List of Singapore world champions in sports

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This is a list of Singapore world champions in sports, excluding those from youth categories and youth tournaments.

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Note: Only world championships organized and/or sanctioned by the respective world's top governing sports bodies are cited.

YearNameSportEventChampionship
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
1993Azman 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
2006Remy 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
2018Team 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 - Taijiquan Women's Optional Taijiquan World Taijiquan Championships
2024 Vera Tan [32] Wushu - Taijiquan Women's Optional Taijijian World Taijiquan Championships
2024 Zeanne Law [33] Wushu - Taijiquan Women's Optional Taijishan World Taijiquan Championships
2024 Charlotte Ng [34] Wushu - Taijiquan Women's Third Set Taijiquan (39 Movements) World Taijiquan Championships
2024 Vera Tan [35] Wushu - Taijiquan Women's New Yang Style Taijiquan World Taijiquan Championships
2024 Tan Jia Wei [36] Virtual Taekwondo - Taekwondo Young Adult Female Individual World Taekwondo Virtual Championships
2024 Justin Peh [37] Virtual Taekwondo - Taekwondo Young Adult Male Individual World Taekwondo Virtual Championships
2024 Brian Peh [38] Virtual Taekwondo - Taekwondo Adult Mixed Individual World Taekwondo Virtual Championships
2024 Sheik Farhan [39] Pencak silat Men's 90-95 kg World Pencak Silat Championship
2024 Sheik Ferdous [40] Pencak silat Men's 85-90 kg World Pencak Silat Championship
2018 Kyra Poh, Vera Poh, Choo Yi Xuan and Kai Minejima-Lee [41] Skydiving Indoor Dynamic 4-way World Cup of Indoor Skydiving

Number of world champions by sport (total: 70)

See also

References

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