The International Gymnastics Hall of Fame

Our New Class of Gymnastics Legends will be honored by the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame on May 16, 2026.

Our new Class of 2026 (TBA) will be honored at the 28th annual International Gymnastics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on May 16, 2026, at the Petroleum Club in Oklahoma City, OK, USA.

2026 IGHOF HONOREES

Cristina Bontas (ROM) - Bontas is a 2-time Olympic medalist, winning both at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. She is a 6-time World Championships medalist, including the gold medal on Floor Exercise in 1991. Read more »

Yuri Chechi (ITA) - Known as the “Lord of the Rings,” Chechi is the 1996 Olympic Champion and gold medalist on the still rings. In 2004, he won the Olympic bronze medal on the same event and is a 5-time World Champion. Read more »

Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) – Ferrari is the most decorated Italian gymnast of all-time. She won the 2020 Olympic Silver Medal on Floor Exercise, and is a 5-time World Championships medalist, including the 2006 World All-Around Gold. Read more »

Yang Wei (CHN) – Wei is a 5-time Olympic medalist, including the 2008 Olympic All-Around Gold. He is also a 10-timeWorld Championships medalist, including the 2006 World All-Around Gold.
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We Honor Undeniable Excellence

The International Gymnastics Hall of Fame is an independent not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving the legacies and promoting the achievements of our sport’s most accomplished and decorated legends.

All the Latest

Koji Gushiken

Class of 2023

Mitch Gaylord

Class of 2023

Oksana Omelianchik

Class of 2023

Tatiana Gutsu

Class of 2022

Fabian Hambuechen

Class of 2022

Chellsie Memmel

Class of 2022

Shawn Johnson

Class of 2019

Maria Filatova

Class of 2019

Ivan Ivankov

Class of 2019

Kim Zmeskal

Class of 2012

Vera Caslavska

Class of 1998

Doug Wilson

2012 Frank Bare Award

Svetlana Boguinskaia

Class of 2005

Dominique Dawes

Class of 2009

Vitaly Scherbo

Class of 2009

IGHOF by the numbers

130

Honorees Inducted

Countries Represented

1987

Year Founded

20,000+

Exhibit Visits/Month

What our honorees say

"...It’s more than a sport. Gymnastics is a celebration. Gymnastics exemplifies the extraordinary lengths that the mind can go to ask the body to perform. And in doing that, and the wonderful things that you gymnasts do, it becomes a celebration of life..."

DOUG WILSON, 2012 Frank Bare Award

"I want to share with you the reason I love our sport so much. It teaches us how to fall... It teaches us to fall in such a way that even when we do not believe in ourselves that we have any energy left to continue, thanks to gymnastics, we always find the energy to get up in the end. We go on, and we never, ever give up..."

VERA CASLAVSKA, Class of 1999

"Being inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame is the highest honor an individual can achieve with our sport. The Japanese Gymnastics Association views it as the equivalent of a Nobel Prize..."

FRANK BARE, Class of 1999

"How did I start gymnastics? It was a long, long time ago. It was 1976, the first time I saw the Olympic Games. And I saw Andrianov on high bar. And I said to my mom, "Hey, I want to be like Andrianov." She said, "Hey, are you kidding?" As everybody now knows, I wasn’t kidding.

IGOR KOROBCHINSKY, Class of 2016

"In Ukraine, we are inviting young gymnasts, young people into the sport. We invite athletes from all over the world, from rhythmic gymnastics, acro, trampoline. We want to show younger generations what sport can give to you. What kind of doors you can open through gymnastics..."

LILIA PODKOPAYEVA, Class of 2008

"I am so blessed that I got to spend most of my life doing a sport that I absolutely love, and will always love, and have such a passion for… I also want to thank USA Gymnastics. I wouldn’t have had these opportunities without USA Gymnastics being there, and allowing me to go reach for my dreams and see how far I could go..."

SHANNON MILLER, Class of 2006

"I think the proudest moment for my coach, Kelly Hill, for my career, had to be the moment in 1994 when I signed for a full scholarship at Stanford University. For her, it was all about education…It is the coaches, behind the scenes, that allow the athletes to shine..."

DOMINIQUE DAWES, Class of 2009

"As I was lying on Olympus, without the strength to get up, I asked myself and God whether this was really the meaning of my life. And I found what it is that the sport teaches us. I looked back over my shoulder, past the hills of pain, ravines of injustice and rocks of slight... and I saw you—people that accompanied me, people who also trudged in life, people who choose the path of fairness. This is what our sport gives us—an appreciation of the fair route through life. Even when this route is thorny and difficult..."

VERA CASLAVSKA, Class of 1999

"I want to share with you the reason I love our sport so much. It teaches us how to fall…It teaches us to fall in such a way that even when we do not believe in ourselves that we have any energy left to continue, thanks to gymnastics, we always find the energy to get up in the end. We go on, and we never, ever give up..."

VERA CASLAVSKA, Class of 1999

"Gymnastics over-rode political differences. People in the United States, when they saw these wonderful athletes, they didn’t care that Tourischeva was from the Soviet Union, or that Nadia was from Communist Romania, or Vera Caslavska was from Czechoslovakia. They just looked at excellence. And admired it. And understood the true wonder of it all..."

DOUG WILSON, 2012 Frank Bare Award

IGHOF QUICK FACTS

IS THE IGHOF AFFILIATED WITH ANY OLYMPIC SPORTS GOVERNING BODIES?

The International Gymnastics Hall of Fame (IGHOF) is a fully independent, not-for-profit organization that is not affiliated with any other organization. We are recognized by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) as the de facto, official hall of fame for the sport of artistic gymnastics.

The IGHOF functions much like the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. The NBHOF is not affiliated with, nor governed by, Major League Baseball. It works closely with the league, however, in acting on its mission to preserve and promote the history of the game. In that same way, the IGHOF works closely with the FIG, the International Olympic Committee and national governing bodies for artistic gymnastics from around the world, as necessary, to honor the legends of our sport and promote their individual legacies.

WHERE IS THE IGHOF LOCATED? WHO RUNS IT?

The International Gymnastics Hall of Fame Exhibit is governed by a board of directors made up entirely of volunteers with backgrounds in gymnastics, business, education and public service. The IGHOF Exhibit is located within the Science Museum Oklahoma, at the OmniPlex Center in Oklahoma City, OK, U.S.A., which attracts more than 20,000 visitors a month, primarily school children.
While plans for a permanent bricks-and-mortar home are under development, the IGHOF actively advances its mission on several fronts, including our cornerstone event, the annual Induction Ceremonies, and our global "virtual" Hall of Fame online at www.ighof.com.