United States

Annie Sakamoto

CrossFit Santa Cruz Central
2024 open 17th worldwide
2024 open 2341st worldwide

Four-time CrossFit Games athlete (one team, two individual, one masters) Annie Sakamoto made her first masters Games appearance in 2016 with a second-place finish in the Masters Women 40-44 Division. After starting CrossFit in 2004, she became a trainer at the first CrossFit gym, the original CrossFit Santa Cruz in California. She has been a fan favorite ever since, famous for her 2005 appearance in a video of a workout that would later be known as Nasty Girls. In 2009, she helped team CrossFit West Santa Cruz to a 33rd-place finish at the Games before making her individual Games debut in 2011 with ninth-place finish, also winning the Spirit of the Games Award that year. In 2012, she took 23rd. Sakamoto has qualified for every Northern California and California Regional since then, and continues to coach at CrossFit Santa Cruz Central.

Open

Year Rank Worldwide Rank by Region Rank By Country Rank By Affiliate
2024 2341st Women 17th Women (45-49) 460th Women North America West 3rd Women (45-49) North America West 844th Women United States 6th Women (45-49) United States 1st Women CrossFit Santa Cruz Central 1st Women (45-49) CrossFit Santa Cruz Central
2023 3462nd Women 61st Women (45-49) 805th Women North America West 22nd Women (45-49) North America West 1561st Women United States 36th Women (45-49) United States 1st Women CrossFit Santa Cruz Central 1st Women (45-49) CrossFit Santa Cruz Central
2022 1003rd Women 4th Women (45-49) 530th Women North America 3rd Women (45-49) North America 458th Women United States 3rd Women (45-49) United States 1st Women CrossFit Santa Cruz Central 1st Women (45-49) CrossFit Santa Cruz Central
2021 672nd Women 2nd Women (45-49) 374th Women North America 2nd Women (45-49) North America 316th Women United States 2nd Women (45-49) United States 1st Women CrossFit Santa Cruz Central 1st Women (45-49) CrossFit Santa Cruz Central
2018 561st Women 12th Women (40-44) 69th Women West Coast 3rd Women (40-44) West Coast 342nd Women United States 7th Women (40-44) United States – –
2017 371st Women 5th Women (40-44) 15th Women Northern California 1st Women (40-44) Northern California 240th Women United States 4th Women (40-44) United States – –
2016 192nd Women 4th Women (40-44) 11th Women Northern California 1st Women (40-44) Northern California – – – –
2015 168th Women 12th Women Northern California – – – –
2014 138th Women 18th Women Northern California – – – –
2011 134th Women 10th Women Northern California – – – –

Age Group Quarterfinal

Year Rank Worldwide
2022 20th Women (45-49)
2021 2nd Women (45-49)
2018 12th Women (40-44)
2017 2nd Women (40-44)
2016 3rd Women (40-44)

Regional

Year Division Rank Regional
2015 Women 14th California
2014 Women 7th Northern California

Semifinal

Year Division Rank Semifinal
2022 Women (45-49) 13th Age Group Semifinal

Games

Year Division Rank
2021 Women (45-49) 1st
2017 Women (40-44) 3rd
2016 Women (40-44) 2nd
2011 Women 9th

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