IPF Hall of Fame
As Provided by Arnulf Wahlstrom, IPF EC Board member for Europe
Hall of Fame: There shall be an honorary body titled the "IPF Hall of Fame". Its purpose shall be to honour members who have made an outstanding contribution either by way of lifting achievement or service in general to the sport of powerlifting internationally. A maximum of three lifters and two, male and female, official may be elected to the Hall of Fame each year but with the added provision that not more than three from each gender may be elected in the same year. A certificate of achievement will be awarded. No one who has been involved in drug offences or has been suspended for a doping offence shall be proposed to Hall of Fame. Any lifter or official previously awarded Hall of Fame will lose this distinction if suspended by IPF for doping or any other violation.
The Executive decides prior to the IPF Congress, after having received bids from the member nations, whom will be awarded Hall of Fame. The appointed person(s) will be honoured at the Congress.
Winners of 2017 Hall of Fame:
Ralph Farquharson (ESP) - Male Official
Eva Speth (GER) - Female Official
Gundula Fiona Von Bachhaus (GER) - Female lifter
Jan Wegiera (POL) - Male lifter
| Year | Official | Female Lifter | Male Lifter |
| 1978 | Bob Hoffman (USA) | - | Ron Collins (GBR) Larry Pacifico (USA) |
| 1979 | Clay Patterson (USA) | - | Hideaki Inaba (JPA) |
| 1980 | Vic Mercer (GBR) | - | Lamar Gant (USA) Don Reinhoudt (USA) |
| 1981 | - | - | - |
| 1982 | Jan Todd (USA) | - | Eddie Pengelly (GBR) |
| 1983 | - | - | - |
| 1984 | Manojit Bose (IND) | - | Kenneth Mattson (SWE) |
| 1985 | - | - | - |
| 1986 | - | - | - |
| 1987 | George Leggett (GBR) | Bev Francis (AUS) | Tony Stevens (GBR) |
| 1988 | - | - | - |
| 1989 | Gren Elmore (GBR) | - | - |
| 1990 | Wouter van der Toorn (NED) | - | - |
| 1991 | Arnold Boström (SWE) | Ruthie Shafer (USA) | - |
| 1992 | - | - | - |
| 1993 | John Moody (GBR) | - | - |
| 1994 | Toni Sundjaja (INA) | - | - |
| 1995 | Heiner Köberich (GER) | Cathy Millen (NZL) | Andrzej Stanaszek (POL) |
| 1996 | - | - | - |
| 1997 | - | - | - |
| 1998 | Grahame Fong (NZL) | - | - |
| 1999 | - | Anna-Liisa Prinkkala (FIN) | - |
| 2001 | John Stephenson (GBR) | - | - |
| 2002 | - | - | Jarmo Virtanen (FIN) |
| 2003 | Bill Jamison (CAN) | - | - |
| 2004 | Gaston Parage (LUX) | - | - |
| 2005 | Kalevi Sorsa (FIN) | DSQ Marina Kudinova (RUS) | - |
| 2006 | Detlev Albrings (GER) | Chen Yueh Chao (TPE) | Brad Gillingham (USA) |
| 2007 | Norbert Wallauch (AUT) | Raija Koskinen (FIN) | Hiroyuki Isagawa (JPN) |
| 2008 | Subrata Dutta (IND) | Inger Blikra (NOR) | Mike Bridges (USA) |
| 2009 | Arnulf Wahlstrom (NOR) | Priscilla Ribic (USA) | |
| 2010 | Dennis Unitt (GBR) | Antonietta Orsini (ITA) | Konstantin Pavlov (RUS) |
| 2011 | Lawrence Maile (USA) | Wei-Ling Chen (TPE) | Kenneth Sandvik (FIN) |
2012 |
| Yukako Fukushima (JAP) | Jaroslaw Olech (POL) |
2013 2014
2015 2016 2017 |
Robert Wilks (AUS) Peter Fiore (AUS)
Alan Ferguson (RSA) Dietmar Wolf (NOR) Ralph Farquharson (ESP) Eva Speth (GER) |
Larysa Soloviaova (UKR)
Ielja Strik (NED) Inna Filimonova (RUS) Gundula Viona Von Bachhaus (GER) | David Ricks (USA) Anibal Coimbra (LUX)
Wade Hooper (USA) Daiki Kodama (JPN) Jan Wegiera (POL) |