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| Citizenship | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 20, 1994 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Professional CrossFit athlete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72.1 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | CrossFit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Caroline Lambray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jeffrey Adler is a Canadian CrossFit athlete. In 2023, he won the title of "Fittest on Earth" at the 2023 CrossFit Games. [2]
Adler began to train at CrossFit in 2015, and had no previous training in competitive sports. [3] His first world championship bid came at the 2019 CrossFit Games. [4] He was a finalist at the 2020 CrossFit Games, [5] where he placed fifth. [6] He was placed third at the Rogue Invitational in 2021, and again in 2022. [7] [8] At the 2022 CrossFit Games, he was placed fifth. [9]
In 2023 he was the grand champion of the competition, being named the "Fittest Man on Earth", becoming the first non-American male to win the competition since 2009. [10] That year he also placed first at the CrossFit Open. [11]
Adler is engaged to his training partner and coach Caroline Lambray, [5] with whom he co-founded a CrossFit gym in Montreal. [2]
| Year | Games [12] | Regional [12] | Open [12] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | — | — | 2709th (World) | ||
| 2017 | — | — | 410th (World) | ||
| 2018 | — | 18th (East) | 98th (World) | ||
| Year | Games | Sanctional | Open | ||
| 2019 | 33rd | 13th (Dubai) 19th (Wodapalooza) [13] | 26th (World) | ||
| 2020 | 5th | 8th (Dubai) [14] 3rd (Mayhem) [15] | 5th (World) | ||
| Year | Games | Semifinal | Quarterfinal | Open | |
| 2021 | 13th | 3rd (Atlas Games) | 3rd (World) | 1st (World) | |
| 2022 | 5th | 1st (Atlas Games) | 3rd (World) | 12th (World) | |
| 2023 | 1st | 1st (North America East) | 5th (World) | 1st (World) | |
| "—" denotes competitions Adler did not participate in | |||||
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