A champion is a first-place winner in a competition, along with other definitions discussed in the article.
Champion, Champions, or The Champion may also refer to:
Brands and enterprises
Champion (sportswear), a clothing manufacturer Champion (spark plug), a brand of ignition system components Champion (supermarket), a defunct French supermarket chain Champion (automobile), a German producer of small cars Champion Air, defunct American charter airline Champion Aircraft, a former light aircraft manufacturer Champion Bridge Co., an Ohio-based bridge manufacturer Champion Energy, a Houston-based retail electric provider (REP) Champion Homes, a modular homes manufacturing company Studebaker Champion, an automobile
Art, entertainment, and media
Fictional entities Champion of the Universe, a Marvel Comics character Champion the Wonder Horse, Gene Autry's horse as portrayed in movies and television shows Champion, a dog in the television sitcom Parks and Recreation Champions (1975 team), a Marvel Comics superhero team that debuted in 1975 Champions (2016 team), a Marvel Comics superhero team that debuted in 2016 Champions (Raid: Shadow Legends), a category of characters in Raid: Shadow Legends The Champion, a transcendent class in the MMORPG Ragnarok Online Champions, a group of characters in The Legend of Zelda franchise
Films The Champion (1915 film), a Charlie Chaplin film The Champion (1943 film), an Italian film directed by Carlo Borghesio Champion (1949 film), an American boxing drama starring Kirk Douglas The Champion (1973 film), a Hong Kong film The Champions (1983 film), a Hong Kong film Champions (1984 film), a UK film by John Irvin, starring John Hurt, based on the life of Bob Champion The Mighty Ducks (film), 1992, released as Champions in the UK and Australia Champions (1997 film), an American film by Peter Gathings Bunche Champion (2000 film), a Hindi film directed by Padam Kumar Champion (2002 film), a South Korean film about boxer Duk Koo Kim Champion (2003 film), an Indian Bengali film about sports Champion (2017 film), an American film starring Gary Graham Champion (2018 film), a South Korean film starring Ma Dong-seok Champions (2018 film), a Spanish film natively titled Campeones Champions (2021 film), a Saudi Arabian-Spanish film directed by Manuel Calvo, a remake of the above Champions (2023 film), an American film starring Woody Harrelson, a remake of the above Champion (2019 film), an Indian Tamil-language film The Champion (2020 film), a Polish-language film Champion (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film starring Sunny Leone
Television
Episodes "Champion", Apple & Onion season 1, episode 40 (2020) "Champion", Baki the Grappler season 1, episode 17 (2001) "Champion", Beast Tamer episode 12 (2022) "Champion", Dr. Christian season 1, episode 36 (1957) "Champion", Heartstrings (South Korean) episode 3 (2011) "Champion", Lassie (1954) season 3, episode 20 (1957) "Champion", On the Rocks (American) episode 6 (1975) "Champion", Transformers: Cybertron episode 19 (2005) "Champions", American Chronicles episode 13 (1990) "Champions", Kengan Ashura season 1 part 1, episode 20 (2019) "Champions", Legion of Super Heroes season 1, episode 5 (2006) "Champions", Skate-Leading Stars episode 8 (2021) "Champions", The Dumping Ground series 7, episode 20 (2019) "Chapter 3: Champion", The OA season 1, episode 3 (2016) "The Champion", Climax! season 1, episode 20 (1955) "The Champion", Dick Turpin series 1, episode 3 (1979) "The Champion", Dr. Finlay's Casebook series 4, episode 2 (1965) "The Champion", Dynasty (Australian) series 1, episode 8 (1970) "The Champion", Fatty and George episode 4 (1981) "The Champion", Mo Dao Zu Shi season 1, episode 7 (2018) "The Champion", The Adventures of Robin Hood series 4, episode 23 (1959) "The Champion", V: The Series episode 14 (1985) "Williams: The Champions", Extraordinary People series 2, episode 1 (1993)
Shows Champion (Canadian TV series), a Canadian sports biography television series Champion (British TV series), a musical British television series Champions (Indian TV series), a 2013–2014 Tamil-language talent show Champions (American TV series), a 2018 sitcom that aired on NBC The Adventures of Champion (TV series) (1955–1956), a children's TV series (known as Champion the Wonder Horse on British TV) The Champions (miniseries), a 1986 Canadian documentary about Pierre Trudeau and René Lévesque The Champion (TV series), a 2004 Singaporean Chinese MediaCorp idol drama The Champions (1968–1969), a British espionage/science fiction adventure series America's Got Talent: The Champions (2019–2020), a spin-off to the American talent series, America's Got Talent Britain's Got Talent: The Champions (2019), a spin-off to the British talent series, Britain's Got Talent
Games and toys Champions (role-playing game), a game to simulate a superhero comic book world Champions Online, a 2009 MMORPG loosely based on the above Champion, a Beanie Baby bear made by Ty, Inc. Champion, a jumping piece in the game of Omega Chess
Music
Groups and labels Champion (band), an American hardcore band Champion Records (1925), and its successor label Champion Records (1950s), a Nashville, Tennessee-based label Champion Records (1980), a British record label
Albums Champion (Beckah Shae album), 2014 Champion (Bishop Briggs album), 2019 Champion (RuPaul album), 2009 Champion (The Audition album), 2008 Champion (EP), by Brother Ali, 2004 * Champion, by Bif Naked, 2024 Champion, by Peter Cornell, 2014 The Champion, by Carman, 1985 The Champion: The Hits, by Nigerian rapper ELDee, 2009
Songs "Champion" (Ace Hood song), 2009 "Champion" (Agnes song), 2006 "Champion" (Bethel Music and Dante Bowe song), 2020 "Champion" (Chipmunk song), 2011 "Champion" (Clemens song), 2010 "Champion" (Clement Marfo & The Frontline song), 2012 "Champion" (Fall Out Boy song), 2017 "Champion" (Kanye West song), 2007 "Champion" (Nicki Minaj song), 2012 "Champions" (GOOD Music song), 2016 "Champions" (Paid in Full song), 2002 "Champions" (Usher and Rubén Blades song), 2016 "The Champion" (song), by Carrie Underwood featuring Ludacris, 2018 "World Cup (Champions)", by IShowSpeed alternately titled as "Champion", 2026 "Champion", by Alice, 1978 "Champion", by Blackpink from the 2026 EP Deadline "Champion", by Buju Banton from the 2001 album Ultimate Collection "Champion", by The Chevin from the 2012 album Borderland "Champion", coronation song selection for 2015 American Idol XIV runner-up Clark Beckham "Champion, by Corbin Bleu from Speed of Light "Champion", by Dwayne "DJ" Bravo "Champion", by Flipsyde "Champion", by Grinspoon from the 1998 album Guide to Better Living "Champion", by Sia from the 2024 album Reasonable Woman "Champion", by Three Days Grace from the 2022 album Explosions "Champions", by James Blunt from the 2019 album Once Upon a Mind "Champions", by O.A.R. featuring B.o.B "Champions", by Sumi Jo "The Champion", by The Score, 2020 "The Champions", by DJ Kay Slay from the 2003 album The Streetsweeper, Vol. 1
Periodicals The Champion, the magazine of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers The Champion Magazine, 1916–1917 magazine founded by Fenton Johnson (poet) The Daily Champion, English language newspaper in Nigeria The Moree Champion, previously The North West Champion, in Moree, New South Wales The Sligo Champion, weekly regional newspaper published in Sligo, Ireland The Western Champion (Parkes), weekly newspaper published in Parkes, New South Wales The Western Champion (Queensland), weekly newspaper published in Queensland, Australia
Other uses in art and entertainment The Champion (painting), 1824, by Charles Lock Eastlake Champion (novel), 2013, by Marie Lu Champion (opera), a 2013 biographical/philosophical work on Emile Griffith's fatal boxing match The Champion (story paper), a British comic book which ran from 1922 until 1955
Sports Champion (sportswear), a manufacturer of various classes of clothing Champion Stadium, a baseball stadium at Walt Disney World Champion Stakes, a thoroughbred horse race in Great Britain PGA Champions Tour, a golf circuit for seniors The Champions Classic, a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1983 to 1985 Champion (horse) (1797–?), British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire
Titles or roles Champion of/for, one who supports or advocates for a cause or constituency, as in patient advocacy King's Champion/Queen's Champion, a British office and its incumbent
People with the name Champion (surname) Champion Jack Dupree (died 1992), American blues pianist DJ Champion, stage name of Maxime Morin, a Quebec electronic musician
Places
United States Champion (VTA), a light rail station in San Jose, California Champion, Michigan Champion, Nebraska Champion, New York Champion, Wisconsin Champion Township, Michigan Champion Township, Minnesota Champion Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
Elsewhere Champion, Namur, Belgium Champion, Alberta, Canada
Transportation
Champion (train), a defunct train service between New York and Florida Aeronca Champion, a light aircraft Avid Champion, an ultralight aircraft HMS Champion, the name of five Royal Navy ships USS Champion, the name of several US Navy ships
Other uses Champion (apple), a hybrid cultivar crossed in Czech republic Champion (role variant), a personality type of the Keirsey Temperament Sorter "Champion land", another term for the open field system used in medieval and early modern Europe Champion (horse) (1797–?), British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire Champion warfare
See also
Champ (disambiguation) Championship Champions League (disambiguation) Champs (disambiguation) Champignon