Rich Froning
Froning competing at the 2012 CrossFit Games
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
July 21, 1987 Mount Clemens, Michigan, U.S. |
| Residence | Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Education | Tennessee Tech (Exercise Science) |
| Occupation | CrossFit Athlete |
| Years active | Individual Competition: 2010–2014 Team Competition: 2015–present |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Spouse(s) | Hillary Froning |
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| Sport | CrossFit |
| Partner | Dan Bailey, Darren Hunsucker, Thomas Cox, James Hobart, Matt Hewett, Tyler Goodman, Josh Blake |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals |
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| Regional finals | 5-time Regional champion (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) 3-time Open worldwide champion (2012, 2013, 2014) |
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Rich Froning Jr. (born July 21, 1987) is an American professional CrossFit athlete known for his achievements in the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 CrossFit Games. He became the first person to win the title of "Fittest Man on Earth" four times with his first-place finish in the 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 CrossFit Games. In 2015 and 2016, he led team CrossFit Mayhem Freedom to the first-place finish in the Team category in the CrossFit Games and claimed the Affiliate Cup.
Froning has not only been successful in the sport; he has been a pioneer in making a living off of the sport of CrossFit. Froning has won over $1,050,000 in prize money for winning the CrossFit Games four times, and has accumulated significant sponsorships from brands like Reebok,Oakley, and Rogue Fitness. In early 2015, Reebok released a shoe designed in part by Froning which bore the name of the Bible scripture tattooed to his side, the Reebok CrossFit Compete 6:14.
Froning owns and operates the affiliate gym CrossFit Mayhem, located in Cookeville, Tennessee, and is a member of the CrossFit Level 1 Seminar Staff.
Froning was born in Mount Clemens, Michigan. He moved to Cookeville, Tennessee, where he currently resides. There he attended Cookeville High School where he played baseball and was an all-district, all-region second baseman. He also participated in football. Upon graduating in 2005, Froning received a baseball scholarship to Walters State Community College. Soon after, Froning decided to end his baseball career, and began working at the Cookeville Fire Department, while continuing his studies at Tennessee Technological University. While working out with the fire department, Froning became interested in CrossFit, which he soon developed a passion for and in 2010, he began coaching and competing.
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