For the uninitiated, Brian Friend is one of the best analysts of the CrossFit® Games; Over the years, Friend has compiled analyzes, rankings and forecasts for the CrossFit® Games and many other off-season competitions.
In September, Friend has published his personal ranking of the 30 best CrossFit ® athletes, men and women, of all time!
Index
Criteria for inclusion in the rankings
Among the criteria for inclusion in his list, the athlete must have competed in the CrossFit® Games as a single at least 3 times; podium placements, top 10 placements, number of qualifying years, average career placement and event victories were then considered as the main statistics for ranking athletes.
External races such as the Rogue Invitational, il Dubai CrossFit® Championship or Wodapalooza have not been taken into consideration for the ranking.
Let's find out together!
Ranking of 30 best CrossFit ® athletes
Men
- Mat Fraser (Appearances: 7, Titles: 5, Podiums: 7, Top10: 7, Placement Average: 1.3, Event Wins: 29)
- Rich Froning J. (Appearances: 5, Titles: 4, Podiums: 5, Top10: 5, Place Average: 1.2, Event Wins: 16)
- Ben Smith (Appearances: 11, Titles: 1, Podiums: 4, Top10: 7, Place Average: 7.5, Event Wins: 3)
- Patrick Vellner (Appearances: 7, Titles: 0, Podiums: 4, Top10: 6, Place Average: 5.8, Event Wins: 6)
- Jason Khalipa (Appearances: 7, Titles: 1, Podiums: 3, Top10: 6, Placement Average: 5.6, Event Wins: 6)
- Scott Panchik
- Justin Medeiros
- Bjorgvin Karl Gudmundsson
- Brent Fikowski
- Noah Ohlsen
- Josh Bridges
- Dan Bailey
- Cole Sager
- Jonne Koski
- Graham Holmberg
- Matt Chan
- Mikko Salo
- Travis Mayer
- Samuel Kwant
- Tommy Hackenbruck
- Saxon Panchik
- Spencer Hendell
- Chris Speller
- Jeff Adler
- Jacob Heppner
- Alex Anderson
- Alex Vigneault
- Kyle kasperbauer
- Neal Maddox
- Austin Malleolus
Ranking 30 best CrossFit ® athletes
Women
- Tia-Clair Toomey (Appearances: 8, Titles: 6, Podiums: 8, Top10: 8, Placement Average: 1.3, Event Wins: 35)
- Annie Thorisdottir (Appearances: 11, Titles: 2, Podiums: 6, Top10: 7, Placement Average: 5.3, Event Wins: 14)
- Katrin Davidsdottir (Appearances: 9, Titles: 2, Podiums: 4, Top10: 7, Placement Average: 8.9, Event Wins: 13)
- Kara Saunders (Appearances: 10, Titles: 0, Podiums: 1, Top10: 6, Placement Average: 8, Event Wins: 7)
- Samantha Briggs (Appearances: 9, Titles: 1, Podiums: 1, Top10: 5, Placement Average: 11.7, Event Wins: 11)
- Laura Horvat
- Kristin Holte
- Sara Sigmundsdottir
- Kristan Clever
- Kari Pearce
- Brooke Wells
- haley adams
- Kristi Eramo O'Connel
- Julie Foucher
- Camille Leblanc-Bazinet
- Rebecca Voigt
- Jamie Simmonds
- Alessandra Pichelli
- Valerie Voboril
- Amanda Barnhart
- Danielle Brandon
- Gabriela Migala
- Michelle Letendre
- Lindsay Valenzuela
- Chyna Cho
- Michelle Kinney
- Christy Phillips
- Elizabeth Akinwale
- Stacie Tovar
- Margaux Alvarez
And you, what do you think? Do you agree with these rankings? let us know in the comments!
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