1. Patrick Vellner is a Canadian CrossFit athlete who has eight individual appearances at the CrossFit Games, including three 2nd and two 3rd place finishes.
17 Facts About Patrick Vellner
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Patrick Vellner competed in gymnastics and lacrosse from the age of eight, and he played rugby.
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Patrick Vellner studied kinesiology at McGill University in Montreal from 2012 to 2015, and was introduced to CrossFit by friends while a student there.
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Patrick Vellner graduated from McGill with an honors degree, and went on to study chiropractic at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto, graduating in 2019.
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In 2016, Patrick Vellner earned his first CrossFit Games invite after finishing 8th in the World in the Worldwide Open and 3rd in the East Regional.
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In 2017, Patrick Vellner made his 2nd individual CrossFit Games appearance.
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Patrick Vellner placed 11th in the Worldwide Open, earning a spot at the East Regional, where he finished 2nd place.
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Patrick Vellner finished third in the CrossFit Games with two individual event wins after officials disqualified Ricky Garard for failing drug tests at the 2017 CrossFit Games.
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In 2018, Patrick Vellner had his best Open finish, best Regionals finish, and best CrossFit Games finish, where he finished 5th, 1st, and 2nd respectively.
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Patrick Vellner captured his 3rd event win of his career in the 9th Event of the weekend, Chaos.
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Patrick Vellner competed at the Rogue Invitational later in the season where he finished 2nd.
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Patrick Vellner then compete at the Dubai CrossFit Championship, earning 2nd, repeat as the Wodapalooza Champion, and take home 1st in the Rogue Invitational, which moved online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Patrick Vellner finished 20th in the World and 13th in North America in the Worldwide Open, earning a spot in the Online Quarterfinal.
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Travel restrictions between Canada and the United States, as well as in person event restrictions in Canada, meant that Patrick Vellner was forced to compete in the 2021 Atlas Games, which were conducted online.
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Patrick Vellner took home 1st place, and a spot in the Games.
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Patrick Vellner worked as a chiropractor in Nanaimo, Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
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Patrick Vellner announced his engagement to Michelle Workun-Hill, a doctor, in October 2019.