Welsh Sports Hall of Fame
THE Welsh Sports Hall of Fame (WSHOF) is a charitable organisation created to commemorate the sporting achievements and preserve the artefacts of Welsh athletes. It was established in 1980 from the memorabilia collection of Welsh radio commentator GV Wynne-Jones.
Since 1990, inductees to the exclusive ‘Roll of Honour’ have been chosen annually by a trustees committee comprising representatives from athletics, media, universities and museums. The organisation has also given awards to individuals for outstanding contribution to Welsh sport.
Inductees represent the rich tapestry of Welsh sporting excellence, spanning traditional sports like rugby and football to disciplines such as triathlon, netball, and bowls. Their achievements have not only brought pride to Wales, but have also inspired future generations of athletes.
The WSHOF Roll of Honour citation reads: “Inclusion in the Roll of Honour is for those people who, by their achievement and by their example and conduct, in and beyond the sporting arena, have brought distinction to themselves and credit to Wales.”
The Hall of Fame exhibition was on permanent exhibition at the Sports Council for Wales, South Glamorgan County Council, the Museum of Welsh Life until 2009, when it moved to the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
Lynn Davies CBE, named among the original list of winners in 1990, was appointed as President of the WSHOF in 2018.
The WSH0F Roll of Honour Inductees
(* indicates posthumous award)
1990 ‘THE ORIGINALS’
Billy Boston (Rugby League)
David Broome (Equestrian)
Lynn Davies (Athletics)
Jim Driscoll (Boxing)
Ken Jones (Rugby Union)
Sir Harry Llewellyn (Equestrian)
Billy Meredith (Association Football)
Sheila Morrow (Hockey)
Jack Petersen (Boxing)
Kirsty Wade (Athletics)
1991 INDUCTEES
Jack Anthony (Horse Racing)
Cliff Jones (Rugby Union)
Cliff Morgan (Rugby Union)
Dai Rees (Golf)
1992
Gerald Davies (Rugby Union)
Tanni Grey-Thompson (Para Athletics)
George Latham (Association Football)
Ray Reardon (Snooker)
Irene Steer (Swimming)
Jim Sullivan (Rugby League)
Eddie Thomas (Boxing)
Jimmy Wilde (Boxing)
1993
John Charles (Association Football)
Paulo Radmilovic (Water Polo)
1994
Valerie Davies (Swimming)
Maurice Turnbull (Cricket)
Freddie Welsh (Boxing)
JPR Williams (Rugby Union)
1995
Jim Alford (Athletics)
Ivor Allchurch (Association Football)
Hugh Edwards (Rowing)
Fulke Walwyn (Equestrian)
1996
Janet Ackland (Bowls)
Richard Meade (Equestrian)
Howard Winstone (Boxing)
1997
Tommy Farr (Boxing)
Trevor Ford (Association football)
Chris Hallam (Para Athletics)
Fred Keenor (Association Football)
Bleddyn Williams (Rugby Union)
1998
Johnnie Clay (Cricket)
John Disley (Athletics)
Gareth Edwards (Rugby Union)
Cliff Jones (Association Football)
Lewis Jones (Rugby Union/League)
Geoff Lewis (Horse Racing)
Jimmy Michael (Cycling)
Jimmy Murphy (Association Football)
Vicki Thomas (Golf)
Freddie Williams (Speedway)
1999
Horace Blew (Association Football)
Ann Ellis (Hockey)
Carwyn James (Rugby Union)
Barry John (Rugby Union)
Colin Jones (Boxing)
2000
Sir Charles Evans (Mountaineering)
Teresa John (Para Athletics)
Jonathan Jones (Powerboating)
Gus Risman (Rugby League)
Dick Rees (Equestrian)
David Watkins (Rugby Union/League)
2001
Ronnie Burgess (Association Football)
Mervyn Davies (Rugby Union)
Nancy Evans (Table Tennis)
Roy Evans (Table Tennis)
Ian Rush (Association Football)
David Winters (Para Athletics)
Martyn Woodroffe (Swimming)
2002
Audrey Bates (Squash/Lacrosse)
Mal Evans (Bowls)
Steve Jones (Athletics)
Gwyn Nicholls (Rugby Union)
Berwyn Price (Athletics)
Dave Thomas (Golf)
2003
Jonathan Davies (Rugby Union/League)
Willie Davies (Rugby League/Union)
John Dawes (Rugby Union)
Mark Hughes (Association Football)
Nick Whitehead (Athletics)
2004
Trevor Foster (Rugby League)
Terry Griffiths (Snooker)
Bryn Jones (Association Football)
Tony Lewis (Cricket)
Ivor Powell (Association Football)
Arthur Whitford (Gymnastics)
2005
John Gwilliam (Rugby Union)
Colin Jackson (Athletics)
Tom Richards (Athletics)
Steve Robinson (Boxing)
John Toshack (Association Football)
2006
Brian Huggett (Golf)
Don Shepherd (Cricket)
Jack Matthews (Rugby Union)
Alf Sherwood (Association Football)
Allan Watkins (Cricket)
2007
Arthur Gould (Rugby Union)
Helen Weston (Netball)
Phil Bennett (Rugby Union)
Joe Calzaghe (Boxing)
2008
Billy Trew (Rugby Union)
2009
JJ Williams (Rugby Union)
David Roberts (Para Swimming)
Clive Sullivan (Rugby League)
2010
Ian Woosnam (Golf)
Alan Petherbridge (Judo)
Jack Kelsey (Association Football)
2011
(No new entries)
2012
Bryn Meredith (Rugby Union)
Non Evans (Judo/Rugby Union/Wrestling/Weightlifting)
Albert Gladstone (Rowing)
Cecil Griffiths (Athletics)
David Jacobs (Athletics)
John Ainsworth-Davis (Athletics)
2013
Nicole Cooke (Cycling)
John Harris (Para Athletics)
Ron Jones (Athletics)
David Morgan (Weightlifting)
Clive Rowlands (Rugby Union)
2014
David Davies (Swimming)
Bob Morgan (Diving)
Denis Reardon (Boxing)
John Burns (Weightlifting)
Clive Thomas (Association Football)
Reg Thomas (Athletics)
2015
Jeff Jones (Cricket)
Simon Jones (Cricket)
Wilf Wooller (Cricket/Rugby Union)
Steve Barry (Athletics)
Frankie Jones (Gymnastics)
2016
Tom James (Rowing)
Alan Jones (Cricket)
Neville Southall (Association Football)
Gary Speed (Association Football)
2017
Christian Malcolm (Athletics)
Graham Price (Rugby Union)
Peter Walker (Cricket)
Terry Yorath (Association Football)
2018
Roy Francis (Rugby League)
Becky James (Cycling)
Lynne Thomas (Cricket/Hockey)
Kelly Morgan (Badminton)
Jayne Ludlow (Association Football)
2019
Wendy White (Netball)
Ryan Giggs (Association Football)
Michaela Breeze (Weightlifting)
Jazz Carlin (Swimming)
Steve Fenwick (Rugby Union)
2022
Georgia Davies (Swimming)
Mike Davies (Tennis)
Helen Jenkins (Triathlon)
Ted Peterson (Baseball)
Kevin Ratcliffe (Association Football)
Maurice Richards (Rugby Union/Rugby League)
Robert Weale (Bowls)
2023
John Bevan (Rugby League, Rugby Union)
Tom David (Rugby)
Derek Quinnell (Rugby Union)
John Taylor (Rugby Union)
Delme Thomas (Rugby Union)
Jim MIlls (Rugby League)
John Devereux (Rugby Union/Rugby League)
Helen Ward (Women’s Football)
Leah Wilkinson (Hockey)
Enzo Calzaghe (Boxing)
John Chambers (Athletics Administrator)
Llewellyn Kenrick (Football Administrator)
Richard Mullock (Rugby Union Adminstrator)
Suzy Drane (Netball)
2024
Ivor Anthony (Equestrian)
Owen Anthony (Equestrian)
Agnes Davis (Snooker)
Dick Palmer (BOA Administrator)
Bilbie Rees (Equestrian)
Jamie Baulch (Athletics)
William Cowhig (Gymnastics)
Ron Davies (Hockey)
Bill Griffiths (Hockey)
Chris Jones (Water Polo)
Lloyd Phillips (Gymnastics)
William Titt (Gymnastics)
Wales 1908 Olympic Hockey Team
Liza Burgess (Rugby Union)
Liz Johnson (Para Swimming)
Hugh Morris (Cricket)
James Roberts (Para Sport)
Iwan Thomas (Athletics)
Adam Jones (Rugby Union)
2025
Robert Croft (Cricket)
Robert Jones (Rugby Union)
Ernie Curtis (Football)
Len Davies (Football)
Chris Gunter (Football)
Jonathan Phillips (Ice Hockey)
Nigel Walker (Athletics, Rugby Union)
Bartley Wilson (Football Administrator)
Martyn Williams (Rugby Union)
John Fowke (Cricket)
Tori James (Adventurer)
Dai Llewellyn (Rallying)
Matthew Maynard (Cricket)
Ieuan Evans (Rugby Union)
Charles Bruce (Mountaineering)
Geoff Bruce (Mountaineering)
Joe Erskine (Boxing)
Gomer Lloyd (Bobsleigh)
Laura Deas (Skeleton)
Victoria Thornley (Rowing)
Dai Greene (Athletics)
Ryan Jones (Rugby Union)
2026
Parry Thomas (Land Speed, Motor Sport
Allan Martin (Rugby Union)
Terry Cobner (Rugby Union)
Giorgio Chinaglia (Football)
The Lord Brooks Award for Outstanding Services to Welsh Sport (formerly the WSH0F 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)
Geoff Bray (WSHOF)
2019: Steve Williams (Whitchurch HS)
2024: City of Cardiff Swimming Club (50 years of outstanding service to Welsh sport, having produced 20 Olympians)
2025: Matthew Evans (Founder of Ironman Wales and the Long Course Weekend)