Richard Smith
I am the head coach and part owner of CrossFit Kyalami. I compete because I Love to challenge myself, I like to constantly be improving and competition allows me to always keep my game at its best. The thing I love most about competition is that you don't ever know how hard or far you can push yourself mentally or physically until you are in competition and you need to!
Open
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | Rank By Country | Rank By Affiliate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 384th Men | 48th Men (35-39) | 3rd Men Africa | 1st Men (35-39) Africa | 2nd Men South Africa | 1st Men (35-39) South Africa | 1st Men CrossFit Kyalami | 1st Men (35-39) CrossFit Kyalami |
| 2025 | 525th Men | 65th Men (35-39) | 1st Men Africa | 1st Men (35-39) Africa | 1st Men South Africa | 1st Men (35-39) South Africa | 1st Men CrossFit Kyalami | 1st Men (35-39) CrossFit Kyalami |
| 2024 | 2570th Men | 317th Men (35-39) | 37th Men Africa | 7th Men (35-39) Africa | 32nd Men South Africa | 5th Men (35-39) South Africa | 3rd Men CrossFit Kyalami | 1st Men (35-39) CrossFit Kyalami |
| 2023 | 851st Men | 72nd Men (35-39) | 10th Men Africa | 3rd Men (35-39) Africa | 7th Men South Africa | 3rd Men (35-39) South Africa | 1st Men CrossFit Kyalami | 1st Men (35-39) CrossFit Kyalami |
| 2022 | 2441st Men | 56th Men Africa | 32nd Men South Africa | 3rd Men CrossFit Kyalami | ||||
| 2021 | 700th Men | 13th Men Africa | 9th Men South Africa | 1st Men CrossFit Kyalami | ||||
| 2020 | 515th Men | – – | 9th Men South Africa | – – | ||||
| 2019 | 354th Men | – – | 5th Men South Africa | – – | ||||
| 2018 | 364th Men | 7th Men Africa Middle East | 4th Men South Africa | – – | ||||
| 2017 | 923rd Men | 23rd Men Africa | 7th Men South Africa | – – | ||||
| 2016 | 620th Men | 24th Men Africa | – – | – – | ||||
| 2015 | 432nd Men | 9th Men Africa | – – | – – | ||||
| 2014 | 966th Men | 4th Men Africa | – – | – – | ||||
| 2013 | 1044th Men | 2nd Men Africa | – – | – – | ||||
| 2012 | 3201st Men | 8th Men Africa | – – | – – | ||||
Individual Quarterfinal
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1025th Men | 24th Men Africa | ||
| 2022 | 964th Men | 20th Men Africa | ||
| 2021 | 770th Men | 19th Men Africa | ||
Regional
| Year | Division | Rank | Regional |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Men | 31st | Meridian |
| 2015 | Men | 40th | Meridian |
| 2014 | Men | 3rd | Africa |
| 2013 | Men | 7th | Africa |
| 2012 | Men | 5th | Africa |
Semifinals
| Year | Division | Rank | Semifinal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Men | 25th | CrossFit Fittest in Cape Town |
Benchmark Stats
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Back Squat 1RM 440 lb Clean & Jerk 1RM 337 lb Deadlift 1RM 250 lb Fight Gone Bad 418 reps Fran 02:09 Grace 01:58 Pull-ups 70 reps Run 5k 16:45 Squat Snatch 1RM 255 lb 30 Muscle-ups For Time -- Abbate -- Adambrown -- Adrian -- Alec -- Alexander -- Amanda -- Andi -- Andy -- Angie -- Annie -- Arnie -- Artie -- Back Squat 3RM -- Back Squat 5RM -- Badger -- Bar Muscle-ups -- Barbara -- Barbara Ann -- Barraza -- Bell -- Bench Press 1RM -- Bench Press 3RM -- Bench Press 5RM -- Bert -- Big Sexy -- Bike 50 Cal -- Blake -- Bowen -- Bradley -- Bradshaw -- Brehm -- Brenton -- Brian -- Bruck -- Bulger -- Bull -- Buriak -- Cameron -- Candy -- Capoot -- Carse -- CHAD1000x -- Chelsea -- Chest-to-Bar Pull-ups -- Cindy -- City 100 -- Clean & Jerk 3RM -- Clean & Jerk 5RM -- Clovis -- Coe -- Coffey -- Coffland -- Collin -- Crain -- CrossFit Total -- Dae Han -- Dallas 5 -- Daniel -- Daniel Ray -- Danny -- Deadlift 3RM -- Deadlift 5RM -- Del -- Desforges -- DG -- Diane -- Dobogai -- Dominic J. Hall -- Donny -- Dork -- Double-Unders -- Dragon -- Drew -- DT -- Dunn -- DVB -- Elizabeth -- Ellen -- Emily -- Erin -- Estrada -- Eva -- Eva Strong -- Falkel -- Feeks -- FERN -- Filthy 50 -- Finseth -- Foo -- Forrest -- Fournier -- Free Handstand Hold -- Freestyle Diane -- Front Squat 1RM -- Front Squat 3RM -- Front Squat 5RM -- Gage -- Gale Force -- Gallant -- Garbo -- Garrett -- Gator -- Gaza -- GHD Annie -- Glen -- Goose -- Grettel -- Griff -- Gwen -- Hall -- Hamilton -- Hammer -- Hammy -- Handstand Push-ups -- Hang Power Clean 1RM -- Hang Power Clean 3RM -- Hang Power Clean 5RM -- Hang Power Snatch 1RM -- Hang Power Snatch 3RM -- Hang Power Snatch 5RM -- Hang Squat Clean 1RM -- -
Hang Squat Clean 3RM -- Hang Squat Clean 5RM -- Hang Squat Snatch 1RM -- Hang Squat Snatch 3RM -- Hang Squat Snatch 5RM -- Hansen -- Harper -- Havana -- Heavy Grace -- Helen -- Helton -- Hidalgo -- Hildy -- Holbrook -- Holleyman -- Hollywood -- Hoover -- Hope -- Hortman -- Horton -- Hotshots 19 -- Ingrid -- Isabel -- J.J. -- Jack -- Jack's Triangle -- Jackie -- Jag 28 -- Jared -- Jason -- JBo -- Jennifer -- Jenny -- Jerry -- Johnson -- Jonathon Farmer -- Jorge -- Josh -- Josh-O -- Joshie -- Josie -- JT -- Justin -- K27 -- Karen -- Kelly -- Kelly Brown -- Kerrie -- Kev -- Kevin -- Klepto -- Kutschbach -- L-Sit Hold -- L1 Benchmark -- Ladder Nancy -- Lane -- Larry -- Laura -- Ledesma -- Lee -- Leehan -- Liam -- Linda -- Locke -- Loredo -- Lorenzo -- Luce -- Luke -- Lumberjack 20 -- Lyla -- Lynne -- Maggie -- Maloney -- Manion -- Manuel -- Marco -- Marguerita -- Marston -- Martin -- Mary -- Matt 16 -- Maupin -- Maxim 56 -- Maxton -- McCartney -- McCluskey -- McGhee -- Meadows -- Michael -- Miron -- Monti -- Moon -- Moore -- Morrison -- Mr. Joshua -- Muller -- Murph -- Muscle-ups -- Nancy -- Nasty Girls -- Nasty Girls V2 -- Nate -- Ned -- Nick -- Nickman -- Nicole -- Northrup -- Nukes -- Nunez -- Nutts -- ODA 7313 -- Omar -- Otis -- Overhead Squat 1RM -- Overhead Squat 3RM -- Overhead Squat 5RM -- Ozzy -- Partner Kelly -- Partner Weston -- Pat -- Paul -- Paul Pena -- Peyton -- Pheezy -- Pike -- Pikey -- PK -- Power Amanda -- Power Clean 1RM -- Power Clean 3RM -- Power Clean 5RM -- -
Power Snatch 1RM -- Power Snatch 3RM -- Power Snatch 5RM -- Push Jerk 1RM -- Push Jerk 3RM -- Push Jerk 5RM -- Push Press 1RM -- Push Press 3RM -- Push Press 5RM -- Rahoi -- Ralph -- Randy -- Rankel -- René -- Restrepo -- Rich -- Ricky -- Riley -- RJ -- Robbie -- Rocket -- Roney -- Row 1000m -- Row 100m -- Row 2000m -- Row 250m -- Row 3000m -- Row 500m -- Row 5K -- Roy -- Run 1 Mile -- Run 100m -- Run 10K -- Run 2 Miles -- Run 200m -- Run 400m -- Run 800m -- Run Row Run Rx -- Run Row Run Scaled -- Run Row Run Sprint -- Ryan -- Ryan Comas -- Ryan SO -- Santiago -- Santora -- Schmalls -- Scooter -- Scotty -- Sean -- Servais -- Severin -- Sham -- Shawn -- Ship -- Shoulder Press 1RM -- Shoulder Press 3RM -- Shoulder Press 5RM -- Sisson -- Small -- Smykowski -- Spehar -- Split Jerk 1RM -- Split Jerk 3RM -- Split Jerk 5RM -- Squat Clean 1RM -- Squat Clean 3RM -- Squat Clean 5RM -- Squat Snatch 3RM -- Squat Snatch 5RM -- Stephen -- Strange -- Strict Elizabeth -- Strict Handstand Push-ups -- Strict Muscle-ups -- Strict Pull-ups -- T -- T.J. -- T.U.P. -- Tabata Something Else -- Tabata This! -- Tama -- Taylor -- Terry -- The Chief -- The Don -- The Ghost -- The Lyon -- The Other Total -- The Seven -- Thompson -- Thruster 1RM -- Thruster 3RM -- Thruster 5RM -- Tiff -- Time Priority Angie -- Timothy Helton -- TK -- Toes-to-Bar -- Tom -- Tommy V -- Topsy -- TPT9000 -- Triple Deuce -- Tully -- Tumilson -- Twelve Days of Christmas -- Tyler -- Viola -- Wade -- Wall Handstand Hold -- Walsh -- War Frank -- Weaver -- Weighted Pull-up 1RM -- Wes -- Wesley -- Weston -- White -- Whitt -- Whitten -- Willy -- Wilmot -- Wittman -- Woehlke -- Wood -- Wyk -- Yeti -- Zembiec -- Zeus -- Zimmerman --