The 2021 Dubai CrossFit Championship wrapped up this weekend with athletes from around the world competing head-to-head. The organisation gave a cash prize for every athlete and a bonus depending on how well each did on the workouts. So, in the end, how much each athlete won at the 2021 Dubai CrossFit Championship?
Announced before the competition started, every athlete who competed at the Dubai CrossFit Championship would earn part of the cash prize. The total cash prize distributed amounted to $330,000.
- 1st place: $50,000
- 2nd place: $30,000
- 3rd place: $20,000
- 4th place: $10,000
- 5th place: $5,000
- 6th place: $2,500
- 7th to 20th place: $500
Prize money was also awarded for every event, with athletes earning:
- $3,000 for first place
- $2,000 for second place
- $1,000 for third place
You can read the recap and results of the 2021 Dubai CrossFit Championship here.
How Much Each Athlete Won at the 2021 Dubai CrossFit Championship
Male
| Name | Overall Placement | Workout Payout | Total Money Earned |
| Roman Khrennikov | 1st | $17,000 | $67,000 |
| Lazar Dukic | 2nd | $8,000 | $38,000 |
| Ricky Garard | 3rd | $10,000 | $30,000 |
| Jeffrey Adler | 4th | $2,000 | $12,000 |
| Willy Georges | 5th | $1,000 | $6,000 |
| Henrik Haapalainen | 6th | $3,000 | $5,500 |
| Giorgos Karavis | 7th | $5,000 | $5,500 |
| Elliot Simmonds | 8th | – | $500 |
| Luka Dukic | 9th | – | $500 |
| Simon Mantyla | 10th | $2,000 | $2,500 |
| Alex Kotoulas | 11th | $1,000 | $1,500 |
| Tola Morakinyo | 12th | $3,000 | $3,500 |
| Andre Houdet | 13th | – | $500 |
| Sam Stewart | 14th | – | $500 |
| Moritz Fiebig | 15th | – | $500 |
| Bronislaw Olenkowicz | 16th | $3,000 | $3,500 |
| Fabian Beneito Selles | 17th | – | $500 |
| Mohamed El Omda | 18th | – | $500 |
| Mahmood Shalan | 19th | – | $500 |
Female
| Name | Overall Placement | Workout Payout | Total Money Earned |
| Laura Horvath | 1st | $11,000 | $61,000 |
| Kristin Holte | 2nd | $8,000 | $38,000 |
| Gabriela Migala | 3rd | $7,000 | $27,000 |
| Samantha Briggs | 4th | $9,000 | $19,000 |
| Jacqueline Dahlstrom | 5th | $3,000 | $8,000 |
| Andrea Nisler | 6th | $4,000 | $6,500 |
| Sara Sigmundsdottir | 7th | $1,000 | $1,500 |
| Emily Rolfe | 8th | $3,000 | $3,500 |
| Emma Lawson | 9th | $2,000 | $2,500 |
| Thuri Helgadottir | 10th | – | $500 |
| Mikaela Norman | 11th | $2,000 | $2,500 |
| Rebecka Vitesson | 12th | $1,000 | $1,500 |
| Manon Angonese | 13th | $3,000 | $3,500 |
| Martine Solheim | 14th | – | $500 |
| Julie Hougard | 15th | – | $500 |
| Evie Hollis | 16th | – | $500 |
| Eik Gylfadottir | 17th | ||
| Christina Agerbeck | 18th |
* Note: Emma Cary competed in the first 4 events and later withdrew due to a back injury. According to the Dubai CrossFit Championship regulations, she then forfeited any prize purse she was allowed.
You can check out the official leaderboard here.
Source: Photos courtesy of Dubai CrossFit ChampionshipRoman Khrennikov dominated the competition and finish 7 out of 8 workouts in the top three, earning himself $17,000 solely on events. He won three events and came in 2nd on another three workouts.
Laura Horvath was the second-highest-paid athlete if we take into consideration the events alone. She earned $11,000 after finishing 1st on event 4, and also finishing 2nd on 3 other workouts.
Ricky Garard came in third on events cash prize after with $10,000 after 2 event wins, and Samantha Briggs was the fourth highest-paid athlete based on workouts alone after winning 3 events and taking home $9,000.
Watch Day 2 and Day 3 of the Dubai CrossFit Championship as it happened.
Image Sources
- Khrennikov, Horvath, Garard, Briggs: Photos courtesy of Dubai CrossFit Championship
- Dubai CrossFit Championship Podium: Photos courtesy of Dubai CrossFit Championship