Since its humble inception in 2007 in Aromas, CA, all the way through title sponsorships from fitness industry giants Rogue Fitness and NOBULL in the 2020s, the CrossFit Games has developed quite a storied history.
If you’re even remotely involved in the CrossFit world, you’re probably familiar with Individual champions like five-time Fittest Man on Earth® Mat Fraser, two-time champs Annie Thorisdottir and Katrín Davíðsdóttir, or — of course — the winningest Individual athlete in Games history, six-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey.
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But these CrossFit household names aren’t the only repeat champs to grace the Games. Athletes like Valerie Cohen, Casey Acree, Shawn Ramirez, and Mary Beth Prodromides have all dominated their respective divisions across multiple years. And CrossFit Mayhem Freedom, led by four-time Individual Men’s champ Rich Froning Jr., has crushed the Team division for years.
Want to take a deep dive into CrossFit Games history? Here’s every winner of the CrossFit Games, in every division, since the Games began in 2007.
- Individual Women Winners
- Individual Men Winners
- Team Winners
- Adaptive Divisions Winners
- Age Group Winners
Editor’s Note: Each CrossFit division — Individual, Adaptive, and Age Group — are further divided into Women’s and Men’s divisions. Since 2018, CrossFit Teams have required two women and two men per team.
In 2018, CrossFit changed its policy of not allowing trans athletes to compete with their cisgender peers. Since then, trans women who undergo extensive hormone testing are allowed to compete with other women and trans men can compete with other men. However, there are no provisions for nonbinary athletes to compete.
Every CrossFit Games Individual Women Winner
Some of the most beloved CrossFit athletes of all time can be found on the list of victors. From Sam Briggs’ 2013 victory to Annie Thorisdottir and Katrín Davíðsdóttir each taking home two Fittest on Earth® titles, the top spot on the podium has created powerful CrossFit legacies on the women’s side.
Since 2017, one name has been on the lips of any CrossFit fan — Tia-Clair Toomey. The most dominant Individual CrossFit athlete has taken home the title of Fittest on Earth® six times in six consecutive years. Toomey podiumed in both of her first years as a Games athlete, taking home second in 2015 and 2016. But starting in 2017, the top of the podium has belonged to Toomey.
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But her incredible reign is going to cap at six consecutive victories. A new champion in the Individual Women’s division will be crowned at the 2023 Games. Toomey announced her pregnancy and withdrawal from the 2023 season in Dec. 2022.
Up-and-coming athletes like Mal O’Brien — the youngest woman to ever podium on the Individual stage at the Games — are aiming to add their names to this list in 2023.
- Jolie Gentry (2007)
- Caity Matter (2008)
- Tanya Wagner (2009)
- Kristan Clever (2010)
- Annie Thorisdottir (2011)
- Annie Thorisdottir (2012)
- Sam Briggs (2013)
- Camille Leblanc-Bazinet (2014)
- Katrín Davíðsdóttir (2015)
- Katrín Davíðsdóttir (2016)
- Tia-Clair Toomey (2017)
- Tia-Clair Toomey (2018)
- Tia-Clair Toomey (2019)
- Tia-Clair Toomey (2020)
- Tia-Clair Toomey (2021)
- Tia-Clair Toomey (2022)
- Laura Horvath (2023)
Every CrossFit Games Individual Men Winner
Legacy is the name of the game in the Individual Men’s division. Ben Smith is the only man to have taken home the title “only” once since Rich Froning Jr. first topped the podium in 2011. Smith took home the crown in 2015, when Froning took his four titles and brought his success over to the Team division.
But in 2016, Mat Fraser decided that finishing second in 2014 and 2015 wasn’t enough. He climbed to the top of the podium at the 2016 Games and didn’t let go of the title of Fittest on Earth® until he announced his retirement after the 2020 Games.
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For his part, Justin Medeiros got a taste of the podium during Fraser’s final year, in 2020, when the Games rookie finished third. In 2021, Medeiros took home his first title and successfully defended his crown from rising star Roman Khrennikov and freshly-reinstated Ricky Garard in the 2022 Games.
The 2023 Games promise to see the Men’s side battling it out to see if anyone can unseat Medeiros or if his reign will continue.
- James Fitzgerald (2007)
- Jason Khalipa (2008)
- Mikko Salo (2009)
- Graham Holmberg (2010)
- Rich Froning Jr. (2011)
- Rich Froning Jr. (2012)
- Rich Froning Jr. (2013)
- Rich Froning Jr. (2014)
- Ben Smith (2015)
- Mat Fraser (2016)
- Mat Fraser (2017)
- Mat Fraser (2018)
- Mat Fraser (2019)
- Mat Fraser (2020)
- Justin Medeiros (2021)
- Justin Medeiros (2022)
- Jeffrey Adler (2023)
Every CrossFit Games Team Winner
The Team division has been a part of the CrossFit Games since the beginning. Right up there with the Individual divisions, the Team division started in 2007 and has been a staple of the Games ever since. However, Teams did not compete during the 2020 Games because of restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic.
But unlike in the Individual, Age Group, and Adaptive divisions, the Team division has only had two repeat champions. Hack’s Pack UTE won the title of Fittest® in both 2012 and 2013.
Afterward, the Team division became all about dynasty. The reign of CrossFit Mayhem Freedom began in 2015. Between 2015 and 2022, Mayhem Freedom — led by Rich Froning Jr. — has only lost once. In 2017, Wasatch CrossFit snatched the crown. But Mayhem Freedom strung together six victories during that time, making it the winningest Team in CrossFit history.
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However, the Team division might be due for a re-shuffling after Froning announced his retirement from the division after the 2022 season. With Froning’s expertise out of the Games, the crown may be open for the taking.
- CrossFit Santa Cruz (2007)
- CrossFit Oakland (2008)
- Northwest CrossFit (2009)
- CrossFit Fort Vancouver (2010)
- CrossFit New England (2011)
- Hack’s Pack UTE (2012)
- Kach’s Pack UTE (2013)
- CrossFit Invictus (2014)
- CrossFit Mayhem Freedom (2015)
- CrossFit Mayhem Freedom (2016)
- Wasatch CrossFit (2017)
- CrossFit Mayhem Freedom (2018)
- CrossFit Mayhem Freedom (2019)
- CrossFit Mayhem Freedom (2021)
- CrossFit Mayhem Freedom (2022)
- CrossFit Invictus (2023)
Every CrossFit Games Adaptive Divisions Winner
Since some Adaptive Divisions were first admitted to the Games in 2021, there have been three repeat champions: Casey Acree in Men’s Upper Extremity, Valerie Cohen in Women’s Lower Extremity, and Brett Horchar in Men’s Neuromuscular (now called Multi Extremity). Acree and Cohen are both due to return to the 2023 Games to try to claim their third Fittest on Earth® titles.
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Horchar’s streak will end in 2023. Due to different qualification practices in the 2023 season, the two-time Fittest on Earth® in his division will not be eligible to defend his crown.
Per CrossFit’s 2023 Adaptive Athlete Policy, there are new minimum impairment criteria, assessments, and verification processes to determine which athletes are eligible to compete and in which division.
Under those new rules, which require impairments to be “clearly observable,” Horchar will no longer be eligible to compete. So someone else will be taking home the crown this year.
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Editor’s Note: Only three Adaptive Divisions have access to participating in the Games, but there are five other divisions in CrossFit: Vision, Intellectual, Seated With Hip Function, Seated Without Hip Function, and Short Stature.
The 2023 CrossFit season has the same eight total adaptive categories, with the same three divisions advancing to the Games as they have in 2021 and 2022. However, the Neuromuscular division’s name changed in 2023 to Multi Extremity.
All eight divisions were allowed to participate in the Semifinals in 2022. This participation was scaled back during the 2023 season.
In 2023, the Fittest on Earth® in the five divisions not included in the Games were crowned after the Open rather than after the Semifinals.
Upper Extremity — Women
- Sabrina Daniela Lopez (2021)
- Camille Vigneault (2022)
- Christina Mazzullo (2023)
Upper Extremity — Men
- Casey Acree (2021)
- Casey Acree (2022)
- Casey Acree (2023)
Lower Extremity — Women
- Valerie Cohen (2021)
- Valerie Cohen (2022)
- Valerie Cohen (2023)
Lower Extremity — Men
- Ole Kristian Antonsen (2021)
- Charles Pienaar (2022)
- Rogan Dean (2023)
Neuromuscular — Women
- Shannon Ogar (2021)
- Morgan Johnson (2022)
- Noelle Henderson (2023)
Neuromuscular — Men
- Brett Horchar (2021)
- Brett Horchar (2022)
- Chris Rhyme (2023)
Every CrossFit Games Age Group Winner
While these athletes are champs in their own right, you may also recognize some names in the Individual divisions. Haley Adams, Emma Lawson, Dallin Pepper, and Tudor Magda, for example, have become staples at the CrossFit Games since their rise into the Individual division. Pepper dominated his divisions, taking home the Fittest® title in his divisions from 2017 through 2019.
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But the action isn’t all about the Teen divisions. Across the Masters Age Groups, there are stories of dominance, victories, losses, and then climbing back to the top spot, all written into the names of the winners.
One example is Kyle Kasperbauer in the Men’s 35-39 division. He took home the crown in both 2017 and 2018. He lost the title in 2019 to Nick Urankar, but came back after the pandemic to be the Fittest® once again in 2021.
And two-time Women’s 55-59 champ Mary Beth Prodromides took the title from three-time champ Susan Clarke in 2016. The two passed the crown back and forth, with Clarke surging back to win in 2017 and Prodromides taking it back again in 2018. All this was after Prodromides’ 2011 and 2014 victories in Women’s 50-54.
Editor’s Note: Age Group divisions did not participate in the CrossFit Games in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
14-15 — Girls
- Sydney Sullivan (2015)
- Kaela Stephano (2016)
- Chloe Smith (2017)
- Olivia Sulek (2018)
- Emma Cary (2019)
- Olivia Kerstetter (2021)
- Lucy McGonigle (2022)
- Maria Granizo (2023)
14-15 — Boys
- Angelo Dicicco (2015)
- Vincent Ramirez (2016)
- Dallin Pepper (2017)
- Tudor Magda (2018)
- David Bradley (2019)
- Ty Jenkins (2021)
- RJ Mestre (2022)
- Jeremie Jourdan (2023)
16-17 — Girls
- Isabella Vallejo (2015)
- Allison Weiss (2016)
- Kaela Stephano (2017)
- Haley Adams (2018)
- Chloe Smith (2019)
- Emma Lawson (2021)
- Olivia Kerstetter (2022)
- Lucy McGonigle (2023)
16-17 — Boys
- Nicholas Paladino (2015)
- Nicholas Paladino (2016)
- Angelo Dicicco (2017)
- Dallin Pepper (2018)
- Dallin Pepper (2019)
- Nate Ackermann (2021)
- Ty Jenkins (2022)
- Ty Jenkins (2023)
35-39 — Women
- Stephanie Roy (2017)
- Anna Tobias (2018)
- Anna Tobias (2019)
- Whitney Gelin (2021)
- Emilia Leppänen (2022)
- Laurie Clement (2023)
35-39 — Men
- Kyle Kasperbauer (2017)
- Kyle Kasperbauer (2018)
- Nick Urankar (2019)
- Kyle Kasperbauer (2021)
- Bryan Wong (2022)
- Sam Dancer (2023)
40-44 — Women
- Amanda Allen (2013)
- Amanda Allen (2014)
- Janet Black (2015)
- Helen Harding (2016)
- Helen Harding (2017)
- Stephanie Roy (2018)
- Joey Kimdon (2019)
- Kelly Friel (2021)
- Kelly Friel (2022)
- Samantha Briggs (2023)
40-44 — Men
- Michal Moseley (2013)
- Shawn Ramirez (2014)
- Shawn Ramirez (2015)
- Shawn Ramirez (2016)
- Shawn Ramirez (2017)
- Neal Maddox (2018)
- Jason Grubb (2019)
- Maxime Guyon (2021)
- Rudolph Berger (2022)
- Rudolph Berger (2023)
45-49 — Women
- Susan Habbe (2011)
- Lisa Mikkelsen (2012)
- Lisa Mikkelsen (2013)
- Kim Holway (2014)
- Kylie Massi (2015)
- Cheryl Brost (2016)
- Cheryl Brost (2017)
- Amanda Allen (2018)
- Janet Black (2019)
- Annie Sakamoto (2021)
- Ali Crawford (2022)
- Kelly Friel (2023)
45-49 — Men
- Scott DeTore (2011)
- Gene LaMonica (2012)
- Ron Ortiz (2013)
- Jerry Hill (2014)
- Matthew Swift (2015)
- Ron Mathews (2016)
- Robert Davis (2017)
- Robert Davis (2018)
- Joel Hughes (2019)
- Jason Grubb (2021)
- Jason Grubb (2022)
- Jason Grubb (2023)
50-54 — Women
- Laurie Carver (2010)
- Mary Beth Litsheim (2011)
- Susan Habbe (2012)
- Colleen Fahey (2013)
- Mary Beth Litsheim (2014)
- Cindy Kelley (2015)
- Shellie Edington (2016)
- Marion Valkenburg (2017)
- Eva Thorton (2018)
- Jana Slyder (2019)
- Tia Vesser (2021)
- Kim Purdy (2022)
- Cheryl Brost (2023)
50-54 — Men
- Brian Curley (2010)
- Gord MacKinnon (2011)
- Gord MacKinnon (2012)
- Craig Howard (2013)
- Will Powell (2014)
- Joe Ames (2015)
- Ron Ortiz (2016)
- Kevin Koester (2017)
- Cliff Musgrave (2018)
- Kevin Koester (2019)
- Bernard Luzi (2021)
- Sean Patrick (2022)
- Jason Leeves (2023)
55-59 — Women
- Laurie Carver (2010)
- Shelley Noyce (2011)
- Marnel King (2012)
- Gabriele Schlicht (2013)
- Susan Clarke (2014)
- Susan Clarke (2015)
- Mary Beth Prodromides (née Litsheim) (2016)
- Susan Clarke (2017)
- Mary Beth Prodromides (2018)
- Laurie Meschishnick (2019)
- Laurie Meschishnick (2021)
- Shanna Bruce (2022)
- Leka Fineman (2023)
55-59 — Men
- Brian Curley (2010)
- Steve Anderson (2011)
- Tim Anderson (2012)
- Hilmar Hardarson (2013)
- Steve Hamming (2014)
- Will Powell (2015)
- Will Powell (2016)
- Shannon Aiken (2017)
- Brig Edwards (2018)
- Joe Ames (2019)
- Vincent Diephius (2021)
- Mike Egan (2022)
- Kevin Koester (2023)
60-64 — Women
- Laurie Carver (2010)
- Betsy Finley (2011)
- Mary Schwing (2012)
- Sharon Lapkoff (2013)
- Karen Wattier (2014)
- Rosalie Glenn (2015)
- Shaun Havard (2016)
- Patty Failla (2017)
- Shaun Havard (2018)
- Susan Clarke (2019)
- Susan Clarke (2021)
- Mary Beth Prodromides (2022)
- Susan Clarke (2023)
60-64 — Men
- Brian Curley (2010)
- Greg Walker (2011)
- Scott Olson (2012)
- Scott Olson (2013)
- Scott Olson (2014)
- Steve Pollini (2015)
- David Hippensteel (2016)
- David Hippensteel (2017)
- David Hippensteel (2018)
- Gord MacKinnon (2019)
- Will Powell (2021)
- Shannon Aiken (2022)
- Stuart Swanson (2023)
65+ — Women
- Laurie Carver (2010)
- Betsy Finley (2011)
- Mary Schwing (2012)
- Sharon Lapkoff (2013)
- Karen Wattier (2014)
- Rosalie Glenn (2015)
- Shaun Havard (2016)
- Patty Failla (2017)
- Shaun Havard (2018)
- Susan Clarke (2019)
- Patty Bauer (2021)
- Julie Holt (2022)
- Julie Holt (2023)
65+ — Men
- Brian Curley (2010)
- Greg Walker (2011)
- Scott Olson (2012)
- Scott Olson (2013)
- Scott Olson (2014)
- Steve Pollini (2015)
- David Hippensteel (2016)
- David Hippensteel (2017)
- David Hippensteel (2018)
- Gord MacKinnon (2019)
- Ken Ogden (2021)
- Cal Cherrington (2022)
- Daniel Miller (2023)
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