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With the seven CrossFit Semifinals in the 2023 season having standardized workouts, it’s possible to more accurately compare how athletes from around the globe stacked up relative to each other. The 2023 CrossFit Games are scheduled for Aug. 1-6, 2023, in Madison, WI.
While not every athlete always needs to go full send in every event in the Semifinals the same way their might at the Games, analyzing the Semifinal results can offer a glimpse into how athletes might perform against each other in Madison. For reference, here are the 2023 CrossFit Semifinal Results:
2023 CrossFit Semifinal Results
Below are the top finishers of the 2023 Semifinal events for each of the Individual divisions if all the athletes had competed in the same competition.
[Related: CrossFit Athlete Kristi Eramo O’Connell On Balancing Weight Training and Running]
2023 Semifinal Workout One
For time:
3,000-meter Echo Bike
Hand-over-hand pull (84 feet)
2,000-meter Assault AirRunner
Hand-over-hand pull (84 feet)
1,000-meter SkiErg
Hand-over-hand pull (92 feet)
Time cap: 30 minutes. Women: 180 pounds | Men: 225 pounds
Individual Women’s Results
Jennifer Muir — 23:47.68 | Europe Semifinal
Madeleine Pearson — 24:31.18 | Europe Semifinal
Gabriela Miga?a — 24:34.86 | Europe Semifinal
Raisa Blinova — 24:44 | Asia Semifinal
Karin Freyova — 24:46.82 | Europe Semifinal
Aimie Cringle — 24.50.26 | Europe Semifinal
Katelyn Van Zyl — 24:52.87 | Oceania Semifinal
Caroline Muller-Korn — 24:58.85 | Europe Semifinal
Emily de Rooy — 25:07.85 | Oceania Semifinal
Annie Thorisdottir — 25:25.19 | Europe Semifinal
Muir was the only female on the planet to finish this workout in under 24 minutes. The European athletes were dominant in this event, claiming seven of the top 10 times globally. By comparison, no female athlete at the Africa Semifinal finished this workout within the time cap.
No female athlete in the Americas finished faster than Danielle Brandon’s time of 26:35.38 at the North American West Semifinal. Stacy Lerum scored the top time of 26:51.26 at the North American West Semifinal. Andreia Pinheiro was the only female athlete to finish within the time cap at the South America Semifinal at 29:12.
Individual Men’s Results
Zac Thomas — 21:51.06 | Oceania Semifinal
Jelle Hoste — 22:05.34 | Europe Semifinal
Zane Shellabear-Healey — 22:06.42 | Oceania Semifinal
Jayson Hopper — 22:18.87 | North American East Semifinal
Jay Crouch — 22:31.77 | Oceania Semifinal
James Sprague — 22:32.21 | North American East Semifinal
Lazar ?uki? — 22:34.66 | Europe Semifinal
Henrik Haapalainen — 22:37.81 | Europe Semifinal
David Shorunke — 22:46.98 | Europe Semifinal
Agustin Vili?nik — 22:48.58 | Europe Semifinal
European athletes on the men’s side took half of the top times of Workout One. Thomas was the only athlete worldwide to finish with a time under 22 minutes.
Brent Fikowski’s time of 23:02.41 was the fastest at the North American West Semifinal. Arthur Semenov’s time of 23:40 was the fastest at the Asia Semifinal.
No one at the Africa Semifinal or South America Semifinal finished sub-25 minutes. Jason Smith and Lago Guiraldes had the respective top times of 25:56 and 25:15.
2023 Semifinal Workout Two
As many reps as possible (AMRAP) in three minutes of:
Complete three rounds, resting one minute between rounds. Each athlete’s score is the total reps across the three rounds.
Women: Wear a 10-pound ruck, 24-inch box | Men: Wear a 20-pound ruck, 30-inch box
Individual Women’s Results
Emma Lawson — 61 reps | North America East Semifinal
Emma Cary — 58 reps | North America East Semifinal
Jamie Simmonds — 55 reps | Oceania Semifinal
Luiza Marques — 54 reps | South America Semifinal (T-fourth)
Alex Gazan — 54 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-fourth)
Arielle Loewen — 54 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-fourth)
Emma Tall — 54 reps | Europe Semifinal (T-fourth)
Alexis Raptis — 51 reps | North America East Semifinal
Marisa Flowers — 50 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-ninth)
Claudia Gluck — 50 reps | Europe Semifinal (T-ninth)
Yuko Sakuyama’s 44 reps was the top score at the Asia Semifinal. Christina Livaditakis’ 36 reps was the top score at the Africa Semifinal.
Individual Men’s Results
Jonne Koski — 57 reps | Europe Semifinal
Scott Tetlow — 56 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-second)
Colten Mertens — 56 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-second)
Patrick Vellner — 56 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-second)
Jeffrey Adler — 53 reps | North American East Semifinal
Enrico Zenoni — 52 reps | Europe Semifinal
Lazar ?uki? — 50 reps | Europe Semifinal (T-seventh)
Alex Kotoulas — 50 reps | Europe Semifinal (T-seventh)
Noah Ohlsen — 50 reps | North American East Semifinal (T-seventh)
Guilherme Malheiros — 49 reps | South America Semifinal (T-10th)
Kaique Cervany — 49 reps | South America Semifinal (T-10th)
Bayley Martin — 49 reps | Oceania Semifinal (T-10th)
Andrei Fedotov’s 47 reps was the top score in the Asia Semifinal. Ruan Potgieter’s 42 reps was the top score in the Africa Semifinal.
2023 Semifinal Workout Three
For time: Semifinals Linda — 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 reps of:
Time cap: 17 minutes
Individual Women’s Results
Amanda Barnhart — 11:46.61 | North America East Semifinal
Gabriela Miga?a — 12:08.95 | Europe Semifinal
Annie Thorisdottir — 12:08.97 | Europe Semifinal
Olivia Kerstetter — 12:13.50 | North America West Semifinal
Caroline Stanley — 12:20:49 | North America East Semifinal
Page Powers — 12:25:28 | North America East Semifinal
Jennifer Muir — 12:25.97 | Europe Semifinal
Alex Gazan — 12:26.86 | North America West Semifinal
Laura Horvath — 12:36.59 | Europe Semifinal
Dani Speegle — 12:43.22 | North America West Semifinal
No one at the Africa Semifinal finished within the time cap. Emily de Rooy’s time of 13:17.66 was the fastest in Oceania. Victoria Campos was the fastest in South America at 14:14. Seher Kaya and Sakuyama were the only athletes to finish within the time cap in Asia at 15:59 and 16:56, respectively.
Individual Men’s Results
Colten Mertens — 11:06.99 | North America West Semifinal
Samuel Cournoyer — 12:04.90 | North America East Semifinal
Chandler Smith — 12:10.53 | North America West Semifinal
Jayson Hopper — 12:15.38 | North America East Semifinal
Roman Khrennikov — 12:19.08 | North America East Semifinal
Patrick Vellner — 12:24.21 | North America West Semifinal
David Shorunke — 12:26.68 | Europe Semifinal
Nick Mathew — 12:26.94 | North America West Semifinal
Cole Greasehaber — 12:33 | North America West Semifinal
Cole Sager — 12:36.14 | North America West Semifinal
The North America Semifinals were miles ahead of the rest of the world except for Shunrunke in Europe. Jake Douglas at 13:22.06 was the fastest in Oceania. Semenov, who won the Asia Semifinal, was fastest at 14:13.
Kalyan Souza was the fastest in South America, with a second to spare before 15 minutes. Kealan Henry at 15:15 was the top time in Africa.
2023 Semifinal Workout Four
For load:
Time cap: six minutes
Following the time cap, athletes will have two minutes to reset for Test Five.
Individual Women’s Results
Hannah Black — 215 pounds | North America West Semifinal
Madison McElhaney — 210 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-second)
Karin Freyová — 210 pounds | Europe Semifinal (T-second)
Laura Horvath — 210 pounds | Europe Semifinal (T-second)
Danielle Paran — 210 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-second)
Ashleigh Wosny — 205 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-sixth)
Emma Harvang — 205 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-sixth)
Christine Kolenbrander — 205 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
Olivia Kerstetter — 205 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
Dani Speegle — 205 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
Paige Powers — 200 pounds | North America East Semifinal
Danielle Brandon — 200 pounds | North America East Semifinal
Gabriela Miga?a — 200 pounds | Europe Semifinal
Emily White — 200 pounds | North America West Semifinal
Kloie Wilson — 200 pounds | North America West Semifinal
Emily Muir — 200 pounds | North America West Semifinal
Sasha Nievas — 200 pounds | South America Semifinal
While snatching 200 pounds did not break anyone into the top 10 worldwide, it was the barrier of the top scores as exactly 10 athletes globally lifted 205 or more pounds.
Michelle Basnett’s 179 pounds was the top snatch in Africa. Dema Zebdieh’s 185-pound snatch was the top lift in Asia. Laura Clifton’s 195-pound snatch topped out Oceania.
Individual Men’s Results
Tudor Magda — 325 pounds | North America West Semifinal
Guilherme Malheiros — 310 pounds | South America Semifinal (T-second)
Jake Douglas — 310 pounds | Oceania Semifinal (T-second)
Darcy Hancock — 305 pounds | Oceania Semifinal (T-fourth)
Jayson Hopper — 305 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-fourth)
Brent Fikowski — 300 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
Anthony Davis — 300 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
Jacob Marlow — 300 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
Jack Farlow — 300 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-sixth)
Chandler Smith — 295 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-10th)
Bronislaw Olenkowicz — 295 pounds | Europe Semifinal (T-10th)
Arthur Semenov — 295 pounds | Asia Semifinal (T-10th)
Austin Hatfield — 295 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-10th)
Denis Samsonov — 295 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-10th)
Elsayed Hasona had the top snatch at 278 pounds in Africa. The top weights worldwide were very much at the 300-pound mark. Only five male athletes worldwide eclipsed 305 pounds.
2023 Semifinal Workout Five
For time:
Eight snatches — Women: 125 pounds | Men: 185 pounds
Run 800 meters
Time cap: six minutes
Individual Women’s Results
Sydney Wells — 3:09.58 | North America East Semifinal
Emma Cary — 3:11.31 | North America East Semifinal
Aimee Cringle — 3:12.18 | Europe Semifinal
Danielle Brandon — 3:15.16 | North America East Semifinal
Gabriela Miga?a — 3:15.22 | Europe Semifinal
Emma Lawson — 3:17:56 | North America East Semifinal
Karin Freyová — 3:17.57 | Europe Semifinal
Emily White — 3:17.45 | North America West Semifinal
Matilde Garnes — 3:18.49 | Europe Semifinal
Katelin Van Zyl — 3:19.70 | Oceania Semifinal
Seher Kaya’s 3:25 was the fastest Asia Semifinal time. Pinheiro’s 3:34 was the fastest South America Semifinal time. Mariska Smit had the fastest Africa Semifinal time at 3:59.
Individual Men’s Results
Jelle Hoste — 2:56.25 | Europe Semifinal
Patrick Vellner — 2:56.39 | North America West Semifinal
Brent Fikowski — 2:58.61 | North America West Semifinal
Jeffrey Adler — 3:00.79 | North America East Semifinal
Roman Khrennikov — 3:02.97 | North America East Semifinal
Garrett Clark — 3:05.24 | North America East Semifinal
Isaac Newman — 3:05.53 | Oceania Semifinal
Evan Rogers — 3:05.24 | North America East Semifinal
Benoît Boulanger — 3:06.30 | North America East Semifinal
Will Moorad — 3:06.38 | North America East Semifinal (T-10th)
Jay Crouch — 3:06.38 | Oceania Semifinal (T-10th)
This was arguably the closest event worldwide. Athletes in South America, Asia, and Africa still lagged behind Europe, North America, and Oceania on the whole, but not by as wide of a margin as in other workouts.
Lago Guiraldes’ time of 3:09 was the top result in South America. Semenov was the best in Asia again, but his 3:13.38 would not get into toward the top of the standings at the Games. Justin Holliday finished in 3:24 for Africa’s fastest time.
2023 Semifinal Workout Six
For time:
20 overhead squats — Women: 125 pounds | Men: 185 pounds
500-meter row
Three handstand walk pirouettes
Two seated legless rope climbs
20 strict chest-to-wall handstand push-ups
Two seated legless rope climbs
Three handstand walk pirouettes
500-meter row
20 overhead squats — Women: 125 pounds | Men: 185 pounds
Time cap: Women: 16 minutes | Men: 15 minutes
Individual Women’s Results
Danielle Brandon — 10:39 | North America East Semifinal
Laura Horvath — 10:40.27 | Europe Semifinal
Samantha Pugh — 10:46 | North America East Semifinal
Anikha Greer — 10:52.18 | North America East Semifinal
Emily Andrade — 11:10 | South America Semifinal
Alex Gazan — 11:10.37 | North America West Semifinal
Alexis Raptis — 11:13.39 | North America East Semifinal
Paige Powers — 11:13.62 | North America East Semifinal
Trista Smith — 11:23.88 | North America West Semifinal
Rebecca Fuselier — 11:23.96 | North America West Semifinal
Oceania’s fastest time was 11:35.87, scored by Emily de Rooy. Kaya was again the top athlete in Asia at a time of 13:31. While Basnett won the workout in Africa, she did not finish within the time cap.
Individual Men’s Results
Justin Medeiros — 8:55.89 | North America West Semifinal
Guilherme Malheiros — 9:06 | South America Semifinal
Noah Ohlsen — 9:32.70 | North America East Semifinal
Victor Hoffer — 9:34.11 | Europe Semifinal
Jonne Koski — 9:39.70 | Europe Semifinal
Will Moorad — 9:45.16 | North American East Semifinal
Samuel Kwant — 9:57.03 | North America West Semifinal
Andrei Fedotov — 10:02 | Asia Semifinal
Björgvin Karl Gudmundsson — 10:06.81 | Europe Semifinal
Colten Mertens — 10:10.17 | North America West Semifinal
Bayley Martin’s time of 10:25.34 was the fastest at the Oceania Semifinal. Ruan Potgieter’s time of 11:05 was the fastest at the Africa Semifinal. Medeiros was the only athlete worldwide to finish sub-nine minutes.
2023 Semifinal Workout Seven
Three rounds for time of:
Echo Bike — Women: 10 calories | Men: 15 calories
20 toes-to-bars
60-foot sandbag bear-hug carry — Women: 150 pounds | Men: 200 pounds
Time cap: six minutes
Individual Women’s Results
Emma Cary — 4:05.25 | North America East Semifinal
Laura Horvath — 4:09.16 | Europe Semifinal
Danielle Brandon — 4:11.23 | North America East Semifinal
Rebecka Vitesson — 4:13.63 | Europe Semifinal
Brooke Wells — 4:14.24 | North America East Semifinal
Emily Rolfe — 4:15.28 | North America West Semifinal
Madeline Sturt — 4:15.43 | Oceania Semifinal
Ella Wunder — 4:16.33 | Europe Semifinal
Gabriela Miga?a — 4:17.02 | Europe Semifinal
Jacqueline Dahlstrøm — 4:17.74 | Europe Semifinal
Kaya and Basnett were again on top in Asia and Africa with times of 5:04.55 and 5:08, respectively. Alexia Williams won workout seven in South America with a time of 5:10.
Individual Men’s Results
Dallin Pepper — 3:46.40 | North America East Semifinal
Jayson Hooper — 3:50.90 | North America East Semifinal
Roman Khrennikov — 3:54.82 | North America East Semifinal
Alex Vigneault — 3:57.58 | North America East Semifinal
Luke Parker — 4:06.73 | North America East Semifinal
Jelle Hoste — 4:06.87 | Europe Semifinal
Patrick Vellner — 4:08.48 | North America West Semifinal
Isaac Newman — 4:10.55 | Oceania Semifinal
John Wood — 4:12.53 | North America West Semifinal
Tyler Christophel — 4:13.33 | North America East Semifinal
Kalyan Souza had the top time of 4:15 in South America. Jason Smith was the top athlete in Africa at 4:29. Ant Hayes’ time of 4:30.60 was the fastest in Asia.
Tale of the Tape
Here is the breakdown of the number of podium finishes by event in the 2023 CrossFit Semifinals worldwide by region:
Note: Numbers may not add up to seven due to ties.
First-Place Finishes — Women
North America East — Six
North America West — One
Europe — One
Oceania — zero
South America — zero
Asia — zero
Africa — zero
Second-Place Finishes — Women
Europe — Seven
North America East — Two
North America West — One
Oceania — zero
South America — zero
Asia — zero
Africa — zero
Third-Place Finishes — Women
North America East — Two
Europe — Two
North America West — One
Oceania — One
South America — zero
Asia — zero
Africa — zero
First-Place Finishes — Men
North America West — Three
Europe — Two
North America East — One
Oceania — One
South America — zero
Asia — zero
Africa — zero
Second-Place Finishes — Men
Oceania — Three
North America East — Two
South America — Two
North America West — One
Europe — One
Asia — zero
Africa — zero
Third-Place Finishes — Men
North America East — Two
North America West — Two
Oceania — Two
Europe — zero
South America — zero
Asia — zero
Africa — zero
Top Semifinal Athletes Worldwide
If all the athletes globally competed in the same Semifinal and posted their results, this is the top 10 for each Individual division:
Note: the scores below do not account for or adjust for variables at each Semifinal, such as elevation or temperature.
Individual Women
Gabriela Miga?a — 549 points | Europe
Laura Horvath — 543 points | Europe
Annie Thorisdottir — 523 points | Europe
Danielle Brandon — 501 points | North America East
Emma Cary — 493 points | North America East
Emma Lawson — 457 points | North America East
Emma Tall — 452 points | Europe
Karin Freyova — 426 points | Europe
Paige Powers — 421 points | North America East
Amanda Barnhart — 412 points | North America East
Alex Gazan — 400 points | North America West
Alexis Raptis — 400 points | North America East
Manon Angonese — 372 points | Europe
Matilde Garnes — 370 points | Europe
Arielle Loewen — 369 points | North America West
Christine Kolenbrander — 349 points | North America West
Katrin Davi?ðsdo?ttir — 337 points | North America West
Ella Wunger — 334 points | Europe
Elisa Fuliano — 334 points | Europe
Jamie Simmonds — 317 points | Oceania
Individual Men
Pat Vellner — 517 points | North America West
Jayson Hopper — 499 points | North America East
Jeff Adler — 478 points | North America East
Brent Fikowski — 453 points | North America West
Roman Khrennikov — 450 points | North America East
Dallin Pepper — 439 points | North America East
Noah Ohlsen — 396 points | North America East
Samuel Kwant — 394 points | North America West
Lazar ?uki? — 390 points | Europe
Will Moorad — 376 points | North America East
Justin Medeiros — 371 points | North America West
Sam Cournoyer — 371 points | North America East
Alex Vigneault — 365 points | North America East
Jelle Hoste — 363 points | Europe
Luke Parker — 353 points | North America East
Henrik Haapalainen — 345 points | Europe
Jonne Koski — 343 points | Europe
Jay Crouch — 334 points | Oceania
Colten Mertens — 331 points | North America West
Kaique Cerveny — 329 points | South America
Featured image: @crossfitgames on Instagram
With the seven CrossFit Semifinals in the 2023 season having standardized workouts, it’s possible to more accurately compare how athletes from around the globe stacked up relative to each other. The 2023 CrossFit Games are scheduled for Aug. 1-6, 2023, in Madison, WI.
While not every athlete always needs to go full send in every event in the Semifinals the same way their might at the Games, analyzing the Semifinal results can offer a glimpse into how athletes might perform against each other in Madison. For reference, here are the 2023 CrossFit Semifinal Results:
2023 CrossFit Semifinal Results
Below are the top finishers of the 2023 Semifinal events for each of the Individual divisions if all the athletes had competed in the same competition.
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[Related: CrossFit Athlete Kristi Eramo O’Connell On Balancing Weight Training and Running]
2023 Semifinal Workout One
For time:
Individual Women’s Results
[*]Jennifer Muir — 23:47.68 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Madeleine Pearson — 24:31.18 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Gabriela Miga?a — 24:34.86 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Raisa Blinova — 24:44 | Asia Semifinal
[*]Karin Freyova — 24:46.82 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Aimie Cringle — 24.50.26 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Katelyn Van Zyl — 24:52.87 | Oceania Semifinal
[*]Caroline Muller-Korn — 24:58.85 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Emily de Rooy — 25:07.85 | Oceania Semifinal
[*]Annie Thorisdottir — 25:25.19 | Europe Semifinal
Muir was the only female on the planet to finish this workout in under 24 minutes. The European athletes were dominant in this event, claiming seven of the top 10 times globally. By comparison, no female athlete at the Africa Semifinal finished this workout within the time cap.
No female athlete in the Americas finished faster than Danielle Brandon’s time of 26:35.38 at the North American West Semifinal. Stacy Lerum scored the top time of 26:51.26 at the North American West Semifinal. Andreia Pinheiro was the only female athlete to finish within the time cap at the South America Semifinal at 29:12.
Individual Men’s Results
[*]Zac Thomas — 21:51.06 | Oceania Semifinal
[*]Jelle Hoste — 22:05.34 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Zane Shellabear-Healey — 22:06.42 | Oceania Semifinal
[*]Jayson Hopper — 22:18.87 | North American East Semifinal
[*]Jay Crouch — 22:31.77 | Oceania Semifinal
[*]James Sprague — 22:32.21 | North American East Semifinal
[*]Lazar ?uki? — 22:34.66 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Henrik Haapalainen — 22:37.81 | Europe Semifinal
[*]David Shorunke — 22:46.98 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Agustin Vili?nik — 22:48.58 | Europe Semifinal
European athletes on the men’s side took half of the top times of Workout One. Thomas was the only athlete worldwide to finish with a time under 22 minutes.
Brent Fikowski’s time of 23:02.41 was the fastest at the North American West Semifinal. Arthur Semenov’s time of 23:40 was the fastest at the Asia Semifinal.
No one at the Africa Semifinal or South America Semifinal finished sub-25 minutes. Jason Smith and Lago Guiraldes had the respective top times of 25:56 and 25:15.
2023 Semifinal Workout Two
As many reps as possible (AMRAP) in three minutes of:
Complete three rounds, resting one minute between rounds. Each athlete’s score is the total reps across the three rounds.
Women: Wear a 10-pound ruck, 24-inch box | Men: Wear a 20-pound ruck, 30-inch box
Individual Women’s Results
[*]Emma Lawson — 61 reps | North America East Semifinal
[*]Emma Cary — 58 reps | North America East Semifinal
[*]Jamie Simmonds — 55 reps | Oceania Semifinal
[*]Luiza Marques — 54 reps | South America Semifinal (T-fourth)
[*]Alex Gazan — 54 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-fourth)
[*]Arielle Loewen — 54 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-fourth)
[*]Emma Tall — 54 reps | Europe Semifinal (T-fourth)
[*]Alexis Raptis — 51 reps | North America East Semifinal
[*]Marisa Flowers — 50 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-ninth)
[*]Claudia Gluck — 50 reps | Europe Semifinal (T-ninth)
Yuko Sakuyama’s 44 reps was the top score at the Asia Semifinal. Christina Livaditakis’ 36 reps was the top score at the Africa Semifinal.
Individual Men’s Results
[*]Jonne Koski — 57 reps | Europe Semifinal
[*]Scott Tetlow — 56 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-second)
[*]Colten Mertens — 56 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-second)
[*]Patrick Vellner — 56 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-second)
[*]Jeffrey Adler — 53 reps | North American East Semifinal
[*]Enrico Zenoni — 52 reps | Europe Semifinal
[*]Lazar ?uki? — 50 reps | Europe Semifinal (T-seventh)
[*]Alex Kotoulas — 50 reps | Europe Semifinal (T-seventh)
[*]Noah Ohlsen — 50 reps | North American East Semifinal (T-seventh)
[*]Guilherme Malheiros — 49 reps | South America Semifinal (T-10th)
[*]Kaique Cervany — 49 reps | South America Semifinal (T-10th)
[*]Bayley Martin — 49 reps | Oceania Semifinal (T-10th)
Andrei Fedotov’s 47 reps was the top score in the Asia Semifinal. Ruan Potgieter’s 42 reps was the top score in the Africa Semifinal.
2023 Semifinal Workout Three
For time: Semifinals Linda — 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 reps of:
Time cap: 17 minutes
Individual Women’s Results
[*]Amanda Barnhart — 11:46.61 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Gabriela Miga?a — 12:08.95 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Annie Thorisdottir — 12:08.97 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Olivia Kerstetter — 12:13.50 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Caroline Stanley — 12:20:49 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Page Powers — 12:25:28 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Jennifer Muir — 12:25.97 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Alex Gazan — 12:26.86 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Laura Horvath — 12:36.59 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Dani Speegle — 12:43.22 | North America West Semifinal
No one at the Africa Semifinal finished within the time cap. Emily de Rooy’s time of 13:17.66 was the fastest in Oceania. Victoria Campos was the fastest in South America at 14:14. Seher Kaya and Sakuyama were the only athletes to finish within the time cap in Asia at 15:59 and 16:56, respectively.
Individual Men’s Results
[*]Colten Mertens — 11:06.99 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Samuel Cournoyer — 12:04.90 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Chandler Smith — 12:10.53 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Jayson Hopper — 12:15.38 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Roman Khrennikov — 12:19.08 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Patrick Vellner — 12:24.21 | North America West Semifinal
[*]David Shorunke — 12:26.68 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Nick Mathew — 12:26.94 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Cole Greasehaber — 12:33 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Cole Sager — 12:36.14 | North America West Semifinal
The North America Semifinals were miles ahead of the rest of the world except for Shunrunke in Europe. Jake Douglas at 13:22.06 was the fastest in Oceania. Semenov, who won the Asia Semifinal, was fastest at 14:13.
Kalyan Souza was the fastest in South America, with a second to spare before 15 minutes. Kealan Henry at 15:15 was the top time in Africa.
2023 Semifinal Workout Four
For load:
Time cap: six minutes
Following the time cap, athletes will have two minutes to reset for Test Five.
Individual Women’s Results
[*]Hannah Black — 215 pounds | North America West Semifinal
[*]Madison McElhaney — 210 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-second)
[*]Karin Freyová — 210 pounds | Europe Semifinal (T-second)
[*]Laura Horvath — 210 pounds | Europe Semifinal (T-second)
[*]Danielle Paran — 210 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-second)
[*]Ashleigh Wosny — 205 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-sixth)
[*]Emma Harvang — 205 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-sixth)
[*]Christine Kolenbrander — 205 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
[*]Olivia Kerstetter — 205 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
[*]Dani Speegle — 205 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
[*]Paige Powers — 200 pounds | North America East Semifinal
[*]Danielle Brandon — 200 pounds | North America East Semifinal
[*]Gabriela Miga?a — 200 pounds | Europe Semifinal
[*]Emily White — 200 pounds | North America West Semifinal
[*]Kloie Wilson — 200 pounds | North America West Semifinal
[*]Emily Muir — 200 pounds | North America West Semifinal
[*]Sasha Nievas — 200 pounds | South America Semifinal
While snatching 200 pounds did not break anyone into the top 10 worldwide, it was the barrier of the top scores as exactly 10 athletes globally lifted 205 or more pounds.
Michelle Basnett’s 179 pounds was the top snatch in Africa. Dema Zebdieh’s 185-pound snatch was the top lift in Asia. Laura Clifton’s 195-pound snatch topped out Oceania.
Individual Men’s Results
[*]Tudor Magda — 325 pounds | North America West Semifinal
[*]Guilherme Malheiros — 310 pounds | South America Semifinal (T-second)
[*]Jake Douglas — 310 pounds | Oceania Semifinal (T-second)
[*]Darcy Hancock — 305 pounds | Oceania Semifinal (T-fourth)
[*]Jayson Hopper — 305 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-fourth)
[*]Brent Fikowski — 300 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
[*]Anthony Davis — 300 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
[*]Jacob Marlow — 300 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
[*]Jack Farlow — 300 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-sixth)
[*]Chandler Smith — 295 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-10th)
[*]Bronislaw Olenkowicz — 295 pounds | Europe Semifinal (T-10th)
[*]Arthur Semenov — 295 pounds | Asia Semifinal (T-10th)
[*]Austin Hatfield — 295 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-10th)
[*]Denis Samsonov — 295 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-10th)
Elsayed Hasona had the top snatch at 278 pounds in Africa. The top weights worldwide were very much at the 300-pound mark. Only five male athletes worldwide eclipsed 305 pounds.
2023 Semifinal Workout Five
For time:
Individual Women’s Results
[*]Sydney Wells — 3:09.58 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Emma Cary — 3:11.31 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Aimee Cringle — 3:12.18 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Danielle Brandon — 3:15.16 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Gabriela Miga?a — 3:15.22 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Emma Lawson — 3:17:56 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Karin Freyová — 3:17.57 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Emily White — 3:17.45 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Matilde Garnes — 3:18.49 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Katelin Van Zyl — 3:19.70 | Oceania Semifinal
Seher Kaya’s 3:25 was the fastest Asia Semifinal time. Pinheiro’s 3:34 was the fastest South America Semifinal time. Mariska Smit had the fastest Africa Semifinal time at 3:59.
Individual Men’s Results
[*]Jelle Hoste — 2:56.25 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Patrick Vellner — 2:56.39 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Brent Fikowski — 2:58.61 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Jeffrey Adler — 3:00.79 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Roman Khrennikov — 3:02.97 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Garrett Clark — 3:05.24 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Isaac Newman — 3:05.53 | Oceania Semifinal
[*]Evan Rogers — 3:05.24 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Benoît Boulanger — 3:06.30 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Will Moorad — 3:06.38 | North America East Semifinal (T-10th)
[*]Jay Crouch — 3:06.38 | Oceania Semifinal (T-10th)
This was arguably the closest event worldwide. Athletes in South America, Asia, and Africa still lagged behind Europe, North America, and Oceania on the whole, but not by as wide of a margin as in other workouts.
Lago Guiraldes’ time of 3:09 was the top result in South America. Semenov was the best in Asia again, but his 3:13.38 would not get into toward the top of the standings at the Games. Justin Holliday finished in 3:24 for Africa’s fastest time.
2023 Semifinal Workout Six
For time:
Individual Women’s Results
[*]Danielle Brandon — 10:39 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Laura Horvath — 10:40.27 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Samantha Pugh — 10:46 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Anikha Greer — 10:52.18 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Emily Andrade — 11:10 | South America Semifinal
[*]Alex Gazan — 11:10.37 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Alexis Raptis — 11:13.39 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Paige Powers — 11:13.62 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Trista Smith — 11:23.88 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Rebecca Fuselier — 11:23.96 | North America West Semifinal
Oceania’s fastest time was 11:35.87, scored by Emily de Rooy. Kaya was again the top athlete in Asia at a time of 13:31. While Basnett won the workout in Africa, she did not finish within the time cap.
Individual Men’s Results
[*]Justin Medeiros — 8:55.89 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Guilherme Malheiros — 9:06 | South America Semifinal
[*]Noah Ohlsen — 9:32.70 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Victor Hoffer — 9:34.11 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Jonne Koski — 9:39.70 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Will Moorad — 9:45.16 | North American East Semifinal
[*]Samuel Kwant — 9:57.03 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Andrei Fedotov — 10:02 | Asia Semifinal
[*]Björgvin Karl Gudmundsson — 10:06.81 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Colten Mertens — 10:10.17 | North America West Semifinal
Bayley Martin’s time of 10:25.34 was the fastest at the Oceania Semifinal. Ruan Potgieter’s time of 11:05 was the fastest at the Africa Semifinal. Medeiros was the only athlete worldwide to finish sub-nine minutes.
2023 Semifinal Workout Seven
Three rounds for time of:
Individual Women’s Results
[*]Emma Cary — 4:05.25 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Laura Horvath — 4:09.16 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Danielle Brandon — 4:11.23 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Rebecka Vitesson — 4:13.63 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Brooke Wells — 4:14.24 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Emily Rolfe — 4:15.28 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Madeline Sturt — 4:15.43 | Oceania Semifinal
[*]Ella Wunder — 4:16.33 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Gabriela Miga?a — 4:17.02 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Jacqueline Dahlstrøm — 4:17.74 | Europe Semifinal
Kaya and Basnett were again on top in Asia and Africa with times of 5:04.55 and 5:08, respectively. Alexia Williams won workout seven in South America with a time of 5:10.
Individual Men’s Results
[*]Dallin Pepper — 3:46.40 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Jayson Hooper — 3:50.90 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Roman Khrennikov — 3:54.82 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Alex Vigneault — 3:57.58 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Luke Parker — 4:06.73 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Jelle Hoste — 4:06.87 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Patrick Vellner — 4:08.48 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Isaac Newman — 4:10.55 | Oceania Semifinal
[*]John Wood — 4:12.53 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Tyler Christophel — 4:13.33 | North America East Semifinal
Kalyan Souza had the top time of 4:15 in South America. Jason Smith was the top athlete in Africa at 4:29. Ant Hayes’ time of 4:30.60 was the fastest in Asia.
Tale of the Tape
Here is the breakdown of the number of podium finishes by event in the 2023 CrossFit Semifinals worldwide by region:
Note: Numbers may not add up to seven due to ties.
First-Place Finishes — Women
If all the athletes globally competed in the same Semifinal and posted their results, this is the top 10 for each Individual division:
Note: the scores below do not account for or adjust for variables at each Semifinal, such as elevation or temperature.
Individual Women
[*]Gabriela Miga?a — 549 points | Europe
[*]Laura Horvath — 543 points | Europe
[*]Annie Thorisdottir — 523 points | Europe
[*]Danielle Brandon — 501 points | North America East
[*]Emma Cary — 493 points | North America East
[*]Emma Lawson — 457 points | North America East
[*]Emma Tall — 452 points | Europe
[*]Karin Freyova — 426 points | Europe
[*]Paige Powers — 421 points | North America East
[*]Amanda Barnhart — 412 points | North America East
[*]Alex Gazan — 400 points | North America West
[*]Alexis Raptis — 400 points | North America East
[*]Manon Angonese — 372 points | Europe
[*]Matilde Garnes — 370 points | Europe
[*]Arielle Loewen — 369 points | North America West
[*]Christine Kolenbrander — 349 points | North America West
[*]Katrin Davi?ðsdo?ttir — 337 points | North America West
[*]Ella Wunger — 334 points | Europe
[*]Elisa Fuliano — 334 points | Europe
[*]Jamie Simmonds — 317 points | Oceania
Individual Men
[*]Pat Vellner — 517 points | North America West
[*]Jayson Hopper — 499 points | North America East
[*]Jeff Adler — 478 points | North America East
[*]Brent Fikowski — 453 points | North America West
[*]Roman Khrennikov — 450 points | North America East
[*]Dallin Pepper — 439 points | North America East
[*]Noah Ohlsen — 396 points | North America East
[*]Samuel Kwant — 394 points | North America West
[*]Lazar ?uki? — 390 points | Europe
[*]Will Moorad — 376 points | North America East
[*]Justin Medeiros — 371 points | North America West
[*]Sam Cournoyer — 371 points | North America East
[*]Alex Vigneault — 365 points | North America East
[*]Jelle Hoste — 363 points | Europe
[*]Luke Parker — 353 points | North America East
[*]Henrik Haapalainen — 345 points | Europe
[*]Jonne Koski — 343 points | Europe
[*]Jay Crouch — 334 points | Oceania
[*]Colten Mertens — 331 points | North America West
[*]Kaique Cerveny — 329 points | South America
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While not every athlete always needs to go full send in every event in the Semifinals the same way their might at the Games, analyzing the Semifinal results can offer a glimpse into how athletes might perform against each other in Madison. For reference, here are the 2023 CrossFit Semifinal Results:
2023 CrossFit Semifinal Results
Below are the top finishers of the 2023 Semifinal events for each of the Individual divisions if all the athletes had competed in the same competition.
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2023 Semifinal Workout One
For time:
3,000-meter Echo Bike
Hand-over-hand pull (84 feet)
2,000-meter Assault AirRunner
Hand-over-hand pull (84 feet)
1,000-meter SkiErg
Hand-over-hand pull (92 feet)
Time cap: 30 minutes. Women: 180 pounds | Men: 225 pounds
Individual Women’s Results
Jennifer Muir — 23:47.68 | Europe Semifinal
Madeleine Pearson — 24:31.18 | Europe Semifinal
Gabriela Miga?a — 24:34.86 | Europe Semifinal
Raisa Blinova — 24:44 | Asia Semifinal
Karin Freyova — 24:46.82 | Europe Semifinal
Aimie Cringle — 24.50.26 | Europe Semifinal
Katelyn Van Zyl — 24:52.87 | Oceania Semifinal
Caroline Muller-Korn — 24:58.85 | Europe Semifinal
Emily de Rooy — 25:07.85 | Oceania Semifinal
Annie Thorisdottir — 25:25.19 | Europe Semifinal
Muir was the only female on the planet to finish this workout in under 24 minutes. The European athletes were dominant in this event, claiming seven of the top 10 times globally. By comparison, no female athlete at the Africa Semifinal finished this workout within the time cap.
No female athlete in the Americas finished faster than Danielle Brandon’s time of 26:35.38 at the North American West Semifinal. Stacy Lerum scored the top time of 26:51.26 at the North American West Semifinal. Andreia Pinheiro was the only female athlete to finish within the time cap at the South America Semifinal at 29:12.
Individual Men’s Results
Zac Thomas — 21:51.06 | Oceania Semifinal
Jelle Hoste — 22:05.34 | Europe Semifinal
Zane Shellabear-Healey — 22:06.42 | Oceania Semifinal
Jayson Hopper — 22:18.87 | North American East Semifinal
Jay Crouch — 22:31.77 | Oceania Semifinal
James Sprague — 22:32.21 | North American East Semifinal
Lazar ?uki? — 22:34.66 | Europe Semifinal
Henrik Haapalainen — 22:37.81 | Europe Semifinal
David Shorunke — 22:46.98 | Europe Semifinal
Agustin Vili?nik — 22:48.58 | Europe Semifinal
European athletes on the men’s side took half of the top times of Workout One. Thomas was the only athlete worldwide to finish with a time under 22 minutes.
Brent Fikowski’s time of 23:02.41 was the fastest at the North American West Semifinal. Arthur Semenov’s time of 23:40 was the fastest at the Asia Semifinal.
No one at the Africa Semifinal or South America Semifinal finished sub-25 minutes. Jason Smith and Lago Guiraldes had the respective top times of 25:56 and 25:15.
2023 Semifinal Workout Two
As many reps as possible (AMRAP) in three minutes of:
Complete three rounds, resting one minute between rounds. Each athlete’s score is the total reps across the three rounds.
Women: Wear a 10-pound ruck, 24-inch box | Men: Wear a 20-pound ruck, 30-inch box
Individual Women’s Results
Emma Lawson — 61 reps | North America East Semifinal
Emma Cary — 58 reps | North America East Semifinal
Jamie Simmonds — 55 reps | Oceania Semifinal
Luiza Marques — 54 reps | South America Semifinal (T-fourth)
Alex Gazan — 54 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-fourth)
Arielle Loewen — 54 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-fourth)
Emma Tall — 54 reps | Europe Semifinal (T-fourth)
Alexis Raptis — 51 reps | North America East Semifinal
Marisa Flowers — 50 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-ninth)
Claudia Gluck — 50 reps | Europe Semifinal (T-ninth)
Yuko Sakuyama’s 44 reps was the top score at the Asia Semifinal. Christina Livaditakis’ 36 reps was the top score at the Africa Semifinal.
Individual Men’s Results
Jonne Koski — 57 reps | Europe Semifinal
Scott Tetlow — 56 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-second)
Colten Mertens — 56 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-second)
Patrick Vellner — 56 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-second)
Jeffrey Adler — 53 reps | North American East Semifinal
Enrico Zenoni — 52 reps | Europe Semifinal
Lazar ?uki? — 50 reps | Europe Semifinal (T-seventh)
Alex Kotoulas — 50 reps | Europe Semifinal (T-seventh)
Noah Ohlsen — 50 reps | North American East Semifinal (T-seventh)
Guilherme Malheiros — 49 reps | South America Semifinal (T-10th)
Kaique Cervany — 49 reps | South America Semifinal (T-10th)
Bayley Martin — 49 reps | Oceania Semifinal (T-10th)
Andrei Fedotov’s 47 reps was the top score in the Asia Semifinal. Ruan Potgieter’s 42 reps was the top score in the Africa Semifinal.
2023 Semifinal Workout Three
For time: Semifinals Linda — 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 reps of:
Time cap: 17 minutes
Individual Women’s Results
Amanda Barnhart — 11:46.61 | North America East Semifinal
Gabriela Miga?a — 12:08.95 | Europe Semifinal
Annie Thorisdottir — 12:08.97 | Europe Semifinal
Olivia Kerstetter — 12:13.50 | North America West Semifinal
Caroline Stanley — 12:20:49 | North America East Semifinal
Page Powers — 12:25:28 | North America East Semifinal
Jennifer Muir — 12:25.97 | Europe Semifinal
Alex Gazan — 12:26.86 | North America West Semifinal
Laura Horvath — 12:36.59 | Europe Semifinal
Dani Speegle — 12:43.22 | North America West Semifinal
No one at the Africa Semifinal finished within the time cap. Emily de Rooy’s time of 13:17.66 was the fastest in Oceania. Victoria Campos was the fastest in South America at 14:14. Seher Kaya and Sakuyama were the only athletes to finish within the time cap in Asia at 15:59 and 16:56, respectively.
Individual Men’s Results
Colten Mertens — 11:06.99 | North America West Semifinal
Samuel Cournoyer — 12:04.90 | North America East Semifinal
Chandler Smith — 12:10.53 | North America West Semifinal
Jayson Hopper — 12:15.38 | North America East Semifinal
Roman Khrennikov — 12:19.08 | North America East Semifinal
Patrick Vellner — 12:24.21 | North America West Semifinal
David Shorunke — 12:26.68 | Europe Semifinal
Nick Mathew — 12:26.94 | North America West Semifinal
Cole Greasehaber — 12:33 | North America West Semifinal
Cole Sager — 12:36.14 | North America West Semifinal
The North America Semifinals were miles ahead of the rest of the world except for Shunrunke in Europe. Jake Douglas at 13:22.06 was the fastest in Oceania. Semenov, who won the Asia Semifinal, was fastest at 14:13.
Kalyan Souza was the fastest in South America, with a second to spare before 15 minutes. Kealan Henry at 15:15 was the top time in Africa.
2023 Semifinal Workout Four
For load:
Time cap: six minutes
Following the time cap, athletes will have two minutes to reset for Test Five.
Individual Women’s Results
Hannah Black — 215 pounds | North America West Semifinal
Madison McElhaney — 210 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-second)
Karin Freyová — 210 pounds | Europe Semifinal (T-second)
Laura Horvath — 210 pounds | Europe Semifinal (T-second)
Danielle Paran — 210 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-second)
Ashleigh Wosny — 205 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-sixth)
Emma Harvang — 205 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-sixth)
Christine Kolenbrander — 205 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
Olivia Kerstetter — 205 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
Dani Speegle — 205 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
Paige Powers — 200 pounds | North America East Semifinal
Danielle Brandon — 200 pounds | North America East Semifinal
Gabriela Miga?a — 200 pounds | Europe Semifinal
Emily White — 200 pounds | North America West Semifinal
Kloie Wilson — 200 pounds | North America West Semifinal
Emily Muir — 200 pounds | North America West Semifinal
Sasha Nievas — 200 pounds | South America Semifinal
While snatching 200 pounds did not break anyone into the top 10 worldwide, it was the barrier of the top scores as exactly 10 athletes globally lifted 205 or more pounds.
Michelle Basnett’s 179 pounds was the top snatch in Africa. Dema Zebdieh’s 185-pound snatch was the top lift in Asia. Laura Clifton’s 195-pound snatch topped out Oceania.
Individual Men’s Results
Tudor Magda — 325 pounds | North America West Semifinal
Guilherme Malheiros — 310 pounds | South America Semifinal (T-second)
Jake Douglas — 310 pounds | Oceania Semifinal (T-second)
Darcy Hancock — 305 pounds | Oceania Semifinal (T-fourth)
Jayson Hopper — 305 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-fourth)
Brent Fikowski — 300 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
Anthony Davis — 300 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
Jacob Marlow — 300 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
Jack Farlow — 300 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-sixth)
Chandler Smith — 295 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-10th)
Bronislaw Olenkowicz — 295 pounds | Europe Semifinal (T-10th)
Arthur Semenov — 295 pounds | Asia Semifinal (T-10th)
Austin Hatfield — 295 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-10th)
Denis Samsonov — 295 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-10th)
Elsayed Hasona had the top snatch at 278 pounds in Africa. The top weights worldwide were very much at the 300-pound mark. Only five male athletes worldwide eclipsed 305 pounds.
2023 Semifinal Workout Five
For time:
Eight snatches — Women: 125 pounds | Men: 185 pounds
Run 800 meters
Time cap: six minutes
Individual Women’s Results
Sydney Wells — 3:09.58 | North America East Semifinal
Emma Cary — 3:11.31 | North America East Semifinal
Aimee Cringle — 3:12.18 | Europe Semifinal
Danielle Brandon — 3:15.16 | North America East Semifinal
Gabriela Miga?a — 3:15.22 | Europe Semifinal
Emma Lawson — 3:17:56 | North America East Semifinal
Karin Freyová — 3:17.57 | Europe Semifinal
Emily White — 3:17.45 | North America West Semifinal
Matilde Garnes — 3:18.49 | Europe Semifinal
Katelin Van Zyl — 3:19.70 | Oceania Semifinal
Seher Kaya’s 3:25 was the fastest Asia Semifinal time. Pinheiro’s 3:34 was the fastest South America Semifinal time. Mariska Smit had the fastest Africa Semifinal time at 3:59.
Individual Men’s Results
Jelle Hoste — 2:56.25 | Europe Semifinal
Patrick Vellner — 2:56.39 | North America West Semifinal
Brent Fikowski — 2:58.61 | North America West Semifinal
Jeffrey Adler — 3:00.79 | North America East Semifinal
Roman Khrennikov — 3:02.97 | North America East Semifinal
Garrett Clark — 3:05.24 | North America East Semifinal
Isaac Newman — 3:05.53 | Oceania Semifinal
Evan Rogers — 3:05.24 | North America East Semifinal
Benoît Boulanger — 3:06.30 | North America East Semifinal
Will Moorad — 3:06.38 | North America East Semifinal (T-10th)
Jay Crouch — 3:06.38 | Oceania Semifinal (T-10th)
This was arguably the closest event worldwide. Athletes in South America, Asia, and Africa still lagged behind Europe, North America, and Oceania on the whole, but not by as wide of a margin as in other workouts.
Lago Guiraldes’ time of 3:09 was the top result in South America. Semenov was the best in Asia again, but his 3:13.38 would not get into toward the top of the standings at the Games. Justin Holliday finished in 3:24 for Africa’s fastest time.
2023 Semifinal Workout Six
For time:
20 overhead squats — Women: 125 pounds | Men: 185 pounds
500-meter row
Three handstand walk pirouettes
Two seated legless rope climbs
20 strict chest-to-wall handstand push-ups
Two seated legless rope climbs
Three handstand walk pirouettes
500-meter row
20 overhead squats — Women: 125 pounds | Men: 185 pounds
Time cap: Women: 16 minutes | Men: 15 minutes
Individual Women’s Results
Danielle Brandon — 10:39 | North America East Semifinal
Laura Horvath — 10:40.27 | Europe Semifinal
Samantha Pugh — 10:46 | North America East Semifinal
Anikha Greer — 10:52.18 | North America East Semifinal
Emily Andrade — 11:10 | South America Semifinal
Alex Gazan — 11:10.37 | North America West Semifinal
Alexis Raptis — 11:13.39 | North America East Semifinal
Paige Powers — 11:13.62 | North America East Semifinal
Trista Smith — 11:23.88 | North America West Semifinal
Rebecca Fuselier — 11:23.96 | North America West Semifinal
Oceania’s fastest time was 11:35.87, scored by Emily de Rooy. Kaya was again the top athlete in Asia at a time of 13:31. While Basnett won the workout in Africa, she did not finish within the time cap.
Individual Men’s Results
Justin Medeiros — 8:55.89 | North America West Semifinal
Guilherme Malheiros — 9:06 | South America Semifinal
Noah Ohlsen — 9:32.70 | North America East Semifinal
Victor Hoffer — 9:34.11 | Europe Semifinal
Jonne Koski — 9:39.70 | Europe Semifinal
Will Moorad — 9:45.16 | North American East Semifinal
Samuel Kwant — 9:57.03 | North America West Semifinal
Andrei Fedotov — 10:02 | Asia Semifinal
Björgvin Karl Gudmundsson — 10:06.81 | Europe Semifinal
Colten Mertens — 10:10.17 | North America West Semifinal
Bayley Martin’s time of 10:25.34 was the fastest at the Oceania Semifinal. Ruan Potgieter’s time of 11:05 was the fastest at the Africa Semifinal. Medeiros was the only athlete worldwide to finish sub-nine minutes.
2023 Semifinal Workout Seven
Three rounds for time of:
Echo Bike — Women: 10 calories | Men: 15 calories
20 toes-to-bars
60-foot sandbag bear-hug carry — Women: 150 pounds | Men: 200 pounds
Time cap: six minutes
Individual Women’s Results
Emma Cary — 4:05.25 | North America East Semifinal
Laura Horvath — 4:09.16 | Europe Semifinal
Danielle Brandon — 4:11.23 | North America East Semifinal
Rebecka Vitesson — 4:13.63 | Europe Semifinal
Brooke Wells — 4:14.24 | North America East Semifinal
Emily Rolfe — 4:15.28 | North America West Semifinal
Madeline Sturt — 4:15.43 | Oceania Semifinal
Ella Wunder — 4:16.33 | Europe Semifinal
Gabriela Miga?a — 4:17.02 | Europe Semifinal
Jacqueline Dahlstrøm — 4:17.74 | Europe Semifinal
Kaya and Basnett were again on top in Asia and Africa with times of 5:04.55 and 5:08, respectively. Alexia Williams won workout seven in South America with a time of 5:10.
Individual Men’s Results
Dallin Pepper — 3:46.40 | North America East Semifinal
Jayson Hooper — 3:50.90 | North America East Semifinal
Roman Khrennikov — 3:54.82 | North America East Semifinal
Alex Vigneault — 3:57.58 | North America East Semifinal
Luke Parker — 4:06.73 | North America East Semifinal
Jelle Hoste — 4:06.87 | Europe Semifinal
Patrick Vellner — 4:08.48 | North America West Semifinal
Isaac Newman — 4:10.55 | Oceania Semifinal
John Wood — 4:12.53 | North America West Semifinal
Tyler Christophel — 4:13.33 | North America East Semifinal
Kalyan Souza had the top time of 4:15 in South America. Jason Smith was the top athlete in Africa at 4:29. Ant Hayes’ time of 4:30.60 was the fastest in Asia.
Tale of the Tape
Here is the breakdown of the number of podium finishes by event in the 2023 CrossFit Semifinals worldwide by region:
Note: Numbers may not add up to seven due to ties.
First-Place Finishes — Women
North America East — Six
North America West — One
Europe — One
Oceania — zero
South America — zero
Asia — zero
Africa — zero
Second-Place Finishes — Women
Europe — Seven
North America East — Two
North America West — One
Oceania — zero
South America — zero
Asia — zero
Africa — zero
Third-Place Finishes — Women
North America East — Two
Europe — Two
North America West — One
Oceania — One
South America — zero
Asia — zero
Africa — zero
First-Place Finishes — Men
North America West — Three
Europe — Two
North America East — One
Oceania — One
South America — zero
Asia — zero
Africa — zero
Second-Place Finishes — Men
Oceania — Three
North America East — Two
South America — Two
North America West — One
Europe — One
Asia — zero
Africa — zero
Third-Place Finishes — Men
North America East — Two
North America West — Two
Oceania — Two
Europe — zero
South America — zero
Asia — zero
Africa — zero
Top Semifinal Athletes Worldwide
If all the athletes globally competed in the same Semifinal and posted their results, this is the top 10 for each Individual division:
Note: the scores below do not account for or adjust for variables at each Semifinal, such as elevation or temperature.
Individual Women
Gabriela Miga?a — 549 points | Europe
Laura Horvath — 543 points | Europe
Annie Thorisdottir — 523 points | Europe
Danielle Brandon — 501 points | North America East
Emma Cary — 493 points | North America East
Emma Lawson — 457 points | North America East
Emma Tall — 452 points | Europe
Karin Freyova — 426 points | Europe
Paige Powers — 421 points | North America East
Amanda Barnhart — 412 points | North America East
Alex Gazan — 400 points | North America West
Alexis Raptis — 400 points | North America East
Manon Angonese — 372 points | Europe
Matilde Garnes — 370 points | Europe
Arielle Loewen — 369 points | North America West
Christine Kolenbrander — 349 points | North America West
Katrin Davi?ðsdo?ttir — 337 points | North America West
Ella Wunger — 334 points | Europe
Elisa Fuliano — 334 points | Europe
Jamie Simmonds — 317 points | Oceania
Individual Men
Pat Vellner — 517 points | North America West
Jayson Hopper — 499 points | North America East
Jeff Adler — 478 points | North America East
Brent Fikowski — 453 points | North America West
Roman Khrennikov — 450 points | North America East
Dallin Pepper — 439 points | North America East
Noah Ohlsen — 396 points | North America East
Samuel Kwant — 394 points | North America West
Lazar ?uki? — 390 points | Europe
Will Moorad — 376 points | North America East
Justin Medeiros — 371 points | North America West
Sam Cournoyer — 371 points | North America East
Alex Vigneault — 365 points | North America East
Jelle Hoste — 363 points | Europe
Luke Parker — 353 points | North America East
Henrik Haapalainen — 345 points | Europe
Jonne Koski — 343 points | Europe
Jay Crouch — 334 points | Oceania
Colten Mertens — 331 points | North America West
Kaique Cerveny — 329 points | South America
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With the seven CrossFit Semifinals in the 2023 season having standardized workouts, it’s possible to more accurately compare how athletes from around the globe stacked up relative to each other. The 2023 CrossFit Games are scheduled for Aug. 1-6, 2023, in Madison, WI.
While not every athlete always needs to go full send in every event in the Semifinals the same way their might at the Games, analyzing the Semifinal results can offer a glimpse into how athletes might perform against each other in Madison. For reference, here are the 2023 CrossFit Semifinal Results:
2023 CrossFit Semifinal Results
Below are the top finishers of the 2023 Semifinal events for each of the Individual divisions if all the athletes had competed in the same competition.
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2023 Semifinal Workout One
For time:
- 3,000-meter Echo Bike
- Hand-over-hand pull (84 feet)
- 2,000-meter Assault AirRunner
- Hand-over-hand pull (84 feet)
- 1,000-meter SkiErg
- Hand-over-hand pull (92 feet)
Individual Women’s Results
[*]Jennifer Muir — 23:47.68 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Madeleine Pearson — 24:31.18 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Gabriela Miga?a — 24:34.86 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Raisa Blinova — 24:44 | Asia Semifinal
[*]Karin Freyova — 24:46.82 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Aimie Cringle — 24.50.26 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Katelyn Van Zyl — 24:52.87 | Oceania Semifinal
[*]Caroline Muller-Korn — 24:58.85 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Emily de Rooy — 25:07.85 | Oceania Semifinal
[*]Annie Thorisdottir — 25:25.19 | Europe Semifinal
Muir was the only female on the planet to finish this workout in under 24 minutes. The European athletes were dominant in this event, claiming seven of the top 10 times globally. By comparison, no female athlete at the Africa Semifinal finished this workout within the time cap.
No female athlete in the Americas finished faster than Danielle Brandon’s time of 26:35.38 at the North American West Semifinal. Stacy Lerum scored the top time of 26:51.26 at the North American West Semifinal. Andreia Pinheiro was the only female athlete to finish within the time cap at the South America Semifinal at 29:12.
Individual Men’s Results
[*]Zac Thomas — 21:51.06 | Oceania Semifinal
[*]Jelle Hoste — 22:05.34 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Zane Shellabear-Healey — 22:06.42 | Oceania Semifinal
[*]Jayson Hopper — 22:18.87 | North American East Semifinal
[*]Jay Crouch — 22:31.77 | Oceania Semifinal
[*]James Sprague — 22:32.21 | North American East Semifinal
[*]Lazar ?uki? — 22:34.66 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Henrik Haapalainen — 22:37.81 | Europe Semifinal
[*]David Shorunke — 22:46.98 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Agustin Vili?nik — 22:48.58 | Europe Semifinal
European athletes on the men’s side took half of the top times of Workout One. Thomas was the only athlete worldwide to finish with a time under 22 minutes.
Brent Fikowski’s time of 23:02.41 was the fastest at the North American West Semifinal. Arthur Semenov’s time of 23:40 was the fastest at the Asia Semifinal.
No one at the Africa Semifinal or South America Semifinal finished sub-25 minutes. Jason Smith and Lago Guiraldes had the respective top times of 25:56 and 25:15.
2023 Semifinal Workout Two
As many reps as possible (AMRAP) in three minutes of:
Complete three rounds, resting one minute between rounds. Each athlete’s score is the total reps across the three rounds.
Women: Wear a 10-pound ruck, 24-inch box | Men: Wear a 20-pound ruck, 30-inch box
Individual Women’s Results
[*]Emma Lawson — 61 reps | North America East Semifinal
[*]Emma Cary — 58 reps | North America East Semifinal
[*]Jamie Simmonds — 55 reps | Oceania Semifinal
[*]Luiza Marques — 54 reps | South America Semifinal (T-fourth)
[*]Alex Gazan — 54 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-fourth)
[*]Arielle Loewen — 54 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-fourth)
[*]Emma Tall — 54 reps | Europe Semifinal (T-fourth)
[*]Alexis Raptis — 51 reps | North America East Semifinal
[*]Marisa Flowers — 50 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-ninth)
[*]Claudia Gluck — 50 reps | Europe Semifinal (T-ninth)
Yuko Sakuyama’s 44 reps was the top score at the Asia Semifinal. Christina Livaditakis’ 36 reps was the top score at the Africa Semifinal.
Individual Men’s Results
[*]Jonne Koski — 57 reps | Europe Semifinal
[*]Scott Tetlow — 56 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-second)
[*]Colten Mertens — 56 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-second)
[*]Patrick Vellner — 56 reps | North America West Semifinal (T-second)
[*]Jeffrey Adler — 53 reps | North American East Semifinal
[*]Enrico Zenoni — 52 reps | Europe Semifinal
[*]Lazar ?uki? — 50 reps | Europe Semifinal (T-seventh)
[*]Alex Kotoulas — 50 reps | Europe Semifinal (T-seventh)
[*]Noah Ohlsen — 50 reps | North American East Semifinal (T-seventh)
[*]Guilherme Malheiros — 49 reps | South America Semifinal (T-10th)
[*]Kaique Cervany — 49 reps | South America Semifinal (T-10th)
[*]Bayley Martin — 49 reps | Oceania Semifinal (T-10th)
Andrei Fedotov’s 47 reps was the top score in the Asia Semifinal. Ruan Potgieter’s 42 reps was the top score in the Africa Semifinal.
2023 Semifinal Workout Three
For time: Semifinals Linda — 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 reps of:
Time cap: 17 minutes
Individual Women’s Results
[*]Amanda Barnhart — 11:46.61 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Gabriela Miga?a — 12:08.95 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Annie Thorisdottir — 12:08.97 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Olivia Kerstetter — 12:13.50 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Caroline Stanley — 12:20:49 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Page Powers — 12:25:28 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Jennifer Muir — 12:25.97 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Alex Gazan — 12:26.86 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Laura Horvath — 12:36.59 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Dani Speegle — 12:43.22 | North America West Semifinal
No one at the Africa Semifinal finished within the time cap. Emily de Rooy’s time of 13:17.66 was the fastest in Oceania. Victoria Campos was the fastest in South America at 14:14. Seher Kaya and Sakuyama were the only athletes to finish within the time cap in Asia at 15:59 and 16:56, respectively.
Individual Men’s Results
[*]Colten Mertens — 11:06.99 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Samuel Cournoyer — 12:04.90 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Chandler Smith — 12:10.53 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Jayson Hopper — 12:15.38 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Roman Khrennikov — 12:19.08 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Patrick Vellner — 12:24.21 | North America West Semifinal
[*]David Shorunke — 12:26.68 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Nick Mathew — 12:26.94 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Cole Greasehaber — 12:33 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Cole Sager — 12:36.14 | North America West Semifinal
The North America Semifinals were miles ahead of the rest of the world except for Shunrunke in Europe. Jake Douglas at 13:22.06 was the fastest in Oceania. Semenov, who won the Asia Semifinal, was fastest at 14:13.
Kalyan Souza was the fastest in South America, with a second to spare before 15 minutes. Kealan Henry at 15:15 was the top time in Africa.
2023 Semifinal Workout Four
For load:
Time cap: six minutes
Following the time cap, athletes will have two minutes to reset for Test Five.
Individual Women’s Results
[*]Hannah Black — 215 pounds | North America West Semifinal
[*]Madison McElhaney — 210 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-second)
[*]Karin Freyová — 210 pounds | Europe Semifinal (T-second)
[*]Laura Horvath — 210 pounds | Europe Semifinal (T-second)
[*]Danielle Paran — 210 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-second)
[*]Ashleigh Wosny — 205 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-sixth)
[*]Emma Harvang — 205 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-sixth)
[*]Christine Kolenbrander — 205 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
[*]Olivia Kerstetter — 205 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
[*]Dani Speegle — 205 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
[*]Paige Powers — 200 pounds | North America East Semifinal
[*]Danielle Brandon — 200 pounds | North America East Semifinal
[*]Gabriela Miga?a — 200 pounds | Europe Semifinal
[*]Emily White — 200 pounds | North America West Semifinal
[*]Kloie Wilson — 200 pounds | North America West Semifinal
[*]Emily Muir — 200 pounds | North America West Semifinal
[*]Sasha Nievas — 200 pounds | South America Semifinal
While snatching 200 pounds did not break anyone into the top 10 worldwide, it was the barrier of the top scores as exactly 10 athletes globally lifted 205 or more pounds.
Michelle Basnett’s 179 pounds was the top snatch in Africa. Dema Zebdieh’s 185-pound snatch was the top lift in Asia. Laura Clifton’s 195-pound snatch topped out Oceania.
Individual Men’s Results
[*]Tudor Magda — 325 pounds | North America West Semifinal
[*]Guilherme Malheiros — 310 pounds | South America Semifinal (T-second)
[*]Jake Douglas — 310 pounds | Oceania Semifinal (T-second)
[*]Darcy Hancock — 305 pounds | Oceania Semifinal (T-fourth)
[*]Jayson Hopper — 305 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-fourth)
[*]Brent Fikowski — 300 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
[*]Anthony Davis — 300 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
[*]Jacob Marlow — 300 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-sixth)
[*]Jack Farlow — 300 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-sixth)
[*]Chandler Smith — 295 pounds | North America West Semifinal (T-10th)
[*]Bronislaw Olenkowicz — 295 pounds | Europe Semifinal (T-10th)
[*]Arthur Semenov — 295 pounds | Asia Semifinal (T-10th)
[*]Austin Hatfield — 295 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-10th)
[*]Denis Samsonov — 295 pounds | North America East Semifinal (T-10th)
Elsayed Hasona had the top snatch at 278 pounds in Africa. The top weights worldwide were very much at the 300-pound mark. Only five male athletes worldwide eclipsed 305 pounds.
2023 Semifinal Workout Five
For time:
- Eight snatches — Women: 125 pounds | Men: 185 pounds
- Run 800 meters
Individual Women’s Results
[*]Sydney Wells — 3:09.58 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Emma Cary — 3:11.31 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Aimee Cringle — 3:12.18 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Danielle Brandon — 3:15.16 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Gabriela Miga?a — 3:15.22 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Emma Lawson — 3:17:56 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Karin Freyová — 3:17.57 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Emily White — 3:17.45 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Matilde Garnes — 3:18.49 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Katelin Van Zyl — 3:19.70 | Oceania Semifinal
Seher Kaya’s 3:25 was the fastest Asia Semifinal time. Pinheiro’s 3:34 was the fastest South America Semifinal time. Mariska Smit had the fastest Africa Semifinal time at 3:59.
Individual Men’s Results
[*]Jelle Hoste — 2:56.25 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Patrick Vellner — 2:56.39 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Brent Fikowski — 2:58.61 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Jeffrey Adler — 3:00.79 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Roman Khrennikov — 3:02.97 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Garrett Clark — 3:05.24 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Isaac Newman — 3:05.53 | Oceania Semifinal
[*]Evan Rogers — 3:05.24 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Benoît Boulanger — 3:06.30 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Will Moorad — 3:06.38 | North America East Semifinal (T-10th)
[*]Jay Crouch — 3:06.38 | Oceania Semifinal (T-10th)
This was arguably the closest event worldwide. Athletes in South America, Asia, and Africa still lagged behind Europe, North America, and Oceania on the whole, but not by as wide of a margin as in other workouts.
Lago Guiraldes’ time of 3:09 was the top result in South America. Semenov was the best in Asia again, but his 3:13.38 would not get into toward the top of the standings at the Games. Justin Holliday finished in 3:24 for Africa’s fastest time.
2023 Semifinal Workout Six
For time:
- 20 overhead squats — Women: 125 pounds | Men: 185 pounds
- 500-meter row
- Three handstand walk pirouettes
- Two seated legless rope climbs
- 20 strict chest-to-wall handstand push-ups
- Two seated legless rope climbs
- Three handstand walk pirouettes
- 500-meter row
- 20 overhead squats — Women: 125 pounds | Men: 185 pounds
Individual Women’s Results
[*]Danielle Brandon — 10:39 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Laura Horvath — 10:40.27 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Samantha Pugh — 10:46 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Anikha Greer — 10:52.18 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Emily Andrade — 11:10 | South America Semifinal
[*]Alex Gazan — 11:10.37 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Alexis Raptis — 11:13.39 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Paige Powers — 11:13.62 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Trista Smith — 11:23.88 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Rebecca Fuselier — 11:23.96 | North America West Semifinal
Oceania’s fastest time was 11:35.87, scored by Emily de Rooy. Kaya was again the top athlete in Asia at a time of 13:31. While Basnett won the workout in Africa, she did not finish within the time cap.
Individual Men’s Results
[*]Justin Medeiros — 8:55.89 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Guilherme Malheiros — 9:06 | South America Semifinal
[*]Noah Ohlsen — 9:32.70 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Victor Hoffer — 9:34.11 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Jonne Koski — 9:39.70 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Will Moorad — 9:45.16 | North American East Semifinal
[*]Samuel Kwant — 9:57.03 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Andrei Fedotov — 10:02 | Asia Semifinal
[*]Björgvin Karl Gudmundsson — 10:06.81 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Colten Mertens — 10:10.17 | North America West Semifinal
Bayley Martin’s time of 10:25.34 was the fastest at the Oceania Semifinal. Ruan Potgieter’s time of 11:05 was the fastest at the Africa Semifinal. Medeiros was the only athlete worldwide to finish sub-nine minutes.
2023 Semifinal Workout Seven
Three rounds for time of:
- Echo Bike — Women: 10 calories | Men: 15 calories
- 20 toes-to-bars
- 60-foot sandbag bear-hug carry — Women: 150 pounds | Men: 200 pounds
Individual Women’s Results
[*]Emma Cary — 4:05.25 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Laura Horvath — 4:09.16 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Danielle Brandon — 4:11.23 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Rebecka Vitesson — 4:13.63 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Brooke Wells — 4:14.24 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Emily Rolfe — 4:15.28 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Madeline Sturt — 4:15.43 | Oceania Semifinal
[*]Ella Wunder — 4:16.33 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Gabriela Miga?a — 4:17.02 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Jacqueline Dahlstrøm — 4:17.74 | Europe Semifinal
Kaya and Basnett were again on top in Asia and Africa with times of 5:04.55 and 5:08, respectively. Alexia Williams won workout seven in South America with a time of 5:10.
Individual Men’s Results
[*]Dallin Pepper — 3:46.40 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Jayson Hooper — 3:50.90 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Roman Khrennikov — 3:54.82 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Alex Vigneault — 3:57.58 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Luke Parker — 4:06.73 | North America East Semifinal
[*]Jelle Hoste — 4:06.87 | Europe Semifinal
[*]Patrick Vellner — 4:08.48 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Isaac Newman — 4:10.55 | Oceania Semifinal
[*]John Wood — 4:12.53 | North America West Semifinal
[*]Tyler Christophel — 4:13.33 | North America East Semifinal
Kalyan Souza had the top time of 4:15 in South America. Jason Smith was the top athlete in Africa at 4:29. Ant Hayes’ time of 4:30.60 was the fastest in Asia.
Tale of the Tape
Here is the breakdown of the number of podium finishes by event in the 2023 CrossFit Semifinals worldwide by region:
Note: Numbers may not add up to seven due to ties.
First-Place Finishes — Women
- North America East — Six
- North America West — One
- Europe — One
- Oceania — zero
- South America — zero
- Asia — zero
- Africa — zero
- Europe — Seven
- North America East — Two
- North America West — One
- Oceania — zero
- South America — zero
- Asia — zero
- Africa — zero
- North America East — Two
- Europe — Two
- North America West — One
- Oceania — One
- South America — zero
- Asia — zero
- Africa — zero
- North America West — Three
- Europe — Two
- North America East — One
- Oceania — One
- South America — zero
- Asia — zero
- Africa — zero
- Oceania — Three
- North America East — Two
- South America — Two
- North America West — One
- Europe — One
- Asia — zero
- Africa — zero
- North America East — Two
- North America West — Two
- Oceania — Two
- Europe — zero
- South America — zero
- Asia — zero
- Africa — zero
If all the athletes globally competed in the same Semifinal and posted their results, this is the top 10 for each Individual division:
Note: the scores below do not account for or adjust for variables at each Semifinal, such as elevation or temperature.
Individual Women
[*]Gabriela Miga?a — 549 points | Europe
[*]Laura Horvath — 543 points | Europe
[*]Annie Thorisdottir — 523 points | Europe
[*]Danielle Brandon — 501 points | North America East
[*]Emma Cary — 493 points | North America East
[*]Emma Lawson — 457 points | North America East
[*]Emma Tall — 452 points | Europe
[*]Karin Freyova — 426 points | Europe
[*]Paige Powers — 421 points | North America East
[*]Amanda Barnhart — 412 points | North America East
[*]Alex Gazan — 400 points | North America West
[*]Alexis Raptis — 400 points | North America East
[*]Manon Angonese — 372 points | Europe
[*]Matilde Garnes — 370 points | Europe
[*]Arielle Loewen — 369 points | North America West
[*]Christine Kolenbrander — 349 points | North America West
[*]Katrin Davi?ðsdo?ttir — 337 points | North America West
[*]Ella Wunger — 334 points | Europe
[*]Elisa Fuliano — 334 points | Europe
[*]Jamie Simmonds — 317 points | Oceania
Individual Men
[*]Pat Vellner — 517 points | North America West
[*]Jayson Hopper — 499 points | North America East
[*]Jeff Adler — 478 points | North America East
[*]Brent Fikowski — 453 points | North America West
[*]Roman Khrennikov — 450 points | North America East
[*]Dallin Pepper — 439 points | North America East
[*]Noah Ohlsen — 396 points | North America East
[*]Samuel Kwant — 394 points | North America West
[*]Lazar ?uki? — 390 points | Europe
[*]Will Moorad — 376 points | North America East
[*]Justin Medeiros — 371 points | North America West
[*]Sam Cournoyer — 371 points | North America East
[*]Alex Vigneault — 365 points | North America East
[*]Jelle Hoste — 363 points | Europe
[*]Luke Parker — 353 points | North America East
[*]Henrik Haapalainen — 345 points | Europe
[*]Jonne Koski — 343 points | Europe
[*]Jay Crouch — 334 points | Oceania
[*]Colten Mertens — 331 points | North America West
[*]Kaique Cerveny — 329 points | South America
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