The first weekend of December saw the 2022 Dubai Fitness Championships take place in the United Arab Emirates. The three-day action featured 20 men and 20 women, who gave it their all to claim one of their sport’s greatest titles. In the end, after eight exciting and tense events, Fabian Beneito Selles and Karin Freyova won their respective men’s and women’s divisions.
Despite the incredible roster of athletes which featured Brent Fikowski, Jonne Koski, Lazar Đukić, and many more, Fabian Beneito Selles was the Fittest Man in Dubai. After winning three events and performing well in a few other events, he came out on top.
Meanwhile, Karin Freyova put on one of the most dominant performances in the history of this competition. In addition to winning three events, she finished 120 points ahead of the second-place finisher, Matilde Øyen Garnes.
2022 Dubai Fitness Championships Leaderboards
Men’s Results
- Fabian Beneito Selles — 625 points
- Moritz Fiebig — 625 points
- Brent Fikowski — 620 points
- Jonne Koski — 600 points
- Alex Kotoulas — 580 points
- Aniol Ekai — 520 points
- Luka Đukić — 455 points
- Briant Guillaume — 455 points
- Javier Gonzalez — 445 points
- Giorgos Karavis — 435 points
- Reggie Fasa — 430 points
- Lazar Đukić — 420 points
- Victor Hoffer — 395 points
- Luka Vunjak — 320 points
- Michal Wesolowski — 310 points
- Vladimir Sechin — 305 points
- Damián Martínez Satorres — 300 points
- Nikita Yundov — 240 points
- Khan Porter — Withdrew
- Simon Mäntylä — Withdrew
Women’s Results
- Karin Freyova — 705 points
- Matilde Øyen Garnes — 585 points
- Emily Rolfe — 585 points
- Jamie Simmonds — 575 points
- Oihana Moya Oliver — 550 points
- Manon Angonese — 535 points
- Claudia Gluck — 515 points
- Hanna Karlsson — 500 points
- Freya Moosbrugger — 470 points
- Dana Paran — 445 points
- Lena Richter — 405 points
- Andrea Solberg — 370 points
- Aoife Burke — 360 points
- Ella Kanona Wunger — 335 pionts
- Seher Kaya — 335 points
- Aimee Cringle — 325 points
- Valentina Magalotti — 235 points
- Maria Längfors — 215 points
- Valentina Rangel — Withdrew
- Tayla Howe — Withdrew
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Event One — Burj Khalifa Challenge
For time:
- Run to the top of the Burj Khalifa (160 floors) with a weighted vest
Men: 22 pounds (10 kilograms) / Women: 15 pounds (Seven kilograms)
As if the task of climbing the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa, was not enough, the athletes had to do it while carrying a weighted vest. Alex Kotoulas was dominant in the men’s division, having finished one minute before anyone else. On the other hand, Jamie Simmonds won the women’s division with a smaller lead, since Aimee Cringle and Emily Rolfe were just 20 seconds behind her.
Men’s Results
- Alex Kotoulas – 30:37
- Aniol Ekai – 31:36
- Briant Guillaume– 32:09
- Khan Porter – 32:30
- Brent Fikowski – 32:39
- Javier Gonzalez – 33:20
- Moritz Fiebig – 33:45
- Jonne Koski – 34:27
- Damián Martínez Satorres – 34:44
- Victor Hoffer – 34:44
- Vladimir Sechin – 34:53
- Michal Wesolowski – 35:17
- Reggie Fasa – 35:26
- Luka Vunjak – 35:31
- Luka Đukić – 35:49
- Fabian Beneito Selles – 36:00
- Nikita Yundov – 36:08
- Lazar Đukić – 36:28
- Simon Mäntylä – 37:34
- Giorgos Karavis – 43:30
Women’s Results
- Jamie Simmonds – 32:10
- Aimee Cringle – 32:31
- Emily Rolfe – 32:34
- Andrea Solberg – 33:24
- Oihana Moya – 33:28
- Karin Freyova – 33:39
- Hanna Karlsson – 34:00
- Matilde Garnes – 34:13
- Seher Kaya – 34:20
- Lena Richter – 34:46
- Valentina Magalotti – 34:49
- Aoife Burke – 34:57
- Claudia Gluck – 35:40
- Freya Moosbrugger – 37:09
- Manon Angonese – 37:19
- Maria Längfors – 37:54
- Ella Wunger – 38:21
- Tayla Howe – 38:49
- Dana Paran – 38:50
- Valentina Rangel – 39:27
Event Two — Hang Clean Ladder
Max Lift: 1 Rep Max Hang Clean
20 second Lifting Window / 10 second Transition 1 Attempt
Both Fabian Beneito Selles and Reggie Fasa managed to clear the 172-kilogram (379.2-pound) barbell, so they went into a tie-breaker to decide the winner. They performed five hang clean squats with 100 kilograms (220 pounds) and Fabian finished 0.06 seconds faster.
A tie-breaker was not needed in the women’s division, since Karin Frey was the only woman capable of lifting 122 kilograms (267 pounds).
Men’s Results
- Fabian Beneito Selles — 172 kilograms + 14.06
- Reggie Fasa — 172 kilograms + 14.12
- Mortiz Fiebig — 170 kilograms + 14.93
- Luke Vunjak — 170 kilograms + 15.22
- Khan Porter — 167 kilograms
- Damián Martínez Satorres — 165 kilograms + 14.65
- Brent Fikowski — 165 kilograms + 14.72
- Javier Gonzalez — 165 kilograms + 15.09
- Alex Kotoulas — 162 kilograms + 15.18
- Jonne Koski — 162 kilograms + 16.10
- Aniol Ekai — 160 kilograms + 15.22
- Michal Wesolowski — 160 kilograms + 15.72
- Lazar Đukić — 160 kilograms + 16.20
- Briant Guillaume — 160 kilograms + 16.35
- Giorgos Karavis — 160 kilograms + 22.18
- Luke Đukić — 155 kilograms + 15.97
- Vladimir Sechin — 155 kilograms + 16.04
- Nikita Yundov — 155 kilograms + 17.00
- Victor Hoffer — 145 kilograms
Women’s Results
- Karin Frey — 122 kilograms
- Oihana Moya Oliver — 120 kilograms
- Dana Paran — 117 kilograms
- Hanna Karlsson — 115 kilograms + 16.28
- Tayla Howe — 115 kilograms + 18.84
- Lena Richter — 112 kilograms + 15.22
- Manon Angonese — 112 kilograms + 15.44
- Valentina Rangel — 112 kilograms + 16.03
- Claudia Gluck — 110 kilograms
- Aoife Burke — 107 kilograms + 15.72
- Jamie Simmonds — 107 kilograms + 16.37
- Ella Kanona Wunger — 107 kilograms + 16.69
- Maria Längfors — 105 kilograms + 16.47
- Freya Moosbrugger — 105 kilograms + 16.94
- Aimee Cringle — 105 kilograms + 19.00
- Matilde Øyen Garnes — 102 kilograms
- Emily Rolfe — 100 kilograms
- Seher Kaya — 95 kilograms + 16.00
- Andrea Solberg — 95 kilograms + 16.25
- Valentina Magalotti — 90 kilograms
Event Three — Get a Grip
For Time: (22:00 Minute Cap)
- Ski — Men: 30 / Women: 22 Calories
- 40 Toes to Bar
- 40 Snatch — Men: 75 / Women: 55 pounds
- Ski — 30/22 Cal
- 40 Toes to Bar
- 20 Snatch — 115/75
- Ski — 30/22 Cal
- 40 Toes to Bar
- 10 Snatch — 185/135
The Serbian representative Luka Đukić got close to breaking the 15 minute barrier and won the maximum points in this event. Finishing over 20 seconds behind him, Giorgos Karavis, placed second, while Brent Fikowski finished his run just three seconds after.
Karin Frey and Andrea Solberg were separated from the pack, but Frey came out victorious in their duel. Finishing half a minute after Solberg, Jamie Simmonds got a third-place finish in this event.
Men’s Results
- Luka Đukić — 15:06.72
- Giorgos Karavis — 15:28.37
- Brent Fikowski — 15:31.62
- Lazar Đukić — 15:31.96
- Moritz Fiebig — 15:42.25
- Briant Guillaume — 15:44.63
- Alex Kotoulas — 15:47.87
- Victor Hoffer — 15:51.71
- Jonne Koski — 16:04.44
- Fabian Beneito Selles — 16:24.09
- Nikita Yundov — 16:44.53
- Javier Gonzalez — 16:45.42
- Aniol Ekai — 17:29.69
- Khan Porter — 17:41.19
- Vladimir Sechin — 17:52.63
- Luka Vunjak — 17:58.65
- Damián Martínez Satorres — 18:51.63
- Reggie Fasa — 18.57.60
- Michal Wesolowski — 20:38.59
Women’s Results
- Karin Frey — 16:01.87
- Andrea Solberg — 16:15.00
- Jamie Simmonds — 16:45.38
- Oihana Moya Oliver — 16:50.00
- Emily Rolfe — 17:07.69
- Freya Moosbrugger — 17:22.00
- Matilde Øyen Garnes — 17:23:72
- Manon Angonese — 17:43.60
- Hanna Karlsson — 17:44.47
- Ella Kanona Wunger — 18.33.35
- Tayla Howe — 18:43.32
- Dana Paran — 18:48.22
- Aoife Burke — 19:13.25
- Lena Richter — 19:18.12
- Claudia Gluck — 19:19.71
- Seher Kaya — 19:43.38
- Valentina Magalotti — 20:22.03
- Maria Längfors — 21:01.00
- Valentina Rangel — 21:18.32
- Aimee Cringle — 21:35.44
Event Four — Ride Or Die
Elimination Event
- Opener (20 Athletes): Men – 40 / Women – 30 Calorie Echo + 4/3 Legless rope climbs (4:00)
- Semi Final (10 Athletes): 30/20 Calorie Echo + 3/2 Legless rope climbs (3:00)
- Final (5 Athletes): 20/10 Calorie Echo + 2/1 Legless rope climbs (2:00)
A lot of duels were seen in an event of calculation and endurance. However, it seems that the Đukić brothers have had the perfect strategy, as they got the top two places. Lazar was the winner, while his brother got second. Aniol Ekai finished in third after beating Brent Fikowski.
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A thigh finish in the women’s division saw Hanna Karlsson take first-place with Dana Paran narrowly following her. However, the battle for third-place was even more intense, as Karin Frey and Matilde Øyen Garnes had the same time and shared their placing.
Men’s Results
- Lazar Đukić — Three + 51.58
- Luke Đukić — Three + 55.34
- Aniol Ekai — Three + 55.50
- Brent Fikowski — Three + 59.53
- Moritz Fiebig — Three + 1:02.78
- Fabian Beneito Selles — Two + 1:31.47
- Khan Porter — Two + 1:33.00
- Jonne Koski — Two + 1:38.69
- Briant Guillaume — Two + 1:50.72
- Alex Kotoulas — Two + 1:54.21
- Victor Hoffer — One + 2:30.21
- Javier Gonzalez — One + 2:30.59
- Damián Martínez Satorres — One + 2:40.28
- Giorgos Karavis — One + 2:42.19
- Reggie Fasa — One + 2:48.16
- Nikita Yundov — One + 2:58.14
- Luka Vunjuk — One + 2:58.31
- Michal Wesolowski — One + 3:30.97
- Vladimir Sechin — One + 4:01.00
Women’s Results
- Hanna Karlsson — Three + 40:75
- Dana Paran — Three + 43.37
- Karin Frey — Three + 45.53 (T-third)
- Matilde Øyen Garnes — Three + 45.53 (T-third)
- Jamie Simmonds — Three + 49.72
- Manon Angonese — Two + 1:35.60
- Emily Rolfe — Two + 1:38.60
- Claudia Gluck — Two + 1:38.79
- Freya Moosbrugger — Two + 1:39.94
- Aimee Cringle — Two + 1:42.56
- Valentina Rangel — One + 2:51.81
- Lena Richter — One + 2:51.88
- Tayla Howe — One + 2:53.66
- Aoife Burke — One + 2:54.25
- Seher Kaya — One + 2:55.25
- Ella Kanona Wunger — One + 2:56.72
- Oihana Moya Oliver — One + 3:03.69
- Maria Längfors — One + 3:16:23
- Andrea Solberg — One + 3:19.09
- Valentina Magalotti — One + 3:35.28
Event Five — Fast Like An Oryx
4 Sets:
Intervals 2:30 On / 1:00 Off
- 10 Shuttle Run
- 10 Burpee Box Clear — Men: 24-inch / Women: 20-inch
- Max Reps Thrusters Weight One — Men: 70 pounds / Women: 50 pounds, Weight Two: 50 lbs / 35 lbs
Fabian Beneito Selles set the mark to beat at 63 reps of thrusters and no one was able to even match it. Jonne Koski and Aniol Ekai got close with 62 reps, but that was just enough for a tied second-place finish.
Claudia Gluck and Lena Richter were the only women who passed the 50 reps mark. However, Gluck got 52, while Lena got one rep less. Jamie Simmonds and Oihana Moya Oliver shared the third-place with 49 repetitions each.
Men’s Results
- Fabian Beneito Selles — 63 reps
- Jonne Koski — 62 reps (T-second)
- Aniol Ekai — 62 reps (T-second)
- Luka Vunjak — 60 reps
- Alex Kotoulas — 56 reps
- Luka Đukić — 52 reps
- Javier Gonzalez — 50 reps (T-seventh)
- Lazar Đukić — 50 reps (T-seventh)
- Victor Hoffer — 50 reps (T-seventh)
- Brent Fikowski — 49 reps (T-10th)
- Reggie Fasa — 49 reps (T-10th)
- Briant Guillaume — 48 reps
- Moritz Fiebig — 46 reps
- Vladimir Sechin — 45 reps
- Damián Martínez Satorres — 44 reps
- Michal Wesolowski — 42 reps
- Nikita Yundov — 40 reps
- Giorgos Karavis — 33 reps
- Khan Porter — 13 reps
Women’s Results
- Claudia Gluck — 52 reps
- Lena Richter — 51 reps
- Jamie Simmonds — 49 reps (T-third)
- Oihana Moya Oliver — 49 reps (T-third)
- Emily Rolfe — 47 reps
- Aoife Burke — 46 reps
- Valentina Magalotti — 45 reps
- Matilde Øyen Garnes — 43 reps
- Karin Freyova — 41 reps (T-ninth)
- Seher Kaya — 41 reps (T-ninth)
- Hanna Karlsson — 40 reps (T-11th)
- Manon Angonese — 40 reps (T-11th)
- Freya Moosbrugger — 38 reps
- Andrea Solberg — 36 reps (T-14th)
- Maria Längfors — 36 reps (T-14th)
- Ella Kanona Wunger — 34 reps
- Dana Paran — 33 reps (T-17th)
- Valentina Rangel — 33 reps (T-17th)
- Aimee Cringle — 32 reps
- Tayla Howe — 15 reps
Event Six — Heavy Handed
7:00 Time Cap
- 75 Heavy Rope Double Unders
- 100′ SB Carry 200-lbs / 150-lbs
- 50 Chest to Bar
- 100′ SB Carry 200-lbs / 150-lbs
- 75 Heavy Rope DU
The top 10 results in the men’s division were all under five minutes, but Fabian Beneito Selles was the closest man to breaking the 4-minute barrier as well. Brent Fikowski and Giorgos Karavis followed in the second and third, as only two seconds separated them.
On the other hand, only three women managed to finish the event in less than five minutes. Each of them did it quite comfortably, so the battle for first-place between Matilde Øyen Garnes and Emily Rolfe looked like a photo finish. However, Garnes managed to win it by less than one second.
Men’s Results
- Fabian Beneito Selles — 4:02.35
- Brent Fikowski — 4:09.13
- Giorgios Karavis — 4:11.91
- Aniol Ekai — 4:17.44
- Moritz Fiebig — 4:24.25
- Alex Kotoulas — 4:38.78
- Jonne Koski — 4:42.21
- Luke Đukić — 4:45.06
- Michal Wesolowski — 4:48.65
- Reggie Fasa — 4:58.75
- Briant Guillaume — 5:01.82
- Victor Hoffer — 5:08.56
- Javier Gonzalez — 5:10.78
- Vladimir Sechin — 5:11.28
- Nikita Yundov — 5:32.00
- Lazar Đukić — 5:35.47
- Luka Vunjak — 6:28.47
- Damián Martínez Satorres — 6:59.58
Women’s Results
- Matilde Øyen Garnes — 4:38.62
- Emily Rolfe — 4:39.50
- Andrea Solberg — 4:44.84
- Karin Freyova — 5:06.06
- Manon Angonese — 5:08.45
- Claudia Gluck — 5:20.25
- Freya Moosbrugger — 5:31.63
- Oihana Moya Oliver — 5:43.12
- Jamie Simmonds — 5:45.94
- Aimee Cringle — 5:46.48
- Lena Richter — 5:50.72
- Ella Kanona Wunger — 5:59.59
- Seher Kaya — 6:04.17
- Valentina Magalotti — 6:12.66
- Hanna Karlsson — 6:18.09
- Aoife Burke — 6:38.00
- Maria Längfors — CAP + 167
- Dana Paran — CAP + 152
- Valentina Rangel — CAP + 129
Event Seven — Barbell Furious
4:00 Time Cap
For Time:
- 10 Clean (100-lbs / 70-lbs)
- 10 Front Squat
- 10 Shoulder to Overhead
The seventh event of the 2022 Dubai Fitness Championships turned out to look like a sprint, since the athletes were blazing through the exercises. Reggie Fasa came out as an unexpected winner, while Fabian Beneito Selles got a very valuable second-place finish. He was followed by Jonne Koski in third.
Karin Freyova displayed her champion spirit in the penultimate event of the competition and won the event with a swift performance. Dana Paran was the only other woman to complete the event in less than two minutes, which earned her a second-place finish.
Men’s Results
- Reggie Fasa — 1:37.53
- Fabian Beneito Selles — 1:42.53
- Jonne Koski — 1:45.16
- Moritz Fiebig — 1:47.69
- Giorgos Karavis — 1:49.33
- Brent Fikowski — 1:50.49
- Michal Wesolowski — 1:52.84
- Vladimir Sechin — 1:53.35
- Javier Gonzalez — 2:01.81
- Alex Kotoulas — 2:12.59
- Briant Guillaume — 2:14.03
- Aniol Ekai — 2:16.35
- Luka Đukić — 2:19.13
- Luka Vunjak — 2:23.57
- Damián Martīnez Satorres — 2:24.03
- Nikita Yundov — 2:38.22
- Lazar Đukić — 2:49.94
- Victor Hoffer — 3:25.90
Women’s Results
- Karin Freyova — 1:22.19
- Dana Paran — 1:35.09
- Hanna Karlsson — 2:07.94
- Freya Moosbrugger — 2:11.47
- Manon Angonese — 2:12.38
- Ella Kanona Wunger — 2:12.63
- Matilde Øyen Garnes — 2:18.75
- Claudia Gluck — 2:18.78
- Emily Rolfe — 2:29.41
- Oihana Moya Oliver — 2:34.09
- Jamie Simmonds — 2:38.41
- Aoife Burke — 2:47.81
- Seher Kaya — 3:09.06
- Maria Längfors — 3:09.93
- Lena Richter — 3:11.03
- Aimee Cringle — 3:19.81
- Andrea Solberg — 3:32.26
- Valentina Magalotti — 3:46.06
Event Eight — Walking With The Devil
11:00 Time Cap
- Unbroken HSW (Total 100’ in two 50’ segments)
- 20 Ring Muscle Up
- 30 Devil Press (50-lbs / 35-lbs)
- Double DB OH (50-lbs / 35-lbs) walking lunge to finish
Coming into the final event, Fabian Beneito Selles just had to put up a solid performance to claim the win. So, his sixth-place finish was enough for the title, despite Moritz Fiebig’s first-place finish in this event.
Matilde Øyen Garnes won the final event of the 2022 Dubai Fitness Championships, but Karin Freyova’s second-place officially confirmed her title overall. Emily Rolfe’s incredible performance in the final event meant that she would take the bronze medal overall as well.
Men’s Results
- Moritz Fiebig — 7:01.06
- Jonne Koski — 7:08.75
- Alex Kotoulas — 7:20.55
- Giorgos Karavis — 7:29.65
- Victor Hoffer — 7:36.00
- Fabian Beneito Selles — 7:37.22
- Brent Fikowski — 7;39.50
- Lazar Đukić — 7:41.75
- Vladimir Sechin — 7:50.03
- Nikita Yundov — 7:51.09
- Briant Guillaume — 8:07.00
- Javier Gonzalez — 8:10.00
- Michal Wesolowski — 8:15.16
- Reggie Fasa — 8:15.62
- Damián Martínez Satorres — 8:17.78
- Luka Đukić — 8:23.25
- Aniol Ekai — 8:59.34
- Luka Vunjak — 9:09.78
Women’s Results
- Matilde Øyen Garnes — 7:02.19
- Karin Freyova — 7:31.56
- Emily Rolfe — 7:31.59
- Manon Angonese — 7:48.96
- Claudia Gluck — 7:54.91
- Dana Paran — 8:00.53
- Freya Moosbrugger — 8:01.18
- Seher Kaya — 8:02.03
- Oihana Moya Oliver — 8:20.50
- Jamie Simmonds — 8:33.30
- Aimee Cringle — 8:58.30
- Ella Kanona Wunger — 9:09.12
- Aoife Burke — 9:23.60
- Valentina Magalotti — 9:34.34
- Maria Längfors — 10:34.19
- Andrea Solberg — 10:46.53
- Lena Richter — CAP + 54
- Hanna Karlsson — CAP + 52
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There was a lot to take in from the 2022 Dubai Fitness Championships, as the performances of these athletes show what we can expect from them in the upcoming 2023 CrossFit Season. Most importantly, Fabian Beneito Selles and Karin Freyova will definitely be a threat the next year, since they managed to beat a number of the world’s best athletes.
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