2009 CrossFit Games

The 2009 CrossFit Games were held on July 10-12, 2009 on a ranch in Aromas, CA. 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.

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

Each competitor completed a 7 kilometer hill run.

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.

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

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.

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

Maximum weight for one repetition of a barbell snatch

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.

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.

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