Joe Davis in 1927 was the first world snooker champion.
Currently the World Heavyweight Champion is Sheamus. It is his first run as World Heavyweight Champion.
Jeong-Tae KIM was the heavy weight world champion at the the first taekwondo world championships in 1973.
A world champion has won first place at their sports "World Championships". An olympic champion has won first place, a gold medal, in their sports olympic competition. While the World Champion can change every year, olympic champions can only be toppled off their perch once every four years.
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If you are asking how many world cups were held then it is 19.
Kenyan-born Shaheen holds the world record at 7:53.63 and won the IAAF world championships in 2003 and 2005. Was unbeaten in the steeplechase from 2003 until 2006. Kenyan-born Shaheen holds the world record at 7:53.63 and won the IAAF world championships in 2003 and 2005. Was unbeaten in the steeplechase from 2003 until 2006.
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Uruguay Won the first Fifa World Cup. In 1930
The first and only Formula One World Champion for New Zealand was Denny Hulme. This was in 1967.