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The 14 Youngest World Champions in Sports History

By YPB Team

Champions before they could legally rent a car. Ranked across boxing, tennis, gymnastics, chess and Formula 1.

  1. Mike Tyson — ranked #11
    Mike Tyson
    Heavyweight champion at 20, a record that still stands.
  2. Nadia Comaneci — ranked #22
    Nadia Comaneci
    Olympic all-around gold at 14, with the first perfect 10.
  3. Tara Lipinski — ranked #33
    Tara Lipinski
    Olympic figure skating gold at 15.
  4. Fu Mingxia — ranked #44
    Fu Mingxia
    Diving world champion at 12, Olympic champion at 13.
  5. Boris Becker — ranked #55
    Boris Becker
    Wimbledon champion at 17, unseeded.
  6. Martina Hingis — ranked #66
    Martina Hingis
    Grand Slam singles champion at 16.
  7. Michael Chang — ranked #77
    Michael Chang
    French Open champion at 17.
  8. Pele — ranked #88
    Pele
    World Cup winner at 17, with two goals in the final.
  9. Monica Seles — ranked #99
    Monica Seles
    French Open champion at 16.
  10. Rafael Nadal — ranked #1010
    Rafael Nadal
    French Open champion on debut at 19.
  11. Sebastian Vettel — ranked #1111
    Sebastian Vettel
    Formula 1 world champion at 23.
  12. Max Verstappen — ranked #1212
    Max Verstappen
    Formula 1 race winner at 18, champion at 24.
  13. Magnus Carlsen — ranked #1313
    Magnus Carlsen
    World chess champion at 22.
  14. Marc Marquez — ranked #1414
    Marc Marquez
    Premier-class motorcycling champion at 20.

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Comments

Nadia Comăneci took all-around gold at 14 and Fu Mingxia was a diving world champion at 12, which leaves the youngest heavyweight champion looking old: https://youpick.best/articles/mike-tyson-ranked-many-ways

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