national champion
Top domestic competitor
A national champion is the winner of a competition representing the highest level within a country: She was crowned national champion in figure skating.
The term implies official recognition—a sanctioned tournament or league determining supremacy.
In American college sports, national champion carries particular weight, as multiple organizations sometimes crown different champions in the same year.
- titleFormal honorific or name
- trophyAward for winning
- winnerOne who prevails
- goldElement seventy-nine
- medalMetal honor token
victory · tournament · finals · dynasty · crown · glory · playoffs · banner raising · collegiate · varsity · underdog · bracket · ringbearer · prime time · MVP · powerhouse · contender · upset
- college sportscollege athletics, college basketball, college football, college baseball, NCAA
- boxingjab, uppercut, hook, punch, knockout
- winnerswinner, winners, victors, victor, conqueror
- sports rankingsworld number one, top seed, MVP, all-star, first team
- badminton playerssingles player, doubles player, gold medalist, silver medalist, bronze medalist
- Bridge terms
national championloser
Defeated competitor
also-ran · defeated · bottom dweller · cellar dweller · doormat
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