Champion

A champion (from the late Latin campio) is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and world championships, and even further (artificial) divisions at one or more of these levels, as in soccer. Their champions can be accordingly styled, e.g. national champion, world champion.

Meaning

In certain disciplines, there are specific titles for champions, either descriptive, as the baspehlivan in Turkish oil wrestling, yokozuna in Japanese sumo wrestling; or copied from real life, such as the koning and keizer ('king' and 'emperor') in traditional archery competitions (not just national, also at lower levels) in the Low Countries.

  • In a broader sense, nearly any sort of competition can be considered a championship, and the winner of it a champion. Thus, there are championships for many non-sporting competitions such as spelling bees or wargames. In this context, it is used as a noun.
  • Champion (role variant)

    The Champion Idealist is one of the 16 role variants of the Keirsey Temperament Sorter, a self-assessed personality questionnaire designed to help people better understand themselves. David Keirsey originally described the Champion role variant; however, a brief summary of the personality types described by Isabel Myers contributed to its development. Champions correlate with the Myers-Briggs type ENFP.

    Overview

    Champions are introspective, cooperative, informative, and expressive. Champions have a strong desire to make their thoughts known to the world. When Champions speak or write, they are often hoping to use their convictions to motivate others to participate in advocacy or they hope to reveal a hidden truth about the human experience. Champions are greatly concerned with ethics and justice and have a strong desire to speak about current issues and events. They are the most inspiring and animated of the role variants.

    Champions are very individualistic and they feel a need to experience significant social events. Champions consider intense emotional experiences to be vital to life and view the world as a drama. They are constantly seeking to learn about everything that has to do with advancement of good and the retreat of evil in the world.

    Champion (disambiguation)

    A champion is a first-place winner in a competition.

    Champion or Champions may also refer to:

    People

  • Champion (surname)
  • DJ Champion, stage name of Maxime Morin, a Quebec electronic musician
  • Champion Jack Dupree (died 1992), American blues pianist
  • (King's or), Queen's Champion, British office and its incumbent person
  • Places

  • Champion, Alberta, Canada
  • United States
  • Champion, California
  • Champion, Michigan
  • Champion, Nebraska
  • Champion, New York
  • Champion, Wisconsin
  • Champion Township, Michigan
  • Champion Township, Minnesota
  • Champion Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
  • Titled works

  • Champions (role-playing game), a game to simulate a superhero comic book world
  • Champions Online, a 2009 MMORPG loosely based on the above
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    NHL-best Capitals beat the defending champion Panthers 6-3 for their 4th consecutive win

    Beaumont Enterprise 23 Mar 2025
    ... Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers 6-3 to win their fourth game in a row and pad their lead atop the NHL.
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    Sean Brady submits former welterweight champion Leon Edwards at UFC Fight Night

    The Citizens 23 Mar 2025
    Sean Brady silenced the primarily enemy territory England crowd by defeating former UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards at 1.39 Round 4 (submission, guillotine choke) Saturday at UFC Fight Night in England ... .
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    Legendary boxing champion George Foreman dies at 76

    Union Leader 23 Mar 2025
    Former two-time heavyweight champion George Foreman, one of boxing's most popular figures, died Friday at age 76 ....
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    IPL 2025: RCB blow away defending champions KKR with resounding 7-wicket win

    Times of Oman 23 Mar 2025
    Kolkata . Royal Challengers Bengaluru kicked off the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 with a statement 7-wicket win against the defending champions ....
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    NCAA Wrestling Champion Hugs President Trump After Historic Win

    The Capital Journal 23 Mar 2025
    For the last five years Gable Steveson has effectively been the king of heavyweight wrestling, winning two national titles, four Big Ten titles and an Olympic gold medal for the University of Minnesota. But tonight his reign ended in one ....
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    George Foreman, fearsome heavyweight boxing champion, dies at 76

    The Philadelphia Tribune 23 Mar 2025
    George Foreman became the heavyweight champion of the world in his 20s, only to lose his belt to Muhammad Ali in perhaps the most memorable fight in boxing history ....
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