Mat Fraser's New All Gold Metcons Are Sick

Mat Fraser's New All Gold Metcons Are Sick

Winning the CrossFit Games comes with some perks, including a big ole paycheck and sweet sponsorships. So when Mat Fraser, a Nike athlete, won the CrossFit

Aug 23, 2016 by Armen Hammer
Mat Fraser's New All Gold Metcons Are Sick
Winning the CrossFit Games comes with some perks, including a big ole paycheck and sweet sponsorships. So when Mat Fraser, a Nike athlete, won the CrossFit Games, Nike decided to treat him with an awesome custom pair of Nike Metcon 2s:

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Damn those are shiny! Fraser joins an elite group of athletes who have earned and worn gold shoes:

Usain Bolt


Bolt set his insane 9.69 second 100m World Record in a pair of gold Pumas (and one of them was untied).

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Lu Xiaojun


The Legend himself, China's Lu Xiaojun wore his gold Anta weightlifting shoes at the 2015 Worlds and 2016 Rio Olympics, where he snatched a World Record 177kg.

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Michael Johnson


Michael Johnson and his iconic gold Nike spikes set the 200m World Record at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

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