Scottish Sports Hall of Fame

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The Scottish Sports Hall of Fame is the national sports hall of fame of Scotland, set up in 2002. [1] It is a joint project organised by sportscotland, the national governmental body for Scottish sport, and National Museums Scotland. [2] It is also funded by BBC Scotland and donations from the general public. The founding patrons were Anne, Princess Royal, a notable supporter of the Scotland national rugby union team; First Minister Jack McConnell; and Formula One triple world champion Jackie Stewart. [3]

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Inductees

As of 2023, there have been ten rounds of inductions into the Hall of Fame:

  1. 2002: initial 50 inductees. [4]
  2. 2003: 14 inductees. [5]
  3. 2004: 6 inductees. [6]
  4. 2007: 8 inductees. [7]
  5. 2008: 4 inductees. [8] [9]
  6. 2010: 6 inductees. [10]
  7. 2012: 6 inductees. [11]
  8. 2015: 5 inductees. [12] [13]
  9. 2022: 1 inductee. [14]
  10. 2023: 2 inductees. [15]

Athletics and Highland games

Baseball

Bowls

Boxing

Cricket

Curling

Cycling

Chris Hoy is a six-time Olympic gold medalist and an eleven-time world champion 2010 World Champs Chris Hoy.jpg
Chris Hoy is a six-time Olympic gold medalist and an eleven-time world champion

Diving

Equestrianism

Football

Golf

James Braid (golfer), five times The Open Champion James Braid golf 1927.jpg
James Braid (golfer), five times The Open Champion

Horse racing

Judo

Motorsport

Jackie Stewart, 'The Flying Scot', at the Nurburgring in Germany with the Matra-Cosworth that took him to the Formula One World Championship title in 1969 StewartJackie19690801MatraFord.jpg
Jackie Stewart, 'The Flying Scot', at the Nürburgring in Germany with the Matra – Cosworth that took him to the Formula One World Championship title in 1969

Mountaineering and hillwalking

Captain Robert Barclay-Allardyce, the Celebrated Pedestrian, by Hill & Adamson. Captain Robert Barclay-Allardyce.jpg
Captain Robert Barclay-Allardyce, the Celebrated Pedestrian, by Hill & Adamson.

Rowing

Rugby union

Sailing

Shinty

Shooting

Swimming

Table tennis

Tennis

Water polo

Weightlifting

Multiple sports

Former members

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Hall of fame for Scottish winners". The Herald . Glasgow. 1 December 2001. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Scotland honours sporting legends". BBC News. 30 November 2002.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 "The names in the Hall of Fame". BBC News. 30 November 2002.
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  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  9. ↑ Gillon, Doug (4 November 2008). "Late champion McRae is one of four new Scottish inductees". The Herald. Glasgow. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  13. ↑ "Sir Chris Hoy inducted into Scottish Sports Hall of Fame". BBC News. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  14. 1 2 "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  15. ↑ "Inductees". sportscotland. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  16. ↑ "Julie Fleeting: Ayrshire hero inducted into hall of fame". www.ayrshire-today.co.uk. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  17. ↑ "Shinty icon Ronald Ross inducted into Scottish Sporting Hall of Fame". www.pressandjournal.co.uk. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  18. ↑ Campbell, Alan (8 May 2012). "Olympic sailor asks to be removed from Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.. because he's English". Daily Record. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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