Other uses Cleanup date May 2010 Image PKF Winners.jpg thumb 250px Martial arts winners A champion from the late Latin campio is the victory victor in a Wiktionary challenge 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. In certain disciplines, there are specific titles for champions, either descriptive, as the baspehlivan in Turkish oil wrestling, Makuuchi Yokozuna yokozuna in Japanese sumo wrestling or copied from real life, such as the koenig and kaiser king and emperor in traditional archery competitions ... any sort of competition can be considered a championship, and the victor of it a champion. Thus, there are championships ... . In this context, it is used as an noun. An example would be, Bianca is a CHAMPION . It is also possible to champion a cause . In an ideological sense, encompassing religion, a champion may be an evangelist, a visionary advocate who clears the field for the triumph of the idea. Or the champion may merely make a strong case for a new corporate division to a resistant board of directors. Such a champion may take on responsibility for publicizing the project and garnering funding. Such a champion ... for everyone . A national champion is a large company that is dominant in its field and favored ... by combat , in which each combatant champions the cause of one side of the trial. A Queen s Champion King s Champion is appointed for ceremonial purposes at the coronation of an English Monarch, to defeat any challenger to the monarch s right to be crowned. World Champion is a title used to denote ... sports bg de Champion K mpfer es Campe n eo ampiono fr Champion De nos jours ko io Championo id Juara kk nl Kampioen winnaar ro Campion ru sv Champion uk wuu ... more details
Infobox musical artist image Will Champion Viva la Vida.jpg See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians caption Will Champion performing Viva la Vida with Coldplay name Will Champion image size background solo ... instruments Drums William Will Champion born 31 July 1978 is an England English musician and the drummer of rock band Coldplay . Early life William Champion was born in Southampton , Hampshire , England, on 31 July 1978 and was brought up in Highfield, Southampton, where his father, Timothy Champion ... . He went to church at Highfield church, Highfield, Southampton. Coldplay Champion was the last of the four ... sacked Champion, but the band asked him to return soon after. ref cite web author Monday, September ..., We Coldplay are all just working for Will Champion. During the Viva la Vida Tour Champion sang ... In Autumn 2004, Champion and Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman guested on A ha keyboardist , Magne Furuholmen s first solo album , Past Perfect Future Tense . Personal life Champion s mother, Sara, a Doctor .... ref http www.canceractive.com cancer active page link.aspx?n 2849&Title Will Champion patron of CANCERactive , CANCERactive. Retrieved 8 15 11. ref Champion was the first Coldplay member to marry He ... quote Will Champion father of a two year old and three week old twins . ref Equipment Champion currently ... see Wikipedia Persondata Persondata NAME Champion, Will ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... DEFAULTSORT Champion, Will Category 1978 births Category Living people Category English rock ... Category People from Southampton Category Coldplay members br Will Champion cs Will Champion co Will Champion de Will Champion et Will Champion es Will Champion eo Will Champion fa fr Will Champion it Will Champion he ka lv Vils empions hu Will Champion mn nah Will Champion nl Will Champion ja no Will Champion pl Will Champion pt Will Champion ru , simple Will Champion sk Will Champion fi Will Champion sv Will Champion ... more details
Henry Champion may refer to Henry Champion general , American general Henry Hyde Champion , social reformer and journalist Harry Champion , stage name of the musichall performer hndis Champion ... more details
William Champion may refer to William Champion metallurgist , an early producer of zinc in the United Kingdom William Julius Champion, Jr. , popularizer of Kalah Will Champion , drummer for Coldplay hndis Champion, William ... more details
Sarah Champion may refer to Sarah Champion journalist born 1970 , British music journalist Sarah Champion presenter born 1977 , British television presenter and disc jockey hndis Champion, Sarah ... more details
George Champion is the name of George Champion cricketer 1867 1933 , English cricketer George Charles Champion 1851 1927 , English entomologist hndis name Champion, George ... more details
Heart of a Champion may refer to Heart of a Champion album Heart of a Champion album , an album by Paul Wall Heart of a Champion song Heart of a Champion song , a song by Nelly Heart of a Champion The Ray Mancini Story , a 1985 film Heart of a Champion Foundation, an educational and corporate training program founded by Steve Riach disambiguation ... more details
Champion Township may refer to the following places in the United States Champion Township, Michigan Champion Township, Minnesota Champion Township, Trumbull County, Ohio geodis Category Township name disambiguation pages de Champion Township ... more details
The title champion jockey may refer to British jump racing Champion Jockey British flat racing Champion Jockey United States Champion Jockey by earnings United States Champion Jockey by wins disambig ... more details
Mike Champion may refer to Mike Champion baseball born 1955 , Major League Baseball player Mike Champion basketball born 1964 , American basketball player Mike Champion racing driver , New Zealand racing driver hndis Champion, Mike DEFAULTSORT Champion, Mike ... more details
Champion , in comics , may refer to Champion of the Universe , a Marvel Comics character and a member of The Elders The Champion comics The Champion comics , a British comic Champion, two DC Comics characters, the second of which was an alias used by Hercules DC Comics Hercules It may also refer to Champions comics , a Marvel Comics superhero team Imus Champion , an enemy of Hawkeye, the Avengers and Squadron Supreme Christopher Champion, Martin s son who went by the alias Tempest DC Comics Tempest See also Champion disambiguation SIA comics ... more details
Albert Champion may refer to Albert Champion cricketer 1851 1909 , Yorkshire cricketer Albert Champion cyclist 1878 1927 , French road racing cyclist hndis Champion, Albert Long comment so this isn t a shortpage ... more details
Alexander Champion may refer to Alexander Champion East India Company officer died 1793 , Commander in Chief, India, 1774 Alexander Champion snr died 1795 , London based merchant Alexander Champion businessman 1751 1809 , his son, London based merchant and whaler hndis Champion, Alexander ... more details
USS Champion may refer to USS Champion 1777 a Continental xebec commanded by Captain James Josiah on the Delaware River in 1777 USS Champion 1859 an armed river steamer in service during the American Civil War USS Champion AM 314 a World War II minesweeper USS Champion MCM 4 a mine countermeasures ship commissioned in 1991 Source DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs c5 list.htm NVR Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Champion Category United States Navy ship names pl USS Champion ... more details
wiktionarypar champion A champion is a person or animal who comes in first place in a competition. Champion or champions may also refer to TOC right People tienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty 1768&ndash 1815 , French cavalry commander Albert Champion cricketer 1851&ndash 1909 , Yorkshire cricketer Albert Champion cyclist 1878&ndash 1927 , French road racing cyclist and spark plug manufacturer Beau Champion , Australian rugby league footballer Bob Champion born 1948 , English jump jockey and subject of the 1983 film Champions DJ Champion , the stage name of Maxime Morin, a Quebec electronic musician Frederick Walter Champion 1893 1970 , English forester and wildlife photographer, who pioneered camera trapping George Charles Champion 1851 1927 , English entomologist Gower Champion 1919 1980 and Marge Champion born 1919 , American husband and wife dance partners and choreographers Harry Champion Henry Champion 1866 1942 , stage name of Harry Champion, a famous British music hall composer and star Henry Champion general 1751 1836 American general in the Continental Army Henry Hyde Champion 1859 1928 , Australian social reformer and journalist Jacques Champion de Chambonni res c. 1601 1672 , French Baroque composer also known as Jacques Champion Jon Champion born 1965 , English football commentator Malcolm Champion 1883 1939 , New Zealand s first Olympic swimmer and gold medalist Nicolas Champion c. 1475 1533 , Franco Flemish Renaissance composer in the Habsburg court Philip Champion born 1976 , American basketball player Richard Champion born 1968 , former Australian rules footballer Will Champion born 1978 , drummer multi instrumentalist for English band Coldplay Places In Canada Champion, Alberta , Canada In the United States Champion, California Champion, Nebraska Champion, New York Champion, Wisconsin Champion Township, Michigan Champion Township, Minnesota Champion Township, Trumbull County, Ohio Film and television The Adventures of Champion TV series The Adventures ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox Company company name Champion Aircraft Corporation ... location Osceola, Wisconsin products num employees homepage Champion Aircraft Corporation was formed ... Corporation . Through the 1950s and the 1960s Champion introduced variations on the 7 series design. Champion also developed and began production of the significantly upgraded follow on to the 7 series, the 8KCAB Decathlon , as well as the twin engined Champion Lancer Lancer . Champion was acquired ... of the Champion designs in production at the time of acquisition. Image champion 8kcab super decathlon g ezpz arp.jpg thumb 8KCAB American Champion Decathlon Super Decathlon , built 2005 Aircraft produced Champion, as the name suggests, was formed to produce the design which Aeronca had introduced in 1946 as the 7AC Champion. By the time Aeronca ceased production in 1951, they had advanced the design through the 7BCM, 7CCM, and 7DC, reaching the 7EC. It was this model with which Champion commenced .... Champion assigned both alphanumeric designations and names to most of its designs. Though there was a great variety, all of the aircraft which Champion introduced were in one way or another related to the original Aeronca design. Champion s aircraft, by date of FAA approval or Champion introduction are 1954 Aeronca Champion 7EC Traveler 1957 Aeronca Champion 7FC Tri Traveler 1958 Aeronca Champion 7GC Sky Trac 1959 Aeronca Champion 7HC DX er 1959 7GCA 1960 Aeronca Champion 7JC Tri Con 1960 Aeronca Champion 7GCB Challenger 1961 Aeronca Champion 7KC Olympia 1962 Aeronca Champion 7GCBA Challenger 1963 Champion Lancer 402 Lancer 1964 American Champion Citabria 7ECA Citabria 1965 American Champion Citabria 7GCAA Citabria 1965 American Champion Citabria 7GCBC Citabria 1966 American Champion Citabria 7KCAB Citabria 1970 American Champion Decathlon 8KCAB Decathlon Champion Aircraft Bellanca American Champion Aviation lists Category Aircraft manufacturers of the United States Category Defunct ... more details
Otheruses2 Champion Image Champion 08 2006 105.jpg thumb right 260px ChampionChampion is a supermarket Chain store chain that operates in France and is owned by the international retailer Carrefour . The second largest supermarket chain in France, its annual Revenue turnover is 12.2bn. There are over 1,000 stores and 60,000 employees. There are also Champion supermarkets in Belgium , Spain , Poland , Greece , Turkey and Argentina . The chain grew in 1999 by absorbing the Stock chain. In 2006, Carrefour closed most Brazil ian Champion stores and rebranded the remainder to the Carrefour Bairro . Also, all Spanish and Turkish Champion supermarkets were rebranded as Carrefour Express in 2006 some of them became Maxi DIA All Champion stores world wide are currently in the process of being rebranded as Carrefour Market. ref http uk.biz.yahoo.com 26062008 323 carrefour ceo sees supermarket rebrand adding 200 mln eur opg.html ref Trivia Champion was the main sponsor of the polka dot jersey in the Tour de France from 1993 to 2008. From 2009, Carrefour took over the sponsorship. See also Carrefour Marinopoulos References Reflist External links http www.champion.fr Official site fr icon French supermarkets Category Supermarkets of France retail company stub es Champion fr Champion supermarch it Champion supermercato nl Champion supermarkt pl Champion supermarket pt Carrefour Bairro ja ... more details
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Champion HMS Champion 1779 HMS Champion was a 24 gun sixth rate launched in 1779. She was reassigned to harbour service in 1810 and sold in 1816. HMS Champion 1824 HMS Champion was an 18 gun sloop launched in 1824. She was reassigned to harbour service in 1859 and broken up in 1867 after being wrecked as a target. HMS Champion 1878 HMS Champion was a screw corvette launched in 1878. She was reassigned to harbour service in 1904 and was renamed Champion old in 1915 to free the name for the next Champion under construction. She was sold in 1919. HMS Champion 1915 HMS Champion was a C class cruiser C class light cruiser launched in 1915. She served during the First World War and was present at the Battle of Jutland , before being sold in 1934. HMS Champion was a planned C class destroyer 1943 C class destroyer , but was renamed HMS Chequers R61 HMS Chequers prior to her launch in 1944. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Champion, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names fi HMS Champion ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2006 Honor Champion 1846 1913 was a French publisher. He founded ditions Honor Champion in 1874 and published scientific works geared towards laymen, particularly concerning history and literature. His tomb, located at the Montparnasse Cemetery , was sculpted by Albert Bartholom . He is the father of the historian Pierre Champion . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Champion, Honore ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1846 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1913 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Champion, Honore Category French book publishers people Category 1846 births Category 1913 deaths Category Burials at Montparnasse Cemetery Editor stub France writer stub fr Honor Champion sl Honor Champion ... more details
This article is a part of Wikipedia WikiProject Aircraft . Please see Wikipedia WikiProject Aircraft page content for recommended layout. Infobox Aircraft Begin name Champion 402 Lancer image Image ChampionLancer N9931Y.jpg caption image caption if it isn t descriptive it should be left blank Infobox Aircraft Type type Civil training aircraft manufacturer Champion Aircraft Champion Aircraft Corporation designer first flight 1961 introduced 1963 retired status primary user more users up to three more. please separate with br . produced 1963 number built 23 unit cost developed from Aeronca Champ Champion 7FC The Champion Aircraft Champion 402 Lancer was an attempt to produce an inexpensive twin engine trainer by using two Continental O 200 engines on the wings of a tricycle gear Champion 7FC. The aircraft has fixed landing gear, and fixed pitched propellers. Champion Aircraft Aviation lists Category United States civil trainer aircraft 1960 1969 Category Champion aircraft Lancer Category Twin engined aircraft Category Tractor aircraft aero 1960s stub ... more details
Champion of Champions may refer to Race of Champions , an international motorsport event Booker Huffman , a professional wrestler The Champion of Champions film The Champion of Champions film , a 1972 film directed by Chia Li Campe n de Campeones , was an annual Mexican association football competition disambig ... more details
Champion of the World may refer to Holder of a World championship We Are the Champions , a song by the band, Queen The Champion of the World , a short story by Roald Dahl later adapted into Danny, the Champion of the World Champions of the World TV series Champions of the World , an Indian cricket quiz show. disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2010 Champion warfare refers to a type of battle, most commonly found in the epic poetry and Mythology myth of ancient history, in which the outcome of the conflict is determined by an individual duel between the best soldiers champions from each opposing army. Champion warfare can also refer to a battle in which armies actually engage, but champions within the armies fight so effectively as to single handedly carry the sway of battle, such as in the Iliad . Champion warfare in literature Numerous instances of champion warfare can be observed in Homer s Iliad , most notably the climactic battle between Achilles and Hector , although there are many more. Champion warfare is a common theme in the early books of Livy s history of Rome Ab Urbe Condita From the Founding of the City , including the story of the famous triplets of the Horatii and Curiatii families and the great champion Horatius Cocles . In the Bible , the battle between David and Goliath is an example of champion warfare. Category Warfare by type Category Warfare of the Ancient era Category Article Feedback 5 ... more details
Infobox Company company name American Champion Aircraft Corporation company logo Image American champion aircraft logo.png 175px company type Privately held company foundation 1988 key people Jerry Mehlhaff Sr. President and co owner, Char Mehlhaff VP CFO and co owner, Jerry Mehlhaff Jr. VP, Engineering industry General Aviation location Rochester, Wisconsin products Aeronca Champion Champ , Citabria , 8GCBC Scout Scout , 8KCAB Decathlon Super Decathlon num employees homepage http www.amerchampionaircraft.com amerchampionaircraft.com American Champion Aircraft Corporation , located in Rochester, Wisconsin Rochester , Wisconsin , is a aerospace manufacturer manufacturer of general aviation aircraft . Founded in 1988 on the acquisition of the Aeronca Champion Champ , Citabria , 8GCBC Scout Scout , and 8KCAB Decathlon Decathlon , it has been producing replacement parts for these aircraft since ... designs were obtained from AviaBellanca Aircraft Corporation Bellanca which had acquired Champion Aircraft Champion Aircraft Corporation in 1970. While Bellanca was responsible for the design ... Champion Aircraft Wisconsin Champion Aircraft Corporation . Aircraft class wikitable align center ... Model name First flight Number built Type align left Aeronca Champion American Champion 7EC Champ align center 1944 align center align left 2 seat general aviation aircraft align left American Champion Citabria American Champion 7ECA 7GC Citabria align center 1964 align center align left 2 seat general aviation aircraft align left American Champion Scout American Champion 8GCBC Scout align center 1974 align center 500 align left 2 seat general aviation aircraft align left American Champion Decathlon American Champion 8KCAB Decathlon align center 1970 align center 1,000 align left 2 seat general aviation aircraft External links Image Catabria01.jpg right thumb 400px American Champion Citabria http www.amerchampionaircraft.com American Champion Aircraft website American ChampionChampion Aircraft ... more details
Infobox cyclist name Dimitri Champion image Dimitri Champion 2009.jpg fullname Dimitri Champion nickname birth date Birth date and age 1983 9 6 birth place La Rochelle , France height height m 1.77 precision 0 weight convert 70 kg lb abbr on currentteam ct BSC discipline Road role Rider ridertype amateurteams amateuryears proyears 2007 2008 br 2009 br 2010 2011 br 2012 proteams ct BBO 2007 br ct BSC 2009 br ct ALM 2010 br ct BSC 2012 majorwins flagicon FRA French National Road Race Champion updated 1 January 2012 Dimitri Champion born September 6, 1983 in La Rochelle is a France French professional road bicycle racer for List of UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams UCI Professional Continental Teams UCI Professional Continental Team team ct BSC . ref cite news url http www.velonation.com News ID 10074 Bretagne Schuller signs Dimitri Champion and Geoffroy Lequatre.aspx title Bretagne Schuller signs Dimitri Champion and Geoffroy Lequatre first Xylon last van Eyck date 12 October 2011 accessdate 1 January 2012 work VeloNation publisher VeloNation LLC ref In 2009 he won the French National Road Race Championship. Palmares Palmares start 2009 1st flagicon FRA French National Road Race Championship 1st, Tour du Finist re 1.1 1st, L tape du Tour 2007 2nd, place, French Time Trial Championship 2006 1 stage, Tour de la Guadeloupe FRA Amateur Road Race Champion 2005 FRA U23 Time Trial Champion Palmares end References Reflist External links http www.equipebouyguestelecom.fr ... official website trapfriis france.Champion.htm Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata Persondata NAME Champion ... OF BIRTH La Rochelle , France DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Champion, Dimitri Category ... cycling bio stub br Dimitri Champion ca Dimitri Champion da Dimitri Champion de Dimitri Champion es Dimitri Champion fr Dimitri Champion it Dimitri Champion hu Dimitri Champion nl Dimitri Champion ja no Dimitri Champion ... more details
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