inducted into the hall as its first member. A total of 140 men and women from 25 countries around the world have since been inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame. The international appeal of the sport explains a shift in the pool of inductees since 1998. Since that time, inductees have come from around the world and contribute to the honoring of the sport and its home in Holyoke.

Current inductees (140 persons)

The following tables, pre-sorted chronologically, enumerate all of the inductees to the Volleyball Hall of Fame through 2018.

Male volleyball players (54 persons)

1988–1999 (13 persons)

Year	Name	Born	Nationality	Category (position)	Major achievements	ref.
1988	Eugene Selznick	March 19, 1930	United States	Indoor / Beach	Indoor player: FIVB World Championship: 1956 – 6th, 1960 – 7th.
1989	Michael O'Hara	September 15, 1932	United States	Indoor / Beach	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1964 – 9th. FIVB World Championship: 1960 – 7th.
1991	Rolf Engen	August 5, 1929	United States	Indoor	Indoor player: FIVB World Championship: 1956 – 6th.
1991	Thomas Haine	January 6, 1933	United States	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1968 – 7th (Captain).
1992	Ron Von Hagen	November 26, 1938	United States	Beach
1992	Jon Stanley	July 6, 1943	United States	Indoor (outside hitter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1968 – 7th.
1993	Mike Bright	November 3, 1937	United States	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1964 – 9th, 1968 – 7th. FIVB World Championship: 1960 – 7th.
1994	Larry Rundle	November 18, 1944	United States	Indoor / Beach	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1968 – 7th.
1997	Pedro Velasco	April 6, 1937	United States	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1964 – 9th (Captain), 1968 – 7th.
1998	Craig Buck	August 24, 1958	United States	Indoor (middle blocker)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1984 – 1 st, 1988 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1986 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 1985 – 1 st.
1998	Dusty Dvorak	July 29, 1958	United States	Indoor (setter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1984 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1986 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 1985 – 1 st.
1998	Steve Timmons	November 29, 1958	United States	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1984 – 1 st, 1988 – 1 st, 1992 – 3 rd. FIVB World Championship: 1986 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 1985 – 1 st. Most Valuable Player of the 1984 Olympic tournament.
1999	James G. Wortham	January 5, 1910	United States	Indoor

2000–2009 (22 persons)

Year	Name	Born	Nationality	Category (position)	Major achievements	ref.
2000	Yuri Chesnokov	January 22, 1933	Soviet Union  Russia	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1964 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1960 – 1 st, 1962 – 1 st. Head coach of the  Soviet Union men's national team (1971–1976): Olympic Games: 1972 – 3 rd, 1976 – 2 nd. FIVB World Championship: 1974 – 2 nd. He was a former FIVB Vice President (1976–1978, 1980–1992, 1996–1998).
2000	Harold Wendt	May 4, 1915	United States	Indoor
2001	Karch Kiraly	November 3, 1960	United States	Indoor (outside hitter) / Beach	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1984 – 1 st, 1988 – 1 st (Captain). FIVB World Championship: 1986 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 1985 – 1 st. Beach player: Olympic Games: 1996 – 1 st. Most Valuable Player of the 1988 Olympic tournament. Head coach of the  United States women's national team (2012–present): Olympic Games: 2016 – 3 rd. FIVB World Championship: 2014 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 2015 – 3 rd. He is the first and only player (man or woman) to have won Olympic gold medals in both the indoor and beach volleyball categories. He is the first and only male (indoor or beach) volleyball player to have won three Olympic gold medals. He is one of the few persons to have won FIVB World Championship gold medals as a player and as a head coach.
2002	Tomasz Wójtowicz	September 22, 1953	Poland	Indoor (middle blocker)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1976 – 1 st, 1980 – 4th. FIVB World Championship: 1974 – 1 st, 1982 – 6th.
2003	Jungo Morita	August 9, 1947	Japan	Indoor (middle blocker)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1968 – 2 nd, 1972 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1966 – 5th, 1970 – 3 rd. FIVB World Cup: 1969 – 2 nd, 1977 – 2 nd.
2003	Sinjin Smith	May 7, 1957	United States	Beach	Beach player: Olympic Games: 1996 – 5th.
2004	Josef Musil	July 3, 1932	Czechoslovakia  Czech Republic	Indoor (setter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1964 – 2 nd, 1968 – 3 rd. FIVB World Championship: 1952 – 2 nd, 1956 – 1 st, 1960 – 2 nd, 1962 – 2 nd, 1966 – 1 st.
2004	Seiji Oko	February 15, 1948	Japan	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1968 – 2 nd, 1972 – 1 st, 1976 – 4th. FIVB World Championship: 1970 – 3 rd. FIVB World Cup: 1969 – 2 nd. Head coach of the  Japan men's national team (1984, 1992): Olympic Games: 1984 – 7th, 1992 – 6th.
2005	Stanisław Gościniak	February 18, 1944	Poland	Indoor (setter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1968 – 5th, 1972 – 9th. FIVB World Championship: 1970 – 5th, 1974 – 1 st. Head coach of the  Poland men's national team (1986–1987, 2003–2004): Olympic Games: 2004 – 5th. FIVB World Championship: 1986 – 9th.
2005	Ron Lang	February 5, 1937	United States	Indoor / Beach	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1964 – 9th.
2005	Bernard Rajzman	April 25, 1957	Brazil	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1984 – 2 nd. FIVB World Championship: 1982 – 2 nd. FIVB World Cup: 1981 – 3 rd.
2005	Konstantin Reva	April 10, 1921	Soviet Union  Russia	Indoor	Indoor player: FIVB World Championship: 1949 – 1 st, 1952 – 1 st, 1956 – 3 rd.
2006	Bernie Holtzman	N/A	United States	Beach
2006	Edward Skorek	June 13, 1943	Poland	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1968 – 5th, 1972 – 9th, 1976 – 1 st (Captain). FIVB World Championship: 1966 – 6th, 1970 – 5th, 1974 – 1 st (Captain). FIVB World Cup: 1965 – 2 nd.
2007	Bob Ctvrtlik	July 8, 1963	United States	Indoor (outside hitter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1988 – 1 st, 1992 – 3 rd (Captain), 1996 – 9th. FIVB World Championship: 1986 – 1 st.
2007	Andrea Gardini	October 1, 1965	Italy	Indoor (middle blocker)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1996 – 2 nd, 2000 – 3 rd. FIVB World Championship: 1990 – 1 st, 1994 – 1 st, 1998 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 1989 – 2 nd, 1995 – 1 st.
2007	Dimitar Zlatanov	November 9, 1948	Bulgaria	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1972 – 4th, 1980 – 2 nd. FIVB World Championship: 1970 – 2 nd.
2008	Andrea Giani	April 22, 1970	Italy	Indoor (middle blocker)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1988 – 9th, 1992 – 5th, 1996 – 2 nd, 2000 – 3 rd, 2004 – 2 nd. FIVB World Championship: 1990 – 1 st, 1994 – 1 st, 1998 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 1995 – 1 st, 1999 – 3 rd, 2003 – 2 nd. Most Valuable Player of the 1995 FIVB World Cup. Head coach of the  Slovenia men's national team (2015–2017). Head coach of the  Germany men's national team (2017–present). He is a rare five-time Olympian as a player.
2008	Yuri Poyarkov	February 10, 1937	Soviet Union  Ukraine	Indoor	Indoor player (representing  Soviet Union): Olympic Games: 1964 – 1 st, 1968 – 1 st, 1972 – 3 rd. FIVB World Championship: 1960 – 1 st, 1962 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 1965 – 1 st.
2008	Randy Stoklos	December 13, 1960	United States	Beach
2009	Ivan Bugajenkov	February, 18, 1938	Soviet Union  Latvia	Indoor	Indoor player (representing  Soviet Union): Olympic Games: 1964 – 1 st, 1968 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1960 – 1 st, 1962 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 1965 – 1 st. Head coach of the  Iran men's national team (1993).
2009	Siegfried Schneider	November 12, 1939	East Germany  Germany	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1968 – 4th, 1972 – 2 nd. FIVB World Championship: 1970 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 1969 – 1 st.

2010–2019 (19 persons)

Year	Name	Born	Nationality	Category (position)	Major achievements	ref.
2010	Aleksandr Savin	July 1, 1957	Soviet Union  Russia	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1976 – 2 nd, 1980 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1974 – 2 nd, 1978 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 1977 – 1 st.
2011	Lorenzo Bernardi	August 11, 1968	Italy	Indoor (outside hitter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1988 – 9th, 1992 – 5th, 1996 – 2 nd. FIVB World Championship: 1990 – 1 st, 1994 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 1989 – 2 nd, 1995 – 1 st. Most Valuable Player of the 1994 FIVB World Championship.
2011	Hugo Conte	April 14, 1963	Argentina	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1984 – 6th, 1988 – 3 rd, 2000 – 4th. FIVB World Championship: 1982 – 3 rd, 1986 – 7th. FIVB World Cup: 1985 – 5th.
2011	Vladimir Grbić	December 14, 1970	Yugoslavia  Serbia and Montenegro  Serbia	Indoor (outside hitter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1996 – 3 rd, 2000 – 1 st, 2004 – 5th. FIVB World Championship: 1998 – 2 nd. FIVB World Cup: 2003 – 3 rd. He and his younger brother Nikola Grbić are the first brothers to both be inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.
2012	Peter Blangé	December, 9, 1964	Netherlands	Indoor (setter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1988 – 5th, 1992 – 2 nd, 1996 – 1 st (Captain), 2000 – 5th. FIVB World Championship: 1994 – 2 nd. FIVB World Cup: 1995 – 2 nd. Head coach of the  Netherlands men's national team (2006–2011).
2012	Mike Dodd	August 20, 1957	United States	Beach	Beach player: Olympic Games: 1996 – 2 nd.
2012	Maurício Lima	November 27, 1968	Brazil	Indoor (setter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1988 – 4th, 1992 – 1 st, 1996 – 5th, 2000 – 6th, 2004 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1990 – 4th, 1994 – 5th, 1998 – 4th, 2002 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 2003 – 1 st. He is a rare five-time Olympian as a player.
2012	Georgy Mondzolevski	January 26, 1934	Soviet Union  Russia	Indoor (setter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1964 – 1 st, 1968 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1956 – 3 rd, 1960 – 1 st, 1962 – 1 st.
2012	Jeff Stork	July 8, 1960	United States	Indoor (setter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1988 – 1 st, 1992 – 3 rd, 1996 – 9th. FIVB World Championship: 1986 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 1985 – 1 st.
2013	Vyacheslav Zaytsev	November 12, 1952	Soviet Union  Russia	Indoor (setter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1976 – 2 nd, 1980 – 1 st, 1988 – 2 nd. FIVB World Championship: 1974 – 2 nd, 1978 – 1 st, 1982 – 1 st, 1986 – 2 nd. FIVB World Cup: 1977 – 1 st (Captain), 1981 – 1 st, 1985 – 2 nd. Head coach of the  Russia men's national team (1996–1997).
2014	Nalbert Bitencourt	March 9, 1974	Brazil	Indoor (outside hitter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 2004 – 1 st (Captain). FIVB World Championship: 1998 – 4th (Captain), 2002 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 2003 – 1 st (Captain). He is the first indoor volleyball player in the world to be a youth, junior and senior world champion.
2015	Lloy Ball	February 17, 1972	United States	Indoor (setter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1996 – 9th, 2000 – 11th (Captain), 2004 – 4th (Captain), 2008 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1994 – 3 rd, 1998 – 9th, 2002 – 9th. FIVB World Cup: 1999 – 4th, 2003 – 4th (Captain), 2007 – 4th.
2015	Renan Dal Zotto	July 19, 1960	Brazil	Indoor (outside hitter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1980 – 5th, 1984 – 2 nd, 1988 – 4th. FIVB World Championship: 1982 – 2 nd, 1986 – 4th. FIVB World Cup: 1977 – 8th, 1981 – 3 rd, 1985 – 4th. Head coach of the  Brazil men's national team (2017–present): FIVB World Championship: 2018 – 2 nd.
2016	Nikola Grbić	September 6, 1973	Yugoslavia  Serbia and Montenegro  Serbia	Indoor (setter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1996 – 3 rd, 2000 – 1 st (Captain), 2004 – 5th (Captain), 2008 – 5th (Captain). FIVB World Championship: 1998 – 2 nd, 2002 – 4th (Captain), 2006 – 4th (Captain), 2010 – 3 rd (Captain). FIVB World Cup: 2003 – 3 rd (Captain). Head coach of the  Serbia men's national team (2015–present): FIVB World Championship: 2018 – 4th. He and his elder brother Vladimir Grbić are the first brothers to both be inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.
2016	Emanuel Rego	April 15, 1973	Brazil	Beach	Beach player: Olympic Games: 1996 – 9th, 2000 – 9th, 2004 – 1 st, 2008 – 3 rd, 2012 – 2 nd. FIVB World Championships: 1997 – 5th, 1999 – 1 st, 2001 – 5th, 2003 – 1 st, 2005 – 17th, 2007 – 4th, 2009 – 5th, 2011 – 1 st. He is the first male beach volleyball player to have competed consecutively in five Olympic Games.
2017	José Loiola	March 28, 1970	Brazil	Beach	Beach player: Olympic Games: 1996 – 9th, 2000 – 9th. FIVB World Championships: 1997 – 5th, 1999 – 1 st, 2001 – 2 nd.
2017	Ronald Zwerver	June 6, 1967	Netherlands	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1988 – 5th, 1992 – 2 nd, 1996 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1990 – 7th, 1994 – 2 nd. FIVB World Cup: 1995 – 2 nd.
2018	Gilberto (Giba) Godoy Filho	December 23, 1976	Brazil	Indoor (outside hitter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 2000 – 6th, 2004 – 1 st, 2008 – 2 nd, 2012 – 2 nd (Captain). FIVB World Championship: 1998 – 4th, 2002 – 1 st, 2006 – 1 st, 2010 – 1 st (Captain). FIVB World Cup: 1995 – 3 rd, 1999 – 5th, 2003 – 1 st, 2007 – 1 st (Captain), 2011 – 3 rd. Most Valuable Player of the 2004 Olympic tournament, the 2006 FIVB World Championship, and the 2007 FIVB World Cup. He is the first and only male indoor volleyball player to have been named Most Valuable Player of the Olympic tournament, the FIVB World Championship and the FIVB World Cup.
2018	Bas van de Goor	September 4, 1971	Netherlands	Indoor (middle blocker)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1996 – 1 st, 2000 – 5th. FIVB World Championship: 1994 – 2 nd, 1998 – 6th. FIVB World Cup: 1995 – 2 nd. Most Valuable Player of the 1996 Olympic tournament and the 2000 Olympic tournament.

Female volleyball players (38 persons)

1988–1999 (8 persons)

Year	Name	Born	Nationality	Category (position)	Major achievements	ref.
1988	Flo Hyman	July 31, 1954	United States	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1984 – 2 nd. FIVB World Championship: 1978 – 5th, 1982 – 3 rd. FIVB World Cup: 1977 – 7th, 1981 – 4th.
1988	Jane Ward	April 30, 1932	United States	Indoor (outside hitter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1964 – 5th, 1968 – 8th. FIVB World Championship: 1956 – 9th, 1960 – 6th.
1989	Kathy Gregory	1946	United States	Indoor / Beach
1990	Mary Jo Peppler	October 17, 1944	United States	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1964 – 5th. FIVB World Championship: 1970 – 11th.
1994	Patty Dowdell	1955	United States	Indoor
1995	Debbie Green	June 25, 1958	United States	Indoor (setter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1984 – 2 nd. FIVB World Championship: 1982 – 3 rd.
1996	Patricia Bright	December 27, 1940	United States	Indoor (setter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1964 – 5th, 1968 – 8th.
1998	Paula Weishoff	May 1, 1962	United States	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1984 – 2 nd, 1992 – 3 rd, 1996 – 7th. FIVB World Championship: 1982 – 3 rd, 1986 – 10th. FIVB World Cup: 1991 – 4th. Most Valuable Player of the 1992 Olympic tournament.

2000–2009 (14 persons)

Year	Name	Born	Nationality	Category (position)	Major achievements	ref.
2000	Inna Ryskal	June 15, 1944	Soviet Union  Russia	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1964 – 2 nd, 1968 – 1 st, 1972 – 1 st, 1976 – 2 nd. FIVB World Championship: 1962 – 2 nd, 1970 – 1 st, 1974 – 2 nd. FIVB World Cup: 1973 – 1 st.
2000	Takako Shirai	July 18, 1952	Japan	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1972 – 2 nd, 1976 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1974 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 1977 – 1 st.
2001	Jean Gaertner	November 1, 1938	United States	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1964 – 5th. FIVB World Championship: 1960 – 6th. She is the first female athlete to compete in two Olympiads in two non-related sports: high jump (1960) and volleyball (1964).
2001	Regla Torres	February 12, 1975	Cuba	Indoor (middle blocker)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1992 – 1 st, 1996 – 1 st, 2000 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1994 – 1 st, 1998 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 1991 – 1 st, 1995 – 1 st. Most Valuable Player of the 1994 FIVB World Championship and the 1998 FIVB World Championship.
2002	"Jenny" Lang Ping	December 10, 1960	China	Indoor (outside hitter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1984 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1982 – 1 st, 1990 – 2 nd. FIVB World Cup: 1981 – 1 st, 1985 – 1 st. Most Valuable Player of the 1984 Olympic tournament, the 1982 FIVB World Championship, and the 1985 FIVB World Cup. Head coach of the  China women's national team (1995–1998, 2013–present): Olympic Games: 1996 – 2 nd, 2016 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1998 – 2 nd, 2014 – 2 nd, 2018 – 3 rd. FIVB World Cup: 1995 – 3 rd, 2015 – 1 st. Head coach of the  United States women's national team (2005–2008): Olympic Games: 2008 – 2 nd. FIVB World Championship: 2006 – 9th. FIVB World Cup: 2007 – 3 rd. She is the first and only female indoor volleyball player to have been named Most Valuable Player of the Olympic tournament, the FIVB World Championship and the FIVB World Cup. She is the first and only person (man or woman) to have won gold at the Olympics (and FIVB World Cup) both as a player and as a head coach.
2004	Karolyn Kirby	June 30, 1961	United States	Beach	Beach player: FIVB World Championships: 1997 – 3 rd.
2004	Mireya Luis	February 25, 1967	Cuba	Indoor (outside hitter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1992 – 1 st, 1996 – 1 st, 2000 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1986 – 2 nd, 1990 – 4th, 1994 – 1 st, 1998 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 1989 – 1 st, 1991 – 1 st, 1995 – 1 st. Most Valuable Player of the 1989 FIVB World Cup and the 1995 FIVB World Cup.
2005	Cecilia Tait	May 2, 1962	Peru	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1980 – 6th, 1984 – 4th, 1988 – 2 nd. FIVB World Championship: 1982 – 2 nd, 1986 – 3 rd. Most Valuable Player of the 1988 Olympic tournament.
2006	Jacqueline "Jackie" Silva	February 13, 1962	Brazil	Indoor / Beach	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1980 – 7th, 1984 – 7th. Beach player: Olympic Games: 1996 – 1 st. FIVB World Championships: 1997 – 1 st.
2006	Nina Smoleeva	March 28, 1948	Soviet Union  Russia	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1968 – 1 st, 1972 – 1 st, 1976 – 2 nd. FIVB World Championship: 1970 – 1 st, 1978 – 3 rd. FIVB World Cup: 1973 – 1 st.
2007	Kerri Pottharst	June 25, 1965	Australia	Beach	Beach player: Olympic Games: 1996 – 3 rd, 2000 – 1 st, 2004 – 9th. FIVB World Championships: 1997 – 9th, 1999 – 7th, 2001 – 9th.
2008	Masae Kasai	July 14, 1933	Japan	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1964 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1960 – 2 nd, 1962 – 1 st.
2009	Holly McPeak	May 15, 1969	United States	Beach	Beach player: Olympic Games: 1996 – 5th, 2000 – 5th, 2004 – 3 rd. FIVB World Championships: 1997 – 2 nd, 2003 – 5th, 2005 – 33rd.
2009	Ana Moser	August 14, 1968	Brazil	Indoor (outside hitter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1988 – 6th, 1992 – 4th, 1996 – 3 rd. FIVB World Championship: 1990 – 7th, 1994 – 2 nd, 1998 – 4th. FIVB World Cup: 1995 – 2 nd, 1999 – 3 rd.

2010–2019 (16 persons)

Year	Name	Born	Nationality	Category (position)	Major achievements	ref.
2010	Shelda Bede	January 1, 1973	Brazil	Beach	Beach player: Olympic Games: 2000 – 2 nd, 2004 – 2 nd. FIVB World Championships: 1997 – 3 rd, 1999 – 1 st, 2001 – 1 st, 2003 – 2 nd, 2005 – 5th, 2009 – 4th.
2010	Adriana Behar	February 14, 1969	Brazil	Beach	Beach player: Olympic Games: 2000 – 2 nd, 2004 – 2 nd. FIVB World Championships: 1997 – 3 rd, 1999 – 1 st, 2001 – 1 st, 2003 – 2 nd, 2005 – 5th.
2010	Gabriela Pérez del Solar	July 10, 1968	Peru	Indoor (middle blocker)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1984 – 4th, 1988 – 2 nd. FIVB World Championship: 1986 – 3 rd, 1990 – 6th. FIVB World Cup: 1985 – 5th, 1989 – 5th, 1991 – 5th.
2011	Magaly Carvajal	December 18, 1968	Cuba	Indoor (middle blocker)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1992 – 1 st, 1996 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1990 – 4th, 1994 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 1989 – 1 st, 1991 – 1 st, 1995 – 1 st.
2011	Rita Crockett	November 6, 1957	United States	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1984 – 2 nd. FIVB World Championship: 1982 – 3 rd. FIVB World Cup: 1981 – 4th.
2012	Lyudmila Buldakova	May 25, 1938	Soviet Union  Russia	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1964 – 2 nd, 1968 – 1 st (Captain), 1972 – 1 st (Captain). FIVB World Championship: 1956 – 1 st, 1960 – 1 st, 1962 – 2 nd, 1970 – 1 st.
2013	Natalie Cook	January 19, 1975	Australia	Beach	Beach player: Olympic Games: 1996 – 3 rd, 2000 – 1 st, 2004 – 4th, 2008 – 5th, 2012 – 19th. FIVB World Championships: 1997 – 9th, 1999 – 9th, 2001 – 9th, 2003 – 3 rd, 2005 – 25th, 2007 – 9th, 2011 – 33rd. She is the first female beach volleyball player to have competed consecutively in five Olympic Games.
2013	Caren Kemner	April 16, 1965	United States	Indoor (outside hitter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1988 – 7th, 1992 – 3 rd, 1996 – 7th. FIVB World Championship: 1990 – 3 rd. FIVB World Cup: 1991 FIVB World Cup – 4th, 1995 – 7th. Most Valuable Player of the 1991 FIVB World Cup.
2014	Tara Cross-Battle	September 16, 1968	United States	Indoor (outside hitter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1992 – 3 rd, 1996 – 7th, 2000 – 4th, 2004 – 5th. FIVB World Championship: 1990 – 3 rd, 1994 – 6th, 2002 – 2 nd. FIVB World Cup: 1991 – 4th, 1995 – 7th, 2003 – 3 rd.
2014	Sandra Pires	June 16, 1973	Brazil	Beach	Beach player: Olympic Games: 1996 – 1 st, 2000 – 3 rd, 2004 – 5th. FIVB World Championships: 1997 – 1 st, 1999 – 4th, 2001 – 2 nd, 2003 – 5th, 2005 – 17th.
2014	Rosa Salikhova	September 24, 1944	Soviet Union  Russia	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1968 – 1 st, 1972 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1970 – 1 st, 1974 – 2 nd. FIVB World Cup: 1973 – 1 st.
2015	Hélia Souza Pinto (Fofão)	March 10, 1970	Brazil	Indoor (setter)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1992 – 4th, 1996 – 3 rd, 2000 – 3 rd, 2004 – 4th, 2008 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1994 – 2 nd, 1998 – 4th, 2006 – 2 nd. FIVB World Cup: 1995 – 2 nd, 1999 – 3 rd, 2003 – 2 nd, 2007 – 2 nd. She is a rare five-time Olympian as a player.
2016	Misty May-Treanor	July 30, 1977	United States	Beach	Beach player: Olympic Games: 2000 – 5th, 2004 – 1 st, 2008 – 1 st, 2012 – 1 st. FIVB World Championships: 2001 – 9th, 2003 – 1 st, 2005 – 1 st, 2007 – 1 st, 2011 – 2 nd. She and teammate Kerri Walsh Jennings are the first two beach volleyball players to have consecutively won three Olympic games.
2016	Danielle Scott-Arruda	October 1, 1972	United States	Indoor (middle blocker)	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1996 – 7th, 2000 – 4th, 2004 – 5th, 2008 – 2 nd, 2012 – 2 nd. FIVB World Championship: 1994 – 6th, 1998 – 13th, 2002 – 2 nd. FIVB World Cup: 1999 – 9th, 2003 – 3 rd, 2007 – 3 rd, 2011 – 2 nd. She is a rare five-time Olympian as a player.
2017	Irina Kirillova	May 15, 1965	Soviet Union  Croatia	Indoor (setter)	Indoor player (representing  Soviet Union): Olympic Games: 1988 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1990 – 1 st. Indoor player (representing  Croatia): FIVB World Cup: 1995 – 4th. Most Valuable Player of the 1990 FIVB World Championship. Head coach of the  Croatia women's national team (2011).
2018	Evgeniya Artamonova Estes	July 17, 1975	Soviet Union  Russia	Indoor	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1992 – 2 nd, 1996 – 4th, 2000 – 2 nd, 2004 – 2 nd, 2008 – 5th, 2012 – 5th. FIVB World Championship: 1994 – 3 rd, 1998 – 3 rd, 2002 – 3 rd. FIVB World Cup: 1991 – 3 rd, 1999 – 2 nd. She is the first and only female indoor volleyball player to have competed consecutively in six Olympic Games.

Volleyball coaches (25 persons)

1988–1999 (10 persons)

Year	Name	Born	Nationality	Major achievements	Ref.
1988	Harry Wilson	October 28, 1908	United States	Head coach of the  United States men's national team: Olympic Games: 1964 – 9th. FIVB World Championship: 1956 – 6th.
1989	Douglas Beal	March 4, 1947	United States	Head coach of the  United States men's national team (1977–1984, 1997–2005): Olympic Games: 1984 – 1 st, 2000 – 11th, 2004 – 4th. FIVB World Championship: 1978 – 19th, 1982 – 13th, 1998 – 9th, 2002 – 9th. FIVB World Cup: 1999 – 4th, 2003 – 4th.
1990	Col. Edward DeGroot	December 17, 1906	United States
1992	Dr. James Coleman	October 22, 1931	United States	Head coach of the  United States men's national team (1965–1970, 1979–1980, 1990): Olympic Games: 1968 – 7th. FIVB World Championship: 1966 – 11th, 1970 – 18th, 1990 – 13th.
1993	Al Scates	June 9, 1939	United States
1994	Marv Dunphy	N/A	United States	Head coach of the  United States men's national team (1985–1988): Olympic Games: 1988 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1986 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 1985 – 1 st.
1995	Arie Selinger	April 5, 1937	Israel  United States	Indoor player (representing  Israel): FIVB World Championship: 1956 – 16th. Head coach of the  Israel women's national team (1967). Head coach of the  United States women's national team (1975–1984): Olympic Games: 1984 – 2 nd. FIVB World Championship: 1978 – 5th, 1982 – 3 rd. FIVB World Cup: 1977 – 7th, 1981 – 4th. Head coach of the  Netherlands men's national team: Olympic Games: 1992 – 2 nd. He is one of few head coaches to lead national teams to win Olympic medals with both genders.
1996	Donald Shondell	1930	United States
1997	Andy Banachowski	August 1945	United States
1998	Yasutaka Matsudaira [ja]	January 22, 1930	Japan	Head coach of the  Japan men's national team: Olympic Games: 1964 – 3 rd, 1968 – 2 nd, 1972 – 1 st. He was a former FIVB Vice President (1994–1996).

2000–2009 (8 persons)

Year	Name	Born	Nationality	Major achievements	Ref.
2000	Hirofumi Daimatsu	December 2, 1921	Japan	Head coach of the  Japan women's national team: Olympic Games: 1964 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1960 – 2 nd, 1962 – 1 st.
2002	Viacheslav Platonov	February 21, 1939	Soviet Union  Russia	Head coach of the  Soviet Union men's national team (1977–1985, 1990–1992, 1995–1997): Olympic Games: 1980 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1978 – 1 st, 1982 – 1 st, 1990 – 3 rd. FIVB World Cup: 1977 – 1 st, 1981 – 1 st, 1985 – 2 nd, 1991 – 1 st. Head coach of the  Finland men's national team (1992–1994). Head coach of the  Russia men's national team (1995–1997): Olympic Games: 1996 – 4th.
2003	Givi Akhvlediani	July 17, 1918	Soviet Union  Russia	Indoor player: FIVB World Championship: 1952 – 1 st. Head coach of the  Soviet Union men's national team: FIVB World Championship: 1960 – 1 st, 1962 – 1 st. Head coach of the  Soviet Union women's national team: Olympic Games: 1968 – 1 st, 1972 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1970 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 1973 – 1 st. He is one of the few persons to have won FIVB World Championship gold medals as a player and as a head coach.
2003	Julio Velasco	February 9, 1952	Argentina  Italy	Head coach of the  Italy men's national team (1989–1996): Olympic Games: 1992 – 5th, 1996 – 2 nd. FIVB World Championship: 1990 – 1 st, 1994 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 1989 – 2 nd, 1995 – 1 st. Head coach of the  Italy women's national team (1996–1997). Head coach of the  Czech Republic men's national team (2001–2002): FIVB World Championship: 2002 – 13th. Head coach of the  Spain men's national team (2008–2010): FIVB World Championship: 2010 – 12th. Head coach of the  Iran men's national team (2011–2014): FIVB World Cup: 2011 – 9th. Head coach of the  Argentina men's national team (2014–2018): Olympic Games: 2016 – 5th. FIVB World Championship: 2014 – 11th, 2018 – 15th. FIVB World Cup: 2015 – 5th.
2005	Eugenio George	March 29, 1933	Cuba	Head coach of the  Cuba women's national team: Olympic Games: 1976 – 5th, 1980 – 5th, 1992 – 1 st, 1996 – 1 st, 2000 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1978 – 1 st, 1994 – 1 st, 1998 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 1989 – 1 st, 1991 – 1 st, 1995 – 1 st, 1999 – 1 st. He is the first head coach to lead national teams to win three Olympic gold medals.
2006	Shigeo Yamada	October 26, 1931	Japan	Head coach of the  Japan women's national team: Olympic Games: 1968 – 2 nd, 1972 – 3 rd, 1976 – 1 st, 1984 – 3 rd, 1988 – 4th. FIVB World Championship: 1974 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 1977 – 1 st.
2007	Yuan Weimin	July 8, 1939	China	Head coach of the  China women's national team (1976–1984): Olympic Games: 1984 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1978 – 6th, 1982 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 1977 – 4th, 1981 – 1 st.
2009	Nikolay Karpol	May 1, 1938	Soviet Union  Russia	Head coach of the  Soviet Union women's national team: Olympic Games: 1980 – 1 st, 1988 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1990 – 1 st. FIVB World Cup: 1989 – 2 nd, 1991 – 3 rd. Head coach of the  CIS women's national team: Olympic Games: 1992 – 2 nd. Head coach of the  Russia women's national team: Olympic Games: 1996 – 4th, 2000 – 2 nd, 2004 – 2 nd. FIVB World Championship: 1994 – 2 nd, 1998 – 2 nd, 2002 – 2 nd. FIVB World Cup: 1999 – 2 nd. He is the first head coach to lead national teams to win five Olympic medals.

2010–2019 (7 persons)

Year	Name	Born	Nationality	Major achievements	Ref.
2010	Gabriella Kotsis	May 31, 1928	Hungary	Indoor player: FIVB World Championship: 1952 – 6th. Head coach of the  Hungary women's national team: Olympic Games: 1972 – 5th, 1976 – 4th, 1980 – 4th. She is the first female head coach to lead national teams to three Olympics.
2010	Hubert Wagner	March 4, 1941	Poland	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1968 – 5th (Captain). FIVB World Championship: 1966 – 6th, 1970 – 5th. FIVB World Cup: 1969 – 8th. Head coach of the  Poland men's national team (1973–1976, 1983–1985, 1996–1998): Olympic Games: 1976 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1974 – 1 st. Head coach of the  Poland women's national team (1978–1979): FIVB World Championship: 1978 – 11th.
2014	Joop Alberda	October 25, 1951	Netherlands	Head coach of the  Netherlands men's national team (1994–1996): Olympic Games: 1996 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 1994 – 2 nd. FIVB World Cup: 1995 – 2 nd.
2015	Bebeto de Freitas	January 15, 1950	Brazil	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1972 – 8th, 1976 – 7th. Head coach of the  Brazil men's national team (1980–1984, 1987–1990): Olympic Games: 1984 – 2 nd, 1988 – 4th. FIVB World Championship: 1982 – 2 nd, 1990 – 4th. FIVB World Cup: 1981 – 3 rd, 1989 – 5th. Head coach of the  Italy men's national team (1996–1999): FIVB World Championship: 1998 – 1 st.
2016	Park Man-bok	August 30, 1936	South Korea	Head coach of the  South Korea women's national team (1973): FIVB World Cup: 1973 – 3 rd. Head coach of the  Peru women's national team (1974–1992, 1999–2001): Olympic Games: 1976 – 7th, 1980 – 6th, 1984 – 4th, 1988 – 2 nd, 2000 – 11th. FIVB World Championship: 1974 – 8th, 1978 – 10th, 1982 – 2 nd, 1986 – 3 rd, 1990 – 6th. FIVB World Cup: 1985 – 5th, 1989 – 5th, 1991 – 5th, 1999 – 10th.
2017	Anders Kristiansson	April 7, 1949	Sweden	Head coach of the  Sweden men's national team: Olympic Games: 1988 – 7th. FIVB World Championship: 1990 – 10th, 1994 – 16th.
2018	Hugh McCutcheon	October 13, 1969	New Zealand	Head coach of the  United States men's national team (2005–2008): Olympic Games: 2008 – 1 st. FIVB World Championship: 2006 – 10th. FIVB World Cup: 2007 – 4th. Head coach of the  United States women's national team (2008–2012): Olympic Games: 2012 – 2 nd. FIVB World Championship: 2010 – 4th. FIVB World Cup: 2011 – 2 nd. He is one of few head coaches to lead national teams to win Olympic medals with both genders.

Volleyball leaders and officials (23 persons)

1985–1999 (14 persons)

Year	Name	Born	Nationality	Major achievements	Ref.
1985	William G. Morgan	January 23, 1870	United States	He is the inventor of volleyball, and the inaugural member of the Volleyball Hall of Fame.
1986	Dr. Harold T. Friermood	September 14, 1902	United States	He is the man who brought volleyball to the Olympics. Beginning in 1944, he was a tireless advocate of getting volleyball into the Olympic Games. He was a former FIVB Vice President (1951–1960). he is the second member of the Volleyball Hall of Fame.
1988	Leonard Gibson	July 24, 1903	United States
1989	Glen Davies	May 21, 1925	United States	He served as a model of excellence within the world of volleyball refereeing. He was the only official to be assigned to the first four Olympic Games, including two gold medal competitions.
1990	Alton Fish	May 13, 1916	United States
1991	Dr. George J. Fisher	April 2, 1871	United States
1991	Catalino Ignacio	November 25, 1919	United States
1992	Merton H. Kennedy	1908	United States
1994	John Koch	N/A	United States
1995	Robert L. Lindsey	N/A	United States
1995	C.L. (Bobb) Miller	November 10, 1921	United States
1997	Albert Monaco Jr.	N/A	United States
1998	William Baird	September 21, 1925	United States
1999	Wilbur H. Peck	April 9, 1930	United States

2000–2019 (9 persons)

Year	Name	Born	Nationality	Major achievements	Ref.
2006	Endre Holvay	November 4, 1918	Hungary	He was a former FIVB Vice President (1959–1961, 1970–1972).
2007	Carlos Arthur Nuzman	March 17, 1942	Brazil	Indoor player: Olympic Games: 1964 – 7th. FIVB World Championship: 1962 – 10th, 1966 – 13th.
2008	Sinan Erdem	May 9, 1927	Turkey
2008	Vladimir Savvine	October 25, 1919	Soviet Union  Russia	Indoor player: FIVB World Championship: 1949 – 1 st.
2009	Paul Libaud	1905	France	He was one of the founders of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), representing France at the inaugural FIVB organizational meeting in April 1947. He was the 1st President of the FIVB (1947–1984). He succeeded in getting Olympic recognition for the sport of volleyball, with the inclusion of both men and women’s volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
2011	Dr. Frantisek Stibitz	April 15, 1917	Czechoslovakia  Czech Republic	He was one of the founders of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), representing Czechoslovakia at the inaugural FIVB organizational meeting in April 1947.
2014	Miloslav Ejem	November 5, 1935	Czechoslovakia  Czech Republic
2017	Wei Jizhong	November 12, 1936	China	He was the 3rd President of the FIVB (2008–2012).
2018	Hiroshi Toyoda	N/A	Japan

Inductees by country (25 countries)

The following table enumerates all of the inductees to the Volleyball Hall of Fame through 2018.

Nation	Number	Male player	Female player	Coach	Leader and official
United States	62	1988: Eugene Selznick - 1989: Michael O'Hara - 1991: Rolf Engen, Thomas Haine - 1992: Ron Von Hagen, Jon Stanley - 1993: Mike Bright - 1994: Larry Rundle - 1997: Pedro Velasco - 1998: Craig Buck, Dusty Dvorak, Steve Timmons - 1999: James G. Wortham - 2000: Harold Wendt - 2001: Karch Kiraly - 2003: Sinjin Smith - 2005: Ron Lang - 2006: Bernie Holtzman - 2007: Bob Ctvrtlik - 2008: Randy Stoklos - 2012: Mike Dodd, Jeff Stork - 2015: Lloy Ball	1988: Flo Hyman, Jane Ward - 1989: Kathy Gregory - 1990: Mary Jo Peppler - 1994: Patty Dowdell - 1995: Debbie Green - 1996: Patricia Bright - 1998: Paula Weishoff - 2001: Jean Gaertner - 2004: Karolyn Kirby - 2009: Holly McPeak - 2011: Rita Crockett - 2013: Caren Kemner - 2014: Tara Cross-Battle - 2016: Misty May-Treanor, Danielle Scott-Arruda	1988: Harry Wilson - 1989: Douglas Beal - 1990: Col. Edward DeGroot - 1992: Dr. James Coleman - 1993: Al Scates - 1994: Marv Dunphy - 1995: Arie Selinger - 1996: Donald Shondell - 1997: Andy Banachowski	1985: William G. Morgan - 1986: Dr. Harold T. Friermood - 1988: Leonard Gibson - 1989: Glen Davies - 1990: Alton Fish - 1991: Dr. George J. Fisher, Catalino Ignacio - 1992: Merton H. Kennedy - 1994: John Koch - 1995: Robert L. Lindsey, C.L. (Bobb) Miller - 1997: Albert Monaco Jr. - 1998: William Baird - 1999: Wilbur H. Peck
Brazil	15	2005: Bernard Rajzman - 2012: Mauricio Lima - 2014: Nalbert Bitencourt - 2015: Renan Dal Zotto - 2016: Emanuel Rego - 2017: José Loiola - 2018: Gilberto (Giba) Godoy Filho	2006: Jacqueline "Jackie" Silva - 2009: Ana Moser - 2010: Shelda Bede, Adriana Behar - 2014: Sandra Pires - 2015: Hélia Souza Pinto (Fofão)	2015: Bebeto de Freitas	2007: Carlos Arthur Nuzman
Russia	14	2000: Yuri Chesnokov - 2005: Konstantin Reva - 2010: Aleksandr Savin - 2012: Georgy Mondzolevski - 2013: Vyacheslav Zaytsev	2000: Inna Ryskal - 2006: Nina Smoleeva - 2012: Lyudmila Buldakova - 2014: Rosa Salikhova - 2018: Evgeniya Artamonova Estes	2002: Viacheslav Platonov - 2003: Givi Akhvlediani - 2009: Nikolay Karpol	2008: Vladimir Savvine
Japan	8	2003: Jungo Morita - 2004: Seiji Oko	2000: Takako Shirai - 2008: Masae Kasai	1998: Yasutaka Matsudaira - 2000: Hirofumi Daimatsu - 2006: Shigeo Yamada	2018: Hiroshi Toyoda
Cuba	4		2001: Regla Torres - 2004: Mireya Luis - 2011: Magaly Carvajal	2005: Eugenio George
Italy	4	2007: Andrea Gardini - 2008: Andrea Giani - 2011: Lorenzo Bernardi		2003: Julio Velasco
Netherlands	4	2012: Peter Blangé - 2017: Ronald Zwerver - 2018: Bas van de Goor		2014: Joop Alberda
Poland	4	2002: Tomasz Wojtowicz - 2005: Stanisław Gościniak - 2006: Edward Skorek		2010: Hubert Wagner
China	3		2002: "Jenny" Lang Ping	2007: Yuan Weimin	2017: Wei Jizhong
Czech Republic	3	2004: Josef Musil			2011: Dr. Frantisek Stibitz - 2014: Miloslav Ejem
Australia	2		2007: Kerri Pottharst - 2013: Natalie Cook
Hungary	2			2010: Gabriella Kotsis	2006: Endre Holvay
Peru	2		2005: Cecilia Tait - 2010: Gabriela Pérez del Solar
Serbia	2	2011: Vladimir Grbić - 2016: Nikola Grbić
Argentina	1	2011: Hugo Conte
Bulgaria	1	2007: Dimitar Zlatanov
Croatia	1		2017: Irina Kirillova
France	1				2009: Paul Libaud
Germany	1	2009: Siegfried Schneider
Latvia	1	2009: Ivan Bugajenkov
New Zealand	1			2018: Hugh McCutcheon
South Korea	1			2016: Park Man-bok
Sweden	1			2017: Anders Kristiansson
Turkey	1				2008: Sinan Erdem
Ukraine	1	2008: Yuri Poyarkov

See also

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