Even though i results are not yet official, Jeff Adler and Mal O'Brien appear to be confirmed as winners Worldwide of the 2023 CrossFit® Open after 3 weeks of testing.
We will update this article whenever CrossFit® makes significant changes to the leaderboard.
For those who haven't figured it out, the CrossFit® Open it's aa three-week online fitness competition uniting the worldwide CrossFit® community. It marks the start of the season and is the first step towards qualification for the CrossFit® Games.
This year the Open took place from February 16 to March 6. The workouts have been posted weekly every Thursday at 21 Italian and there are a total of 37 categories (based on age, gender and ability).
After three intense weeks of announcements and crazy wods, Canadian athlete Jeff Adler and young superstar Mal O'Brien took the top spot respectively in the men's and women's divisions in the World rankings.
Instead for the Europe division, the English athlete Reggie Fasa and the Spanish athlete Elena Carratala' are probably the winners.
Our Fulix didn't disappoint us though: she finished second in Europe and 12th worldwide….Do you want to put?
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Jeff Adler and Mal O'Brien: the winners of the 2023 CrossFit® Open
Male category
Although the workouts were the same for both divisions, the women's category was much tougher than the men's.
To make you understand: while the 10th classified in the men's division finished with 693 points, the 10th classified in the women's division obtained 376 points!
** We remind you that the scores have changed with the new rules: the less points, the higher you place!
Canadian athlete Jeff Adler topped the standings, over 100 points clear of runner-up Tola Morakinyo
Here are some of Jeff Adler's numbers in CrossFit®:
- Last placement at the CrossFit® Games: 5th place
- CrossFit® Games Best Place: 5th (2020, 2022)
- Games appearances: 4
- Positioning in the Worldwide Ranking System: 6th place
- CrossFit® Open Best Place: 1st (2021, 2023)
Here is the ranking of the world's top 10 at the time of writing this article:
Top 10 Worldwide – Men
| Location | Athlete | Points | Country |
| 1 | Jeff Adler | 120 | Canada |
| 2 | Tola Morakinyo | 231 | USA |
| 3 | Colten Mertens | 383 | USA |
| 4 | Tyler Christophel | 387 | USA |
| 5 | Roldan Goldbaum | 540 | Mexico |
| 6 | Samuel Cournoyer | 630 | Canada |
| 7 | Ricky Garard | 645 | Australia |
| 8 | Dallin Pepper | 668 | USA |
| 9 | Reggie Fasa | 683 | UK |
| 10 | Cam Crockett | 693 | USA |
Female category
Mal O'Brien rocked this year. Like Adler, she also won only one WOD in the entire CrossFit® Open: the 23.2A.
If you recall, the XNUMX-year-old American athlete was the youngest ever to win an event CrossFit® Games two years ago, the same year he won the rookie of the year award.
It is currently the second fittest woman in the world and, since the pregnancy of Tia Clair-Toomey kept her away from competition, it's very likely that she could clinch the title this year.
Here are some of Mal O'Brien's numbers in CrossFit®:
- Last placement at the CrossFit® Games: 2nd
- Best place at the CrossFit® Games: 2nd
- CrossFit® Games Appearances: 4 (twice as a teenager)
- Placement in the Worldwide Ranking System: 3rd
- Best place at the CrossFit® Open: 1st (2022.
According to the results (unofficial at the time of writing), O'Brien scored 130 points while Paige Powers finished in second place with 151 points.
Top 10 Worldwide - Women
| Location | Athlete | Points | Country |
| 1 | Mal O'Brien | 130 | USA |
| 2 | Paige Powers | 151 | USA |
| 3 | Emma Lawson | 201 | Canada |
| 4 | Arielle Loewen | 258 | USA |
| 5 | Alex Gazan | 290 | USA |
| 6 | Brooke Wells | 300 | USA |
| 7 | Elena Carratala Sanahuja | 311 | Spain |
| 8 | Amanda Barnhart | 314 | USA |
| 9 | Ellie Turner | 330 | Australia |
| 10 | Zoe Warren | 376 | USA |
Reggie Fasa and Elena Carratala': the European winners of the CrossFit® Open 2023
Instead, let's talk about the continent that interests us most: Europe. We had some great twists here too.
Women's division
Shortly before 23.2 we did a live broadcast with Elisa Fuliano and Coach Teo and Andrea di Salvatore, where the athletes told us their expectations for this Open 2023.
In fact, Elisa already entered the European top 5 in the second week and never came out from there.
He narrowly lost his lead, finishing with 381 points, just 70 points less than the first placed, Elena Carratala'.
The Spanish athlete by the way was teammate of Fuliano and Antea Longo al Wodapalooza 2023, with the MED GIRLS team, finishing 14th overall.
Here are some of Elena's achievements:
OPEN
YEAR RANK WORLDWIDE RANK BY REGION RANK BY COUNTRY
2022 44th 19th Europe 2nd Spain
2021 8th 2nd Europe 1st Spain
2020 71st — 2nd Spain
2019 118th — 2nd Spain
SEMIFINALS
YEAR RANK SEMIFINAL
2022 7th CrossFit® Lowlands Throwdown
2022 2nd Last Chance Qualifier
2021 7th CrossFit® Lowlands Throwdown
2021 14th Last Chance Qualifier
Top 10 Europe – Women
| Location | Athlete | Points | Country |
| 1 | Elena Carratala Sanahuja | 311 | Spain |
| 2 | Elisa Fuliano | 381 | Italy |
| 3 | Gabriela Migala | 432 | Poland |
| 4 | Manon Angonese | 439 | Germany |
| 5 | Emma Mcquaid | 457 | Ireland |
| 6 | Oihana Moya | 459 | Spain |
| 7 | Claudia Gluck | 478 | France |
| 8 | Jacqueline Dahlstrom | 557 | Denmark |
| 9 | Solveig Sigurdardottir | 565 | Iceland |
| 10 | Ella Wunger | 599 | Sweden |
Men's Division
For the men's division there was a clear gap between the first placed Reggie Fasa and the second, Aniol Ekai: 263 points!
No wonder since we're talking about the UK's XNUMXnd Fittest Man! The 27-year-old British athlete is a former Newcastle Falcons rugby player who has since become a full-time CrossFit®ter!
Here are some results from Fasa:
OPEN
YEAR RANK WORLDWIDE RANK BY REGION RANK BY COUNTRY
2022 51st 13th Europe 2nd UK
2021 38th 11th Europe 4th UK
2020 106th — 4th UK
2019 359th — 11th UK
SEMIFINALS
YEAR RANK SEMIFINAL
2022 10th CrossFit® Lowlands Throwdown
2021 13th CrossFit® Lowlands Throwdown
Top 10 Europe – MEN
| Location | Athlete | Points | Country |
| 1 | Reggie Fasa | 683 | UK |
| 2 | Aniol Ekai | 919 | Spain |
| 3 | Alex Kotoulas | 936 | Greece |
| 4 | André Houdet | 1090 | Denmark |
| 5 | Lucas Heuze | 1124 | France |
| 6 | Uldis Upenieks | 1126 | Latvia |
| 7 | Willy Georges | 1284 | France |
| 8 | Luka Dukic | 1421 | Serbia |
| 9 | Anestis Artemis | 1461 | Greece |
| 10 | Sam Parkin | 1469 | UK |
How other Italian athletes positioned themselves at the 2023 Open
Let's see category by category how our other compatriots ended up:
Top 100 – Elite Man
Tommaso Pieri: 15th
Andrea Barbotti: 19th
Stefano Zucchiatti: 20th
Iurii Marincenco: 33rd
Enrico Zenoni: 43rd
Nicholas Bonura: 47th
Federico Giovannini: 59th
John Ruggieri: 62nd
Federico Marra: 67th
Pietro Anderloni: 80th
Stefano Migliorini 94th
Top 100 – Elite Women
Elisa Fuliano: 2nd
Clare Salandra 29th
Marta Ricottini: 36th
Jasmine Ghilardi 46th
Francesca Zagaglini 54th
Valentina Magalotti 91st
Top 50 Teams
CrossFit® Senigallia 3rd
CrossFit® Bad Beast 44°
Top 50 Men 35-39
Christian Rechichi 22nd
Top 50 Women 35-39
Antea Longo 17th
Top 50 Men 40-44
Alessandro Chiarolanza 4th
Luigi Zazzera 16th
Michele Gardini 22nd
Giuseppe Girelli 33rd
Amerigo Blasi 42nd
Top 50 Women 40-44
Elisa Righi 28th
Cristina Mainetti 29th
Cristina Florentina Andries 46th
Francesca Seminarqa 48th
Top 50 Men 45-49
Andrea di Salvatore 4th
Antonio Sala 15th
Andrea Chilà 17th
Graziano Molaschi 26th
Antonio Kamaji de Sanctis 37th
Top 50 Women 45-49
Barbara Macaluso 7th
Monica Marigliano 11th
Cinzia Pecoraro 19th
Denis Bastoni 48th
Top 50 Men 50-54
Massimo Cruciani 2nd
Giulio Silvino 3rd
Italo Tretonzi 12th
Stefano Bettini 13th
Mario Bosi 23rd
Giampaolo Sciascia 35th
Marco Paglierini 48th
Angelo Tufo 50th
Top 50 Women 50-54
Paola Cerrone 5th
Rosanna Samson 6th
Roberta Penazzi 18th
Beatrice Cardarelli 28th
Sonia Monari 50th
Top 50 Men 55-59
Antonio Boldrini 6th
Centolanze Ezio 29th
Gabriele Carrera 33rd
Joseph Ippolito 38th
Roberto Castriota Skanderbeg 39th
Pintus Maximilian 41st
Top 50 Women 55-59
Anna Traviglia 5th
Emanuela Scarpelli 6th
Paola Pialorsi 16th
Alessandra Mascelli 30th
Nicoletta Zara 47th
Top 50 Men 60-64
John Ferrari 3rd
Gerardo Schiatti 4th
Gianni Campella 7th
Gianluca Fior 23rd
GP Small 34th
Daniele Giarola 37th
Errico Cauli 50th
Top 50 Women 60-64
Simonetta Frollini 2nd
Susanne Olvback 3rd
Mia Wegberg of the 34th House
Top 50 Men 65+
Sergio Pennati 6th
Cesare Busini 7th
Salvatore Zema 15th
Roberto Vancini 19th
Top 50 Women 65+
Anna Bonacci 3rd
Piera Limito 7th
Luciana Marchi 10th
Top 30 Boys 16-17
Lorenzo Pitruzzello 4th
Francesco Vaiasicca 19th
Thomas Gambarelli 28th
Top 30 Boys 14-15
Lorenzo Ursini 4th