Samantha Briggs
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Born | 14 March 1982 Manchester, England |
| Occupation | Professional CrossFit Athlete |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | CrossFit |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals | 2013 CrossFit Games champion |
Samantha "Sam" Briggs (born 14 March 1982) is an English CrossFit athlete best known for winning the CrossFit Games in 2013. She has qualified for the CrossFit Games seven additional times: in 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2021. She finished four of her seven appearances in the top 5 overall. Briggs lived and trained in Miami, USA for the 2015 CrossFit season, but now resides in her native England.
Before she found CrossFit in 2009, she competed in amateur-level duathlons, triathlons, and football in the Northern Premiership League (as a centre midfielder or centre-back). She worked as a firefighter with West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Briggs then took a sabbatical to concentrate on CrossFit fulltime. In February 2022, Briggs announced that she would retire from CrossFit after the 2022 season to return to firefighting in August.