Sam Dancer Announces Return To Individual CrossFit After Retiring From Masters

Here is precisely what Castro had to say about Dancer’s battle through injury adversity and plans to return to competing as an Individual.

“It [Dancer’s Men’s 35-39 win] was a lot closer than his 70-point margin of victory suggests,” Castro wrote. “Between reconstructive surgery to repair his bicep and the arrival of his daughter, he took lot of time off. Maybe too much, Sam thought. When the 2023 season began, he was scared he wouldn’t be the same anymore. He was right. He’s not. He’s better. Which is why you won’t see Sam Dancer in the 35-39 division next year. If all goes according to plan, he’ll be making another big comeback at the 2024 CrossFit Games to Individual competition.”

A seasoned CrossFit competitor, Dancer has not competed as an individual since the 2016 CrossFit Games, where he came in 32nd place. In the Team Division, Dancer was a member of CrossFit Invictus X, which finished as the runner-up at the 2018 edition of the Games and would miss the cut the following year. After a three-year absence, Dancer attempted to return in 2022 before his biceps injury forced him to withdraw.

Now, the athlete’s journey has come full circle with the Men’s 35-39 win and an ambitious Individual return plan.