2016 CrossFit Games - wikipedia 2016 CrossFit Games 2016 CrossFit Games Venue Aromas Ranch StubHub Center Location Aromas, California Redondo Beach, California Carson, California Dates July 19 -- 24, 2016 Champions Men Mathew Fraser Women Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir Team CrossFit Mayhem Freedom ← 2015 2017 → The 2016 CrossFit Games were held on July 19 -- 24, 2016 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California and on a ranch in Aromas, California, United States. The men 's competition was won by Mathew Fraser, the women 's by Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir, and the Affiliate Cup was awarded to CrossFit Mayhem Freedom. Contents 1 Individual 1.1 Wednesday, July 20, 2016 1.1. 1 Events 1 and 2 : Ranch Trail Run to Ranch Deadlift Ladder 1.1. 2 Event 3 : Ranch Mini Chipper 1.2 Thursday, July 21, 2016 1.2. 1 Event 4 : Ocean Swim 1.3 Friday, July 22, 2016 1.3. 1 Event 5 : Murph 1.3. 2 Event 6 : Squat Clean Pyramid 1.3. 3 Event 7 : Double DT 1.4 Saturday, July 23, 2016 1.4. 1 Event 8 : Climbing Snail 1.4. 2 Event 9 : The Separator 1.4. 3 Event 10 : 100 % 1.5 Sunday, July 24, 2016 1.5. 1 Event 11 : Handstand Walk 1.5. 2 Event 12 : Suicide Sprint 1.5. 3 Event 13 : The Plow 1.5. 4 Event 14 : The Rope Chipper 1.5. 5 Event 15 : Redemption 2 Podium finishers 2.1 Individuals and teams 2.2 Masters men 2.3 Masters women 2.4 Teens 3 Guns controversy 4 See also 5 References Individual Wednesday, July 20, 2016 In celebration of the tenth Crossfit Games, the first day of events for the Individual Men and Women divisions took place at the site of the first three CrossFit Games at the Ranch in Aromas, California ( a site owned by the family of the head of the CrossFit Games, Dave Castro ). The competitors left Carson in the morning and flew into San Jose, California, in order to participate in the first three events. Unfortunately, on the return trip that evening, Southwest Airlines suffered a technical glitch grounding several flights and creating many delays. Some athletes reported that they did not return to their Carson hotel until after midnight Thursday morning. Events 1 and 2 : ranch trail run to ranch deadlift ladder 7 kilometer trail run Followed by : Deadlift ladder Event 1 was a seven kilometer run was based around a similar event in the 2009 CrossFit Games. Mat Fraser and Samantha Briggs were the winners of this event. The second event was a deadlift ladder where the competitors had to lift in reverse order of finish in the previous event. The start of Event 2 had the last place finisher start the event first, ten minutes after completing the run. The men 's weight started at 425 pounds and ended at 615 pounds while the women 's weight started at 275 pounds and ended at 415 pounds. Sam Dancer ( the last place finisher on the run ) and Brooke Wells ( who took 37th of 40 on the run ) both won the event by completing the ladder. Event 3 : ranch mini chipper 50 wall ball shots 25 medicine ball GHD sit - ups Hill sprint with medicine ball The last event was a `` chipper, '' a workout involving multiple exercises done sequentially without returning ( as in `` chipping away '' at the number of repetitions ) for the fastest time. The competitors started with 50 wall ball shots, a squat into tossing a medicine ball 9 or 10 feet up to target on a wall. Once completed, they performed 25 sit - ups with the medicine ball on a glute - hamstring developer ( GHD ), a piece of equipment where the feet lock in and the sit - up is performed at a greater range of motion. The chipper was finished with a hill sprint while carrying the medicine ball. The men used a 30 - pound medicine ball and the women used a 20 - pound medicine ball. Brent Fikowski and Annie Thorisdottir won the event. Thursday, July 21, 2016 Event 4 : ocean swim 500 meter ocean swim The only event of day two was an out - and - back ocean swim at Redondo Beach, California. Tia - Clair Toomey and Jonne Koski won with times of 7 : 28 and 6 : 54 respectively. Friday, July 22, 2016 Event 5 : Murph While wearing a weighted vest : 1 mile run 100 pull - ups 200 push - ups 300 air squats 1 mile run This specific workout was created in honor of US Navy SEAL Lt. Michael P. Murphy, who was killed in Afghanistan on July 28, 2005. `` Murph '' is probably CrossFit 's most famous `` Hero '' workout ( a specific routine named in honor of a fallen hero ) and Murph is usually performed by American affiliates on Memorial Day. The announcement of this event was controversial because it was also done in the 2015 CrossFit Games where a number of athletes suffered serious heat injuries. The weighted vests were 20lbs. for men and 14lbs. for the women. The exercises between the runs was broken up into five rounds of 20 pull - ups, 40 push - ups, and 60 air squats. Josh Bridges and Kari Pearce won the event. Event 6 : squat clean pyramid 10 squat cleans at 245 lbs for men and 165 lbs for women 8 squat cleans at 265 lbs for men and 180 lbs for women 6 squat cleans at 285 lbs for men and 195 lbs for women 4 squat cleans at 305 lbs for men and 205 lbs for women 2 squat cleans at 325 lbs for men and 215 lbs for women Squat cleans are a common movement used in weightlifting with the requirement that the competitor must squat below parallel on the clean. The athletes performed a decreasing number of repetitions at increasing weights. Alex Anderson and Kara Webb won the event. Event 7 : Double DT 10 rounds for time with a 155 - pound barbell for the men and a 105 - pound barbell for the women : 12 deadlifts 9 hang power cleans 6 jerks `` DT '' is a CrossFit hero workout named for fallen airman USAF SSgt. Timothy P. Davis, and usually performed for five rounds. In the 2015 Games, fans were given a vote for either Heavy DT or Double DT and the heavy version was chosen, so Double DT was programmed for the 2016 Games. Katrín Davíðsdóttir and Samuel Kwant won the event. Saturday, July 23, 2016 Event 8 : climbing snail Three rounds for time of : 500 meter berm run 2 rope ascents 40 foot snail push 2 rope ascents -- except for the final round. The event took place inside the soccer stadium and consisted of running across the field and through the rope climbing rig and then up the stairs and behind the jumbotron at the StubHub Center. On the return, the athletes then had to climb up a rope in the middle of the field. The rope was situated so that the bottom of the rope was above the heads of the athletes so that they had to jump up to grab the rope and do the first pulls without using their legs. The final movement was pushing what was called a `` snail, '' a large heavy barrel that had to be rolled for 40 feet. The event was won Samantha Briggs and Brent Fikowski. Event 9 : the separator This event was performed in a different order for the Men and Women 's competition. Men 's Event 9 12 ring handstand push - ups 15 back squats at 225 pounds 20 burpees 9 ring handstand push - ups 18 front squats at 205 pounds 20 burpees 6 ring handstand push - ups 21 overhead squats at 185 pounds 20 burpees Women 's Event 9 15 back squats at 165 pounds 20 burpees 6 ring handstand push - ups 18 front squats at 145 pounds 20 burpees 4 ring handstand push - ups 21 overhead squats at 125 pounds 20 burpees 2 ring handstand push - ups The handstand push - ups where done in gymnastic rings and it was the second time the movement has been done at the CrossFit Games. It also had strict point penalties for any athletes that could not either finish the first set for the men or one push - up for the women. The event was won by Kari Pearce and Cole Sager. Event 10 : 100 % For time : 40 box jump overs ( 30 inches high for men, 24 inches high for women ) 20 D - ball cleans ( 150 pound ball for men, 100 pound ball for women ) This event was won by Alessandra Pichelli and Brent Fikowski. Sunday, July 24, 2016 Event 11 : Handstand Walk 280 foot handstand walk for time Jacob Heppner and Katrín Davíðsdóttir won. Event 12 : suicide sprint 840 foot shuttle sprint for time On the same field that the handstand walk, the athletes ran one - third of the way down and back, two - thirds of the way down and back and then all the way down and back. Tia Toomey and Roy Gamboa won. Event 13 : The Plow 560 foot plow drag ( 235 pounds for men, 190 pounds for women ) Garret Fisher and Katrín Davíðsdóttir won. Event 14 : The Rope Chipper 200m SkiErg 50 doubles unders for men, 40 for women 200m row 50 double unders for men, 40 for women 0.4 mile Assault AirBike 50 double unders for men, 40 for women 200 m row 50 double unders for men, 40 for women 200m SkiErg 90 foot sled pull ( 310 pounds for men, 220 for women ) Anna Tunnicliffe and Brent Fikowski won. Event 15 : Redemption 3 peg board ascents 21 thrusters 2 peg board ascent 15 thrusters 1 peg board ascent 9 thrusters The event featured the return appearance of the peg board ascents that premiered one year earlier. Many competitors failed to complete the peg board ascents in the previous year, hence, the name of this event being `` Redemption. '' A thruster in CrossFit is a combination of a front squat and push press in one continuous movement and the weights were 135 - pounds for the men and 85 - pounds for the women. Zak Carchedi and Alexis Johnson won. Podium finishers Individuals and teams Place Men Women Team 1st Mathew Fraser Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir CrossFit Mayhem Freedom 2nd Ben Smith Tia - Clair Toomey 12 Labours CrossFit 3rd Patrick Vellner Ragnheiður Sara Sigmundsdottir CrossFit Yas Masters men Place 40 - 44 45 - 49 50 - 54 55 - 59 60 + 1st Shawn Ramirez Ron Mathews Ron Ortiz Will Powell David Hippensteel 2nd Mike Kern Brent Maier Marco Casali Christian Galy Stephen Angove 3rd Jason Uberuaga Robert Davis Dion Walmsley David Gantz Bob Caslin Jump up ^ Scott Jones originally finished third in the 45 - 49 division but was later disqualified for testing positive for anastrozole. Davis was moved up one position. Masters women Place 40 - 44 45 - 49 50 - 54 55 - 59 60 + 1st Helen Harding Cheryl Brost Shellie Edington Mary Beth Prodromides Shaun Havard 2nd Annie Sakamoto Tracy Shuford Susan Habbe Blanca Williams Lidia Beer 3rd Janet Black Tonia Osborne Diane Stuart Lynne Knapman Shelley Noyce Teens Place 14 - 15 Boys 14 - 15 Girls 16 - 17 Boys 16 - 17 Girls 1st Vincent Ramirez Kaela Stephano Nicholas Paladino Allison Weiss 2nd Zach Mayer Haley Adams George Sterner Alexis Raptis 3rd Tim Pearson Clara Allen Angelo DiCicco Gabriela Migala Guns controversy In 2016, CrossFit announced that winners of the 2016 Games would receive Glock handguns as prizes, which resulted in a backlash from some CrossFit members and other sponsors. The Facebook post announcing the decision attracted more than 4,000 comments, with many members drawing attention to the recent spate of mass shootings in the US. One Facebook user wrote `` As a reward for fitness you can potentially shoot people ?... After the worst mass shootings in USA, I hardly feel bringing a community together via guns is in the spirit of Crossfit. Shameful. '' Title sponsor Reebok said in a statement : `` While we understand CrossFit 's foundations are tied to military and first responders, we do not agree with this decision, particularly in light of current events in the United States. '' A Change.org petition gathered more than 19,000 signatures against the partnership with Glock. In response to the criticism, director of the games, Dave Castro said, `` I am one of millions of people in the U.S. who own guns for recreational and legal purposes. I compete in competitive shooting events, and I have a lot of friends in the shooting industry. Glock offered up pistols as prizes, I agreed to it. '' Castro later added, `` Unless the state and federal laws regarding gun ownership in California and the U.S. change in the next week, then no, nothing is changing. '' See also CrossFit References ^ Jump up to : Matheson, Andrew ; Seimas, Jim ; Jag, Julie ( 24 July 2016 ). `` Local Roundup : Three CrossFit Games 2016 tests waged in Aromas ''. Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved 25 July 2016. Jump up ^ Free Press Sports Staff ( 24 July 2016 ). `` Colchester 's Mathew Fraser wins CrossFit Games ''. Burlington Free Press. Retrieved 25 July 2016. Jump up ^ ARNARSDÓTTIR, EYGLÓ SVALA ( 25 July 2016 ). `` Katrín Tanja Wins World CrossFit Games, Again ''. Iceland Review. Retrieved 25 July 2016. Jump up ^ Cecil, Andréa Maria. `` Fraser Wins First Games, Davidsdottir Repeats ''. CrossFit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Individual Events 1 and 2 ''. July 20, 2016. Jump up ^ http://abc7news.com/travel/southwest-flights-resume-after-technical-issue/1435266/ ^ Jump up to : `` Leaderboard ''. CrossFit Games. Retrieved September 16, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Individual Event 3 ''. July 20, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Shared Suffering ''. Retrieved August 17, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Complete List of CrossFit Games Events School of WOD ''. 2016 - 02 - 24. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 19. Jump up ^ CrossFit. `` Workout of the day : Tuesday 090414 ''. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 19. ^ Jump up to : `` 2016 Games Events CrossFit Games ''. games.crossfit.com. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ Joseph Serna ( July 15, 2016 ). `` CrossFit Games come under fire for awarding Glocks as prizes ''. Los Angeles Times. Jump up ^ A.J. Perez ( July 15, 2016 ). `` CrossFit Games ' decision to award Glock handguns sparks outrage ''. USA Today. ^ Jump up to : Travis Durkee ( July 16, 2016 ). `` CrossFit Games winners will receive Glock handguns as prizes ''. Sporting News. Jump up ^ Pat Leonard ( July 16, 2016 ). `` CrossFit Games to award winners a Glock handgun leading to backlash from Reebok, ESPN ''. New York Daily News. 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Question: who won the 2016 men's individual crossfit games
Answer: Mathew Fraser