Ben Smith is the most longevitious individual CrossFit Games competitor of all time. He has competed in 11-consecutive CrossFit Games from 2009 to 2019. After knee surgery in early 2019, his streak was under threat of ending when Ben was rehabilitating during the 2019 CrossFit Open.
After a failing late-push to qualify through the Granite Games and Rogue Invitational Sanctional events, he was eventually granted a wildcard invite by Dave Castro.
Smith is a two-time podium finisher, placing second in the 2016 CrossFit Games and winning the 2015 CrossFit Games.
Country
United States
Gym
CrossFit Krypton
Coach
Age
28
Height
5′ 11″
Weight
195
2019 CrossFit Games Season
CrossFit Games Finish
28th
2019 CrossFit Sanctionals
Rogue Invitational – 14th Granite Games – 10th
2019 CrossFit Open Rank
4765th
2019 Qualification Method
Wildcard
2019 CrossFit Games Pictures
Ben Smith of CrossFit Krypton completes the Ruck Run event at the 2019 CrossFit Games.
Ben Smith of CrossFit Krypton completes the Ruck Run event at the 2019 CrossFit Games.
Ben Smith of the United States completes the Ruck Run event at the 2019 CrossFit Games
Ben Smith of CrossFit Krypton completes the Ruck Run event at the 2019 CrossFit Games.
Ben Smith of CrossFit Krypton completes the Ruck Run event at the 2019 CrossFit Games.
Ben Smith of CrossFit Krypton completes the Ruck Run event at the 2019 CrossFit Games.
Ben Smith chats with the Buttery Bros at the pre-CrossFit Games athlete dinner
2018 CrossFit Games Season
2018 CrossFit Games Finish
12th
2018 CrossFit Open Rank
40th
2017 CrossFit Games Season
2017 CrossFit Games Finish
7th
2017 CrossFit Open Rank
42nd
2016 CrossFit Games Season
2016 CrossFit Games Finish
2nd
2016 CrossFit Open Rank
65th
2015 CrossFit Games Season
2015 CrossFit Games Finish
1st
2015 CrossFit Open Rank
3rd
2014 CrossFit Games Season
2014 CrossFit Games Finish
7th
2014 CrossFit Open Rank
3rd
2013 CrossFit Games Season
2013 CrossFit Games Finish
4th
2013 CrossFit Open Rank
4th
2012 CrossFit Games Season
2012 CrossFit Games Finish
4th
2012 CrossFit Open Rank
27th
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By Ben Garves
Ben Garves is a digital product expert, author, entertainer, and activist. His portfolio of thought leadership in digital marketing and web experiences has included major clients like Microsoft, Google, Twitter, eBay, Facebook, and Bloomberg. He’s also a freelance health and fitness journalist with over 400 stories written since 2018, a podcaster with 200 episodes to his name, and runs a YouTube channel with over 100 fitness and activism-oriented videos and live streams.
Ben has founded the Fitness is for Everyone™ initiative to raise awareness about social injustice in both racial inequality and socioeconomic disparity in access to quality fitness and nutrition options around the globe.
