Welsh Sports Hall of Fame facts for kids
The Welsh Sports Hall of Fame (WSHOF) is a special group that celebrates amazing Welsh athletes. It's like a museum for sports heroes! This group keeps memories and items from their careers.
It started in 1980 with a collection of sports items. These items belonged to a radio commentator named G. V. Wynne-Jones. Since 1990, new members are added every year. These members join an exclusive list called the "Roll of Honour." A special committee chooses who gets in. This committee includes people from sports, media, universities, and museums. The WSHOF also gives awards to people who have done a lot for Welsh sport. In 2018, a new award was created. It's called the 'Rhodri' award, named after a former chairman, Rhodri Morgan. The first 'Rhodri' award went to the City of Cardiff. They got it for their great work in sports.
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Welsh Sports Hall of Fame: Roll of Honour
This is a list of the amazing athletes who have been added to the Roll of Honour. (* means the award was given after the person had passed away.)
Sports Stars of the 1990s
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1990 The Originals
1991
1992
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1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
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1998
1999
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Sports Stars of the 2000s
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2000
2001
2002
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2003
2004
2005
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2006
2007
2008
2009
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Sports Stars of the 2010s
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2010
2011 No new entries were added in 2011. 2012
2013
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2014
2015
2016
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2017
2018
2019
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Sports Stars of the 2020s
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2022
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The Lord Brooks Award: For Great Service to Welsh Sport
This award celebrates people who have given outstanding service to Welsh sport. It used to be called the "WSHOF Special Award for Outstanding Services to Welsh Sport."
| 2001
Lord Brooks (Boxing / WSHOF) |
2002
Ceri O'Donnell (Hockey) |
2015
Dave Cobner (Student Sport) |
| 2016
Laura McAllister (Football / Sport Wales) |
2016
Geoff Bray (WSHOF) |
2019
Steve Williams (Whitchurch HS) |
The Rhodri Morgan Memorial Award ('The Rhodri')
This award was created in memory of Rhodri Morgan, a former chairman of the WSHOF. It honors great service and commitment to sports excellence.
| 2018
City of Cardiff |
| 2019
Whitchurch HS |
The Peter Corrigan Welsh Sports Media Award
This award celebrates the best sports journalists in Wales. It used to be called the "WSHoF Welsh Sports Journalist of the Year."
| 1990
Peter Corrigan (Observer) |
1998
David Facey (The Sun) |
2006
Paul Abbandonato (Western Mail) |
2015
Dot Davies (BBC Wales) |
| 1991
Ken Jones (Independent) |
1999
Geoff Nicholson (Independent) |
2007
John Hopkins (The Times) |
2016
Riath Al-Samarrai (Daily Mail) |
| 1992
Bob Humphrys (BBC Wales) |
2000
Brian Madley (The People) |
2008
James Lawton (News of World) |
2017
Mark Orders (Swansea Evening Post) |
| 1993
Paul Rees (SW Echo) |
2001
Michael Boon (Western Mail) |
2009
Robin Davey (South Wales Argus) |
2018
Stephen Bale (Sunday Times) |
| 1994
Stephen Jones (Sunday Times) |
2002
Eddie Butler (The Observer) |
2010
Hamish Stuart & Steve Pope (Sporting Wales) |
2019
David Davies (Press Association) |
| 1995
Huw Llywelyn-Davies (BBC Wales) |
2003
Graham Thomas (BBC Wales) |
2012
Carolyn Hitt (Western Mail) |
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| 1996
Peter Jackson (Daily Mail) |
2004
Jamie Corrigan (Wales on Sunday) |
2013
Rob Phillips (BBC Wales) |
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| 1997
Ron Jones (BBC 5 Live) |
2005
Gerald Davies (The Times) |
2014
Chris Wathan (Media Wales) |
- Welsh Sports Hall of Fame official website
