Tia-Clair Toomey facts for kids

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Tia-Clair Toomey

Personal information
Born	(1993-07-22) 22 July 1993 (age 32) Nambour, Queensland, Australia
Height	163 cm
Weight	58 kg
Spouse(s)	Shane Orr
Sport
Sport	CrossFit, weightlifting
Club	CrossFit Gladstone
Coached by	Shane Orr
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2016 Summer Olympics
Medal record CrossFit CrossFit Games Gold 2017 Women Gold 2018 Women Gold 2019 Women Gold 2020 Women Gold 2021 Women Gold 2022 Women Gold 2024 Women Silver 2015 Women Silver 2016 Women Wodapalooza CrossFit Festival Gold 2019 Women Gold 2020 Women Rogue Invitational Gold 2019 Women Gold 2020 Women Gold 2021 Women Gold 2024 Women Silver 2023 Women Women's weightlifting Representing  Australia Commonwealth Games Gold 2018 Gold Coast 58 kg Pacific Games Silver 2015 Port Moresby 58 kg Oceania Championships Silver 2015 Port Moresby 58 kg Bronze 2016 Suva 58 kg

Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr is an amazing Australian athlete. She is famous for being a top weightlifter and a champion in the sport of CrossFit. She has won the CrossFit Games seven times, which is more than any other athlete in history! She also won a gold medal in weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Tia-Clair also competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in weightlifting. She finished 14th in her event. Before winning her many titles, she was a runner-up at the CrossFit Games in both 2015 and 2016. Then, she went on to win in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2024 CrossFit Games.

Tia-Clair Toomey's Early Life

Tia-Clair Toomey was born on July 22, 1993, in Nambour, Queensland, Australia. She was the oldest of three sisters. She grew up on a sugarcane farm near the Maroochy River.

When she was 12, her family moved to Weipa. She went to school there and later to Townsville Grammar School. After finishing school in 2011, she started studying nursing. However, she soon moved to Gladstone to be with Shane Orr, who would later become her husband. In Gladstone, she worked as a dental assistant and then as a lab technician.

How Tia-Clair Started CrossFit

In school, Tia-Clair was a runner, focusing on 400-meter hurdles. In Gladstone, Shane Orr introduced her to CrossFit. He used CrossFit to help with his own sports training.

Tia-Clair joined a CrossFit gym and quickly became very good at it. She started competing in CrossFit events in 2013. This is also how she learned the basics of weightlifting.

Tia-Clair's Amazing Competitions

Tia-Clair Toomey has competed in many different sports events. She is best known for her success in CrossFit, but she has also done very well in weightlifting.

CrossFit Games Success

Tia-Clair first tried the CrossFit Open competition less than a month after starting CrossFit in 2013. In 2015, she qualified for the CrossFit Games for the first time. She finished second and was named "Rookie of the Year."

In 2016, she again placed second at the CrossFit Games. The competition was very close!

Winning Her First CrossFit Games Title

The 2017 CrossFit Games was another very close competition. Tia-Clair won her first title by just two points! This was a huge moment for her.

After that, she became almost unstoppable. She won the 2018 Games by a large lead. In 2019, she won again, becoming the first woman to win three CrossFit Games titles.

Setting New Records

In 2020, Tia-Clair won her fourth title in a row. She was incredibly dominant, winning nine out of 12 events. This was the most impressive performance ever by a female CrossFit athlete.

She continued her winning streak in 2021, earning her fifth title. She won nine out of 15 events and set a new record for total points. This win also tied the record for most titles held by any athlete, male or female.

Tia-Clair won her sixth title at the 2022 CrossFit Games. This made her the only person to ever win six individual CrossFit Games titles.

She did not compete in the 2023 CrossFit Games because she was pregnant. However, she still took part in the Open competition that year!

In 2024, Tia-Clair returned and won her seventh title. This extended her record as the athlete with the most CrossFit Games wins ever.

Olympic Weightlifting Journey

Tia-Clair's talent for weightlifting was noticed early on. In 2013, after only six months of training, she lifted 85 kilograms (about 187 pounds) in a CrossFit event. A weightlifting coach, Miles Wydall, saw her potential.

He encouraged her to train for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. After just 18 months of serious weightlifting training, she qualified for the Olympics! She finished 14th in the Women's 58 kg division.

Bobsleigh Ambition

In 2020, Tia-Clair decided to try a new sport: bobsleigh! She trained with the Australian bobsleigh team, hoping to qualify for the 2022 Winter Olympics. She even won two races as a brakewoman in South Korea in 2021. Her team qualified for the Olympics, but she was not chosen for the final Australian team.

Commonwealth Games Gold

Tia-Clair also showed her strength at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She won a gold medal in the 58 kg weightlifting event. She lifted a combined total of 201 kilograms (about 443 pounds).

Hyrox Competitions

In late 2024, Tia-Clair started competing in Hyrox events. These are fitness races that combine running with different workout stations. She placed second in a mixed doubles event in March 2025. Two weeks later, she and her partner set a world record in the Women's Doubles division at Hyrox Houston!

Tia-Clair Toomey's Personal Life

Tia-Clair met her husband and coach, Shane Orr, when they were both in high school. They got married in 2017. In December 2022, Tia-Clair announced she was pregnant. Her daughter, Willow, was born on May 9, 2023.

Tia-Clair and Shane used to own a gym in Gladstone, Australia. In 2018, they moved to Cookeville, Tennessee, in the United States. There, they trained at Rich Froning's gym, CrossFit Mayhem. Another famous CrossFit champion, Mat Fraser, also trained with them. Shane coached both Tia-Clair and Mat for their competitions.

In 2021, she moved to East Nashville, Tennessee. This is now the base for PRVN Fitness, where her husband is the head coach.

Tia-Clair even appeared in a Super Bowl LV commercial!

On April 16, 2025, Tia-Clair announced that she would be stepping away from competing in CrossFit after the Torian Pro event in May 2025.

CrossFit Games Results Summary

Here's a quick look at Tia-Clair's amazing journey at the CrossFit Games:

Awards and Recognitions

Tia-Clair Toomey has received several honors for her achievements:

• In 2022, Sports Illustrated magazine named her the "Fittest 50" (No. 1).
• She was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2025. This award was given for her "significant service to CrossFit and weightlifting."

See also

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