All 10 of the 2022 CrossFit Semifinal contests are complete. While there is still the virtual Last-Chance Qualifier to come on June 29 through July 1, 2022, for athletes who narrowly missed earning a qualification at their respective Semifinal, most of the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games roster is established.
Two of the six workouts at each Semifinal were the same across all 10 Semifinal contests. Typically, Semifinal workouts are programmed by the event’s organizer. However, in 2022, two of the six workouts were programmed by CrossFit HQ were performed at all 10 Semifinals to have more comparable results across competitions since they all filter top athletes to the 2022 Games. The mutual workouts were:
2014 Regional Event 5
10 rounds for time:
- One legless rope climb — 15 feet
- Run — 170 feet
Time cap: 11 minutes
Barbell Complex
Three attempts for max load of:
- Three cleans, plus:
- Two front squats, plus:
- One jerk (shoulder-to-overhead)
Below are the full results of the mutual workouts, comparing all athletes against each other. Of course, this is not a directly equal comparison as the mutual workouts were not performed in the same order at each Semifinal. Additionally, the other four workouts at each Semifinal had unique physical demands that varied and could have impacted performances in the mutual workouts.
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2022 CrossFit Semifinals — 2014 Regional Event 5 | Results
Below are the Men’s results across all 2022 Semifinals with at least the top three athletes from each Semifinal.
Individual Men
- William Leahy IV | MACC — 2:33.30
- Arthur Semenov | Far East Throwdown — 2:36
- Jeffrey Adler | Atlas Games — 2:44.38
- Spencer Arey | Syndicate Crown — 2:45.00
- Roman Khrennikov | Far East Throwdown — 2:47
- James Sprague | Syndicate Crown — 2:47.63
- Saxon Panchik | MACC — 2:47.92
- Henrik Haapaleinen | Strength in Depth — 2:48.48
- Ricky Garard | Torian Pro — 2:49.04
- Rafael Sancen | Syndicate Crown — 2:49.20
- Dallin Pepper | MACC — 2:50.15
- Lazar Đukić | Lowlands Throwdown — 2:50.59
- Michael Smith | Lowlands Throwdown — 2:51.63
- Anthony Haynes | Far East Throwdown — 2:52
- Luka Đukić | Lowlands Throwdown — 2:52.02
- Willy Georges | Strength in Depth — 2:52.14
- Patrick Vellner | Atlas Games — 2:53.21
- Kristóf Horváth | Strength in Depth — 2:53.72
- Jay Crouch | Torian Pro — 2:55.92
- Bayley Martin | Torian Pro — 2:57.57
- Matt Dlugos | Granite Games — 2:59.65
- Nycolas Joyal | Atlas Games — 3:00.20
- Robert Heuer | Fittest In Cape Town — 3:02
- Estian Ferreira | Fittest In Cape Town — 3:04
- Jason Smith | Fittest In Cape Town — 3:06
- Travis Mayer | Granite Games — 3:03.82
- Samuel Kwant | Granite Games — 3:04.03
- Esteban Ospina | Copa Sur — 3:21
- Kalyan Souza | Copa Sur — 3:22
- Guilherme Malheiros | Copa Sur — 3:24
The spread of results makes it clear which Semifinals were the most competitive for this contest when overlooking the previously-ranked extraneous variables. Copa Sur’s times were the slowest across all 10 Semifinals, and those from the Granite Games and Fittest In Cape Town weren’t much stronger. The spread at the top is a mishmash of Syndicate Crown, MACC, and Far East Throwdown with Adler’s time from Atlas Games thrown in.
Below are the Women’s results across all 2022 Semifinals with at least the top three athletes from each Semifinal.
Individual Women
- Kristi Eramo O’Connell | Syndicate Crown — 3:21.28
- Tia-Clair Toomey | Torian Pro — 3:32.54
- Sydney Michalyshen | MACC — 3:43.60
- Karin Freyová | Lowlands Throwdown — 3:44.41
- Laura Horvath | Lowlands Throwdown — 3:47.94
- Thuridur Erla Helgadottir | Strength in Depth — 3:50.01
- Baylee Rayl | MACC — 3:51.68
- Marie Robin | Strength in Depth — 3:52.33
- Katie Calyore | Syndicate Crown — 3:52.34
- Matilde Garnes | Lowlands Throwdown — 3:52.46
- Emilie Lundberg | Strength in Depth — 3:53
- Haley Adams | Syndicate Crown — 3:53.36
- Taylor Babb | MACC — 3:55.69
- Alex Willis | Granite Games — 3:55.94
- Emma Lawson | Atlas Games — 3:56.21
- Seungyeon Choi | Far East Throwdown — 4:00
- Georgia Pryer | Torian Pro — 4:00.92
- Jamie Simmonds | Torian Pro — 4:03.44
- Feeroozeh Saghafi | Granite Games — 4:05.22
- Shahad Budebs | Far East Throwdown — 4:07
- Paige Powers | Atlas Games — 4:11.52
- Mallory O’Brien | Granite Games — 4:15.12
- Michelle Merand | Fittest In Cape Town — 4:16
- Kattie Kanyo | Atlas Games — 4:18.23
- Andreia Pinheiro | Copa Sur — 4:24
- Omer Reshef | Far East Throwdown — 4:28
- Emily Andrade | Copa Sur — 4:29
- Victoria Campos | Copa Sur — 4:32
- Leeverne Engelbrecht | Fittest In Cape Town — 5:21
- Reegan Finkel | Fittest In Cape Town — 5:23
Again on the Women’s side, the Fittest In Cape Town and Copa Sur times were towards the bottom of all 10 Semifinals. MACC and Strength in Depth were primarily towards the top of the standings, with Eramo O’Connell and Toomey standing out. The Granite Games and Atlas Games were mainly in the middle of the pack.
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2022 CrossFit Semifinals — Barbell Complex
Below are the Men’s results across all 2022 Semifinals with at least the top three athletes from each Semifinal.
Individual Men
- Guilherme Malheiros | Copa Sur — 356 pounds
- Anthony Davis | Granite Games — 355 pounds
- Jack Farlow | Atlas Games — 347.5 pounds
- Tudor Magda | Syndicate Crown — 345 pounds (T-fourth)
- Griffin Roelle | Syndicate Crown — 345 pounds (T-fourth)
- Zachery Buntin | Granite Games — 345 pounds (T-fourth)
- Roldan Goldbaum | Syndicate Crown — 340 pounds
- Danny Hancock | Torian Pro — 335 pounds (T-eighth)
- Zach Watts | MACC — 335 pounds (T-eighth)
- Luis Oscar Mora | MACC — 335 pounds (T-eighth)
- Travis Mayer | Granite Games — 335 pounds (T-eighth)
- Nick Mathew | Granite Games — 335 pounds (T-eighth)
- Colten Mertens | Granite Games — 335 pounds (T-eighth)
- Phil Toon | Granite Games — 335 pounds (T-eighth)
- Drake Lewis | Atlas Games — 335 pounds (T-eighth)
- Kevin Jurs | Lowlands Throwdown — 332.9 pounds (T-16th)
- Jack Rozema | Atlas Games — 332.5 pounds (T-16th)
- Riley Martin | Torian Pro — 330 pounds (T-18th)
- Nick Thomas | MACC — 330 pounds (T-18th)
- Travon Benton | MACC — 330 pounds (T-18th)
- Roman Khrennikoc | Far East Throwdown — 330 pounds (T-18th)
- Eren Kim | Far East Throwdown — 330 pounds (T-18th)
- Morteza Sedghat | Far East Throwdown — 330 pounds (T-18th)
- Nasser Alruwayeh | Far East Throwdown — 330 pounds (T-18th)
- Kristóf Horváth | Strength in Depth — 330 pounds (T-18th)
- André Houdet | Strength in Depth — 330 pounds (T-18th)
- Agustin Ezequiel Guiñazu | Copa Sur — 326 pounds
- Jake Standen | Torian Pro — 325 pounds
- Willy Georges | Strength in Depth — 324 pounds
- Fabian Beneito | Lowlands Throwdown — 321.9 pounds
- Maximiliano Arigossi | Copa Sur — 321 pounds (T-31st)
- Luiz Henrique Alves Moreira | Copa Sur — 321 pounds (T-31st)
- Martin Gonzalez | Copa Sur — 321 pounds (T-31st)
- Iruii Marincenco | Lowlands Throwdown — 315.3 pounds
- Justin Holliday | Fittest In Cape Town — 315 pounds
- Assem Effat | Fittest In Cape Town — 313 pounds
- Brandon Jacobs | Fittest In Cape Town — 311 pounds
Malheiros exuded his prowess with a barbell again, with the heaviest barbell complex of any athlete in the Semifinals. The standout of the above list is the Fittest In Cape Town at the bottom of the standings compared to the other Semifinals. The majority of the top 10 were athletes from North America.
Below are the Women’s results across all 2022 Semifinals with at least the top three athletes from each Semifinal.
Individual Women
- Christine Kolenbrander | Syndicate Crown — 245 pounds (T-first)
- Paulina Haro | Syndicate Crown — 245 pounds (T-first)
- Tia-Clair Toomey | Torian Pro — 245 pounds (T-first)
- Dani Speegle | Granite Games — 245 pounds
- Gabby McClelland | Syndicate Crown — 235 pounds (T-fifth)
- Kara Saunders | Torian Pro — 235 pounds (T-fifth)
- Callerina Key | MACC — 235 pounds (T-fifth)
- Laura Horvath | Lowlands Throwdown — 233.7 pounds
- Olivia Kelly | Torian Pro — 230 pounds (T-ninth)
- Alex Willis | Granite Games — 230 pounds (T-ninth)
- Chelsea Nicholas | Granite Games — 230 pounds (T-ninth)
- Amanda Barnhart | Granite Games — 230 pounds (T-ninth)
- Gabrielle Ocker | Atlas Games — 230 pounds (T-ninth)
- Solveig Sigurdardottir | Strength in Depth — 227 pounds
- Keara Napoli | MACC — 225 pounds (T-15th)
- Sydney Michalyshen | MACC — 225 pounds (T-15th)
- Kyra Milligan | MACC — 225 pounds (T-15th)
- Megan Faul | Fittest In Cape Town — 225 pounds (T-15th)
- Sabrina Gordon | Atlas Games — 225 pounds (T-15th)
- Mia Hesketh | Lowlands Throwdown — 224.9 pounds
- Marie Robin | Strength in Depth — 224 pounds
- Karin Freyová | Lowlands Throwdown — 222.7 pounds
- Alexia Williams | Copa Sur — 222 pounds (T-23rd)
- Melina Rodriguez | Copa Sur — 222 pounds (T-23rd)
- Paige Powers | Atlas Games — 220 pounds (T-25th)
- Matilda Spanou | Strength in Depth — 220 pounds (T-25th)
- Thais Nunes | Copa Sur — 220 pounds (T-25th)
- Michelle Basnett | Fittest In Cape Town — 216 pounds
- Seungyeon Choi | Far East Throwdown — 215 pounds
- Florence Wong | Far East Throwdown — 210 pounds
- Anneke Spies | Fittest In Cape Town — 209 pounds (T-31st)
- Zandre Coetzee | Fittest In Cape Town — 209 pounds (T-31st)
- Roja Hashemi | Far East Throwdown — 205 pounds
The Far East Throwdown and Fittest In Cape Town were not calling for as heavy weight on the barbell as in the Syndicate Crown or Torian Pro. The Granite Games were towards the top of the leaderboard but mostly clustered together right before the teens.
The Atlas Games, Granite Games, Syndicate Crown, Lowlands Throwdown, Far East Throwdown, Strength in Depth, Copa Sur, Fittest In Cape Town, MACC, and Torian Pro results leaderboards have been finalized. The Last Chance Qualifier will complete the roster for the 2022 CrossFit Games, scheduled to take place in Madison, WI, from Aug. 3-7, 2022. Toomey will attempt to claim her sixth consecutive Games title, and Justin Medeiros will aim for his second Games championship.
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