CrossFit Worldwide Ranking System Updated: Adler Passes Medeiros, Lawson Climbs to 2^nd

The worldwide ranking system of CrossFit has undergone an update after the end of the 2023 CrossFit Games. As anticipated, significant shifts within the top 100 rankings have occurred for both male and female participants. While Laura Horvath successfully maintained her first-place position, Adler surpassed Justin Medeiros to claim the leading spot.

The implementation of the new global ranking system played a decisive role in determining the allocation of Games-qualifying slots for each of the Semifinal competitions. The quantity of athletes within the top 100 of the updated ranking system participating in a given Semifinal directly influenced the probability of that specific event receiving an additional invitation to the CrossFit Games.

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It’s noteworthy that CrossFit had previously revised the rankings subsequent to the Quarterfinals and Semifinals stages.

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Men

In the men’s division, there was a lot of movement in the top 10 following the 2023 CrossFit Games. Adler won the Games and he also jumped from 5^th to 1^st in the worldwide ranking system.

Although Vellner was finished on the podium, he fell two positions to 4^th compared to post-Semifinals numbers. Dallin Pepper shot to 8^th placement after finishing 5^th at the Games.

In the men’s division, the most improved was newcomer Michal Wesolowski who climbed up 81 places to finish 294^th at the worldwide ranking system. He finished 36^th at the Games, 10^th at the Semifinals and 33^rd at Quarterfinals in Europe.

Check out the top 100 men worldwide here.

Women

In the women’s division, Laura Horvath maintained the top position after winning the CrossFit Games.

Amanda Barnhart, Emma McQuaid and Brooke Wells fell off the top 10 women worldwide, giving space for Alex Gazan, Katrin Davidsdottir and Paige Powers.

Kelly Baker was the most improved athlete across the entire updated worldwide ranking system. She moved up 133 positions to be ranked 147^th overall. This was the first time the American athlete competed at the Games as an individual, finishing 21^st overall on the leaderboard. At Semifinals she finished 10^th and at Quarterfinals 23^rd worldwide.

Check out the top 100 women worldwide here.

You can see the entire ranking system updated in this link.

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