ECSS Founding Members are individuals who participated in the founding meeting of the ECSS in Nice, France on 11 February 1995. 

Founding Members

• Prof. Henrique Barreiros, POR
• Prof. Jean Camy, FRA
• Prof. Lars-Magnus Engström, SWE (deceased)
• Prof. Marcel Hebbelinck, BEL
• Prof. Vassiis Klissouras, GRE
• Prof. Paavo V. Komi, FIN (deceased)
• Prof. Jean Rene Lacour, FRA
• Prof. Pierre Marconnet, FRA
• Dr. Giulio Marinozzi, ITA (deceased)
• Prof. Joachim Mester, GER
• Prof. Thomas Reilly, GBR (deceased)
• Prof. Bengt Saltin, SWE (deceased)
• Prof. Anthony Sargeant, GBR
• Prof. Risto Telama, FIN

ECSS Honorary Members shall be appointed by the Executive Board on the basis of significant contributions to sport science and/or the work and objectives of the ECSS.

Honorary Members

• Mr. Spyros Pappas, BEL
• Dr. Sylvie Chartron, FRA
• Prof. Hugues Monod, FRA
• Prof. Ommo Grupe, GER (deceased)
• Dr. Walfried König, GER
• Prof. Matti J. Karvonen, ITA (deceased)
• Prof. Per-Olof Astrand, SWE (deceased)
• Prof. Erik Hohwy-Christensen, SWE (deceased)
• Dr. E. Maureen S. Edmondson, GBR
• Prof. H.T.A. Whiting, GBR
• Mr. William Fry, USA
• Dr. Gerard King, GER
• Mr. Tom Delaveaux, GER

All Founding and Honorary Members have a lifelong ECSS membership and free registration to the Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science.