Mat Fraser Olympic Weightlifting

Mathew fraser born 1990 is an american professional crossfit athlete known for winning the 2016 2017 2018 and 2019 crossfit games after taking second place at the 2014 and 2015 crossfit games after a strong performance in 2014 and the retirement of 4 time defending champion rich froning jr he was a favorite to win in 2015 but was edged out in the final event by ben smith.
Mat fraser olympic weightlifting. He says crossfit did not initially appeal to him but the group aspect won him over. 1 co developed with mat fraser backed by a year of research testing and refinement the usa nylon lifting belt was designed with assistance from rogue athlete and crossfit games champion mat fraser who used the very same belt en route to winning the 2017 games. Mat fraser has a formidable background of strength and weightlifting. Impressive body transformations of 10 top male crossfit games athletes.
He was 13 years old when he won his first national title in weightlifting. The 2016 victory was three years in the making after he took back to back second place finishes in 2014 and 2015. Check out more famous transformations. Fraser started training in weightlifting formally around age 12.
In 2003 2005 and 2007 he was the school age champion. Mat as a young weightlifter. He was a junior national champion in 2009 and a resident athlete at the olympic education center from 2010 2011. We ll be in touch with news updates and ways you can help the team.
Fraser backed up his 2016 title with a historic victory in 2016 winning by the largest margin of victory in games history. Mat fraser has a background in olympic weightlifting but was injured in 2009 and had to stop. It is entirely possible that if mat fraser stopped doing crossfit and focused all of his training efforts on olympic weightlifting that he could potentially be competitive at the highest levels of international weightlifting and possibly even make the olympics as tia clair toomey did in 2016. If it s up to the standards of the fittest man on earth it s ready for anything.
Mathew fraser earned the title of fittest man on earth at the 2016 2017 2018 and 2019 crossfit games.