Five-time CrossFit Games masters athlete Ron Mathews didn’t start CrossFit until he was 41 years old. Since then, the former collegiate football player has risen to the top of the field in his division, finishing in the top 11 in the Masters Men 40-44 Division from 2013-2014 and the top three in the 45-59 Division the following two years, winning the division in 2016 with four top-three finishes and three event wins. A Hollywood celebrity trainer, in 2006, Men’s Journal named Mathews among its top 100 trainers in America. Today, he also owns Reebok CrossFit Lab in Los Angeles, California.

Open

Year Rank Worldwide Rank by Region Rank By Country Rank By Affiliate
2024 57122nd Men 1768th Men (50-54) 10138th Men North America West 455th Men (50-54) North America West 20168th Men United States 918th Men (50-54) United States 10th Men CrossFit Los Angeles (LA) 2nd Men (50-54) CrossFit Los Angeles (LA)
2021 9831st Men 23rd Men (50-54) 4974th Men North America 17th Men (50-54) North America 4235th Men United States 16th Men (50-54) United States 2nd Men DogTown CrossFit 1st Men (50-54) DogTown CrossFit
2020 45550th Men 1892nd Men (50-54) – – 19398th Men United States 1165th Men (50-54) United States – –
2018 5440th Men 38th Men (45-49) 530th Men West Coast 8th Men (45-49) West Coast 2944th Men United States 27th Men (45-49) United States – –
2017 3424th Men 8th Men (45-49) 172nd Men Southern California 3rd Men (45-49) Southern California 2102nd Men United States 7th Men (45-49) United States – –
2016 4060th Men 19th Men (45-49) 235th Men Southern California 5th Men (45-49) Southern California – – – –
2015 6495th Men 50th Men (45-49) 378th Men Southern California 5th Men (45-49) Southern California – – – –
2014 1095th Men 18th Men (40-44) 85th Men Southern California 2nd Men (40-44) Southern California – – – –
2013 1285th Men 110th Men Southern California – – – –
2012 1684th Men 156th Men Southern California – – – –

Age Group Quarterfinal

Year Rank Worldwide
2021 127th Men (50-54)
2018 147th Men (45-49)
2017 3rd Men (45-49)
2016 9th Men (45-49)
2015 14th Men (45-49)
2014 7th Men (40-44)

Games

Year Division Rank
2017 Men (45-49) 5th
2016 Men (45-49) 1st
2015 Men (45-49) 3rd
2014 Men (40-44) 11th
2013 Men (40-44) 9th

Benchmark Stats

  • Back Squat 485 lb
    Chad1000x --
    Clean and Jerk 295 lb
    Deadlift 585 lb
  • Fight Gone Bad 452
    Filthy 50 18:20
    Fran 2:35
    Grace 1:37
  • Helen 7:46
    L1 Benchmark --
    Max Pull-ups --
    Run 5k --
  • Snatch 245 lb
    Sprint 400m 1:02