List of sports world champions in Namibia
This is a list of all sports world champions in Namibia , i.e. all persons or teams who have won a world championship title in a sport since Namibia became independent in 1990 . The list does not include junior titles.
Title holder
| sport | discipline | Person / team | From ... to | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boxing | Welterweight | Bethuel Ushona | since December 3, 2016 | Association: WBF |
| Light welterweight | Julius Indongo | since December 3, 2016 | Association: IBO , IBF | |
| Bantamweight | Jonas Matheus | since July 22, 2018 | Association: IBO | |
| Kickboxing | various | Julian Müller | 2015: 4 × gold 2014: 3 × gold 2013: 2 × gold |
|
| Clash sparring | Lesley Hoaeb | 2015 | ||
| Points sparring , clash sparring | Dorothy Bachmann | 2015 | ||
| Creative Forms | Rainier Pretorius | 2015 | ||
| Self defense , clash sparring | Vicky Stiemert | 2015 | ||
| Shōtōkan - karate | various | 49 gold medals for Namibian fighters | 2016 | JSKA World Championship 2016 |
| Boxing |
Super Bantamweight Super Bantamweight Bantamweight Super Bantamweight |
Paul Ambunda | August 1, 2015–? since May 17, 2014 March 3, 2013–1. August 2013 since September 29, 2018 |
Association: IBO Association: WBA , IBF Association: WBO Association: IBO |
| Freshwater fishing | Botha Jansen | December 2010– | World Championships, South Africa | |
| Gōjū-ryū | Ono Akweenda | October 2010– | IOGKF World Tournament | |
| Gōjū-ryū | Chez-Ray Allies | October 2010– | IOGKF World Tournament | |
| Gōjū-ryū | Joshua Britz | October 2010– | IOGKF World Tournament | |
| Gōjū-ryū | Shaun Fobian | October 2010– | IOGKF World Tournament | |
| Gōjū-ryū | Jansen van Vuuren | October 2010– | IOGKF World Tournament | |
| Gōjū-ryū | Riona Pillay | October 2010– | IOGKF World Tournament | |
| Gōjū-ryū | Photune Tjivikua | October 2010– | IOGKF World Tournament | |
| Gōjū-ryū | Nhika Vasallo | October 2010– | IOGKF World Tournament | |
| Boxing | lightweight | Paul Moses | January 3, 2009–29. May 2010 | Association: WBA |
| horse riding | Show jumping | Michelle Künzle | 2007/2008 | FEI World Jumping Challenge |
| Boxing | medium weight | Harry Simon | April 6, 2002– July 21, 2001–6. April 2002 |
Association: WBO |
| athletics | 200 meters (hall) | Frank Fredericks | March 6, 1999 | IAAF World Indoor Championships 1999 |
| Boxing | Light middleweight | Harry Simon | August 22, 1998– | Association: WBO |
| athletics | 200 metres | Frank Fredericks | August 20, 1993 | World Athletics Championships 1993 |
| Lawn bowling | Singles | Douw Calitz | September 23, 2003 | World Champion of Champions |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Matheus wins IBO International bantamweight title. Namibia Daily News, July 23, 2018.
- ↑ From the savannah to a five-time world champion. Allgemeine Zeitung, July 3, 2015. ( Memento from July 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b c d e Namibian kickboxers win gold many times at World Championships in the USA. Allgemeine Zeitung, July 15, 2015.
- ↑ NAMIBIA TRIUMPHS AT 8TH JSKA WORLD KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. Namibia Shotokan Karate Academy, July 19, 2016.
- ↑ Paulus Ambunda dethrones WBO champ Pungluang Sor Singyu on points - Moses stops Fana. Boxes.de, March 3, 2013 Retrieved March 3, 2013
- ↑ 8 Namibian Karate World Champions, Allgemeine Zeitung, November 23, 2010
- ↑ Overview of all WBA world champions, boxing.co.uk - accessed on May 19, 2010 (English)
- ↑ "I had tears in my eyes", Allgemeine Zeitung, December 14, 2008 - accessed on May 18, 2010
- ↑ a b Overview of all WBO world champions, boxing.co.uk - accessed on May 19, 2010 (English)
- ↑ Results of the men's 200 meters, IAAF Indoor World Championships 1999 ( Memento from August 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) - accessed on May 19, 2010 (English)
- ↑ Results of the men's 200 meters, IAAF World Championships 1993 ( Memento from March 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) - accessed on May 19, 2010 (English)
- ↑ Calitz: first champ of champs . September 26, 2003 ( bbc.co.uk [accessed August 20, 2020]).