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Icelandic weightlifter and CrossFit athlete This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Ragnheiður.
Sara Sigmundsdóttir
Personal information
Full nameRagnheiður Sara Sigmundsdóttir
Born (1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 (age 32)
Reykjanesbær, Iceland
Years active2013–present
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Country Iceland
SportCrossFit and Weightlifting
Achievements and titles
World finals2016 Dubai Fitness Championship - 1st
2016 CrossFit Games - 3rd
2015 CrossFit Games - 3rd
Regional finals2017 Central Regional champion
Twice Meridian Regional champion (2015, 2016)
Personal bests

Ragnheiður Sara Sigmundsdóttir (born 12 September 1992) is an Icelandic weightlifter and CrossFit athlete known for her third-place finishes at the 2015 and 2016 CrossFit Games and her first-place finishes at the 2015 and 2016 Meridian Regionals and the 2017 Central Regionals. She was featured in 2017 documentary 'Fittest on Earth: A Decade of Fitness'. She competed at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships in the 75 kg category.

CrossFit Games results

Year Games Regionals Open (worldwide)
2013 39th (Europe) 169th
2014 12th (Europe) 82nd
2015 3rd 1st (Meridian) 17th
2016 3rd 1st (Meridian) 20th
2017 4th 1st (Central) 1st
2018 37th* 3rd (Europe) 20th
Year Games Qualifier Open
2019 19th 1st (SiD) 1st (world)
1st (Iceland)
2020 21st 1st (Filthy 150)
1st (Dubai)
2nd (WZA)
1st (world)
1st (Iceland)
  1. *—Withdrew due to injury

Weightlifting Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2015 United States Houston, United States 75 kg 80 85 85 31 100 105 110 28 185 29

References

  1. at the 2019 Dubai Fitness Championship
  2. at the 2019 Filthy 150
  3. "CrossFit Games: Athlete Profile". Crossfit Games. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  4. "Æfir frá tíu á morgnana til tíu á kvöldin". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  5. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (17 February 2017). "Sara: Mig langaði aldrei að verða svona "mössuð"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  6. Will Edmonds (4 April 2019). "How CrossFit star Sara Sigmundsdottir dealt with a broken bone on the biggest stage". CNN. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  7. Michael Rodio (26 July 2016). "The Men's Fitness Interview: Katrin Davidsdottir, 2016 CrossFit Games Champion and Fittest Woman on Earth". Men's Fitness.
  8. ^ "Leaderboard". CrossFit Games. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  9. "Watch: Exclusive clip from new CrossFit doc 'Fittest on Earth: A Decade of Fitness'". Sports Illustrated. 15 March 2017.
  10. "2015 Weightlifting World Championships - Ragnheidur Sara Sigmundsdottir". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  11. "Wodapalooza Leaderboard". Competition Corner. Retrieved 24 February 2020.


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