Volleyball Legends Revealed: IVHF Announces 2025 Hall of Fame Finalists

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9 months ago

The International Volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF) has unveiled the finalists for its prestigious Class of 2025, featuring legendary players and coaches from 13 nations. These icons represent five award categories: Male and Female Indoor Players, Male and Female Beach Players, and Coaches.

Fans worldwide are invited to join the celebration by voting online from April 1 to April 14, 2025 at IVHF.org. The fan vote, combined with official committee selections, will help determine who will be inducted this fall in Holyoke, Massachusetts, volleyball’s birthplace.

Finalists include Olympic champions and global game-changers like Fabiana Alvim (BRA), Ivan Miljkovic (SRB), Francesca Piccinini (ITA), Kent Steffes (USA), and Philippe Blain (FRA). The official induction ceremony is set for October 18, 2025, and is open to the public. Tickets are now available at VolleyHall.org/induction-tickets.

📅 Inductees will be announced on May 19, 2025.

Finalists by Category

Female Indoor Player Finalists:

Fabiana Alvim de Oliveira (Brazil)
Rosa García (Peru)
Francesca Piccinini (Italy)
Milena Rašić (Serbia)
Zhang Rongfang (China)

Male Indoor Player Finalists:

Alain Fabiani (France)
Kim Ho-Chul (South Korea)
Dimitar Karov (Bulgaria)
Diego Lapera (Cuba)
Ivan Miljković (Serbia)

Female Beach Player Finalists:

Juliana Felisberta da Silva (Brazil)
Laura Ludwig & Kira Walkenhorst (Germany)
Agatha Bednarczuk & Barbara Seixas (Brazil)

Male Beach Player Finalists:

Kent Steffes (USA)
Alison Cerutti & Bruno Schmidt (Brazil)
Julius Brink & Jonas Reckermann (Germany)

Coach Category Finalists:

Philippe Blain (France)
Marcelo Mendez (Argentina)
Laurent Tillie (France)
Jürgen Wagner (Germany)

ParaVolley & Referees Categories:

Voted by Special Committee