United States
Sam Dancer
Sam Dancer was an individual rookie when he took 32nd at the 2016 Reebok CrossFit Games, but he had the reputation of a veteran. After taking 12th at the North Central Regional in 2013, he helped team CrossFit Conjugate to a second-place finish at the 2014 Reebok CrossFit Games, where he famously deadlifted 655 lb. In 2015, he returned to the individual competition with a 10th-place finish at the Central Regional before making his individual Games debut in 2016. Beloved by fans as much for his fun-loving personality as his strength—he often paints his nails for competitions for he anti bully/pro love message—Dancer, a former collegiate football player, owns QTown CrossFit in Quincy, Illinois, with his wife Jennifer Dancer where they have partnered with the Area 11 Special Olympics program to offer training to people with Down syndrome.and other special needs. LOVE EVERYONE!
Open
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | Rank By Country | Rank By Affiliate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 300th Men | 37th Men (35-39) | 49th Men North America West | 6th Men (35-39) North America West | 115th Men United States | 15th Men (35-39) United States | 4th Men CrossFit Invictus | 1st Men (35-39) CrossFit Invictus |
| 2024 | 231st Men | 23rd Men (35-39) | 36th Men North America West | 4th Men (35-39) North America West | 75th Men United States | 10th Men (35-39) United States | 5th Men CrossFit Invictus | 1st Men (35-39) CrossFit Invictus |
| 2023 | 612th Men | 56th Men (35-39) | 112th Men North America West | 12th Men (35-39) North America West | 240th Men United States | 24th Men (35-39) United States | 9th Men CrossFit Invictus | 2nd Men (35-39) CrossFit Invictus |
| 2022 | 23rd Men | 1st Men (35-39) | 18th Men North America | 1st Men (35-39) North America | 14th Men United States | 1st Men (35-39) United States | 1st Men CrossFit Invictus | 1st Men (35-39) CrossFit Invictus |
| 2021 | 640th Men | 318th Men North America | 252nd Men United States | – – | ||||
| 2019 | 20127th Men | – – | 9048th Men United States | – – | ||||
| 2018 | 77th Men | 9th Men West Coast | 50th Men United States | – – | ||||
| 2017 | 14th Men | 3rd Men North Central | 9th Men United States | – – | ||||
| 2016 | 32nd Men | 4th Men North Central | – – | – – | ||||
| 2015 | 81st Men | 7th Men North Central | – – | – – | ||||
Individual Quarterfinal
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 123rd Men | 15th Men North America West | ||
| 2021 | 293rd Men | 163rd Men North America | ||
Team Quarterfinal
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | Team Name | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2nd Team | 1st Team North America West | CrossFit Invictus | |||
Age Group Quarterfinal
| Year | Rank Worldwide | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6th Men (35-39) | |
| 2023 | 1st Men (35-39) | |
| 2022 | 1st Men (35-39) | |
Regional
| Year | Division | Rank | Regional |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Team | 1st | West |
| 2017 | Men | 18th | Central |
| 2016 | Men | 5th | Central |
| 2015 | Men | 10th | Central |
Benchmark Stats
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1RM Back Squat 535 lb 1RM Bench Press -- 1RM Clean & Jerk 365 lb 1RM Deadlift 655 lb 1RM Front Squat -- 1RM Hang Power Clean -- 1RM Hang Power Snatch -- 1RM Hang Squat Clean -- 1RM Hang Squat Snatch -- 1RM Overhead Squat -- 1RM Power Clean -- 1RM Power Snatch -- 1RM Push Jerk -- 1RM Push Press -- 1RM Shoulder Press -- 1RM Split Jerk -- 1RM Squat Clean -- 1RM Squat Snatch 315 lb 1RM Thruster -- 1RM Weighted Pull-up -- 30 Muscle-ups For Time -- 3RM Back Squat -- 3RM Deadlift -- 3RM Front Squat -- 5RM Back Squat -- 5RM Deadlift -- 5RM Front Squat -- Abbate -- Adrian -- Alexander -- Amanda -- Andi -- Andy -- Angie -- Annie -- Arnie -- Artie -- Badger -- Barbara -- Barbara Ann -- Barraza -- Bell -- Bert -- Bike 50 Cal -- Blake -- Bradley -- Bradshaw -- Brenton -- Brian -- Bulger -- Bull -- Cameron -- Candy -- Carse -- CHAD1000x -- Chelsea -- Cindy -- Coe -- Coffland -- CrossFit Total -- Dallas 5 -- Daniel -- Danny -- Del -- DG -- Diane -- Donny -- Dork -- DT -- Elizabeth -- Ellen -- Emily -- Eva -- Eva Strong -- Falkel -- -
Fight Gone Bad 484 reps Filthy 50 -- Fran 02:00 Freestyle Diane -- Gator -- GHD Annie -- Glen -- Grace 01:00 Grettel -- Griff -- Gwen -- Hall -- Hansen -- Harper -- Havana -- Heavy Grace -- Helen 07:10 Helton -- Hildy -- Holbrook -- Holleyman -- Hoover -- Hope -- Hortman -- Hotshots 19 -- Ingrid -- Isabel -- Jack -- Jackie -- Jennifer -- Jenny -- Jerry -- Jorge -- Josh -- Josie -- JT -- Karen -- Kelly -- Kelly Brown -- Kerrie -- Klepto -- L1 Benchmark -- Ladder Nancy -- Lane -- Laura -- Linda -- Loredo -- Luke -- Lumberjack 20 -- Lyla -- Lynne -- Maggie -- Manion -- Marco -- Marguerita -- Marston -- Martin -- Mary -- Maupin -- Max Bar Muscle-ups -- Max Chest-to-Bar Pull-ups -- Max Double-Unders -- Max Handstand Hold (Free) -- Max Handstand Hold (Wall) -- Max Handstand Push-ups -- Max Handstand Push-ups (Strict) -- Max L-Sit Hold -- Max Muscle-ups -- Max Muscle-ups (Strict) -- Max Pull-ups 65 reps Max Pull-ups (Strict) -- Max Toes-to-Bar -- Maxton -- McGhee -- Michael -- -
Moore -- Morrison -- Mr. Joshua -- Murph -- Nancy -- Nasty Girls -- Nasty Girls V2 -- Nate -- Nicole -- Nutts -- Omar -- Partner Kelly -- Paul Pena -- Peyton -- Pheezy -- Power Amanda -- Rahoi -- Randy -- Rankel -- René -- Rich -- Riley -- 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 400m -- Run 5k -- Run 800m -- Run Row Run Rx -- Run Row Run Scaled -- Run Row Run Sprint -- Ryan -- Schmalls -- Scotty -- Sham -- Ship -- Sisson -- Small -- Strict Elizabeth -- T.U.P. -- Tabata Something Else -- Tabata This! -- The Chief -- The Don -- The Ghost -- The Lyon -- The Other Total -- The Seven -- Thompson -- Time Priority Angie -- Timothy Helton -- TK -- Tommy V -- Topsy -- Twelve Days of Christmas -- Tyler -- Viola -- Wes -- White -- Whitten -- Wilmot -- Wittman -- Wood -- Zeus -- Zimmerman --