After three years of experience at the regional level, Lukas Esslinger made his CrossFit Games debut in 2016 with a 21st-place finish. After starting CrossFit in 2011, he took 44th in his first regional appearance at the 2012 Europe Regional.The next year, he moved to the U.S. to study English, helping CrossFit Invictus win the Southern California Regional, though he did not compete with the team at the Games. The next three years brought stark improvement for Esslinger, who jumped to sixth at the 2014 Europe Regional and second in 2016 at the Meridian Regional (his college-exam schedule prevented him from competing in 2015). Esslinger is a finance student at Zürich University and a trainer at CrossFit Kreis 9 in Zürich, Switzerland.
Open
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | Rank By Country | Rank By Affiliate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 192nd Men | 60th Men Europe | 1st Men Switzerland | 1st Men CrossFit Kreis 9 | ||||
| 2020 | 71st Men | – – | 1st Men Switzerland | – – | ||||
| 2019 | 52nd Men | – – | 2nd Men Switzerland | – – | ||||
| 2018 | 69th Men | 2nd Men Europe South | 1st Men Switzerland | – – | ||||
| 2017 | 49th Men | 10th Men Europe | 1st Men Switzerland | – – | ||||
| 2016 | 58th Men | 12th Men Europe | – – | – – | ||||
| 2015 | 94th Men | 8th Men Europe | – – | – – | ||||
| 2014 | 120th Men | 14th Men Europe | – – | – – | ||||
| 2013 | 928th Men | 69th Men Southern California | – – | – – | ||||
| 2012 | 872nd Men | 56th Men Europe | – – | – – | ||||
Regional
| Year | Division | Rank | Regional |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Men | 3rd | Meridian |
| 2017 | Men | 4th | Meridian |
| 2016 | Men | 2nd | Meridian |
| 2014 | Men | 6th | Europe |
| 2012 | Men | CUT | Europe |
Semifinal
| Year | Division | Rank | Semifinal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Men | 22nd | CrossFit German Throwdown |
Benchmark Stats
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Back Squat 465 lb Clean and Jerk 360 lb Snatch 290 lb -
Deadlift 585 lb Fran -- Grace -- -
Helen -- Filthy 50 -- Sprint 400m -- -
Run 5k -- Fight Gone Bad -- Max Pull-ups --