Philippine Sports Hall of Fame

The Philippine Sports Hall of Fame (PSHOF) is a hall of fame established in 1999 to honor Filipino athletes, trainers, and coaches with the first batch of inductees included in the hall of fame in 2010.[1]

Philippine Sports Hall of Fame
Awarded forRecognition of Filipino athletes and coaches for their contribution in Philippine sports
LocationMetro Manila, Philippines
Presented byPhilippine Sports Commission
First awardedMay 10, 2010 (2010-05-10)

The Philippine Sports Commission manages the operations of the hall of fame.[2]

Background

The Philippine Sports Hall of Fame was established through legislation, particularly Republic Act No. 8757 which was signed into law by then-President Joseph Estrada on November 25, 1999 to "immortalize the Filipino Sports heritage" which were meant to serve as an inspiration to Filipinos.[3]

Eligibility

By law, those eligible to be inducted to the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame must be Filipino athletes, coaches and trainers must satisfy at least one of these criteria:[3]

  • Won a gold medal in any Southeast Asian Games.
  • Won at least a silver in the Asian Games, or any Asia-level or regional games.
  • Bronze medalist in any Olympic Games or world-level competitions.
  • World champion in any professional or amateur sports competition.

Induction ceremonies
Year Date Venue No. of
Inductees		 Ref.
2010 May 10, 2010 Manila Hotel, Manila 10 [4]
2016 January 25, 2016 Century Park Hotel, Manila 17 [4]
2018 November 22, 2018 Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay 10 [5]
2020 TBA (2021) TBA TBA [6]

Inductees

2010
Inductee Sport
Simeon ToribioAthletics
Miguel WhiteAthletics
Carlos LoyzagaBasketball
Ceferino GarciaBoxing
Gabriel ElordeBoxing
José VillanuevaBoxing
Pancho VillaBoxing
Anthony VillanuevaBoxing
Teofilo YldefonsoSwimming
Philippine men's national team (1954)Basketball

2016
Inductee Sport
Inocencia SolisAthletics
Isaac GomezAthletics
Mona SulaimanAthletics
Edgardo OcampoBasketball
Kurt BachmannBasketball
Mariano TolentinoBasketball
Eugene TorreChess
Raymundo DeyroLawn tennis
Johnny JoseLawn tennis
Felicisimo AmponLawn tennis
Adolfo FelicianoShooting
Martin GisonShooting
Gerardo RosarioSwimming
Mohammad MalaSwimming
Jacinto CaycoSwimming
Haydee Coloso-EspinoSwimming
Salvador del RosarioWeightlifting

2018
Inductee Sport
Erbito SalavarriaBoxing
Filomeno CodiñeraBaseball / Softball
Ben ArdaGolf
Lita dela RosaBowling
Paeng NepomucenoBowling
Olivia CooBowling
Loreto CarbonellBasketball
Ambrosio PadillaBasketball
Josephine dela ViñaAthletics
Lydia De VegaAthletics

2020

To be announced

References
  1. "Lydia, Paeng, Bong Coo inducted to Hall of Fame". Journal Online. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  2. "Philippine Sports Commission" (PDF). Department of Budget and Management. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. "PSC starts search for new Sports Hall of Famers". ABS-CBN Sports. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. Andaya, Ed. "Deadline for Hall of Fame nomination set". Journal Online. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  5. "Diay, Paeng, Bong, greats get enshrined". Manila Bulletin. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  6. "Philippine Sports Hall of Fame nominations extended". The Manila Times. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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