2009 CrossFit Games

The 2009 CrossFit Games were held on July 10-12, 2009 on a ranch in Aromas, CA.^[1] The men's competition, with a field of 74 competitors, was won by Mikko Salo, the women's, with a field of 72, by Tanya Wagner, and the team competition by Northwest CrossFit. This was the first CrossFit Games to include separate team based events, regional qualifiers for individual competitors, and steroid testing.^[2]

Individual Competition

The first five events took place Saturday July 10, 2009 followed by the last three events the next day.^[3]

Event 1 - Run

Each competitor completed a 7 kilometer hill run.

Event 2 - Deadlift

A deadlift Ladder - In 30 second intervals each competitor completes one deadlift in increasing 10lb increments until they are unable to complete the lift or finish the ladder. The men started at 315lbs and went up to 505lbs while the women started at 185lbs and went up to 375lbs.

Event 3 - Sandbag Hill Sprint

A 170 meter hill sprint while carrying 35lb sandbags, 2 bags for men and 1 for women.

Event 4 - Row / Hammer Stake

Each competitor completed a 500 meter row on a Concept-2 rowing machine, hammered a stake into the ground (4-foot for men and 3-foot for women), and then finished with another 500 meter row.

Event 5 - Couplet

This event consisted of 3 rounds of 30 wallballs and 30 squat snatches.

Event 6 - Snatch

Maximum weight for one repetition of a barbell snatch

Event 7 - Triplet

Each competitor had to complete as many rounds as possible in 8 minutes with each round consisting of 4 handstand push-ups, 8 kettlebell swings, and 12 GHD sit-ups.

Event 8 - Chipper

The competitors progressed through this event by completing the required number of repetitions of each movement before moving to the next movement. The event consisted of 15 cleans, 30 toes-to-bar, 30 box jumps, 15 muscle-ups, 30 dumbbell push press, 30 double-unders, 15 thrusters, 30 pull-ups, 30 burpees, and 300-foot walking lunges with a barbell plate held overhead.

Affiliate Cup

For the third annual CrossFit Games the affiliate cup was awarded using a separate team based competition instead of awarding it to an affiliate with the top individual competitors. Team workouts consisted of two men and two women and the teams were allowed two substitute competitors on their roster. Teams only had to register in order to compete and there were no qualifiers prior to the games. The first three events took place on Friday July 10, 2009 and the final event was on Sunday July 12, 2009. ^[3]

Stadium Workout

The first movement was 30 wallballs completed relay style by all four competitors. Then each competitor had to simultaneously complete a 300 meter row on a Concept-2 rowing machine, 30 twenty-four inch box jumps, 30 kettlebell swings, and 30 dumbbell push press or push jerks with one competitor at each station at a time. Once each competitor had finished all movements the team moved on to the deadlift station where they each had to complete 30 deadlifts in a relay style.

Hill Workout

An approximately 2500 meter hill run. Each competitor completes a 500 meter leg of the run followed by a final 500 meters run by the entire team.

North Pad Workout

Maximum weight 3-repetition overhead squat plus maximum repetitions of pull-ups combined over three attempts.

The Final

A combined chipper style workout consisting of 75 squat cleans, 150 toes-to-bar, 150 box jumps, 75 thrusters, 35 muscle-ups, 150 burpees, 150 double-unders, and 300-foot walking lunges with a 35lb. plate overhead.

Podium finishers

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