The Brazilian CrossFit Championship took place this past weekend (March 6th-8th) in São Paulo as the eighth CrossFit Sanctionals competition of the 2020 season. The event saw an extremely diverse set of athletes from all over the world compete for an invitation to the 2020 Reebok CrossFit Games. A total of six different nations were represented across the top three finishers in each of the elite men’s, women’s, and team divisions.
In what might be the closest finishes we see all season, competitors made the Brazilian CrossFit Championship made each event an absolute nailbiter.
[Related: Check out the results from the Australian CrossFit Championship.]
Top 3 Elite Men
The men’s division pretty much devolved into a two horse race between Canada’s Adam Davidson and USA’s Josh Miller, but it was a photo finish won by just twelve points.
Ultimately, the edge went to Davidson after a lackluster performance by Miller in event number 5, “Triple GTO Ladder”. Guilherme Domingues rounded out the top three to get a home athlete on the podium. Here were the final standings in the men’s division:
- Adam Davidson – 568 points.
- Josh Miller – 556 points.
- Guilherme Domingues – 484 points.
Top 3 Elite Women
If you can believe it, the women’s division was an even closer contest than the men’s with Argentina National Champion Melina Rodriguez beating out Cecilia Ramirez Villamil of Mexico by the narrow margin of just two points! Rodriguez and Villamil both placed in the top ten of every event except the first, where Rodriguez placed eleventh. Villamil improved upon her fourth place finish at this event from last year and did recieve her invitation to the 2020 Reebok CrossFit Games since Rodriguez already secured hers for winning the Open.
The podium did receive Brazilian representation with Andreia Pinheiro rounding out the top three. The final standings of the women’s divisions were as follows:
- Melina Rodriguez – 586 points.
- Cecilia Ramirez Villamil – 584 points.
- Andreia Pinheiro – 466 points.
Shout out to Anita Pravatti, also of Brazil, who finished just off the podium in fourth place with 462 points.
Top 3 Elite Teams
The team competition saw Canada strike gold again with Taranis Lifetree topping the field by a thirty-six point margin. Parallelling the men’s division, USA collected another silver thanks to team Invictus Brazil.
From across the Atlantic, France rounds out the final spot on the podium with Happy Hearts taking home the bronze. Here were the final standings in the team division:
- Taranis Lifetree – 632 points.
- Invictus Brazil – 596 points.
- Happy Hearts – 450 points.
Brazilian CrossFit Championship FAQs
When was the Brazilian CrossFit Championship?
The Brazilian CrossFit Championship was held on March 6-8th in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
It was the eighth CrossFit Sanctionals competition of the 2020 season.
Who won the Brazilian CrossFit Championship?
The winners of the men’s, women’s, and team division at the Brazilian CrossFit Championship were as follows:
- Men’s – Adam Davidson
- Women’s – Melina Rodriguez
- Team – Taranis Lifetree
Feature image from Brazilian CrossFit Championship’s Instagram page: @brazilcrossfitchamp
