Ben Smith (CrossFit)

Ben Smith
Personal information
Born (1990-05-16) May 16, 1990
Residence Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Sport
Sport CrossFit

Ben Smith (born May 16, 1990)[1] is a professional CrossFit athlete from Virginia, USA. He has competed at the CrossFit Games every year since 2009, winning in 2015,[2] and placing third in 2011 and 2013.

Smith is one of a select few athletes to make seven consecutive appearances in the Individual Division at the CrossFit Games. Only one athlete, Rebecca Voigt,[3] has made eight appearances and others to make seven appearances include Chris Spealler[4] and 2008 CrossFit Games champion[5] Jason Khalipa.[6]

Smith is the co-owner, founder, lead programmer, and coach at CrossFit Krypton[7] in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Smith was an avid baseball player throughout his childhood, and was introduced to CrossFit during his senior year of high school in 2008.[7] The next summer, he qualified for the CrossFit Games where he placed 64th out of 74 competitors.[8] He has won the Mid Atlantic Regional five times, and finished on the Games podium three times.

CrossFit Games results

Year Games Regionals Open (Worldwide)
2015[9] 1st 4th (Atlantic) 3rd
2014[9] 7th 1st (Mid Atlantic) 3rd
2013[9] 3rd 1st (Mid Atlantic) 11th
2012[9] 11th 1st (Mid Atlantic) 24th
2011 3rd[10] 1st (Mid Atlantic)[9] 16th[11]
2010 8th[12] 2nd (Central East)[13] N/A
2009 64th[8] 1st (Mid Atlantic Qualifiers)[14] N/A

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete: Ben Smith". CrossFit Games. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  2. ↑ "Ben Smith Wins 2015 CrossFit Games". Muscle & Fitness. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Veterans at the '15 Games". CrossFit Games. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  4. ↑ "Athlete". Chris Spealler | Park City, UT. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  5. ↑ "CrossFit: 2nd Annual CrossFit Games / July 5-6, 2008". games2008.crossfit.com. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  6. ↑ "Jason Khalipa Confirms He's Going Team in 2015". The Rx Review: Reporting on Fitness and CrossFit News. 2014-07-30. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  7. 1 2 "Coaches | CrossFit Krypton". crossfitkrypton.com. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  8. 1 2 "Men's Overall Results". games2009.crossfit.com. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Leaderboard". CrossFit Games. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  10. ↑ "2011 CrossFit Games". games2011.crossfit.com. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  11. ↑ "Scoreboard | CrossFit Games". games2011.crossfit.com. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  12. ↑ "2010 CrossFit Games Finals Overall Results (Men)". scores2010.crossfit.com. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  13. ↑ "Central East Regional Overall Results (Men)". scores2010.crossfit.com. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  14. ↑ "2009 CrossFit Games". games2009.crossfit.com. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
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