List of Singapore world champions in sports
This is a list of Singapore world champions in sports, excluding those from youth categories and youth tournaments.
Note: Only world championships organized and/or sanctioned by the respective world's top governing sports bodies are cited.
Year | Name | Sport | Event | Championship |
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1985 | Adelene Wee[1] | Ten-pin bowling | Women's Masters | World Games |
1990 | Sheik Alauddin | Pencak silat | Men's 80-85 kg | World Pencak Silat Championship |
1990 | Teo Sim Hua | Xiangqi | Women | World Xiangqi Championship |
1993 | Azman Abdullah[2] | Bodybuilding | Men's 80 kg | World Games |
1993 | Azman Abdullah[3] | Bodybuilding | Men's 80 kg | World Amateur Bodybuilding Championship |
1994 | Sheik Alauddin | Pencak silat | Men's Open | World Pencak Silat Championship |
1994 | Kelly Chan[4] | Windsurfing | Masters' | World Boardsailing Championship |
1995 | Vincent Ng[5] | Wushu | Men's Broadsword | World Wushu Championship |
2004 | Calvin Lim | Sailing | Men | World Byte Championship |
2006 | Nicholas Paul De Cruz | Sailing | Men | World Byte Championship |
2006 | Elizabeth Yin | Sailing | Women | World Byte Championship |
2006 | Remy Ong | Ten-pin bowling | Men's All Events | WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championship |
2006 | Remy Ong | Ten-pin bowling | Men's Singles | WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championship |
2008 | Jasmine Yeong-Nathan[1][6][7] | Ten-pin bowling | Women's | Bowling World Cup |
2010 | Justin Liu, Sherman Cheng | Sailing | Men and Mixed | 420 World Championship |
2010 | Feng Tianwei, Wang Yuegu, Sun Beibei, Yu Mengyu, Li Jiawei[8] | Table tennis | Women's Team | World Table Tennis Championship |
2011 | Tao Yi Jun, Tay Yu Juan, Emily Sin | Wushu | Women's Dulian | World Wushu Championship |
2012 | Muhammad Shakir Bin Juanda | Pencak silat | Men's 85-90 kg | World Pencak Silat Championship |
2012 | Rachel Lee, Cecilia Low | Sailing | Women | 420 World Championship |
2012 | Shayna Ng | Ten-pin bowling | Women's | Bowling World Cup |
2013 | Peter Gilchrist[9] | Billiards | English billiards (long format) | World Billiards Championship |
2013 | Ho Lin Ying | Wushu | Women's Taijiquan | World Wushu Championship |
2015 | Muhammad Shakir Bin Juanda | Pencak silat | Men's 85-90 kg | World Pencak Silat Championship |
2015 | Sheik Farhan | Pencak silat | Men's 90-95 kg | World Pencak Silat Championship |
2015 | Shayna Ng | Ten-pin bowling | Women's All Events | WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championship |
2015 | Tan Xiang Tian[10] | Wushu | Men's Xingyiquan | World Wushu Championship |
2016 | Muhammad Shakir Bin Juanda | Pencak silat | Men's 85-90 kg | World Pencak Silat Championship |
2016 | Sheik Farhan | Pencak silat | Men's 90-95 kg | World Pencak Silat Championship |
2016 | Joseph Schooling[11] | Swimming | Men's 100m Butterfly | Olympics |
2016 | Vera Tan[12] | Wushu (sport) - Taijiquan | Women's Optional Taijiquan | World Taijiquan Championships |
2018 | Muhammad Hazim Mohd Yusli | Pencak silat | Men's 50-55 kg | World Pencak Silat Championship |
2018 | Sheik Ferdous | Pencak silat | Men's 85-90 kg | World Pencak Silat Championship |
2018 | Sheik Farhan | Pencak silat | Men's 90-95 kg | World Pencak Silat Championship |
2018 | Nurul Suhaila[13] | Pencak silat | Women's 60-65 kg | World Pencak Silat Championship |
2018 | Muhammad Iqbal Abdul Rahman[14] | Pencak silat | Men's Artistic Single | World Pencak Silat Championship |
2018 | Nurzuhairah Yazid [15] | Pencak silat | Women's Artistic Single | World Pencak Silat Championship |
2018 | Nur Azlyana Ismail, Nurhanishah Shahrudin | Pencak silat | Women's Artistic Doubles | World Pencak Silat Championship |
2018 | Team Firefly Singapore (Kyra Poh, Choo Yi Xuan)[16][17] | Skydiving Indoor | Dynamic 2-way | World Cup of Indoor Skydiving |
2019 | Peter Gilchrist[18] | Billiards | English billiards | World Billiards Championship |
2019 | Cherie Tan | Ten-pin bowling | Women's Masters | WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championship |
2021 | Loh Kean Yew[19] | Badminton | Men's Singles | Badminton World Federation World Championship |
2021 | Shayna Ng | Ten-pin bowling | Women's Masters | WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championship |
2022 | Aniq 'Asri Yazid | Pencak silat | Men's 50-55 kg | World Pencak Silat Championship |
2022 | Sheik Farhan | Pencak silat | Men's 90-95 kg | World Pencak Silat Championship |
2022 | Muhammad Iqbal Abdul Rahman | Pencak silat | Men's Artistic Single | World Pencak Silat Championship |
2022 | Amirah Sahrin, Iffah Batrisyia, Nur Ashikin Zulkifli | Pencak silat | Women's Artistic Trio | World Pencak Silat Championship |
2022 | Farhanna Farid[20] | Powerlifting | Women's Open Under-52 kg | World Open Classic Powerlifting Championship |
2022 | Kyra Poh[21] | Skydiving Indoor | Solo Freestyle | World Cup of Indoor Skydiving |
2023 | Peter Gilchrist[22] | Billiards | English billiards | World Billiards Championship |
2023 | Farhanna Farid | Powerlifting | Women's Open Under-52 kg | World Open Classic Powerlifting Championship |
2023 | Max Maeder[23] | Sailing | Men's Formula Kite | Sailing World Championship |
2023 | Kyra Poh[24] | Skydiving Indoor | Solo Freestyle | World Indoor Skydiving Championships |
2023 | Darren Ong[25] | Ten-pin bowling | Men's Single | WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championship |
2023 | Daphne Tan, Cherie Tan[26] | Ten-pin bowling | Women's Doubles | WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championship |
2023 | Jowen Lim[27] | Wushu | Men’s Gunshu | World Wushu Championship |
2023 | Zeanne Law[28] | Wushu | Women’s Taijiquan | World Wushu Championship |
2023 | Alvin Woo, Low Yi Hao | Xiangqi | Men's Team | World Xiangqi Championship |
2024 | Max Maeder[29] | Sailing | Men's Formula Kite | Formula Kite World Championship |
2024 | Kai Minejima-Lee[30] | Skydiving Indoor | Solo Freestyle | World Cup of Indoor Skydiving |
2024 | Zeanne Law[31] | Wushu (sport) - Taijiquan | Women's Taijiquan | World Taijiquan Championships |
2024 | Vera Tan[32] | Wushu (sport) - Taijiquan | Women's Optional Taijiquan | World Taijiquan Championships |
2024 | Zeanne Law[33] | Wushu (sport) - Taijiquan | Women's Optional Taijishan | World Taijiquan Championships |
Number of world champions by sport (Total = 62)
- Badminton = 1
- Billiards = 3
- Bodybuilding = 2
- Pencak silat = 18
- Powerlifting = 2
- Sailing = 7
- Skydiving Indoor = 4
- Swimming = 1
- Table-tennis = 1
- Ten-pin bowling = 10
- Windsurfing = 1
- Wushu = 6
- Wushu - Taijiquan = 4
- Xiangqi = 2
See also
- Sport in Singapore
- Singapore National Olympic Council
- List of Singaporean Records in Athletics
- List of Singaporean Records in Swimming
- List of Singaporean Records in Track Cycling
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