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Del Mar · Apr 24 – 26, 2026

Legends Championship 2026: the Semifinal and its Games spots

An invite-only in-person Semifinal at Del Mar Arena, California, for Elite Individuals and eight masters age groups, run by the team behind the Legends masters competitions. It sent 2 men, 2 women and 28 masters to the 2026 Games.

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// 2026 CrossFit Games SemifinalsAwarded 32 spots at the 2026 CrossFit Games: 2 men and 2 women and 28 Masters spots.See the spots

  • 32

    2026 Games spots

  • 2

    individual spots per sex

  • 3

    days of competition

  • 2

    Elite Games spots per sex

The essentials

Dates
Apr 24 – 26, 2026
City
Del Mar, California, United States
Venue
Del Mar Arena (Del Mar Fairgrounds) · 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, CA 92014, USA
Organiser
Legends, LLC (Legends; co-founders Joe Linton and Bob Jennings)
First edition
2017
Type
Individual Semifinal
Games spots
32

About the event

Legends began in 2017 as a one-day masters competition with 36 athletes, founded by Joe Linton and Bob Jennings, and grew into one of the main masters-only events; its December Legends Championship is held at Arizona State University in Tempe. For 2026 Legends added an in-person CrossFit Semifinal at Del Mar Arena, listed by CrossFit as the Legends Championship and billed by the organiser as Legends Del Mar. It was the only Semifinal of the season to combine an Elite Individual field with a full masters programme from 35-39 to 70+. Elite athletes faced five events over three days, masters four or five depending on age group.

Games spots

What this Semifinal awarded at the 2026 CrossFit Games, as CrossFit published it.

  • Individual

    4

    2 men, 2 women

  • Masters

    28

    across 8 age groups, for the Divisional Games

Masters 35-39
3 men, 3 women
Masters 40-44
3 men, 3 women
Masters 45-49
2 men, 2 women
Masters 50-54
2 men, 2 women
Masters 55-59
1 man, 1 woman
Masters 60-64
1 man, 1 woman
Masters 65-69
1 man, 1 woman
Masters 70+
1 man, 1 woman

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.

Individual

Men

Women

Masters

Masters 35-396

Men

Women

Masters 40-446

Men

  • Bradley Alcock#1
  • Kyle Ruth#2
  • Nicholas Altgilbers#3

Women

  • Carly Newlands#1
  • Stivalys Mendez#2
  • Nicky Berman#3
Masters 45-494

Men

  • Andy Timm#1
  • Buck Jacobs#2

Women

  • Rebecca Voigt Miller#1
  • Jen Mikesh#2
Masters 50-544

Men

  • Jason Grubb#1
  • Jeremiah Head#2

Women

  • Carol Mezen#1
  • Tea Gebbie#2
Masters 55-592

Men

  • Eric Smith#1

Women

  • Cindy Hinkle#1
Masters 60-642

Men

  • Paul McCrary#1

Women

  • Rose Wall#1
Masters 65-692

Men

  • Arthur Astorino#1

Women

  • Denise Moore#1
Masters 70+2

Men

  • David Hippensteel#1

Women

  • Terry Carey#1

Podiums

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

Individual · Men

Individual · Women

Masters 35-39 Men

Masters 35-39 Women

Masters 40-44 Men

  • Bradley Alcock#1
  • Kyle Ruth#2
  • Nicholas Altgilbers#3

Masters 40-44 Women

  • Carly Newlands#1
  • Stivalys Mendez#2
  • Nicky Berman#3

Masters 45-49 Men

  • Andy Timm#1
  • Buck Jacobs#2
  • Christopher Anderson#3

Masters 45-49 Women

  • Rebecca Voigt-Miller#1
  • Jen Mikesh#2
  • Janice Kuehn#3

Masters 50-54 Men

  • Jason Grubb#1
  • Jeremiah Head#2
  • Joey Hoechsmann#3

Masters 50-54 Women

  • Carol Mezen#1
  • Tea Gebbie#2
  • Regina Lograsso#3

Masters 55-59 Men

  • Eric Smith#1
  • Gerald Smith#2
  • Todd Gabriel#3

Masters 55-59 Women

  • Cindy Hinkle#1
  • Tonia Osborne#2
  • Kari Lindman#3

Masters 60-64 Men

  • Paul McCrary#1
  • Andrew Denham#2
  • Mike Cook#3

Masters 60-64 Women

  • Rose Wall#1
  • Collette Cowan#2
  • April Watkins#3

Masters 65-69 Men

  • Arthur Astorino#1
  • Randy Lane#2
  • James Copp#3

Masters 65-69 Women

  • Denise Moore#1
  • Janice Peterson#2
  • Nancy Bodet#3

Masters 70+ Men

  • David Hippensteel#1
  • Clarke Holland#2
  • Nick Finlay#3

Masters 70+ Women

  • Terry Carey#1
  • Lones Stern-Banks#2
  • Joyce Fukumoto#3

Workouts

  • Event 1

    FormatFor timeTime cap22 min
    1. ·Bike (distance released at athlete check-in)
    2. ·Ski (distance released at athlete check-in)
    3. 200double-unders with a beaded rope

    Standards

    Double-unders by age: 200 for Elite and 35-49, 150 for 50-59, 100 for 60-69, 75 for 70+.

    Friday 24 April. All age groups.

  • Event 2

    FormatFor timeTime cap6 min
    1. 30chest-to-bar pull-ups
    2. 30sandbag cleans
    3. 30chest-to-bar pull-ups

    Standards

    Sandbag 150/100 lb (Elite and 35-39). 40-54: 20 chest-to-bar, 25 sandbag cleans (150/100 lb), 20 chest-to-bar. 55-64: 20 pull-ups, 25 sandbag cleans (100/50 lb), 20 chest-to-bar. 65+: 20 pull-ups, 20 sandbag cleans (100/50 lb), 10 pull-ups, 10 chest-to-bar.

    Friday 24 April. All age groups.

  • Event 3

    Format6 rounds for timeTime cap12 minScoringFor time
    1. 9deadlifts
    2. 6power cleans
    3. 3shoulder-to-overheads

    Standards

    Barbell 225/155 lb (Elite); 205/145 lb (35-44), 185/135 lb (45-54), 165/115 lb (55-59), 135/95 lb (60-64), 105/75 lb (65-69), 95/65 lb (70+).

    Saturday 25 April. All age groups.

  • Event 4

    Format5 rounds for timeTime cap10 minScoringFor time
    1. 8bar muscle-ups
    2. ·Overhead squats: 4-6-8-10-12 (one set per round)
    3. 50 fthandstand walk

    Standards

    Overhead squat 185/135 lb (Elite), 165/115 lb (35-44), 155/105 lb (45-54). 40-44 women: 6 bar muscle-ups; 45-54: 6 bar muscle-ups and overhead squats 2-4-6-8-10.

    Saturday 25 April. Elite and 35-54 only.

  • Event 5

    Final Workout

    FormatFor timeTime cap14 min
    1. 60toes-to-bar
    2. 50wall balls
    3. 40box jump-overs
    4. 30devil presses
    5. 120 ftdouble-dumbbell front-rack lunge

    Standards

    Elite, 35-39 and 40-44: wall ball 30/20 lb, box 24/20 in, dumbbells 60/40 lb. Reps and loads drop for older groups (down to 40-35-30-25 with box step-overs and 25/15 lb dumbbells for 65+).

    Sunday 26 April. All age groups.

How athletes got in

Invite only. Elite: the top 10 men and women from the final 2026 Quarterfinals leaderboard and the top 10 from the 2025 Games, backfilled down each list, plus special invites; every invitee had to register for the Open and Quarterfinals and finish top 2,000 in Quarterfinals. Masters: top 15 per age group (top 8 for 55+) from the 2026 Quarterfinals and top 10 (top 5 for 55+) from the 2025 Masters Games, plus special invites; invitees had to finish top 400 in Quarterfinals (35-54) or top 300 (55+). Invitees had 48 hours to register, and a public waitlist opened in early April.

Divisions

  • Elite MenGames spotsRoster of 20 announced (23 on the final leaderboard); top 2 to the Games
  • Elite WomenGames spotsRoster of 20 announced (23 on the final leaderboard); top 2 to the Games
  • Masters 35-39 Men / WomenGames spots30 per sex; top 3 to the Games
  • Masters 40-44 Men / WomenGames spots30 per sex; top 3 to the Games
  • Masters 45-49 Men / WomenGames spots30 per sex; top 2 to the Games
  • Masters 50-54 Men / WomenGames spots30 per sex; top 2 to the Games
  • Masters 55-59 Men / WomenGames spots15 per sex; winner to the Games
  • Masters 60-64 Men / WomenGames spots15 per sex; winner to the Games
  • Masters 65-69 Men / WomenGames spots15 per sex; winner to the Games
  • Masters 70+ Men / WomenGames spots15 per sex; winner to the Games

Tickets

Spectator tickets were sold through Competition Corner (box office now closed); an Eventbrite listing also existed. Parking at the Del Mar Fairgrounds was $20 on the day or $16 bought online at least 24 hours ahead. Athlete entry fees on Competition Corner were $375 (Elite and 35-44), $350 (45-54) and $325 (55+).

As a Semifinal

  1. 2026

    in-person Semifinal (Individual and Masters) at Del Mar

The 2027 edition

Dates
Not published
Venue
Del Mar Arena, Del Mar, California
Semifinal in 2027
To be announced

Road to the Games

  1. 01

    Open and Quarterfinals

    The top individuals and Masters from Quarterfinals, and every team from the Open, could go to an in-person or the online Semifinal.

  2. 02

    Twelve in-person Semifinals

    Plus the online ones: Age-Group Online Semifinal (May 7 – 11, 2026), Adaptive Online Semifinals (May 14 – 17, 2026), Team Online Semifinals (Jun 4 – 8, 2026), Individual Online Semifinals (Jun 11 – 15, 2026).

  3. 03

    2026 CrossFit Games

    Jul 22 – 26, 2026 · SAP Center, San Jose, California.

CrossFit Games guide

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2026 Legends Championship?

Dallin Pepper (485 points) and Olivia Kerstetter (465). James Sprague and Abigail Domit took the other two Elite Games spots.

Is this the same as the December Legends Championship?

No. Same organiser, but the Semifinal was a separate event at Del Mar Arena in April; the December Legends Championship is held in Tempe, Arizona.

How many masters qualified for the Games here?

28: three per sex in 35-39 and 40-44, two per sex in 45-49 and 50-54, and the winner of each sex in 55-59, 60-64, 65-69 and 70+.

Will it return in 2027?

The organiser's page lists Legends Del Mar for 2027 at Del Mar Arena with dates to be confirmed; CrossFit has not yet published the 2027 Semifinal list.

The other Semifinals

The twelve in-person Semifinals of 2026, in date order.

  1. 01Mayhem ClassicCookeville · Apr 17 – 19, 2026
  2. 02Legends ChampionshipDel Mar · Apr 24 – 26, 2026
  3. 03Copa SurSão José · May 1 – 3, 2026
  4. 04Far East ThrowdownBusan · May 1 – 3, 2026
  5. 05Magic City GamesBirmingham · May 1 – 3, 2026
  6. 06French ThrowdownTremblay-en-France · May 15 – 17, 2026
  7. 07REBEL Renegade GamesJohannesburg · May 21 – 24, 2026
  8. 08Torian ProBrisbane · May 22 – 24, 2026
  9. 09MAD Fitness FestivalCiudad Real · May 29 – 31, 2026
  10. 10Northern California ClassicSacramento · May 29 – 31, 2026
  11. 11Syndicate CrownKnoxville · May 29 – 31, 2026
  12. 12LatAM MastersMedellín · Jun 12 – 14, 2026
All competitions

Sources

Read on 29 October 2026: spots and qualifiers from CrossFit, everything else from the organiser.