Justin Medeiros is your 2022 Rogue Invitational CrossFit champion. Chandler Smith of the United States placed second; Canadian Jeffrey Adler earned third place. Notably, Patrick Vellner struggled during Event 10, earning a no-rep, and dropped to fourth overall from second.
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This is Medeiros’ second win at the Rogue Invitational; he won the 2021 edition of the competition (Tia-Clair Toomey won in the women’s division.) With this win, he becomes the first person to successfully defend a Rogue Invitational CrossFit title.
2022 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Results | Men
- Justin Medeiros — 735
- Chandler Smith — 720
- Jeffrey Adler — 715
- Patrick Vellner — 705
- Roman Khrennikov — 690
- Björgvin Guðmundsson — 620
- Jayson Hopper — 615
- Samuel Kwant — 580
- Noah Ohlsen — 570
- Ricky Garard — 555
- Jonne Koski — 550
- Nick Mathew — 535
- Jorge Fernandez — 420
- Cole Sager — 420
- Henrik Haapalainen — 405
- Saxon Panchik — 385
- Scott Tetlow — 365
- Scott Tetlow — 335
- Jack Farlow — 325
- Lazar Ðukić — 225
Justin Medeiros at the 2022 Rogue Invitational | All Events
The 23-year-old laid down a consistence performance — after all, consistency is how Medeiros has built his reputation as one of the best athletes in the world. That said, Medeiros did stumble a few times, placing outside of the top 10 twice and out of the top five on four occasions.
“I definitely had to battle some things this weekend,” Medeiros said in his post-win interview. “But they’re going to make me a better athlete in the future. It was awesome to have those mistakes and to overcome them.”
Here’s how Medeiros placed in every event:
- Event 1 — 5th
- Event 2 — 1st
- Event 3 — 3rd
- Event 4 — 5th
- Event 5 — 12th
- Event 6 — 1st
- Event 7 — 16th
- Event 8 — 8th
- Event 9 — 7th
- Event 10 — 5th
Justin Medeiros’ Career
At such a young age, Justin Medeiros has already solidified himself as the top men’s CrossFitter currently competing.
His success started with a win at the 2020 Filthy 150 competition, which earned him a spot in that year’s Games in Aromas, CA. He placed third behind Samuel Kwant and Mat Fraser (who won his fifth and final title in 2020).
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Medeiros then returned to the Games in 2021, winning the title over Patrick Vellner (who placed second) and Brent Fikowski (who placed third). In that competition, he won just one event and placed out of the top 10 only twice.
In 2022, Medeiros repeated at the Games, beating Roman Khrennikov by less than 30 points. (Ricky Garard of Australia took third.)
Since Mat Fraser retired in early 2021, Medeiros has made a solid case to be the next immovable force atop the men’s podium. With this win, he’ll pocket $218,868 — and a lot of respect.
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