2008 CrossFit Games

The 2008 CrossFit Games were the second annual CrossFit Games to be held following the inaugural Games in 2007. The Games were held on July 5–6, 2008, on a ranch in Aromas, California, United States.[1]

2008 CrossFit Games
VenueCrossFit Ranch
LocationAromas, California
DatesJuly 5–6, 2008
Champions
MenJason Khalipa
WomenCaity Matter
TeamCrossFit Oakland

As with the first Games, there was no qualification process for athletes wishing to compete in the Games.[2] The number of participating athletes was limited to 300 on a first-come first-serve basis, and the number of events increased to four.[3]

The men's competition was won by Jason Khalipa, the women's by Caity Matter, and the Affiliate Cup was awarded to CrossFit Oakland.[4] Each winner of the individual events won $1,500.[5] The first documentary film of the Games, Every Second Counts, was made for this year's Games.[6]

Events
2008 CrossFit Games at the ranch in Aromas; the deadlifts and burpees event

The first three events for the second CrossFit Games took place on Saturday July 5, 2008, and the final event was held the following day. The winners were determined by the lowest cumulative time taken to complete the four events. The Affiliate Cup was awarded to the affiliate with lowest combined time for its top two men and top two women.[7] The scoring format for the 2008 games is reflected in the title of the documentary Every Second Counts.[8]

Workout A
The thrusters and pull-ups event

Fran – Three rounds of thrusters (a front squat into push press) and pull-ups. Each round has a decreasing number of repetitions starting with 21 thrusters and 21 pull-ups then progressing to 15 repetitions of each for round two and nine repetitions for the final round. The weight for the thruster was 95 pounds (43 kilograms) for the men and 65 pounds (29 kilograms) for the women.[9]

Workout B

Five rounds of five deadlifts and ten burpees. The weight for the deadlifts was 275 pounds (125 kilograms) for the men and 185 pounds (84 kilograms) for the women.[10]

The Hill Run
The Hill Run event at the CrossFit Games

A steep trail run over rough terrain approximately 750 meters (2,460 feet) in length.[11]

Sunday's Final Event

The Squat Grace event comprised thirty squat clean and jerks. The weights used were 155 pounds (70 kilograms) for the men and 100 pounds (45 kilograms) for the women. The participant's starts were staggered so that the competitors would start with the time differentials of their previous days combined score. This was done so that spectators could determine who was the overall winner as they finished the event first.

For the men, Chris Spealler won on the Fran event, Matt Chan on Deadlift/Burpee, Eric O'Connor on Hill Run, and Jason Khalipa on the last event. Overall Khalipa had the best cumulative time of 13 minutes 17 seconds over the four events.[12] For the women, Linda Leipper won Fran, Libby Dibiase on Deadlift/Burpee, Aqueelah Tillman on Hill Run, and Caity Matter on Squat Grace. Caity Matter was the overall winner with a total time of 19 minutes 10 seconds.[13] CrossFit Oakland won the Affiliate Cup based on the performance of team members in the individual events.[14]

Podium finishers
PlaceMen[12]Women[13]Affiliate[14]
1stJason KhalipaCaity MatterCrossFit Oakland
2ndJosh EverettTanya WagnerCrossFit Park City
3rdJeremy ThielGillian MounseyCrossFit Vancouver

References
  1. "History of the Games > 2008: The 2008 CrossFit Games: Every Second Counts". CrossFit Games.
  2. Schroeder, Chad (May 29, 2019). "A Brief History of CrossFit Games Special Invites and "Wildcards"". Morning Chalk Up.
  3. Kyllmann, Caro (May 1, 2019). "The Rise of the CrossFit Games – a Chronological Account of its History". BoxRox.
  4. Robbie Wild Hudson (August 15, 2017). "Every CrossFit Games Winner from 2007 to 2017 (All Individuals, Masters, Teams and Teens)". Boxrox.
  5. "Information on Sponsorship of the 2010 Games". The 2010 CrossFit Games.
  6. Pyfferoen, Brian (August 13, 2019). "Watch "Every Second Counts: The Story of the 2008 CrossFit Games"". The Barbell Spin.
  7. CrossFit Games. "2008 Games Events | CrossFit Games". Games.crossfit.com. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  8. "BREAKING NEWS: Changes to Cuts Announced for 2020 CrossFit Games". BoxRox. August 13, 2019.
  9. "CrossFit Games 8.3". Wodwell.
  10. "CrossFit Games 8.4". Wodwell.
  11. "CrossFit Games 8.2". Wodwell.
  12. "Men's results final corrected" (PDF). CrossFit. July 15, 2008.
  13. "Women's results corrected final" (PDF). CrossFit. July 15, 2008.
  14. "Team Standings" (PDF). Games2008.crossfit.com. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.