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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| 2026 | 58710th Men | 5089th Men (45-49) | 14103rd Men North America East | 1457th Men (45-49) North America East | 20861st Men United States | 2256th Men (45-49) United States | 6th Men CrossFit Downtown Atlanta | 1st Men (45-49) CrossFit Downtown Atlanta |
| 2025 | 52245th Men | 3885th Men (45-49) | 13678th Men North America East | 1176th Men (45-49) North America East | 20382nd Men United States | 1837th Men (45-49) United States | 5th Men CrossFit Downtown Atlanta | 1st Men (45-49) CrossFit Downtown Atlanta |
| 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 1RM 365 lb Bench Press 1RM 250 lb CHAD1000x 88:07 Cindy 551 reps Clean & Jerk 1RM 267 lb Deadlift 1RM 531 lb Diane 05:42 Fight Gone Bad 261 reps Fran 05:53 Grace 02:44 Helen 10:52 Murph 71:29 Pull-ups 43 reps Run 400m 01:26 Run 5k 20:42 Squat Snatch 1RM 210 lb 2007 Hopper -- 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 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 -- Chelsea -- Chest-to-Bar Pull-ups -- 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 -- 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 -- Gunny -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 500m -- 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 --