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Emma Lawson
Emma Lawson (born Jan 5, 2005) is a Canadian CrossFit athlete known for her achievements in the CrossFit Games, since her first appearance at the 2019 Games where she achieved a third-place podium finish in the Girls (14–15) division. In 2020 she placed 1st worldwide in the Girls (14–15) quarterfinals, but no Teens event was held at the games that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After winning first-place in the Girls (16–17) division in 2021, she has competed in adult Women category, achieving sixth-place in 2022 and a second-place podium finish in 2023. In addition to the CrossFit Games, Lawson has competed in the CrossFit event held at the Rogue Invitational, with a third-place finish in both 2022 and 2023. Early life Lawson was born in Cambridge, Ontario to parents Pete and Cybil. She currently resides in Cambridge, Ontario. Lawson's experience with CrossFit began by watching her parents' workouts when they joined the sport in 2011. Shortly after, she began partici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CrossFit
CrossFit is a branded fitness regimen that involves constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity. The method was developed by Greg Glassman, who founded CrossFit with Lauren Jenai in 2000, with CrossFit its registered trademark. The company forms what has been described as the biggest fitness chain in the world, with around 12,000 affiliated gyms in over 150 countries as of 2022, under half of which are located in the United States. CrossFit is promoted as both a physical exercise philosophy and a competitive fitness sport, incorporating elements from high-intensity interval training, Olympic weightlifting, plyometrics, powerlifting, gymnastics, kettlebell lifting, calisthenics, strongman, and other exercises. It is practiced by members in CrossFit-affiliated gyms, and by individuals who complete daily workouts (otherwise known as "WODs" or "Workouts of the Day"). CrossFit has been criticized for causing more injuries than other sporting activities suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 CrossFit Games
The 2023 CrossFit Games is the 17th edition of the premier competition in the sport of CrossFit held from August 1 to August 6, 2023, in Madison, Wisconsin. The winners were Laura Horvath for the women's competition, Jeffrey Adler for the men's, and CrossFit Invictus for the team's. The qualification process for the 2023 CrossFit Games was adjusted this season, and a worldwide ranking of athletes was introduced for the determination additional qualifying spots for the CrossFit Games. All the workouts for the semifinals will also be standardized and programmed by CrossFit. This Games is the final one to be held in Madison, Wisconsin since it was first held there in 2017. The prize purse increased to $2.945 million this year, with the winners receiving $315,000. This year a number of top female athletes from 2022 did not compete at the Games, including the women champion Tia-Clair Toomey due to pregnancy, and the runner-up Mal O'Brien. Laura Horvath trailed Emma Lawson for large p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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2005 Births
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2024 CrossFit Games
The 2024 CrossFit Games were the 18th edition of the premier competition in the sport of CrossFit, that was held from August 9 to August 11, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. The competition was won by James Sprague and Tia-Clair Toomey for the individuals, Raw Iron CrossFit Mayhem Thunder for the team. The CrossFit Games were held in the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth this season after 6 years in the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Due to the excessive summer heat in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex which may be unsuitable for competitive sport outdoors, most of the events were held indoors. There was no title sponsor for the Games for the first time since 2011, but there were two premier-level sponsors in GoRuck and Rogue Fitness. There was no change in the top prizes awarded this year; the total prize purse for the season amounted to over $3.3 million. For the 2024 season, the finals of the Masters, Teens and Adaptive divisions were separated from the main CrossFit Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 CrossFit Games
The 2022 CrossFit Games is the 16th iteration of the annual competition in the sport of CrossFit held from August 3 to August 7, 2022, in Madison, Wisconsin. Both Justin Medeiros and Tia-Clair Toomey repeated their 2021 win in their respective men's and women's competitions, while CrossFit Mayhem Freedom won the team competition. The qualification process for the 2022 CrossFit Games was similar to the one used in 2021, starting with the Open, followed by the quarterfinals, the semifinals, and a last-chance qualifier. The prize pool increased to $2,845,000 across all divisions this year; the elite individual winners received the same prize money but for the first time, all 40 top men and women would receive a share of the prize purse, as well as podium finishers of five Adaptive divisions. This season Justin Bergh became the General Manager Of Sport and Adrian Bozman the Director of Competition, taking over from Dave Castro who had been responsible for the Games since its incepti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Horvath
Laura Horváth is a Hungarian professional CrossFit athlete. She won the 2023 CrossFit Games, earning the title "the fittest woman on earth". She has also won two silver medals in 2018 and 2021, and a bronze in 2022. Horvath has a background in the sport of climbing, but later switched to CrossFit. She qualified for her first CrossFit Games in 2018, coming second at the Games and was named Rookie of the Year. After two years outside the top 10, she again came second in 2021 and then third in 2022, before winning the title in 2023. She also competes in weightlifting, has the national record for clean and jerk, and has won the national championship. Early life Horvath was born to Ernő Horváth and Emese Szöllősi from Budapest, Hungary, both physical education teachers. She is the middle of three children, and has an elder brother Kristof, and a younger brother Botond. She played many sports when young but eventually settled on the sport of wall climbing. She was introduced t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Rogue Invitational
The 2023 Rogue Invitational is the fifth annual competition in CrossFit organized by Rogue Fitness and the 3rd to feature a strongman competition. It was held at the Dell Diamond in Austin, Texas from 26 to 29 October 2023. The Rogue Invitational also featured a Rogue Record Breaker event and a Legends competition for CrossFit veterans. The winners are Patrick Vellner for the CrossFit men's competition, Laura Horvath for the women's, and Mitchell Hooper for the strongman. The prize purse was at a minimum of $1,275,000, and reached over $1.6 million. With the winners of the crossfit competitions receiving $280,304.30 and the winner of the strongman competition receiving $146,159.14. 20 men and 20 women competed in the CrossFit individual divisions, 10 men were invited for the Strongman competition. Competitors Athletes may qualify for the Rogue invitational through the online qualifier, the Q, and 6 men and 6 women were selected from the qualifier. All the other invitees were top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogue Invitational
The Rogue Invitational is an annual sporting event that includes a CrossFit competition and a strongman competition. The event, organized by Rogue, started in 2019 as a CrossFit sanctioned competition, but has since become a major competition for CrossFit athletes. A contest for strongmen that featured the largest prize purse in the history of strongman competition was added in 2021. History The Rogue Invitational was announced in November 2018 as a sanctioned CrossFit event for the 2019 CrossFit Games. For the first Invitational, the top 10 male and top 10 female athletes from the 2018 CrossFit Games were given an invitation, as well as online qualifiers and other select top athletes making a total of 20 men, 20 women and 10 teams invited. The prize purse was $400,000, with the winners winning a top prize of $50,000 and a place at the CrossFit Games in their respective division, and all participants are guaranteed a cash prize. A Legends division was included for notable past ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 CrossFit Games
The 2021 CrossFit Games was the 15th edition of the CrossFit Games held from July 27 to August 1, 2021. Justin Medeiros won the men's competition, Tia-Clair Toomey the women's, and CrossFit Mayhem the team's. The qualification process for the Games is similar to that used before it was changed for the previous two seasons, but with the introduction of quarterfinals between the Open and the semifinal, and a last-chance qualifier. The Affiliate Cup returned as the team competition with Games qualification based on gym affiliation and a new Parasports, adaptive athlete division was introduced this season. This is the first season sponsored by NoBull after the Reebok sponsorship ended in 2020. The total prize purse increased to $2.5 million with the individual winners each receiving $310,000. Justin Medeiros won the men's competition and became the youngest man to win the CrossFit Games. Tia-Clair Toomey won the women's competition for the fifth time, equaling Mat Fraser (athlete), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridge, Ontario
Cambridge is a city in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, located at the confluence of the Grand and Speed rivers. The city had a population of 138,479 as of the 2021 census. Along with Kitchener and Waterloo, Cambridge is one of the three core cities of Canada's tenth-largest metropolitan area. Cambridge was formed in 1973 by the amalgamation of Galt, Preston, Hespeler, the settlement of Blair and a small portion of surrounding townships. The former Galt covers the largest portion of Cambridge, making up the southern half of the city, while Preston and Blair cover the western side. Hespeler makes up the most northeastern section of Cambridge. Historical information and records of each entity are well documented in the Cambridge City Archives. History History of the City of Galt Galt is situated on land once granted to the Iroquois people by the British Crown at the end of the American Revolutionary War. In the late 1700s, developers began to buy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 CrossFit Games
The 2020 CrossFit Games was the 14th CrossFit Games held on October 23–25, 2020, at the CrossFit Ranch in Aromas, California, United States. Mathew Fraser and Tia-Clair Toomey were again the respective winners of this year's men and women competitions The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 forced major changes to the Games season, including the postponement and relocation of the Games. The format was altered, and only 30 men and 30 women were invited to compete in an online-only first stage with the top five men and women qualifying for the final stage to compete in person. There were no teams, masters, or teens events. The Games returned to live broadcast on CBS Sports after the 2019 Games when only online streaming was available. This year both Fraser and Toomey produced the most dominant performances the Games have ever seen: Fraser won 10 of the 12 events in the last stage of the competition, while Toomey won 9. They set a further series of records in their respective competitions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
