Champion the World Cup Bear (Turkey)
| Theme: | Beanie Babies |
|---|---|
| Subtheme: | Sports |
| Style Number: | 04408 |
| Colour: | Brown |
| Swing Tag Generation: | 7, 10 |
| Tush Tag Generation: | 11 |
| Birthday: | None |
| Release Date: | 04/04/2002 |
| Release Year: | 2002 |
| Retirement Date: | 03/06/2002 |
| Animal: | Bear |
Description
The Turkey version of Champion is a fuzzy, brown bear with black button eyes and a button nose with the Turkish flag on it. It wears a gold ribbon tied around it’s neck. On it’s chest is a badge with the words “2002 FIFA World Cup” on it.
Poem
Turkey reached their first UEFA
European Championship in 1996 &
made it to the quarter-final stage
of the corresponding tournament
in 2000. Turkey now seems set to
make a mark on the world stage.
Collectors note
Champion the Bear was introduced on 4th April 2002.
There are 32 different versions of Champion, each representing the countries that were in the 2002 World Cup. This particular bear represents Turkey.
Each version of Champion was retired separately on the day that country was eliminated from the 2002 World Cup.
This Turkish Champion the Bear retired on 3rd June 2002.
Ty Beanie Baby, Champion The Bear, FIFA World Cup, Turkey, Flag Nose, MWMT, 2002
$8.00 (0 bids)
$13.00
973**, US
Ty Beanie Baby, Champion The Bear, FIFA World Cup, Turkey, Flag Nose, MWMT, 2002
8.00 USD (0 bids)
13.00 USD
973**, US
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