2016 CrossFit Games

2016 CrossFit Games
VenueAromas Ranch
StubHub Center
LocationAromas, California
Redondo Beach, California
Carson, California
DatesJuly 19–24, 2016
Champions
MenMathew Fraser
WomenKatrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir
TeamCrossFit Mayhem Freedom
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Mat Fraser, male winner of the 2016 CrossFit Games

The 2016 CrossFit Games were the tenth CrossFit Games 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,[1][2] the women's by Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir,[1][3] and the Affiliate Cup was awarded to CrossFit Mayhem Freedom.[4]

Over 324,000 from 175 countries participated in the Open this season.[5] At the Games, the women's competition was tightly fought, with the lead changing many times over the course of the Games, but Davíðsdóttir managed to hold off a strong challenge from Tia-Clair Toomey to win a second time.[6] In the men's competition, Mat Fraser won with a 197-point lead over second-place Ben Smith, at the time the biggest margin of victory in the history of the Games, marking the beginning of Fraser's dominance at the Games for the next four years until his retirement after the 2020 Games.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Free Press Sports Staff (24 July 2016). "Colchester's Mathew Fraser wins CrossFit Games". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. ^ ARNARSDÓTTIR, EYGLÓ SVALA (25 July 2016). "Katrín Tanja Wins World CrossFit Games, Again". Iceland Review. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  4. ^ Cecil, Andréa Maria. "Fraser Wins First Games, Davidsdottir Repeats". CrossFit.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  5. ^ CrossFit® (2016-04-11), Stats From the 2016 Open, retrieved 2016-05-05
  6. ^ Wild Hudson, Robbie (25 July 2016). "Katrin Davidsdottir and Mat Fraser are the 2016 CrossFit Games Champions".
  7. ^ Pyfferoen, Brian (July 25, 2016). "Mat Fraser Wins 2016 CrossFit Games by Largest Margin in History". The BarbellSpin.
  8. ^ Friend, Brian (February 3, 2021). "Mat Fraser's Career: By The Numbers". Morning Chalk Up.