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| Born | May 24, 1999 | |||||||||||
| Occupation | CrossFit Athlete | |||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1] | |||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb)[1] | |||||||||||
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| Sport | CrossFit | |||||||||||
| Coached by | Fraser Mckenzie | |||||||||||
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Aimee Cringle is a British CrossFit athlete from the Isle of Man. She is the winner of the 2026 CrossFit Games.[2]
Early life
[edit]Aimee Cringle grew up in Glen Maye in the Isle of Man. She learned gymnastics when she was four.[3] Later she become a track and field athlete with focus on long jump, competing in athletics for a number of years.[4] She started taking CrossFit classes in 2014 initially for fun and to strengthen her body for athletics, but became more interested in CrossFit itself.[5] She attended Queen Elizabeth II High School in Peel, Isle of Man. She took a three-year nursing course at the University College Isle of Man and graduated in October 2021 as a qualified nurse.[6] She worked as a nurse for a while before she put her nursing career on hold while she trained full time as a CrossFit athlete in 2022.[4]
Career
[edit]Athletics
[edit]Cringle has competed for the Isla of Man in a number of competitions. In 2019, she won two gold medals at the Island Games in Gibralta – she won the 400m women's hurdles breaking a longstanding Isle of Man record,[7][8] and as part of 4 x 400m women's relay team.[9] She also competed in long jump but finished fourth.[9] In 2020 she won the Isle of Man Triathlon Championship.[8]
Crossfit
[edit]Cringle started taking part in the CrossFit Open in 2018 when she was 19. She won the European CrossFit Championships in 2021.[8]
Cringle qualified for her first Games in 2024, and finished at No. 13.[10] She was named Rookie of the Year.[11]
At her second CrossFit Games in 2025 in Albany, New York, Cringle had her best result yet in an event in Run Row Run when she finished second behind Tia Clair Toomey.[12] She improved her final ranking to eighth.[13] Cringle finished second in the inaugural World Fitness Project season in 2025.[14]
At the 2026 CrossFit Games, Cringle had her first event win in the Ranch 7200.[15] She registered four more wins, most notably at the Triple Pig event which featured two new movements – GHD wall-balls and triple-unders.[16][2] She won the Games with a dominant performance, earning 136 points ahead of the second placed competitor.[17]
CrossFit Games results
[edit]| Year | Games[18] | Semifinal | Quarterfinal | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5,446th (Worldwide) | |||
| 2019 | 937th (Worldwide) | |||
| 2020 | 425th (Worldwide) | |||
| 2021 | 15th (Lowlands Throwdown) (team) |
440th (worldwide) 100th (Europe) |
244th (Worldwide) 73rd (Europe) | |
| 2022 | 12th (Strength in Depth) | 86th (Worldwide) 32nd (Europe) |
32nd (Worldwide) 12th (Europe) | |
| 2023 | 19th (Europe Semifinal) | 45th (Worldwide) 17th (Europe) |
50th (Worldwide) 14th (Europe) | |
| 2024 | 13th | 5th (French Throwdown) | 19th (Worldwide)
11th (Europe) |
10th (Worldwide)
4th (Europe) |
| 2025 | 8th | 9th (In-Affiliate Semifinals) | N/a | 14th (Worldwide)
10th (Europe) |
| 2026 | 1st | 2nd (French Throwdown) | 18th (Worldwide) 8th (Europe) |
12th (Worldwide)
9th (Europe) |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Aimee Cringle". World Fitness Project.
- 1 2 Cheng, Kate (27 July 2026). "Aimee Cringle is the 2026 CrossFit Games champion – here's how she trains". Women's Health.
- ↑ Soguksu, Ayla (26 June 2022). "'CrossFit teaches women to ditch the skinny girl stereotype and be strong'". OK! Magazine.
- 1 2 Taylor, Emma (23 December 2022). "Finding Your Tribe With Aimee Cringle". Glorious.
- ↑ Blennerhassett, Patrick (9 February 2021). "CrossFit: can Isle of Man's Aimee Cringle become the UK's next big thing?". South China Morning Post.
- ↑ Nathan, Ruth (12 February 2022). "The CrossFit Nurse". Gef.
- ↑ Dalrymple, Andy (11 July 2019). "Island Games: Gold for hurdler Aimee Cringle". Isle of Man Today.
- 1 2 3 Shaw, Brad (6 September 2021). "How UK's Aimee Cringle Won The 2021 Crossfit European Championships". Sustain Health.
- 1 2 "Athletics > 4 x 400m Relay Women". Gibraltar 2019.
- ↑ Curphey, Tom (12 August 2024). "Manx athlete Aimee Cringle impresses with 13th place finish in first Crossfit Games". Isle of Man Today.
- ↑ Raby, Julien (4 April 2025). "From 5,446th to 13th in the World: How Aimee Cringle Transformed Herself Into CrossFit's Top Rookie in Just 6 Years". BoxLife.
- ↑ Tabakovic, Vedad (3 August 2025). "2025 CrossFit Games Results — Individuals & Teams Day One".
- ↑ Curphey, Tom (5 August 2025). "Aimee Cringle claims eighth at CrossFit Games in America". Isle of Man Today.
- ↑ Spin, Brian (December 22, 2025). "World Fitness Project 2025 Season Results". The Barbell Spin.
- ↑ Wild Hudson, Robbie (22 July 2026). "Ricky Garard and Aimee Cringle Win Event 2 at 2026 CrossFit Games". BoxRox.
- ↑ Tabakovic, Vedad (16 July 2026). "Aimee Cringle Dominates 2026 CrossFit Games to Become Fittest Woman on Earth". Fitness Volt.
- ↑ Felstead, Scott. "2026 CrossFit Games Results: James Sprague and Aimee Cringle Crowned Fittest on Earth". Muscle and Fitness.
- ↑ "Aimee Cringle". CrossFit Games.
External links
[edit]- Aimee Cringle at CrossFit Games
- Aimee Cringle at World Fitness Project
- Aimee Cringle at World Athletics
- Aimee Cringle Gibraltar 2019