samantha "sam" briggs (born 14 march 1982) is a crossfit athlete best known for winning the crossfit games in 2013. she has qualified for the crossfit games four additional times: in 2010, 2011, 2015, and in 2016 (she failed to qualify in 2014 due to a poor performance on the handstand walk event at the european regional competition). she finished four of her five 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.