Following a two year battle with cancer, the much loved athlete and coach Rob Orlando has passed away.
Known as the “Strongman of CrossFit”, he was a powerhouse in the early stages of the development of CrossFit, and in his commitment to his own fitness and the development of others. He even designed the brutal piece of workout equipment known as the “Pig”, which infamously debuted at the 2013 CrossFit Games.
The community has responded in a huge way to this sad news, with words and thoughts from many of the biggest names if the history of CrossFit.
Dan Bailey, “Thanks for being so kind to me when I first started competing. You will be dearly missed.”
Chris Spealler, “All the love to the Orlando family. Rob, you were one of the best. An honor to know you.”
Annie Sakamoto, “Heart of gold. 💛 Rob epitomized the CrossFit many of us fell in love with. Sending love to the Orlando family ❤️”
Rory McKernan, “Legends never die, but you will be missed so greatly, my friend.”
Jason Khalipa, “Feels like yesterday we were doing King Kong, this is hard to believe. Rest in Peace Rob. You’ll be missed!”
Lee Steggles, “💔 a true legend x”
Check out some of his workout feats.
