List of Singapore world champions in sports explained

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.

YearNameSportEventChampionship
1985Adelene Wee[1] Ten-pin bowlingWomen's MastersWorld Games
1990Sheik AlauddinPencak silatMen's 80-85 kgWorld Pencak Silat Championship
1990Teo Sim HuaXiangqiWomenWorld Xiangqi Championship
1993Azman Abdullah[2] BodybuildingMen's 80 kgWorld Games
1993Azman Abdullah[3] BodybuildingMen's 80 kgWorld Amateur Bodybuilding Championship
1994Sheik AlauddinPencak silatMen's OpenWorld Pencak Silat Championship
1994Kelly Chan[4] WindsurfingMasters'World Boardsailing Championship
1995Vincent Ng[5] WushuMen's BroadswordWorld Wushu Championship
2004SailingMen World Byte Championship
2006SailingMen World Byte Championship
2006SailingWomen World Byte Championship
2006Remy OngTen-pin bowlingMen's All EventsWTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championship
2006Remy OngTen-pin bowlingMen's SinglesWTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championship
2008Jasmine Yeong-Nathan[6] [7] Ten-pin bowlingWomen'sBowling World Cup
2010Justin Liu, Sherman ChengSailingMen and Mixed420 World Championship
2010Feng Tianwei, Wang Yuegu, Sun Beibei, Yu Mengyu, Li Jiawei[8] Table tennisWomen's TeamWorld Table Tennis Championship
2011Tao Yi Jun, Tay Yu Juan, Emily SinWushuWomen's DulianWorld Wushu Championship
2012Muhammad Shakir Bin JuandaPencak silatMen's 85-90 kgWorld Pencak Silat Championship
2012Rachel Lee, Cecilia LowSailingWomen420 World Championship
2012Shayna NgTen-pin bowlingWomen'sBowling World Cup
2013Peter Gilchrist[9] BilliardsEnglish billiards (long format)World Billiards Championship
2013Ho Lin YingWushuWomen's TaijiquanWorld Wushu Championship
2015Muhammad Shakir Bin JuandaPencak silatMen's 85-90 kgWorld Pencak Silat Championship
2015Sheik FarhanPencak silatMen's 90-95 kgWorld Pencak Silat Championship
2015Shayna NgTen-pin bowlingWomen's All EventsWTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championship
2015Tan Xiang Tian[10] WushuMen's XingyiquanWorld Wushu Championship
2016Muhammad Shakir Bin JuandaPencak silatMen's 85-90 kgWorld Pencak Silat Championship
2016Sheik FarhanPencak silatMen's 90-95 kgWorld Pencak Silat Championship
2016Joseph Schooling[11] SwimmingMen's 100m ButterflyOlympics
2018Muhammad Hazim Mohd YusliPencak silatMen's 50-55 kgWorld Pencak Silat Championship
2018Sheik FerdousPencak silatMen's 85-90 kgWorld Pencak Silat Championship
2018Sheik FarhanPencak silatMen's 90-95 kgWorld Pencak Silat Championship
2018Nurul Suhaila[12] Pencak silatWomen's 60-65 kgWorld Pencak Silat Championship
2018Muhammad Iqbal Abdul Rahman[13] Pencak silatMen's Artistic Single World Pencak Silat Championship
2018Nurzuhairah Yazid [14] Pencak silatWomen's Artistic SingleWorld Pencak Silat Championship
2018Nur Azlyana Ismail, Nurhanishah ShahrudinPencak silatWomen's Artistic DoublesWorld Pencak Silat Championship
2018Team Firefly Singapore (Kyra Poh, Choo Yi Xuan)[15] [16] Skydiving IndoorDynamic 2-wayWorld Cup of Indoor Skydiving
2019Peter Gilchrist[17] BilliardsEnglish billiardsWorld Billiards Championship
2019Cherie TanTen-pin bowlingWomen's MastersWTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championship
2021Loh Kean Yew[18] BadmintonMen's SinglesBadminton World Federation World Championship
2021Shayna NgTen-pin bowlingWomen's MastersWTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championship
2022Aniq 'Asri YazidPencak silatMen's 50-55 kgWorld Pencak Silat Championship
2022Sheik FarhanPencak silatMen's 90-95 kgWorld Pencak Silat Championship
2022Muhammad Iqbal Abdul RahmanPencak silatMen's Artistic Single World Pencak Silat Championship
2022Amirah Sahrin, Iffah Batrisyia, Nur Ashikin ZulkifliPencak silatWomen's Artistic TrioWorld Pencak Silat Championship
2022Farhanna Farid[19] PowerliftingWomen's Open Under-52 kgWorld Open Classic Powerlifting Championship
2022Kyra Poh[20] Skydiving IndoorSolo FreestyleWorld Cup of Indoor Skydiving
2023Peter Gilchrist[21] BilliardsEnglish billiardsWorld Billiards Championship
2023PowerliftingWomen's Open Under-52 kgWorld Open Classic Powerlifting Championship
2023Max Maeder[22] SailingMen's Formula KiteSailing World Championship
2023Kyra Poh[23] Skydiving IndoorSolo FreestyleWorld Indoor Skydiving Championships
2023Darren Ong[24] Ten-pin bowlingMen's SingleWTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championship
2023Daphne Tan, Cherie Tan[25] Ten-pin bowlingWomen's DoublesWTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championship
2023Jowen Lim[26] WushuMen’s GunshuWorld Wushu Championship
2023Zeanne Law[27] WushuWomen’s TaijiquanWorld Wushu Championship
2023Alvin Woo, Low Yi HaoXiangqiMen's TeamWorld Xiangqi Championship
2024Max Maeder[28] SailingMen's Formula KiteFormula Kite World Championship
2024Kai Minejima-Lee[29] Skydiving IndoorSolo FreestyleWorld Cup of Indoor Skydiving

Number of champions by sport (Total = 58)

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Adelene is world bowling champion. Siow. Peter. 6 August 1985. The Straits Times. 29 November 2017.
  2. Web site: 31 December 2011 . SSC Sports Museum . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111231031914/http://www.sportsmuseum.com.sg/heroes/hall_of_fame/azman_abdullah.html . 31 December 2011 . 18 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Azman Abdullah wins gold at bodybuilding championships - Singapore History.
  4. News: Chan now set his sights on Asiad medal . The Straits Times . 14 September 1994 . 32.
  5. News: We have come a long way. ite.edu.sg. 2003. 16 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402232954/https://www.ite.edu.sg/about_ite/TQW_Archived_Issues/Tqw_67/67_p09.html. 2 April 2015. dead.
  6. Web site: Asian C'ships masters bronze for bowler Jasmine Yeong-Nathan . 10 February 2023 . TODAY . en.
  7. Web site: Bowling Singaporean Jasmine Yeong-Nathan wins AMF Bowling World Cup - Channel NewsAsia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604174308/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sportsnews/view/390046/1/.html . 4 June 2011 . www.channelnewsasia.com.
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  9. Web site: IBSF Long up Billiards Championships Long up – Leeds / England 2013. International Billiards and Snooker Federation. 20 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191844/http://esnooker.pl/turnieje/2013/msBA/en/show_drabinka.php?id_t=22. 4 March 2016.
  10. Web site: Tan overcomes serious knee injuries to be wushu world champion. 23 November 2015.
  11. Web site: Joseph Schooling Wins Singapore's First Ever Olympic Swimming Medal With 100 Fly Victory. 13 August 2016. 17 March 2017. 10 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170510111038/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/joseph-schooling-wins-singapores-first-ever-olympic-swimming-medal-with-100-fly-victory/. live.
  12. News: Silat: Singapore in seventh heaven at 18th World Championship, gold haul bodes well for 2019 SEA Games. 16 December 2018. 3 December 2019.
  13. Web site: Auto . Hermes . 13 December 2018 . Silat: Medal bonanza for Singapore on first day of World Pencak Silat Championship The Straits Times . 13 May 2022 . www.straitstimes.com . en.
  14. Web site: Singapore bagged three gold medals on the opening day of the World Pencak Silat Championship . 28 July 2021 . ActiveSG . en.
  15. Web site: Kyra Poh . 11 February 2023 . London Speaker Bureau Asia . en-US.
  16. Web site: Auto . Hermes . 30 October 2018 . Indoor skydiving: Kyra Poh and Choo Yi Xuan win World Cup gold The Straits Times . 11 February 2023 . www.straitstimes.com . en.
  17. Web site: 2019 World Billiards Championship . World Billiards . wbeventsonline.com . 12 October 2019 . 16 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191016173341/http://www.wbeventsonline.com/?page_id=57&TID=318 . live .
  18. News: Ansari . Aarish . BWF World Championships: Kidambi Srikanth settles for silver medal . 3 January 2022 . . 19 December 2021.
  19. Web site: Chia . Laura . Powerlifting: Singaporean Farhanna Farid sets Open U-52kg deadlift world record The Straits Times . www.straitstimes.com . 8 June 2022 . en . 7 June 2022.
  20. Web site: Auto . Hermes . 10 April 2022 . S'pore's indoor skydivers win four titles at FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving The Straits Times . 26 April 2024 . www.straitstimes.com . en.
  21. Web site: 2023 ST Athlete of the Year nominee: Peter Gilchrist . The Straits Times . 25 April 2024 .
  22. Web site: Double joy as kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder wins world title, gets Olympic quota spot. 20 August 2023.
  23. Web site: ‘First competition where the nerves were high’, says world champ Kyra Poh after World Indoor Skydiving Championships medal haul . 2024-04-26 . CNA . en.
  24. Web site: Singapore’s bowlers win both gold and silver medals at world championships. 9 October 2023.
  25. News: Ganesan . Deepanraj . 12 October 2023 . A ‘special’ win for Cherie Tan, who earns doubles gold with sister Daphne at world championships . en . The Straits Times . 18 October 2023 . 0585-3923.
  26. Web site: Singapore wushu exponent Jowen Lim overcomes calamity to become gunshu world champion. 20 November 2023.
  27. Web site: Singapore’s teenage taijiquan exponent Zeanne Law becomes world wushu champion. 20 November 2023.
  28. Web site: 17-year-old Singaporean kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder retains world title. 20 May 2024. CNA . en.
  29. Web site: S’pore’s Kai Minejima-Lee and Isabelle Koh strike gold at World Cup of Indoor Skydiving. 26 April 2024.

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