Justin Medeiros

Justin Medeiros is an American professional CrossFit athlete. He is the winner of the 2021 CrossFit Games.[3]

Justin Medeiros
Personal information
Born (1999-03-03) March 3, 1999[1]
OccupationCrossFit Athlete
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[2]
Weight190 lb (86 kg)[2]
Sport
SportCrossFit
Medal record
Representing  United States
CrossFit Games
2021Men
2020Men

Early life

Medeiros was born to Shanna and Anthony Medeiros from Lodi, California, and he has two sisters, Megan and Jessica.[4][5] He was a student at Lodi High School where he was a wrestler and football player. He took up wrestling after encouragement from his parents as he was not athletic at the time.[6] He started CrossFit when he was in seventh grade aged 12 in order to keep himself fit between sports seasons, but became more interested in the sport and dropped football for CrossFit after his high school sophomore year.[7][8] He attended Boise State University where he majored in kinesiology.[9] He focused on CrossFit while at Boise because it had cut its wrestling program. He then moved to Vancouver, Washington to be with his coach Adam Neiffer as courses were made online for a year due to the Covid pandemic, before returning to Boise to complete his education in 2021.[10]

Career

Medeiros was a wrestler and competed in various competitions in California, including the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Tournament and the California Interscholastic Federation State Wrestling Championships.[11][12][13]

Medeiros first competed in CrossFit in the teen division (16–17) in 2016. He finished 19th and failed to reach the Games.[14] He then won the 16-to-18 year old age division at the Wodapalooza CrossFit competition held in Miami in 2017.[15] At the age of 18, Medeiros competed in individual competition at the California Regional, and was placed 15th. This is followed by a 14th-place finish in the West Regional in 2018, and in 2019 he just failed to qualify for the CrossFit Games when he finished 4th at the Granite Games.[16]

In 2019, Medeiros earned qualification to the 2020 CrossFit Games after winning the Filthy 150 Sanctional.[17] After competing in an online phase 1 of the Games, he became one of only five athletes who competed in person at the Games, and was named Rookie of the Year.[18] He finished third after Mat Fraser and Samuel Kwant at the Games.[19]

2021: CrossFit Games champion

In his second CrossFit Games in 2021, Medeiros performed consistently across all 15 events of the Games, with the lowest placing being 8th in the 1,000 meter row.[20] He did not take over the overall lead until event 7, extending his lead with a second place finish in event 8.[21] He held on to this lead, although he still faced challenges from Patrick Vellner and Brent Fikowski in subsequent events. Medeiros eventually pulled away and sealed his victory with his first ever event win in the final event, beating Patrick Vellner by 82 points to be crowned champion,[22][23] At the age of 22, Medeiros is the youngest man to have won the Games.[24]

In off-season competitions, Medeiros also won the 2021 Rogue Invitational.[25]

CrossFit Games results
Year Games[26] Regionals Open
2016 — — 19th (Teenage Boys 16–17)
2017 — 15th (California Regional) 384th
2018 — 14th (West Regional) 217th
Year Games Sanctional Open
2019 — 4th (Granite Games) 119th
2020 3rd 1st (Filthy 150) 68th
Year Games Semifinal Quarterfinal Open
2021 1st 3rd (MACC) 6th (North America) 57th (Worldwide)
36th (North America)
"—" denotes competitions Medeiros did not participate in

References
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  2. "Justin Medeiros". CrossFit Games.
  3. Blennerhassett, Patrick (August 1, 2021). "CrossFit Games: Justin Medeiros shows the future is now as dominant Tia-Clair Toomey looks to have women's title in bag, again". South China Morning Post.
  4. "Justin Medeiros pins down history". Lodinews.com. March 20, 2013.
  5. Witte, David (February 18, 2015). "Justin Medeiros of the Lodi Flames captures Tri-City Athletic League wrestling title". Lodinews.com.
  6. Bush, Mike (March 1, 2016). "State-bound: Lodi's Justin Medeiros places fifth at section to earn berth in state meet". Lodinews.com.
  7. Buttery Bros. Rookie of the Year : Justin Medeiros Presented by GOWOD time. YouTube. Event occurs at 6' 20".
  8. Lawrence, Thomas (February 23, 2017). "Lodi senior doubles as CrossFit Star". recordnet.com.
  9. Agnew, Mark (October 22, 2021). "CrossFit Games 2020: Justin Medeiros' inexperience won't stop the rookie mixing it with Mat Fraser". South China Morning Post.
  10. Danger, Jessica (August 1, 2021). "Justin Medeiros Changed Literally Everything. Now He's A CrossFit Games Champion". BarBend.
  11. "Student-Athletes Reveal Winning Secrets". Max muscle. June 22, 2021.
  12. Brownne, Bob (February 14, 2017). "Wrestling: Three win gold at TCAL championships". Tracy Press.
  13. "Justin Medeiros pins down history". Lodinews.com. March 20, 2013.
  14. Marquez, Tommy (October 8, 2020). "Justin Medeiros: More Than Just A Mullet". Morning Chalk Up.
  15. Roberts, Elizabeth (August 1, 2021). "SJ native Justin Medeiros becomes youngest male winner of CrossFit's 'Fittest on Earth' title". The Record.
  16. Kyllmann, Caro (October 21, 2020). "Who is Justin Medeiros, 2020 CrossFit Games Finalist". BoxRox.
  17. Agnew, Mark (August 1, 2021). "Filthy 150 CrossFit sanctional: Sara Sigmundsdottir wins in Ireland as Justin Medeiros tops the men's side". South China Morning Post.
  18. Peyton, Nicole (October 25, 2020). "Justin Medeiros: Rookie Debut". CrossFit.
  19. Clark, Patrick (October 25, 2020). "2020 Reebok CrossFit Games Final Payouts". Morning Chalk Up.
  20. Wiese, Kay (August 3, 2021). "Consistency Is Key: Justin Medeiros' Performance At The Games Mirrors the CrossFit Methodology". Morning Chalk Up.
  21. Gutman, Andrew (July 31, 2021). "Medeiros Snags The Lead, Toomey-Orr Cruises — 2021 CrossFit Games Day Two Results". BarBend.
  22. Mestel, Spenser (August 2, 2021). "Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr and Justin Medeiros Win the 2021 CrossFit Games". Men's Health.
  23. Clark, Patrick (August 1, 2021). "The Medeiros Era Begins". Morning Chalk Up.
  24. Gutman, Andrew (August 1, 2021). "Justin Medeiros, Tia-Clair Toomey Win 2021 CrossFit Games". BarBend.
  25. Williams, Brett (October 28, 2021). "CrossFit Champs and a Returning Strongman Ruled the Rogue Invitational". Men's Health.
  26. "Justin Medeiros". CrossFit Games.
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