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| Born | September 3, 1997 | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | CrossFit Athlete | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | CrossFit | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Elcanah Senouvor | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jayson Hopper is an American CrossFit athlete. He is the winner of the 2025 CrossFit Games. [1]
Jayson Hopper was born on September 3, 1997 [2] in Lexington, South Carolina [3] and grew up in Columbia, South Carolina. He was a student at Lexington High School. He played baseball, but quit baseball to focus football at Lexington High School. [4] Despite offers to four other places including Appalachian State Mountaineers, [5] [6] he decided to join Clemson as a preferred walk-on. [7] [8] He started training in CrossFit in 2017 to keep himself fit after having to take a year off to achieve the grades required to get into Clemson University. He played as a wide receiver for Clemson. However, he left in 2018 with the intention of training to be a pastor and focus on CrossFit. [9]
Hopper first took part in the CrossFit Open in 2017, but came to the attention of the public in 2021 when he reached the semifinal at Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge held in Knoxville, Tennessee and won the men's division. [10] He made his debut at the 2021 CrossFit Games, and finished 19th. Hopper also qualified for the Rogue Invitational in 2021, finishing in seventh place in this and two subsequent competitions. [11]
After the 2021 Games, Hopper joined HWPO to train under Mat Fraser. [9] At the 2022 CrossFit Games, Hopper improved on his 2021 result and finished 7th. [12]
At the 2023 CrossFit Games, Hopper performed poorly in some of the events and was cut early, finishing in 31st place. [13] Convinced that it was his weight, he dropped his weight down to 210 lbs. [14]
In the 2024 CrossFit Games, Hopper's performance improved and he finished just outside the podium in 4th place. [15] At the 2024 Rogue Invitational, he finished 3rd. [16] In late 2024, Hopper moved from HWPO to Brute. [17]
At the 2025 CrossFit Games, the competition was closely contested by a number of athletes, with the lead changing a few times in the early events. [18] Hopper took the lead after event 5, maintained the lead, and won the competition just 14 points ahead the Ricky Garard. [19] [20] [21]
Hopper married Grace Anne in February 2020. [22]
| Year | Games [23] | Semifinal | Quarterfinal | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15,007th (Worldwide) | |||
| 2018 | 7,413th (Worldwide) | |||
| 2019 | 451st (Worldwide) | |||
| 2020 | 171st (Worldwide) | |||
| 2021 | 19th | 1st (MACC) | 52nd (worldwide) 35th (North America) | 19th (Worldwide) 12th (North America) |
| 2022 | 7th | 2nd (Syndicate Crown) | 33rd (Worldwide) 19th (North America East) | 16th (Worldwide) 13th (North America) |
| 2023 | 31st | 2nd (North America East) | 22nd (Worldwide) 10th (North America East) | 35th (Worldwide) 17th (North America East) |
| 2024 | 4th | 4th (North America East) | 11th (Worldwide) 4th (North America East) | 49th (Worldwide) 15th (North America East) |
| 2025 | 1st | 4th (Individual semifinal) | — | 6th (Worldwide) 5th (North America West) |
