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French Throwdown 2025

Montpellier · May 9 – 11, 2025

French Throwdown 2025: results, qualifiers and workouts

The French Throwdown 2025 ran from 9 to 11 May at the Arena Sud de France in Montpellier as one of the ten In-Person Qualifying Events of the 2025 CrossFit Games season, with two Games spots for men and two for women. Moritz Fiebig and Elisa Fuliano won, but the invitations went to the 2nd- and 3rd-placed athletes in each division: Bronislaw Olenkowicz, Callum Clements, Claudia Gluck and Lucy McGonigle. CrossFit Oslo Kriger won the Elite team division.

The essentials

Dates
May 9 – 11, 2025
City
Montpellier
Venue
Arena Sud de France
Type
In-Person Qualifying Event of the 2025 CrossFit Games season (individual divisions only)
Games spots
2 men, 2 women
Elite men on the final leaderboard
40
Elite women on the final leaderboard
40
Elite teams on the final leaderboard
20
Elite individual workouts
8
of the 2025 profit pledged to the Aladin charity
100%

Invitations went to the top two men and women who had also finished in the top 1% of the 2025 Open, so they passed to 2nd and 3rd place in both divisions. In 2025 teams and age-group athletes qualified only through online Semifinals, so the event awarded no team or masters places.

Who qualified for the Games

CrossFit's official list, with each athlete's place at this event. A name links to the athlete's profile where Heat Clock has one.

Men

Women

Podiums

Top of the final leaderboard, as the organiser published it.

Individual · Men

Individual · Women

Teams

  • Crossfit OSLO KRIGER#1
  • Team Kaos#2
  • Butcher's Lab#3
  • TEAM FLÆK#4
  • Pursuit TBD#5
  • Grateful friends#6
  • AOD X MCR#7
  • Team Better Protein#8
  • Team Vondelgym x ZEUZ#9
  • GRIT PROGRAMMING#10

Masters Men 35-39

  • Alexis Romero#1
  • Guillaume Gaudin#2
  • Blas Ruiz Gonzalez#3

Masters Women 35-39

  • Antea Longo#1
  • Laura Dörr#2
  • Melody Andréani#3

Masters Men 40-44

  • Bruno Militao#1
  • Ehlinger Yann#2
  • Matthieu Montès#3

Masters Women 40-44

  • Amanda Cummins#1
  • Jessica Seghetto#2
  • Aurélie CELLIER#3

Masters Men 45-49

  • Andrea di Salvatore#1
  • Giuseppe Girelli#2
  • Vynce CHEVRY#3

Masters Women 45-49

  • Kelly Friel#1
  • Pagliassotto Valentina#2
  • Teresa Cuevas#3

Masters Men 50-54

  • Alan Macaulay#1
  • Nik Kandola#2
  • José Félix Leal Martínez#3

Masters Women 50-54

  • Diana Munoz#1
  • Monica Marigliano#2
  • Becky Knowles#3

Masters Men 55+

  • Simone Velutti#1
  • Jean-Etienne Boillot#2
  • Thierry Vanhooff#3

Masters Women 55+

  • Françoise Mahier#1
  • Åsa Gyllunger#2
  • Guillemette Houdusse#3

Workouts

  • Event 1

    Triathlon

    FormatFor timeTime cap23 min

    Scoring: Total time; capped athletes scored by reps (100 m = 1 rep)

    1. 1,000/800 mSki Erg
    2. 5,000/4,000 mBike Erg
    3. 2,000/1,500 mrow

    Standards

    Distances men/women; same workout for every category

  • Event 2

    Heavy Dumbbell

    FormatFor timeTime cap7 min

    Scoring: Total time; capped athletes scored by reps completed

    1. 30alternating DB clean & jerks (22.5/15 kg)
    2. 15burpee box jump-overs
    3. 20alternating DB clean & jerks (30/22.5 kg)
    4. 10burpee box jump-overs
    5. 10alternating DB clean & jerks (40/30 kg)
    6. 5burpee box jump-overs

    Standards

    Elite loads men/women

  • Event 3

    FormatFor time: 100 wall balls, then 3 roundsTime cap16 min

    Scoring: Total time; capped athletes scored by reps completed

    1. 100wall balls (9/6 kg)
    2. ·Then 3 rounds of:
    3. 20deadlifts (140/90 kg)
    4. 20wall-facing handstand push-ups

    Standards

    Elite loads men/women

    The workout card says 'TC: 12''; the platform cap and the scoring text both say 16 minutes.

  • Event 4

    FormatFor timeTime cap15 min

    Scoring: Total time; capped athletes scored by reps completed

    1. 90double-unders (heavy rope)
    2. 30 mhandstand walk
    3. 60GHD sit-ups
    4. 30 mhandstand walk
    5. 90double-unders (heavy rope)
    6. 60toes-to-bars
    7. 30 mhandstand walk
    8. 90double-unders (heavy rope)

    Standards

    Handstand walk in 3 × 10 m sections

  • Event 5

    Heavy Isabel

    FormatFor timeTime cap10 min

    Scoring: Total time; capped athletes scored by reps completed

    1. 30snatches

    Standards

    100/70 kg

  • Event 6

    FormatFor timeTime cap10 min

    Scoring: Total time; capped athletes scored by reps completed

    1. 30/24 calEcho Bike
    2. 30bar muscle-ups
    3. 30/24 calEcho Bike

    Standards

    Calories men/women; Elite categories only

  • Event 7

    Nancy FTD

    Format4 rounds for timeTime cap12 min

    Scoring: Total time; capped athletes scored by reps (400 m = 1 rep)

    1. 400 mrun
    2. 20 maxle bar overhead walking lunges (60/40 kg)

    Standards

    Elite loads men/women; the bar is dropped before each change of direction

  • Event 8

    Finale

    FormatFor timeTime cap9 min

    Scoring: Total time; capped athletes scored by reps completed

    1. 24chest-to-bar pull-ups
    2. 12sandbag squats
    3. ·Sandbag carry, down and back
    4. 18chest-to-bar pull-ups
    5. 9sandbag squats
    6. ·Sandbag carry, down and back
    7. 12chest-to-bar pull-ups
    8. 6sandbag squats
    9. ·Sandbag carry to the line

    Standards

    Sandbag 90/70 kg; belts not allowed

Frequently asked questions

Who won French Throwdown 2025?

Moritz Fiebig (men) and Elisa Fuliano (women).

Who qualified for the 2025 Games at French Throwdown 2025?

Men: Bronislaw Olenkowicz, Callum Clements. Women: Claudia Gluck, Lucy McGonigle.

Where and when was French Throwdown 2025?

Arena Sud de France, Montpellier, May 9 – 11, 2025.

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