United States
Michael Michaelides
Michael is an Atlanta native with a lifelong love of fitness and coaching. A self-proclaimed “fat kid” that was active in sports, it was the discovery of wrestling in his early teens that finally whipped Michael into shape. Michael wrestled in high school for Woodward Academy. He went on to wrestle at Purdue University where his collegiate athletic career was cut short due to an injury that made him unable to pass an NCAA physical. Without a working tricep in his left arm, Michael was able to qualify for the Cyprus national freestyle wrestling team by winning both the Cyprus Nationals and World Team trials; representing Cyprus in the World Championships held in Ankara, Turkey in 1999. Michael returned to Atlanta to complete his education and went on to pursue his professional career as a retail technology consultant. His passion for wrestling continued, but this time through coaching at his high school alma mater for 12 years. Eventually, his road warrior consulting schedule prevented him from coaching, so he turned his attention to long-distance running and marathon training. To Michael, there’s no doubt that it was “destiny” when a running injury and a deal on Groupon led him to CrossFit Downtown Atlanta in 2011 (formerly CrossFit On the Move). Little did he know that stepping into that box would lead to a dramatic change in his life and career. As a coach, nothing brings Michael more joy than seeing others reach and exceed their fitness goals. Michael evangelizes that the pursuit of health and wellness are always possible, even when one is challenged with physical limitations. Lift heavy. Run fast. Have fun. Be well!
Open
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | Rank By Country | Rank By Affiliate | ||||
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| 2024 | 56961st Men | 2634th Men (45-49) | 13757th Men North America East | 775th Men (45-49) North America East | 20112th Men United States | 1247th Men (45-49) United States | 6th Men CrossFit Downtown Atlanta | 2nd Men (45-49) CrossFit Downtown Atlanta |
| 2023 | 29761st Men | 853rd Men (45-49) | 7832nd Men North America East | 285th Men (45-49) North America East | 11690th Men United States | 470th Men (45-49) United States | 4th Men CrossFit Downtown Atlanta | 1st Men (45-49) CrossFit Downtown Atlanta |
| 2022 | 66012th Men | 7566th Men (40-44) | 30069th Men North America | 4028th Men (40-44) North America | 26091st Men United States | 3546th Men (40-44) United States | 10th Men CrossFit Downtown Atlanta | 2nd Men (40-44) CrossFit Downtown Atlanta |
| 2021 | 57134th Men | 7109th Men (40-44) | 30522nd Men North America | 4360th Men (40-44) North America | 26723rd Men United States | 3869th Men (40-44) United States | 11th Men CrossFit Downtown Atlanta | 1st Men (40-44) CrossFit Downtown Atlanta |
| 2020 | 25894th Men | 2219th Men (40-44) | – – | 19th Men Cyprus | 2nd Men (40-44) Cyprus | – – | ||
| 2019 | 33301st Men | 2471st Men (40-44) | – – | 28th Men Cyprus | 2nd Men (40-44) Cyprus | – – | ||
| 2018 | 31348th Men | 1846th Men (40-44) | 2120th Men South East | 145th Men (40-44) South East | 16840th Men United States | 1119th Men (40-44) United States | – – | |
| 2017 | 40689th Men | 6243rd Men (35-39) | 2780th Men South East | 451st Men (35-39) South East | 22979th Men United States | 3834th Men (35-39) United States | – – | |
| 2016 | 33382nd Men | 2564th Men South East | – – | – – | ||||
| 2015 | 26908th Men | 2406th Men South East | – – | – – | ||||
| 2014 | 45351st Men | 3885th Men South East | – – | – – | ||||
Benchmark Stats
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Back Squat 365 lb Chad1000x 88:07 Clean and Jerk 267 lb Deadlift 527 lb -
Fight Gone Bad -- Filthy 50 -- Fran 5:53 Grace 2:44 -
Helen 10:52 L1 Benchmark -- Max Pull-ups 43 Run 5k 20:42 -
Snatch 210 lb Sprint 400m 1:26