Dani Speegle’s inspiring rise — how she built her career, fame, and fitness empire

Dani Speegle’s inspiring rise — how she built her career, fame, and fitness empire

Dani Speegle is a former gymnast, CrossFit athlete, fitness influencer, and social media personality from the United States. She is widely known for winning The Titan Games season 2 in 2020. Her advocacy on empowering women on body positivity and maintaining healthy body image through the #GirlsWhoEat movement has also given her more limelight.

Dani Speegle training and showing off her muscles
Dani Speegle training (L). Dani Speegle showing her muscles (R). Photo: @dellespeegle, Steve Dietl (modified by author)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Key takeaways

  • Dani Speegle started competing in gymnastics events in the early 2000s.
  • Her gymnastics career was cut short a few years later due to an injury.
  • Dani attended Conifer High School and the Florida Institute of Technology.
  • She has a substantial presence on Instagram, where she has over 1.8 million followers.

Profile summary

Full names

Dani Elle Speegle

Nickname

Dasha, Punkin, Tikva, Speeglette

Gender

Female

Date of birth

10 January 1993

Age

32 years old (as of 2025)

Zodiac sign

Capricorn

Place of birth

Conifer, Colorado, United States

Current residence

San Diego, California, United States

Nationality

American

Ethnicity

White

Religion

Christianity

Sexuality

Straight

Height in feet

5'6''

Height in centimetres

168

Weight in pounds

165

Weight in kilograms

75

Body measurements in inches

37-26-36

Body measurements in centimetres

94-66-91

Hair colour

Blonde

Eye colour

Blue

Father

Glenn Speegle

Mother

Chera Kee

Relationship status

Single

Education

Conifer High School, Florida Institute of Technology

Profession

Former gymnast, CrossFit athlete, fitness influencer, social media influencer

Net worth

$3 million - $4 million

Instagram

@dellespeegle

Facebook

@dellespeegle

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Who is Dani Speegle?

Dani Speegle is an American CrossFit athlete who was born and raised in Conifer, Colorado, United States, to Glenn Speegle (father) and Chera Kee (mother). The former gymnast was born on 10 January 1993. Dani Speegle's age is 32 as of 2025. Her zodiac sign is Capricorn.

Education

Dani attended Conifer High School. She later went to the Florida Institute of Technology, pursuing Marine Biology.

Top 5 facts about Dani Speegle
Top 5 facts about Dani Speegle. Photo: Canva.com (modified by author)
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Career

Dani Speegle is a former gymnast, CrossFit athlete, fitness influencer, and social media personality. She developed a passion for athletics in childhood, first playing soccer, then switching to volleyball and track before focusing on gymnastics.

Dani Speegle started competing in gymnastics events in the early 2000s while she was still quite young. Later, she began creating her own gymnastics routines. Unfortunately, her gymnastics career ended abruptly due to a back injury she suffered while training.

Nadi Carey and Dani Speegle during training
Nadi Carey in a blue Titan branded attire (L) and Dani Speegle in a red branded Titan attire (R) having a nice moment together. Photo: Steve Dietl
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The Conifer native was introduced to CrossFit workouts by her gym coach, Asante Richards, in September 2015. Shortly after, she signed up for her first CrossFit competition. In 2016, Elle began competing as an individual in the female category and emerged as the winner at the South East Regionals the same year.

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The American CrossFit athlete took position 8 at the 2019 Rogue Invitational competitions. In the Strength in Depth contest, she placed 3rd, and at the Wodapalooza CrossFit Festival, she ranked 5th.

Her big break came in mid-2020 when she was crowned Ultimate Titan alongside Matt Chan in the second season of The Titan Games. This is an American sports competition reality series hosted by former professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson. She has since competed for SUBU CrossFit and has been sponsored by brands like Coromega.

Additionally, Dani Speegle is a social media personality with a huge following on Instagram. The CrossFit athlete mostly shares fitness modelling pictures and short videos on the platform. Her account has over 1.8 million followers.

Her popularity has also extended to TikTok, where she has over 373 thousand followers, while her Facebook account has 735 thousand followers.

Speegle has an X (Twitter account), where she boasts of 27.6k followers, while her YouTube channel has over 163 thousand followers.

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What is Dani Speegle’s net worth?

Some sources estimate Dani's net worth at $3 million to $4 million. However, most of these sources remain unverified. Speegle’s primary source of income is her career as a CrossFit athlete and fitness influencer.

She earns additional money from her fitness and modelling content on social media. Dani also earns through the sale of his Girls Who Eat merchandise.

Who is Dani Speegle’s boyfriend?

Dani is seemingly single as of 2025. However, she previously dated Alex Gordon, a professional CrossFit trainer and IT specialist.

The former lovebirds met in October 2017 while Alex was working as her training partner. They dated for a few years before breaking up in April 2020 for unknown reasons.

Dani Speegle's weight loss

Speegle's weight loss journey has emphasized improving performance and building muscle, rather than just a number on the scale. Early in her career, the social media personality was pressured to lose weight, but has since found a healthier relationship with food that prioritizes strength and performance.

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Her current approach involves a high-protein diet and strength training to fuel her CrossFit goals, and she is an advocate for promoting a healthy body image for young women.

You're not going to put one-and-a-half times your body weight over your head if you live off salad and you're starving yourself.

Speegle told Insider during an interview about her partnership with TYR Sport.

Dani Speegle Stats

Her stats in the CrossFit Games are as follows:

Year

Worldwide rank

Regional rank

Rank by country

Affiliate rank

2025

74th Women

14th Women North America West

30th Women United States

3rd Women CrossFit Invictus

2024

42nd Women

5th Women North America West

11th Women United States

2nd Women CrossFit Invictus

2023

122nd Women

27th Women North America West

53rd Women United States

4th Women CrossFit Invictus

2022

14th Women

6th Women North America West

6th Women United States

1st Women CrossFit Invictus

2021

7th Women

4th Women North America West

4th Women United States

1st Women CrossFit Invictus

2020

18th Women

-

5th Women United States

2019

5th Women

-

1st Women United States

2018

80th Women

9th Women North South East

50th Women United States

2017

216th Women

14th Women North South East

140th Women United States

2016

-

Women North South East

-

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How tall is Delle Speegle?

Dani Speegle’s height is 5 feet 6 inches or 168 centimetres,

How heavy is Dani Speegle?

Dani weighs approximately 165 pounds or 75 kilograms. Her body measurements are 37-26-36 inches or 94-66-91 centimetres.

FAQs

  1. Who is Dani Speegle? She is an American CrossFit athlete, fitness influencer, and social media star.
  2. What is Dani Speegle’s ethnicity? She is of white ethnicity.
  3. What is Dani Speegle’s nationality? She is an American national.
  4. What is Dani Speegle’s hometown? Her hometown is Conifer, Colorado, United States.
  5. Is Dani Speegle married? The fitness icon has never been married.
  6. What is Dani Speegle's maximum bench press? Dani Speegle's maximum bench press is not publicly documented, but her maximum log press is 215 lbs (97.5 kg). This lift was a winning performance at the 2022 Rogue Invitational.

Dani Speegle is a prominent American CrossFit athlete and social media personality. Dani rose to fame in 2020 after being crowned Ultimate Titan in season 2 of the reality show The Titan Games. She continues to make her mark in women's CrossFit sports.

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