People Are Really Mad At This Crossfit Star For Posting A Workout Picture At A Holocaust Memorial

    Dave Driskell tagged the photo as #wanderlustwod, meaning workout of the day. He has since deleted the photo and apologized, saying he was unaware the structure was a memorial

    Stephanie McNeal
    by Stephanie McNeal

    BuzzFeed News Reporter

    A popular CrossFit competitor and coach has apologized after he angered some of his thousands of Instagram fans by posting a photo of himself working out inside a Holocaust memorial.

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    He wrote, "Hello Berlin, Germany. 15 hour layover. Checking the sites. Drinking the beers. Eating the bratwurst. #vagabond #wanderlustwods #handstands #365daysofhandstands."

    The post was later deleted.

    Dave Driskell told BuzzFeed News that he feels awful about posting the picture, and swears he had no idea it was a memorial. “I feel completely terrible as I would never purposely offend or disrespect this memorial had I known,” he said.

    Driskell posted the photo of himself doing a handstand at Berlin's Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on Monday.

    His picture drew immediate criticism from many of his followers, with some slamming him as insensitive.

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    Though some fans defended him, saying it's possible he just didn't know what the memorial was.

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    While others said they didn't care even if he did know what the memorial was.

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    The 36-year-old is a self-described "inspirer/CrossFit coach" who lives in Bali and travels the world promoting the sport.

    Facebook: davedriskell

    He is ranked #102 for CrossFit in Asia.

    His world travels and workouts have garnered him nearly 70,000 fans on Instagram.

    David Driskell is ranked #102 in Asia in Crossfit. A previous version of this article stated he was ranked #102 worldwide.