![]() Rich Froning at Wodapalooza in 2019 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Mount Clemens, Michigan, U.S. | July 21, 1987
Home town | 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 | Hillary Froning |
Sport | |
Sport | CrossFit |
Partner(s) | 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-times Regional champion (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) 3-times 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 participating in the CrossFit Games. He became the first person to win the CrossFit Games title of "Fittest Man on Earth" four times with his first-place finish in the 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 CrossFit Games. He retired from individual competitions after 2014, and led a team from CrossFit Mayhem to first-place finishes in the Team category in 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022, at the CrossFit Games.
In addition to making a living off CrossFit, Froning has won over $1,050,000 in prize money from winning the CrossFit Games four times.[2] Additionally, he has accumulated significant sponsorships from brands like Reebok,[3] Oakley,[4] and Rogue Fitness.[5] In early 2015, Reebok released a shoe designed, in part, by Froning.[6]
Froning owns and operates the affiliate gym CrossFit Mayhem, located in Cookeville, Tennessee, and is a member of the CrossFit Level 1 Seminar Staff.
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