The 2011 CrossFit Games were held on July 29-31, 2011 at the Home Depot Center (now known as the StubHub Center) in Carson, CA. The men's competition was won by Rich Froning, and the women's by Annie Thorisdottir. 2011 marked the first year of the "CrossFit Games Open" as the first stage of the qualification process for the CrossFit Games; online submissions of workout results were invited from competitors worldwide.
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2011 CrossFit Games Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA