Rich Froning and Julie Abildgaard have set the world’s top scores on Open Workout 16.4, the 13-minute AMRAP of 55 deadlifts (225 lb./155 lb.), 55 wall-ball shots, a 55-calorie row, and 55 handstand push-ups.
The world’s elite were able to complete one full round (220 reps), and get started on the second. Sara Sigmundsdottir set the score to beat at Schriever Air Force Base last Thursday night, finishing her 54th deadlift at the time-cap (274 reps). Over the next four days, athletes from around the world chased that score and a few surpassed it.
Rich Froning
Froning set the best men's score at 315 reps, meaning that he completed 40 wall-ball shots on the second round. Froning moved up into the top spot after Josh Bridges's 330-rep score was adjusted to 280 reps.
Julie Abildgaard
Abildgaard set the best score of any female athlete at 318 reps, besting Sigmundsdottir's improved score of 316 by 2 reps. Abildgaard, a team competitor from Copenhagen, Denmark, finished 43 wall balls in the second round. The two-time regional team competitor earned 9th at the Meridian Regional with Team Butcher’s Lab. This year, watch out for Abildgaard on Team CrossFit Copenhagen 1, which is currently 3rd in Europe.
Froning and Abildgaard will be awarded $2,016 for their Open Workout 16.4 wins.
Score submissions for Open Workout 16.4 closed at 5 p.m. PT today, March 21. Affiliate Managers will have the next 48 hours to validate scores (ending Wednesday, March 23 at 5 p.m. PT). Since validation is ongoing, newly validated scores may appear on the Leaderboard.
ALL DIVISIONS
Who submitted the world's top score in each division? Find out below.
| Division | Week's Winner | Reps | Tiebreak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Men | Rich Froning | 315 | 6:06 |
| Individual Women | Julie Abildgaard | 318 | 6:12 |
| Boys 14-15 | Tim Pearson | 305 | 5:53 |
| Girls 14-15 | Devyn Kim | 281 | 6:59 |
| Boys 16-17 | Nicholas Paladino | 289 | 6:25 |
| Girls 16-17 | Allison Weiss | 250 | 8:40 |
| Men 40-44 | Peter Kazanas | 277 | 7:16 |
| Women 40-44 | Helen Harding | 266 | 7:42 |
| Men 45-49 | Andrew McMahon | 259 | 8:31 |
| Women 45-49 | Cheryl Brost | 255 | 8:08 |
| Men 50-54 | Roy Dickson | 234 | 8:09 |
| Women 50-54 | Susan Habbe | 212 | 9:05 |
| Men 55-59 | Will Powell | 276 | 7:09 |
| Women 55-59 | Patricia McGill | 265 | 7:06 |
| Men 60+ | Scott Olson | 240 | 8:13 |
| Women 60+ | Lidia Beer | 220 | 8:46 |
| Team | CrossFit Yas | 1634 | -- |
Keep in mind this is a snapshot of the Leaderboard as of the close of score submissions at 5 p.m. PT March 21 (with the exception of the standings for Individual Men). The Leaderboard will shift over the next 48 hours as Affiliate Managers validate scores. Additionally, we have not yet verified videos of these performances. The Leaderboard will always be your best source for official competition standings.
UP NEXT
The Live Announcement of Open Workout 16.5, presented by Progenex, will be held at the Ranch in Aromas, California, and streamed to Games.CrossFit.com starting at 4:45 p.m. PT on Thursday, March 24.
Four-time champion Rich Froning, reigning champion Ben Smith, and two-time silver medalist Mat Fraser will compete head to head in a match-up that will only happen once. Don’t miss it.
The live announcements are designed to be online spectator events. The venues are private, and not open to the general public.
Updated Friday, March 25: Announcement altered to have Rich Froning as the winner. Josh Bridges's top score was adjusted on Thursday, March 24, and today Froning has been verified as the new winner.
