CrossFit Open 24.1 workout is in the past, scores can no longer be uploaded and thus we know who the winners are of the first event of the season: 4x CrossFit Games athlete Colten Mertens and 22-year-old Mirjam Von Rohr have stood on top of the leaderboard.
One thing to note, that goes in hand with the results not being official as of yet, is that at the time of writing, in the men’s leaderboard, Mitchell Anderson was on top of the leaderboard. According to the website, Mertens was a full minute behind Anderson. However, BOXROX watched the video of Anderson performing the 24.1 workout and he finished at minute 14’18’’ – on the leaderboard it says 4’18’’ so this must be an error when including the numbers on the platform.
Colten Mertens and Mirjam Von Rohr Win 24.1 CrossFit Open Workout (Unofficial)
Remember, the 24.1 CrossFit Open workout was:
For time:
- 21 dumbbell snatches – arm 1
- 21 lateral burpees over dumbbell
- 21 dumbbell snatches – arm 2
- 21 lateral burpees over dumbbell
- 15 dumbbell snatches – arm 1
- 15 lateral burpees over dumbbell
- 15 dumbbell snatches – arm 2
- 15 lateral burpees over dumbbell
- 9 dumbbell snatches – arm 1
- 9 lateral burpees over dumbbell
- 9 dumbbell snatches – arm 2
- 9 lateral burpees over dumbbell
Women: 35-lb dumbbell (15 kilos)
Men: 50-lb dumbbell (22.5 kilos)
15-minute time cap.
According to the leaderboard, Colten Mertens finished the workout in 5 minutes and 19 seconds. Mirjam Von Rohr finished the prescribed workout in 5 minutes and 39 seconds.
Here are the 5 top athletes in the Open for workout 24.1.
Men:
- Colten Mertens – 5’19’’
- Taylor Self – 5’40’’
- Colin Bosshard – 5’41’’
- Thomas Stroier – 5’42’’
- Luis Oscar More – 5’44’’
See the full official leaderboard for men here.
Women:
- Mirjan Von Rohr – 5’39’’
- Julia Hannaford – 5’43’’
- Alazne Egiazabal – 5’49’’
- Feeroozeh Saghafi – 5’52’’
- Seher Kaya – 5’53’’
See the updated official leaderboard for women here.
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Who is Mirjam von Rohr, Winner of CrossFit Open 24.1 Workout
Mirjam von Rohr is a prominent athlete in the CrossFit and HYROX communities, known for her impressive achievements. The athlete from Switzerland showcased her exceptional skills by winning the 2022 HYROX European Championships in the Elite Women’s division, demonstrating her prowess in a range of physically demanding activities – HYROX competitions always include the same exercises, including ski ergs, sled pushes and pulls, burpee broad jumps, rowing, farmer’s carries, sandbag lunges, wall balls, and runs.
Beyond her achievements in competitions, Rohr is recognized for her dedication to her training and her versatile background in sports. Starting from gymnastics and later transitioning to CrossFit and HYROX, she is only 22 years old but has already shown dedication to fitness that could take her to the grand stage that is the CrossFit Games.
Speaking of it, she has never competed at a Games level. So far, the furthest she went was into Quarterfinals (back in 2022) where she finished 1355th in Europe. Last year, she did not signed up for the Open.
However, one can see the improvement she has accomplish in only a few years at CrossFit. In 2021, her first time signing up for the Open and at 19 years old, she finished 13249th worldwide. A year later, she ended up 54th. Who knows how this year is going to be for her during the Open, but she started out with a bang, that’s for sure.
Who is Colten Mertens, Winner of CrossFit Open 24.1 Workout
Colten Mertens is an up-and-coming star in CrossFit. At 24 years old, he has competed as an individual in the past three Games (and once as a team member in 2018). Last year was his best placement – 18th overall.
It seems that, unlike many of his elite CrossFit athlete peers, Mertens holds nothing back when competing in the Open. His best overall placement was just last year when he finished 3rd worldwide – the year before he finished 4th and in 2021 he was 18th among other CrossFit athletes.
As if looking into the future, guess who is going to be competing live during the Open announcement for workout 24.2? Yes, Colten Mertens. And it is him against the 2x CrossFit champion.
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image sources
- Colten Mertens Wodapalooza: Courtesy of CrossFit Inc.
