The 2026 CrossFit Games are the 20th edition of the competition in the sport of CrossFit that took place from July 22 to 26, 2026, in San Jose. James Sprague was the men's champion, with Aimee Cringle winning the women's division, and CrossFit Whip the teams'.
For its 20th anniversary, the CrossFit Games returned to California. The early events in the first day were held at the ranch where the inaugural Games was held, while in the rest of the week the competition was held at the SAP Center. This year 20 scored events were held, the most for any Games.
The quarterfinals, which were removed in 2025, were restored for this season. The prize money this year again comes from 50% of the Open entry fees, with the individual winners expected to take home $297,469 each.
Qualifications Open The first qualifying stage of CrossFit Games, the Open, started on February 26, 2026. Three workouts will be held over three weeks, with the last workout ending on March 16.
26.1 – For time: 20 x Wall Ball Shots; 18 x Box Jump Overs; 30 x Wall Ball Shots; 18 x Box Jump Overs; 40 x Wall Ball Shots; 18 x Medicine Ball Box Step Overs; 66 x Wall Ball Shots; 18 x Medicine Ball Box Step Overs; 40 x Wall Ball Shots; 18 x Box Jump Overs; 30 x Wall Ball Shots; 18 x Box Jump Overs; 20 x Wall Ball Shots (12 minute cap) 26.2 – For time: 80-foot dumbbell overhead walking lunge; 20 alternating dumbbell snatches; 20 pull-ups; 80-foot dumbbell overhead walking lunge; 20 alternating dumbbell snatches; 20 chest-to-bar pull-ups; 80-foot dumbbell overhead walking lunge; 20 alternating dumbbell snatches; 20 ring muscle-ups (15 minute time cap) 26.3 – For time: (2 Rounds) 12 Burpees Over Bar, 12 Cleans (65lb/95lb), 12 Thrusters; (2 Rounds) 12 Burpees Over Bar, 12 Cleans (75lb/115lb), 12 Thrusters; (2 Rounds) 12 Burpees Over Bar, 12 Cleans (85lb/135lb), 12 Thrusters (16 minute cap)
Around 254,000 athletes registered for the Open, an increase of around 8.1% from 2025. The CrossFit Open was won by Colten Mertens for the men's division and Lucy Campbell for the women's.
The top 25% of the individual and age group competitors proceeded to the Quarterfinals. This was an increase from the top 10% of 2024.
Quarterfinals The quarterfinals are held from March 26 to 30, 2026. Four workouts were released, and individual and age-group athletes are required to perform the workouts over five days in affiliates with a registered judge. Kyra Milligan and Austin Hatfield were the winners of the quarterfinals.
The top 2,000 competitors advance to the Semifinals.
Semifinals The Semifinals was held from April to June. Top qualifiers from individual and age group divisions in the Quarterfinals, as well as teams from the Open, can compete in the Semifinals.
Qualifiers For the second year, the number of qualifiers for the individuals competitions has been set at 30 men and 30 women. For the teams the number also remains at 20.
Individuals Qualifiers from the In-Affiliate Semifinals and 10 In-Person Qualifying Events: Mayhem Classic(April 17–19) , Legends Championship(April 24–26), Copa Sur(May 1–3), MenWomenMenWomenMenWomen Victor Hoffer Roman Khrennikov Jeffrey Adler Paige Rodgers Emma Lawson Lucy Campbell Dallin Pepper James Sprague Olivia Kerstetter Abigail Domit Kalyan Souza Benjamín Reyes Anikha Greer Miley Wade Far East Throwdown(May 1 – 3), French Throwdown(May 15–17), Rebel Renegade Games(May 21– 24), MenWomenMenWomenMen Women Henrik Haapalainen Siria Meha Jayson Hopper Moritz Fiebig Nika Maisuradze Mirjam Von Rohr Aimee Cringle Elisa Fuliano Ben Fowler Hannah Black Torian Pro(May 22– 24), Syndicate Crown(May 29 – 31), MAD Fitness Festival(May 29 – 31), MenWomenMenWomenMenWomen Ricky Garard Jay Crouch Bayley Martin Madeline Sturt Ellie Turner Kyra Milligan Saxon Panchik Ty Jenkins Austin Hatfield Lydia Fish Haley Adams Danielle Brandon Aniol Ekai Luis Cuellar Calum Clements Gabriela Migała Aline Wirz Lucy McGonigle Ella Wilkinson Northern California Classic(May 29–31), Individual Online Semifinals(June 11–15)MenWomenMenWomen Tudor Magda Dylan Hamming Alex Gazan Rachel NoelGuilherme Malheiros Quinn Robinson Nick Mathew Justin Medeiros Spencer Panchik Colten Mertens Patrick Vellner Alexis Raptis Erica Folo Arielle Loewen Matilde Ǿyen Garnes Janie Cheverie Bergrós Björnsdóttir Holly Tynan
Representation by Nation (26) (6) (4) (3) (3) (2) (2) (2) (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
Teams In 2026, 13 teams can qualify via in-person Semifinals and 7 via online Semifinals. A total of 20 teams will qualify for the finals Copa Sur (May 1–3), Far East Throwdown (May 1 – 3), French Throwdown(May 15–17), Torian Pro(May 22– 24), Hendersonville Mayhem CrossFit Aylesbury CrossFit Oslo Kriger CrossFit Södra Wättern Butcher's Lab Pursuit Homefront CrossFit PRVN Snake CrossFit HWPO Kia Maia Mahi Dawgs
Rebel Renegade Games (May 21– 24), Syndicate Crown(May 29 – 31), MAD Fitness Festival(May 29 – 31), Team Online Semifinals(June 4–8) CrossFit Uncontained II Relentless CrossFit Mayhem CrossFit WHIP Camp Rhino CrossFit CrossFit Asker Kriger Solidarity CrossFit Basecamp CrossFit Body Blueprint CrossFit Fort Vancouver Blueprint CrossFit AOD Q21 CrossFit CrossFit Reykjavík CrossFit 1124
Representation by Nation (8) (2) (2) (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) Individuals In order to mark the 20th anniversary of the CrossFit Games, the Games returned to California where it started. The number of scored events has been increased to 20. The first workout from the inaugural 2007 CrossFit Games, The Hopper, was repeated. Swimming also returned to the Games following two years' absence due to the 2024 tragedy.
Event 1: 2007 Hopper 1,000-meter row Then, 5 rounds: 25 pull-ups 7 push jerks F: 85 lb; M: 135 lb
Time cap: Women: 12 min.; Men: 11 min.
# Men Time Pts Total Women Time Pts Total 1 Jay Crouch 7:11 100 Madeline Sturt 8:03 100 2 Colton Mertens 7:17 96 Lucy Campbell 8:10 96 3 Saxon Panchik 7:19 92 Aline Wirz 8:16 92 4 Calum Clements 7:34 88 Haley Adams 8:22 88 5 James Sprague 7:37 84 Danielle Brandon 8:26 84 6 Justin Medeiros 7:36 80 Arielle Loewen 8:31 80 7 Moritz Fiebig 7:41 76 Emma Lawson 8:35 76 8 Ricky Garard 7:47.54 72 Kyra Milligan 8:37 72 9 Jeffrey Adler 7:47.89 68 Bergrós Björnsdóttir 8:40 68 10 Bayley Martin 7:49 64 Aimee Cringle 8:40 64 11 Austin Hatfield 7:49.09 60 Ellie Turner 8:49 60 12 Jayson Hopper 7:55 56 Alex Gazan 8:54 56 13 Spencer Panchik 7:59.43 52 Elisa Fuliano 8:55 52 14 Victor Hoffer 8:00.74 48 Anikha Greer 8:56 48 15 Roman Khrennikov 8:01 45 Alexis Raptis 8:57 45 16 Tudor Magda 08:01.20 42 Lucy McGonigle 8:58 42 17 Dallin Pepper 8:11 39 Lydia Fish 9:06 39 18 Henrik Haapalainen 8:16 36 Paige Rodgers 9:07 36 19 Ben Fowler 8:17 33 Mirjam Von Rohr 9:09 33 20 Aniol Ekai 8:20.49 30 Ella Wilkinson 9:13 30 21 Guilherme Malheiros 8:20.87 27 Miley Wade 9:15 27 22 Patrick Vellner 8:21 24 Abigail Domit 9:17 24 23 Dylan Hamming 8:24 21 Matilde Garnes 9:11 21 24 Luis Cuellar 8:24.62 18 Siria Meha 9:25 18 25 Nika Maisuradze 8:26 15 Holly Tynan 9:27 15 26 Kalyan Souza 8:28 12 Olivia Kerstetter 9:30 12 27 Ty Jenkins 9:31 9 Erica Folo 9:37 9 28 Benjamín Reyes 9:31 6 Janie Cheverie 9:53 6 29 Nick Mathew 9:39 3 Hannah Black 9:58 3 30 Quinn Robinson 9:45 0 Rachel Noel 10:03 0
Event 2: Ranch 7200 7,200-meter trail run
# Men Time Pts Total Women Time Pts Total 1 Ricky Garard 39:33 172 Aimee Cringle 40:42 164 2 James Sprague 39:43 180 Haley Adams 41:15 184 3 Jay Crouch 39:52 192 Ella Wilkinson 42:16 122 4 Jeffrey Adler 40:27 156 Lucy Campbell 42:48 184 5 Roman Khrennikov 40:42 129 Ellie Turner 42:58 144 6 Nika Maisuradze 40:56 95 Aline Wirz 43:20 172 7 Austin Hatfield 41:09 136 Rachel Noel 43:59 76 8 Justin Medeiros 42:08 152 Miley Wade 44:07 99 9 Ty Jenkins 42:43 77 Madeline Sturt 44:18 168 10 Dallin Pepper 42:57 103 Emma Lawson 44:21 140 11 Saxon Panchik 43:00 152 Janie Cheverie 45:16 66 12 Kalyan Souza 43:06 68 Siria Meha 45:20 74 13 Aniol Ekai 43:19 82 Lydia Fish 45:31 91 14 Luis Cuellar 43:30 66 Danielle Brandon 45:43 132 15 Quinn Robinson 43:55 45 Elisa Fuliano 45:55 97 16 Victor Hoffer 44:31 90 Mirjam Von Rohr 46:31 75 17 Dylan Hamming 45:04 60 Erica Folo 46:34 48 18 Jayson Hopper 45:16 92 Alex Gazan 46:37 92 19 Bayley Martin 45:19 97 Abigail Domit 47:20 57 20 Ben Fowler 45:25 63 Holly Tynan 48:00 45 21 Moritz Fiebig 45:45 103 Arielle Loewen 48:30 107 22 Henrik Haapalainen 46:49 60 Matilde Garnes 48:40 45 23 Patrick Vellner 47:13 45 Lucy McGonigle 50:10 63 24 Nick Mathew 47:51 21 Bergrós Björnsdóttir 51:12 86 25 Calum Clements 49:10 103 Olivia Kerstetter 51:34 27 26 Spencer Panchik 49:26 64 Kyra Milligan 52:45 84 27 Benjamín Reyes 50:13 15 Hannah Black 56:39 12 28 Colton Mertens 51:21 102 Paige Rodgers 58:35 42 29 Tudor Magda 52:00 45 Anikha Greer 59:58 51 30 Guilherme Malheiros 55:58 27 Alexis Raptis 59:59 45
Event 3–5: The CrossFit Total Each lift was scored separately, each lift scored 50 points.
1-rep-max back squat
# Men Weight (lb) Pts Total Women Weight (lb) Pts Total 1 Colton Mertens 555 152 Kyra Milligan 370 134 2 Guilherme Malheiros 550 75 Mirjam Von Rohr 350 123 3 Austin Hatfield 525 182 Anikha Greer 335 97 4 Nick Mathew 520 65 Alex Gazan 330 136 5 Bayley Martin 520 139 Madeline Sturt 330 210 6 Justin Medeiros 505 192 Hannah Black 330 52 7 Dallin Pepper 500 141 Elisa Fuliano 325 135 8 Moritz Fiebig 500 139 Bergrós Björnsdóttir 325 122 9 Quinn Robinson 500 79 Olivia Kerstetter 320 61 10 Tudor Magda 495 77 Siria Meha 320 106 11 Nika Maisuradze 495 125 Erica Folo 315 78 12 Spencer Panchik 490 92 Abigail Domit 315 85 13 Aniol Ekai 485 108 Miley Wade 310 125 14 Jay Crouch 485 216 Paige Rodgers 305 66 15 Victor Hoffer 485 112 Lucy Campbell 305 206 16 Patrick Vellner 480 65 Ellie Turner 305 164 17 James Sprague 475 198 Aimee Cringle 300 182 18 Jayson Hopper 475 110 Emma Lawson 300 156 19 Jeffrey Adler 475 170 Matilde Garnes 295 59 20 Roman Khrennikov 475 141 Arielle Loewen 295 119 21 Ty Jenkins 475 87 Lucy McGonigle 290 73 22 Luis Cuellar 475 74 Ella Wilkinson 285 130 23 Henrik Haapalainen 470 67 Rachel Noel 285 83 24 Dylan Hamming 455 66 Janie Cheverie 280 72 25 Saxon Panchik 455 157 Holly Tynan 275 50 26 Ricky Garard 440 176 Alexis Raptis 275 49 27 Kalyan Souza 440 71 Aline Wirz 270 175 28 Benjamín Reyes 440 17 Danielle Brandon 260 134 29 Calum Clements 435 104 Haley Adams 255 185 30 Ben Fowler 425 63 Lydia Fish 185 91
1-rep-max shoulder press # Men Weight (lb) Pts Total Women Weight (lb) Pts Total 1 Colton Mertens 260 202 Alex Gazan 170 186 2 Ricky Garard 440 228 Paige Rodgers 155 114 3 Dylan Hamming 245 112 Aimee Cringle 150 228 4 Roman Khrennikov 245 185 Anikha Greer 150 141 5 Dallin Pepper 240 183 Ellie Turner 150 206 6 Tudor Magda 240 119 Kyra Milligan 145 174 7 Austin Hatfield 240 220 Erica Folo 145 116 8 Aniol Ekai 230 144 Alexis Raptis 145 85 9 Jayson Hopper 230 144 Hannah Black 140 86 10 Moritz Fiebig 225 171 Abigail Domit 140 117 11 Jay Crouch 225 246 Arielle Loewen 140 149 12 Victor Hoffer 225 140 Haley Adams 140 213 13 Patrick Vellner 220 91 Olivia Kerstetter 135 87 14 Bayley Martin 220 165 Mirjam Von Rohr 135 147 15 Ty Jenkins 220 109 Matilde Garnes 135 81 16 Calum Clements 220 124 Lucy McGonigle 135 93 17 Guilherme Malheiros 215 93 Janie Cheverie 135 90 18 Nick Mathew 215 81 Elisa Fuliano 130 151 19 Nika Maisuradze 215 139 Holly Tynan 130 64 20 Quinn Robinson 215 91 Bergrós Björnsdóttir 130 136 21 Jeffrey Adler 215 180 Siria Meha 130 116 22 Kalyan Souza 215 81 Lucy Campbell 130 214 23 Ben Fowler 215 70 Miley Wade 130 132 24 Spencer Panchik 210 98 Emma Lawson 125 162 25 Benjamín Reyes 210 22 Ella Wilkinson 125 135 26 James Sprague 205 202 Danielle Brandon 120 138 27 Henrik Haapalainen 205 70 Madeline Sturt 115 213 28 Justin Medeiros 195 194 Rachel Noel 115 85 29 Luis Cuellar 185 75 Aline Wirz 115 176 30 Saxon Panchik 185 157 Lydia Fish 115 91
1-rep-max deadlift