The 2025 French Throwdown CrossFit Semifinal took place on May 9-11 in Montpellier. It was the second and final in-person Semifinal based in Europe, gathering a number of the world’s fittest athletes. The action spanned across three days, but in the end, Moritz Fiebig and Elisa Fuliano emerged victorious.
2025 French Throwdown CrossFit Semifinal
Men
Moritz Fiebig was the winner of the men’s division at the 2025 French Throwdown, but he did not take either of the two qualifying spots. The reason for this is because Moritz had already qualified for the 2025 CrossFit Games through the 2025 Wodland Fest CrossFit Semifinal. So, the qualification carried over to the two best finishers after him.
Bronislaw Olenkowicz also appeared at the Wodland Fest two weeks prior but did not make it into the qualifying positions. However, his second-place finish at the French Throwdown secured him the ticket for the CrossFit Games. Bronislaw had two event wins and was actually on route to take the overall win. However, he dropped the lead in the final two events of the competition and had to settle for second.
Calum Clements was the third-place finisher, but he also secured qualification for the Games. Basically the opposite of Bronislaw, Calum had a less than desirable start to the competition but managed to make up for it in the second half of the show.
- Moritz Fiebig — 624 points (Already qualified)
- Bronislaw Olenkowicz — 592 points (Qualified)
- Calum Clements — 552 points (Qualified)
- Nika Maisuradze — 538 points
- Fabian Hermans — 526 points
- Jan Arnd Finkenberg — 502 points
- Giorgos Karavis — 498 points
- Eric Zuchold — 480 points
- Sven Geens — 478 points
- Anestis Artemis — 460 points
- Ruben Leite — 434 points
- Victor Helsinghof — 416 points
- Lucas Heuze — 412 points
- Luke Parker — 410 points
- Luis Cuellar — 398 points
- Briant Guillaume — 394 points
- Ludvig Hahnsson — 382 points
- Tiago Luzes — 374 points
- Uldis Upenieks — 356 points
- Jules Castor — 356 points
- Romain Fellonneau — 302 points
- Philroy Peters — 298 points
- Đorđe Đurić — 272 points
- Luca Buisson — 260 points
- Leonardo Grottino — 256 points
- SSG Kim — 250 points
- Federico Marra — 242 points
- Gonzalo del Rio — 242 points
- Eduardo Caferra — 232 points
- Eliott Genin — 226 points
- Nikolas Saraliotis — 224 points
- Sam Zerlik — 222 points
- Pierre Demule — 222 points
- Marius Pettersen — 206 points
- Karl Feldmer — 200 points
- Iurii Marincenco — 174 points
- Quentin Gerald — 130 points
- Giorgos Panaretakis — 120 points
- Lenn Postel — No Points
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Women
The women’s divisions featured a similar, but not identical, scenario. The winner of the 2025 French Throwdown, Elisa Fuliano, was also unable to qualify for the CrossFit Games. However, in her case, the reason for this was the fact that she did not compete in the 2025 CrossFit Open, making her ineligible to qualify at all. So, she took part in the French Throwdown to put on a show and ended up winning it convincingly.
Claudia Gluck was the next best performer, tallying up 592 points to finish in second place. She made her debut at the CrossFit Games last year with a 12th place finish but is now set to return to the elite competition once again and pursue an even better result.
Lucy McGonigle is one of the biggest young talents in the sport, having won two age division CrossFit Games in 2022 and 2023. However, having placed third at the 2025 French Throwdown, Lucy has now punched her ticket for her first open CrossFit Games.
- Elisa Fuliano — 664 points (Ineligible to qualify)
- Claudia Gluck — 592 points (Qualified)
- Lucy McGonigle — 554 points (Qualified)
- Aline Wirz — 534 points
- Andra Moistus — 518 points
- Joana Skendaj — 514 points
- Tayla Howe — 512 points
- Morgane Thyssens — 470 points
- Mirjam von Rohr — 462 points
- Leah Storen — 424 points
- Rikke Laursen — 416 points
- Holly Tynan — 412 points
- Diana Pinchuk — 408 points
- Erica Ekelund — 400 points
- Connie Easby — 392 points
- Emma Fouchereau — 370 points
- Lisa Janin — 366 points
- Margaux Masset — 340 points
- Julia Blazejowska — 340 points
- Andrea Valenciano Toledano — 334 points
- Laura Plaza Gonzalez — 332 points
- Sarah Massoni — 328 points
- Martina Borrini — 322 points
- Marika Seppala — 300 points
- Lucia Borziani — 292 points
- Katharina Isele — 288 points
- Ingrid Tondel — 288 points
- Hinatea Montebello — 270 points
- Irmelin Olsson — 250 points
- Laura Mugnier — 242 points
- Celia Girard — 236 points
- Rox Grootscholten — 236 points
- Sofia Berntsen — 200 points
- Patricia Simoes — 162 points
- Laura Perez Marin — 148 points
- Madeleine Persson — 144 points
- Chiara Salandra — 98 points
Related: 2025 Wodland Fest CrossFit Semifinal Results — Roman Khrennikov & Lucy Campbell Win
Event One — Triathlon
For time:
- 1,000/800m Ski Erg
- 5,000/4,000m Bike Erg
- 2,000/1,500m Row
Men’s Results
- Eric Zuchold — 18:24.1
- Fabian Hermans — 18:34.5
- Nika Maisuradze — 18:35.7
Women’s Results
- Katharina Isele — 16:18.3
- Joana Skendaj — 16:18.8
- Connie Easby — 16:20.8
Event Two — Heavy Dumbbell
- 30 Alt DB C/J (22.5-kg / 15-kg)
- 15 Burpees Box jumps overs
- 20 Alt DB C/J (30-kg / 22.5-kg)
- 10 Burpees Box jumps overs
- 10 Alt DB C/J (40-kg / 30-kg)
- 5 Burpees Box jumps overs
Men’s Results
- Anestis Artemis — 03:58.1
- Luis Cuellar — 04:00.9
- Nika Maisuradze — 04:04.9
Women’s Results
- Mirjam Von Rohr — 03:58.6
- Lucy Mcgonigle — 04:02.7
- Claudia Gluck — 04:09.4
Event Three
- 100 Wall Balls (9-kg / 6-kg)
Then, 3 Rounds of:
- 20 Deadlifts (140-kg / 90-kg)
- 20 Wall facing HSPU
Men’s Results
- Bronislaw Olenkowicz — 13:02.2
- Eric Zuchold — 13:02.5
- Federico Marra — 13:47.0
Women’s Results
- Elisa Fuliano — 10:40.5
- Leah Storen — 11:38.9
- Lucy McGonigle — 12:14.5
Event Four
- 90 Double Unders W/Heavy rope
- 30m Handstand Walk
- 60 GHD Sit ups
- 30m Handstand Walk
- 90 Double Unders W/Heavy rope
- 60 T2B
- 30m Handstand Walk
- 90 Double Unders W/Heavy rope
Men’s Results
- Nika Maisuradze — 10:07.3
- Luke Parker — 11:00.2
- Calum Clements — 11:04.6
Women’s Results
- Andra Moistus — 11:29.1
- Claudia Gluck — 11:29.4
- Elisa Fuliano — 11:37.5
Event Five — Heavy Isabel
- 30 Snatchs
Women: 70-kg (154.3-lb)
Men: 100-kg (220.5-lb)
Men’s Results
- Bronislaw Olenkowicz — 03:45.9
- Jan Arnd Finkenberg — 03:49.8
- Leonardo Grottino — 04:37.0
Women’s Results
- Elisa Fuliano — 03:47.6
- Lucy McGonigle — 04:52.0
- Tayla Howe — 05:30.2
Event Six
- 30/24 Cal Echo Bike
- 30 Bar Muscle Ups
- 30/24 Cal Echo Bike
Men’s Results
- Calum Clements — 03:30.1
- Bronislaw Olenkowicz — 03:35.8
- Moritz Fiebig — 03:36.8
Women’s Results
- Claudia Gluck — 04:38.0
- Diana Pinchuk — 04:46.0
- Elisa Fuliano — 04:54.3
Event Seven — Nancy FTD
4 Rounds
- 400m Run
- 20m Axle bar OH walking Lunges
Women: 40-kg (88.2-lb)
Men: 60-kg (132.3-lb)
Men’s Results
- Eric Zuchold — 09.08.5
- Ruben Leite — 09:17.8
- Fabian Hermans — 09:31.8
Women’s Results
- Andra Moistus — 09:30.2
- Holly Tynan — 09:39.0
- Aline Wirz — 09:59.8
Event Eight — Finale
24 – 18 – 12
- Chest to bar
12 – 9 – 6
- Sandbag Squats
1 A/R of Sandbag Carry after each round
Women: 70-kg (154.3-lb)
Men: 90-kg (198.4-lb)
Men’s Results
- Moritz Fiebig — 03:32.2
- Giorgos Karavis — 03:39.8
- Sven Geens — 03:40.1
Women’s Results
- Andra Moistus — 04:28.2
- Joana Skendaj — 04:31.7
- Elisa Fuliano — 04:42.0
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With the 2025 French Throwdown done, only six in-person CrossFit Semifinals remain. In addition to that, the athletes also have the opportunity to qualify for the 2025 CrossFit Games through the virtual Semifinals.
Remaining 2025 CrossFit Semifinal Competitions
- The Fittest Experience — May 16–18 in Oklahoma City, OK [2 men / 2 women]
- Rebel Renegade Games — May 29–June 1 in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa [1 man / 1 woman]
- Far East Throwdown — May 30–June 1 in Busan, Republic of Korea [1 man / 1 woman]
- Syndicate Crown — May 30–June 1 in Knoxville, TN [2 men / 2 women]
- Torian Pro — May 30–June 1 in Brisbane, Australia [2 men / 2 women]
- Northern California Classic — June 6-8 in Sacramento, California [2 men / 2 women]
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