Mathew Fraser - Five-Time Fittest Man on Earth Announces Retirement From Competition

Mathew Fraser or Mat Fraser - as he's popularly known shocked the world on Tuesday with an announcement of his retirement from competition. Fraser picked up CrossFit as a whim, but leaves it as a legend - the Fittest Man in history.

The 31-year-old wrote on his Instagram account: "Like so many others that wandered into a CrossFit gym, I wasn't expecting to find my best friends, business partners, wife, countless life lessons, and 5 gold medals. Today I leave the sport older, wiser, fitter, and grateful.

"I’m diving into the next chapter of my life with the same HWPO mentality. From now on, decisions I make won't be solely based off how they affect my performance, but how they affect my family, friends, health and happiness," Fraser added.

"I look forward to remaining a part of the CrossFit community, I just won't be doing it from the competition floor any longer."

Fraser, a Vermont native has been crowned Fittest Man on Earth five consecutive times, winning his last in October 2020 to break away from Rich Froning for the most titles all-time. He also holds the record for the most career CrossFit event wins (24) and wins in a single Games (14).

Fraser began CrossFit in 2012 after recovering from a back injury (2011) that derailed his career as a competitive weightlifter training for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. His competitive CrossFit career started in 2013, when he took part in his first Open and finished 192nd in the world. From thereon, he competed in the Open every year and won the worldwide competition outright in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

He made his first CrossFit Games debut in 2014 and finished second, same in 2015, then went on to win The Games five consecutive times. In 2014, he earned the Rookie of the Year award for his efforts.

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