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2023 CrossFit Africa Semifinal Results — Michelle Basnett and Jason Smith Claim Gold

May 22, 2023 by Phil Blechman

The second of seven 2023 CrossFit Semifinals was the 2023 Africa Semifinal on May 19-21, 2023, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Michelle Basnett and Jason Smith stood atop their respective podiums in the Individual Women’s and Individual Men’s divisions.

The Teams division battled through six workouts, and CrossFit FBDV Mayhem Africa was not to be denied the gold. The top 20 in each of the three contested divisions are below:

 

 
 
 
 
 
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[Related: How Katrin Davíðsdóttir Is Reinvigorating Her Training with Mat Fraser’s HWPO Programming]

2023 CrossFit Africa Semifinal Results

The Individual divisions competed through seven workouts.

Women’s Division

  1. Michelle Basnett — 613 points
  2. Mariska Smit — 596 points
  3. Gilmari Reyneke — 580 points
  4. Christina Livaditakis — 570 points
  5. Tanha Bouffe — 507 points
  6. Gemma Rader — 497 points
  7. Emma Holliday — 492 points
  8. Megan Joy McDermott — 418 points
  9. Megan Faul — 411 points
  10. Alicia Stoop — 408 points
  11. Maxx Klynsmith — 380 points
  12. Ingy Hossam Eldin — 362 points
  13. Mary Jamieson — 355 points
  14. Sofia Bennani — 553 points
  15. Laura Hume — 345 points
  16. Thea Kruger — 322 points
  17. Jessica Thomson — 320 points
  18. Liza-Mari Giliomee — 318 points
  19. Jessica Skinner — 299 points
  20. Cora-Lee Van Tonder — 294 points

Men’s Division

  1. Jason Smith — 596 points
  2. Conrad Winnertz — 500 points
  3. Ruan Potgieter — 497 points
  4. Darren Zurnamer — 482 points
  5. Josh Kernot — 475 points
  6. Daniel Griesel — 474 points
  7. James Van Dongen — 466 points
  8. Justin Holliday — 433 points
  9. Dutoit Botha — 418 points
  10. Assem Effat — 413 points
  11. Ruan Conradie — 366 points
  12. Matthew Schiff — 350 points
  13. Damien Botes — 348 points
  14. Driss Bouchiah — 333 points
  15. Julian Liebenberg — 333 points
  16. Kealan Henry — 332 points
  17. Robert Heuer — 282 points
  18. Keegan Muir — 278 points
  19. Amr Saleh — 273 points
  20. Hilmar Von Mansberg — 259 points

[Related: “I Won’t Be Competing” — Mal O’Brien Is Out of the 2023 CrossFit Season]

 

 
 
 
 
 
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[Related: The Murph CrossFit Workout, Explained and Scaled for Every Experience Level]

Teams Division

  1. CrossFit FBDV Mayhem Africa — 580 points
  2. Cape CrossFit Wolfpack — 555 points
  3. CrossFit 10 Star Hybrids — 530 points
  4. CrossFit Tijger Valley Synergy — 530 points
  5. CrossFit Juggernaut Unstoppable — 490 points
  6. Pack Life CrossFit Wanderers — 380 points
  7. Cape CrossFit Werewolves — 335 points
  8. Motley Crew CrossFit Red — 330 points
  9. CrossFit Zulu — 325 points
  10. CrossFit 111 Relentless — 320 points
  11. CrossFit Bounty — 285 points
  12. Motley Crew CrossFit Blue — 270 points
  13. CrossFit FBDV Rookies — 260 points
  14. CrossFit 111 — 235 points
  15. RTF CrossFit Krugersdorp Reapers — 225 points
  16. Pack Life CrossFit Sandton — 220 points
  17. CrossFit Juggernaut Conquer — 210 points
  18. CrossFit Juggernaut Triumph — 165 points
  19. CrossFit Tijger Valley Pumas — zero points

Note: only 19 Teams are on the CrossFit Leaderboard.

Upcoming CrossFit Semifinals

The upcoming 2023 CrossFit Semifinals dates are below:

  • May 25-28 — North America West Semifinal | Pasadena, CA
  • May 25-28 — Oceania Semifinal | Tennyson, QLD, Australia
  • May 26-28 — South America Semifinal | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • June 1-4 — Europe Semifinal | Berlin, Germany
  • June 1-4 — Asia Semifinal | Busan, South Korea

The 2023 North American East Semifinal was the first of the 2023 Semifinals, taking place on the weekend of May 18-21, 2023. The Individual divisions were won by Emma Cary and Jeffrey Adler. The Teams division was won by CrossFit East Nashville PRVN.

Featured image: @michellebasnett_ and @j_smithsa on Instagram

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