HYROX Hamburg 2026: Results, Data and What It Means

HYROX Hamburg 2026 at a glance

• When and where: 28 October to 1 November 2026, Hamburg Messe (Hall B6), Karolinenstraße 20-22, Hamburg
• Elite 15 Men: Sean Noble won in 53:19
• Elite 15 Women: Joanna Wietrzyk won in 56:10
• HYROX PRO Men: Stephen Pelkofer won in 54:44
• HYROX PRO Women: Jennifer Nikolaus won in 59:32
• HYROX PRO DOUBLES: Sean Noble and Ronan Lindsay won the men's race in 49:40. Joanna Wietrzyk and Calypso Sheridan won the women's in 54:33
• Women 50 to 54 median: 1:33:26, against a historical 1:41:06 (based on public results)

Elite 15: the Elite Series starts in Hamburg

Men: Sean Noble won in 53:19, holding off Luke Greer by just two seconds (53:21). Hidde Weersma was third in 53:41, and Cole Learn fourth in 53:44.

Women: Joanna Wietrzyk won in 56:10, ahead of Lauren Weeks (56:24) and Vivian Tafuto (57:55).

In Saturday's Elite Series Doubles, Cole Learn and Frederic Dube won the men's race in 47:54, and Lauren Weeks and Vivian Tafuto won the women's in 52:49.

New to the Elite Series? Our guide to the 2026/27 season changes explains the rebrand and the new qualifying pathway.

Pro Men: Pelkofer by ten seconds

Stephen Pelkofer won HYROX PRO Men in 54:44, ten seconds ahead of Sam Schoeman (54:54). Pedro Antonio Toral Leiva was third in 55:15, with Roberto Viciedo Gimeno (55:19) and Tiziano Pedrocchi (56:47) next. Pelkofer also raced Saturday's Elite 15 Doubles.

The Pro field was big: 786 Pro men on the start list, and 653 finishers.

Pro Women: Nikolaus goes sub-hour

Jennifer Nikolaus won HYROX PRO Women in 59:32, the only woman in the field under the hour. Monica Ferrer Pastor was second in 1:00:47, four seconds ahead of Tanja Schuck (1:00:51). Laura Valgreen (1:02:18) and Svenja Sommer (1:03:08) completed the top five.

Nikolaus wasn't finished, either. She was also third in Saturday's Women's Challenger 15 Doubles with Rebecca Frank (56:46).

Pro Doubles: Wietrzyk does the double

• Women: Joanna Wietrzyk and Calypso Sheridan won in 54:33, 2:13 clear of Danél Louw and Juan-Marié Herbst (56:46). Svenja Sommer and Luisa Maria Waerdt were third in 57:49. That's Elite 15 and Pro Doubles wins in two days for Wietrzyk. Hamburg's Pro Doubles Women finished quicker than the worldwide Season 9 median (based on public results).
• Men: Sean Noble and Ronan Lindsay won in 49:40, eight seconds ahead of Tim Wenisch and Jannik Czapla (49:48), to give Noble an Elite 15 and Pro Doubles double too. Beau Wills and Dexter Buchanan were third in 50:23.

Open racing: right on the season's pace

(All based on public results.)

• Open men: the median was 1:31:19 across the first 432 finishes, almost level with the Worldwide Season 9 mark of 1:31:37. The start list had 2,930 Open men.
• Open women: a 1:36:46 median early in the week, quicker than the Worldwide Season 9 median of 1:39:16, and still ahead of it later on. The start list had 1,944 women, at least 24 of them with World Championships experience.
• Women's doubles: one pair went under the hour, at 0:59:55, the only sub-hour pair from the first 553 finishes.

The age group that stole the show

Hamburg's HYROX Women 50 to 54 median was 1:33:26, almost eight minutes quicker than that age group's historical 1:41:06 (based on public results). A whole age group beat history.

Mixed Doubles: beating Europe's marker

Early in the week, a Hamburg mixed pair had already gone 0:54:45, quicker than the Season 9 European typical fastest finish of 0:55:15. Then the fastest Hamburg mixed pair went quicker still, to 0:54:09. Hamburg's mixed median sat almost exactly on the worldwide Season 9 median through the week and finished quicker than it (based on public results). The start list had 2,518 Mixed Doubles entries.

The course

The age-group races were in Hall B6 at Hamburg Messe, over the standard HYROX format of 8 x 1 km runs, each followed by a station. We don't have a ROXZONE measurement for Hamburg yet.

What Hamburg means for your next race

1. Age is not the limit. Hamburg's women aged 50 to 54 ran almost eight minutes inside their age group's historical median.
2. Doubles rewards a strong pair. Wietrzyk and Sheridan won Pro Doubles Women by 2:13, and the fastest mixed pair went 0:54:09. Pick the right partner and plan who does what. See what's a good HYROX Doubles time.
3. Benchmark against the season. Hamburg's Open men sat right on the Season 9 median. Check where your time sits against the field in ROXFIT.

HYROX Hamburg 2026 FAQ

When and where was HYROX Hamburg 2026?

From Wednesday 28 October to Sunday 1 November 2026, at Hamburg Messe (Hall B6), Karolinenstraße 20-22, 20357 Hamburg, Germany.

Who won HYROX Hamburg 2026?

Stephen Pelkofer won HYROX PRO Men in 54:44 and Jennifer Nikolaus won HYROX PRO Women in 59:32. In the Elite 15 races, Sean Noble won the men's in 53:19 and Joanna Wietrzyk won the women's in 56:10.

Who won the Pro Doubles at HYROX Hamburg 2026?

Sean Noble and Ronan Lindsay won the men's race in 49:40. Joanna Wietrzyk and Calypso Sheridan won the women's in 54:33.

Was there an Elite 15 race at HYROX Hamburg 2026?

Yes. Hamburg hosted the opening races of the 2026/27 HYROX Elite Series, with Elite 15 and Challenger 15 Singles on Friday 30 October and Doubles on Saturday 31 October.

How long is the ROXZONE at HYROX Hamburg?

We haven't been able to verify Hamburg's ROXZONE length yet. Every HYROX race has 8 x 1 km of running plus the ROXZONE transitions.

How fast were the 50 to 54 women at HYROX Hamburg?

Their median was 1:33:26, against the age group's historical 1:41:06.

Raced Hamburg? See where your time went

Find and claim your HYROX Hamburg result in the ROXFIT app, then compare every split against the field, your age group or any athlete, including the Elite 15. How to find your race results. With ROXFIT Ultra you can unlock every run distance and build a pacing plan for your next race.

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