Ragnheiður Sara Sigmundsdóttir (born 12 September 1992) is an Icelandic weightlifter and CrossFit athlete[4][5] known for her third-place finishes at the 2015 and 2016 CrossFit Games[6][7] and her first-place finishes at the 2015 and 2016 Meridian Regionals and the 2017 Central Regionals.[8] She was featured in 2017 documentary 'Fittest on Earth: A Decade of Fitness'.[9] She competed at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships in the 75 kg category.[10]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ragnheiður Sara Sigmundsdóttir |
| Born | 12 September 1992 Reykjanesbær, Iceland |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Iceland |
| Sport | CrossFit and Weightlifting |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals | 2016 Dubai Fitness Championship - 1st 2016 CrossFit Games - 3rd 2015 CrossFit Games - 3rd |
| Regional finals | 2017 Central Regional champion Twice Meridian Regional champion (2015, 2016) |
| Personal bests | |
CrossFit Games results
edit| Year | Games | Regionals | Open (worldwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013[8] | — | 39th (Europe) | 169th |
| 2014[8] | — | 12th (Europe) | 82nd |
| 2015[8] | 3rd | 1st (Meridian) | 17th |
| 2016[8] | 3rd | 1st (Meridian) | 20th |
| 2017[8] | 4th | 1st (Central) | 1st |
| 2018[8] | 37th*[a] | 3rd (Europe) | 20th |
| Year | Games | Qualifier | Open |
| 2019 | 19th | 1st (SiD) | 1st (world) 1st (Iceland) |
| 2020 | 21st | 1st (Filthy 150) 1st (Dubai) 2nd (WZA)[11] |
1st (world) 1st (Iceland) |
- ^ *—Withdrew due to injury
Weightlifting Major results
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2015 |  Houston, United States |
75 kg | 80 | 31 | 100 | 105 | 28 | 185 | 29 | |||
References
edit- ^ at the 2019 Dubai Fitness Championship
- ^ at the 2019 Filthy 150
- ^ "CrossFit Games: Athlete Profile". Crossfit Games. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Æfir frá tíu á morgnana til tíu á kvöldin". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (17 February 2017). "Sara: Mig langaði aldrei að verða svona "mössuð"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ Will Edmonds (4 April 2019). "How CrossFit star Sara Sigmundsdottir dealt with a broken bone on the biggest stage". CNN. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ Michael Rodio (26 July 2016). "The Men's Fitness Interview: Katrin Davidsdottir, 2016 CrossFit Games Champion and Fittest Woman on Earth". Men's Fitness.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Leaderboard". CrossFit Games. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Watch: Exclusive clip from new CrossFit doc 'Fittest on Earth: A Decade of Fitness'". Sports Illustrated. 15 March 2017.
- ^ "2015 Weightlifting World Championships - Ragnheidur Sara Sigmundsdottir". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Wodapalooza Leaderboard". Competition Corner. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
 | This biographical article relating to weightlifting in Iceland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |