who has won the most world championships in any sport?
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Yogi Berra, C, New York Yankees (10) Berra actually won 13 world championship rings — he was on the coaching staffs of the 1969 Mets, 1977 Yankees and 1978 Yankees.
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All-time medal table Winter Olympic Games 1924-2018, by country. Norway is the most successful nation of all time at the Winter Olympic Games, having amassed a total of 368 medals since the first Winter Olympics in 1924 – this tally includes 132 gold medals, 125 silver, and 111 bronze.
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Sevilla holds the record for the most victories, having won the competition five times since its inception. Real Madrid (winners in 1985 and 1986) and Sevilla (winners in 2006 and 2007; and in 2014, 2015, and 2016) are the only teams to have retained their title.
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Most championship reigns The WWE also recognizes Ric Flair and John Cena for being tied with the most world championships reigns in history at 16 reigns.
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Michael Phelps won 28 Olympic medals, the most ever. He won 23 gold medals, the most ever.
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Bill Russell holds the record for the most championships won by a player in NBA history with 11. Russell played his entire career with the Celtics and won the NBA title in all but two years he played.
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The most Olympic gold medals won by an individual competitor in boxing is three, by Laszlo Papp (Hungary) in 1948-56, Teofilo Stevenson (Cuba) in 1972-80, and Felix Savon (Cuba) in 1992-2000.
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The Russian Chess Grandmaster, Anatoly Karpov is the one who have all over won 7 times World Chess Championship. He was official world champion from 1975 to 1985 and then he held the title from 1993 until 1999.
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Jack Nicklaus has won the most majors, achieving 18 victories during his career. Second on the list is Tiger Woods, who has won 15 majors to date; his most recent major victory was at the 2019 Masters. Walter Hagen is third with 11 majors; he and Nicklaus have both won the most PGA Championships with five.
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Spain has provided the most champions, with 18 wins from two clubs. England have produced 13 winners from five clubs and Italy have produced 12 winners from three clubs.
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['He was official world champion from 1975 to 1985 and then he held the title from 1993 until 1999.', 'Anatoly Karpov -Bobby Fischer (1975)', 'Anatoly Karpov -Viktor Korchnoi (1978)']
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Crowns Its Greatest Champion Of All Time. Ken Jennings is the winner of the "Greatest Of All Time" tournament. He was the the first to win three games against James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter.
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Sébastien Loeb holds the record for the most drivers' championships, winning nine during his career. He also holds the record for the most championships won in a row; he won nine consecutive titles from 2004 to 2012. Sébastien Ogier is second with six championships won consecutively from 2013 to 2018.
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As of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 79 national teams have competed at the final tournaments. Brazil are the only team to have appeared in all 21 tournaments to date, with Germany having participated in 19, Italy in 18, Argentina in 17 and Mexico in 16. To date, eight nations have won the tournament.
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Uruguay is one of the most successful teams in the world, having won 19 FIFA official titles: 2 World Championships, 2 Olympic Games, and 15 Copa América championships.
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The competition has largely been dominated by New Zealand, who have won 10 championships, whereas Australia and South Africa have each won the series three times. New Zealand has won consecutive championships on three occasions (1996–97, 2002–03, and 2005–08) and Australia on one occasion (2000–01).
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Most championship reigns The following list shows the wrestlers with the most reigns for each world championship created and/or promoted by WWE. The WWE also recognizes Ric Flair and John Cena for being tied with the most world championships reigns in history at 16 reigns.