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The goal of USA Powerlifting is to promote drug-free powerlifting in the United States and around the world. Mens Sana In Corpore SanoA Sound Mind in a Sound Body |
Every year, the number of women competing in the USAPL Women's National Championships increases. With the ever-growing popularity of the sport among women, it's hard to imagine that within two generations women's powerlifting was unheard of. As in all things, there were firsts in women's powerlifting.
Not only did women cross over to the platform and begin competing, they also shunned tradition to become judges, promoters, and coaches. Equally as important were the men who supported their endeavors.
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Robert Penn Warren
once said:
"History cannot give us a program for the future, but it can give
us a fuller understanding of ourselves, and of our common humanity, so
that we can better face the future."
It was with this ideal that a motion was put forth at the 2003 Women's
Executive Committee meeting to honor those women and men who set the standards
for current and future women powerlifters. The inaugural inductees to
the the Women's Hall of Fame not only set the bar in many aspects of our
sport, they continued to push those limits beyond the imaginable. In this
respect, it is our hope that by honoring these individuals and preserving
their accomplishments, history will repeat itself.
WOMEN'S HALL of FAME
Inductees................................................................................................................................................
Click on
each athlete's name to view their bio.
2007
Inductees
Stephanie
Whiting
Johnny
Graham
2006
Inductees
Linda
Jo Belsito
Billy
Jack Talton
2005 Inductee
Bettina
Altizer
2004 Inductees
Judy Gedney
Pat Malone
Mabel & Peary Rader
Jan Todd
Terry Todd
Ruth Welding
Nominating Procedures......................................................................................................................................................................
2004 marked the inaugural year for the Women's Hall of Fame. The Committee choose
to induct a handful of pioneers that made a significant impact on Women's Powerlifting.
Choosing just one individual to honor was nearly impossible.
Looking down the road and into the future years of the Women's Hall of Fame,
one individual will be inducted each year. This inductee does not necessarily
need to be a woman, but also could be an individual who has made a considerable
impact on the movement of women in powerlifting, such as Pat Malone or Terry
Todd. The Committee welcomes your nominations.
Please sumbit a page or two narrative on why you think your favorite lifter,
coach, referee should be inducted into the Women's Hall of Fame. Submit the
nomination to the Committee Chair, Donna
Alminosa and Sue Hallen by August
31st.
WOMEN'S HALL of FAME
Timeline................................................................................................................................................
Instructions for 2007 Hall of Fame Nominations
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: OCTOBER 1, 2006
OR fax to 801-749-6107
OR mail to Sue Hallen, 1212 Old Mill Lane, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
August 31st
Nomination Form Submission Deadline
September 30th
Selection of Inductee by the Committee
October 5th
Inductee notified by the Committee Chair
Women's Nationals
Formal Hall of Fame Induction
USAPL Women's Comittee Members..............................................................................................................................................
Co-Chair... Donna Alminosa
Co-Chair...
Sue Hallen
Disa Hatfield
Erin Dickey
Jim Ford
Katie Ford
Priscilla Ribic