UNESCO Champion for Sport
UNESCO Champions for Sport are international celebrity sport personalities advocates for the United Nations agency UNESCO. This family of world-class athletes purveys UNESCO's message the world over. As well, they reflect UNESCO's concerns to promote the values of physical education and sports with a view of building a better future for younger generations.
Current list
Currently, twelve personalities are designated UNESCO Champion for Sport:Name | Country | since | sport | Link |
Virgilijus Alekna | LTU | 23 November 2007 | discus throw | |
Veronica Campbell-Brown | JAM | October 2009 | sprint | |
Serhiy Bubka | UKR | 2003 | pole vault | |
David Douillet | FRA | September 2001 | judo | |
Vyacheslav Fetisov | RUS | 26 May 2004 | ice hockey | |
Hakuho | MNG | September 2008 | sumo wrestling | |
Justine Henin | BEL | 14 December 2006 | tennis | |
Vitaliy & Wladimir Klitschko | UKR | 4 December 2006 | boxing | |
Pelé | BRA | April 1994 | association football | |
Michael Schumacher | GER | 2002 | Formula One racing | |
Jacqueline "Jackie" Silva | BRA | September 2009 | beach volleyball | |
Óscar Tabárez | URU | 30 January 2012 | association football | |
Nadia Nadim | AFG/DEN | 2019 | association football | |
Hristo Stoichkov | BUL | May 2016 | association football |