Athlete · Open Men · 55-59 · RSA RSA

Gert van Jaarsveld

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4 HYROX races over 2 seasons: 3 solo, 1 in a team with 1 partner. 1 age-group win.

Best Open Men time1:29:05Cape Town Aug 2026
Best Open Men place249thof 652 · Cape Town Aug 2026
Latest race1:16:12Cape Town Aug 2026 · Doubles Men with Derek HarveyFirst Doubles Men race
Strongest part of the raceSled pullfaster than 76% of Open Men at Cape Town Aug 2026
Personal bests

One best per race type

solo, doubles and relay times are different races, so each has its own best

Open Men: finish time, race by race

Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting faster
1:30:001:32:001:34:001:36:001:38:001:40:00 best 1:29:05 best 1:29:05 · Cape Town

This line shows the finish time of Gert van Jaarsveld at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:29:05 at Cape Town (Aug 2026); Gert van Jaarsveld was 6:51 faster at the latest race than at the first.

See the numbers
Race Date Division Finish
Cape Town Jul 2025 Open Men 1:35:56
Cape Town Apr 2026 Open Men 1:40:16
Cape Town Aug 2026 Open Men 1:29:05

Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. From the first Open Men race to the best: 6:51 faster (1:35:56 to 1:29:05).

Every race

4 results at 3 races

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Cape Town Aug 2026 15 Aug 2026 · 2 results
Race results
Open Men, 55-59 1:29:05 249th of 652; 4th of 14 aged 55-59 46:00 37:49 5:22 Runs 46:00 · Stations 37:49 · Roxzone 5:22

249th of 652 Open Men (faster than 61%).

Gert van Jaarsveld at HYROX Cape Town Aug 2026, Open Men: every split in race order, the typical split of Open Men at this race, and the share of the 652 Open Men finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 652 Open Men here
Run 1: 5:20 4:02 faster than 12%
SkiErg: 4:41 4:32 faster than 34%
Run 2: 5:23 5:32 faster than 57%
Sled push: 2:49 2:54 faster than 54%
Run 3: 5:46 6:02 faster than 58%
Sled pull: 4:10 4:52 faster than 75%
Run 4: 5:47 6:00 faster than 57%
Burpee broad jump: 5:48 6:11 faster than 57%
Run 5: 5:47 6:12 faster than 63%
Row: 4:58 4:57 faster than 48%
Run 6: 5:52 6:05 faster than 56%
Farmers carry: 2:25 2:22 faster than 47%
Run 7: 6:00 6:01 faster than 51%
Sandbag lunges: 5:35 5:56 faster than 57%
Run 8: 6:09 6:27 faster than 59%
Wall balls: 7:23 7:38 faster than 53%
Roxzone: 5:22 6:39 faster than 72%
Runs (8 km) 46:00 46:41 faster than 53%
Stations (8) 37:49
Finish 1:29:05 1:34:06 249th of 652 · faster than 61%

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Doubles Men, team 55-59, with Derek Harvey 1:16:12 270th of 809; 1st of 3 aged 55-59 45:07 26:17 4:53 Runs 45:07 · Stations 26:17 · Roxzone 4:53

270th of 809 Doubles Men (faster than 66%).

Gert van Jaarsveld at HYROX Cape Town Aug 2026, Doubles Men: every split in race order, the typical split of Doubles Men at this race, and the share of the 809 Doubles Men finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 809 Doubles Men here
Run 1: 4:04 3:56 faster than 40%
SkiErg: 4:13 3:58 faster than 21%
Run 2: 5:46 5:26 faster than 35%
Sled push: 1:30 1:35 faster than 62%
Run 3: 5:55 5:50 faster than 44%
Sled pull: 3:04 3:14 faster than 59%
Run 4: 5:53 5:52 faster than 49%
Burpee broad jump: 2:52 3:17 faster than 71%
Run 5: 5:55 6:00 faster than 53%
Row: 4:41 4:30 faster than 34%
Run 6: 5:44 5:54 faster than 57%
Farmers carry: 1:36 1:38 faster than 56%
Run 7: 5:57 5:57 faster than 49%
Sandbag lunges: 3:39 3:34 faster than 46%
Run 8: 5:58 5:52 faster than 47%
Wall balls: 4:42 4:35 faster than 45%
Roxzone: 4:53 5:20 faster than 59%
Runs (8 km) 45:07 45:15 faster than 51%
Stations (8) 26:17
Finish 1:16:12 1:21:38 270th of 809 · faster than 66%

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Open Men, 55-59 1:40:16 391st of 717; 6th of 13 aged 55-59 47:33 45:36 7:13 Runs 47:33 · Stations 45:36 · Roxzone 7:13

391st of 717 Open Men (faster than 45%).

Gert van Jaarsveld at HYROX Cape Town Apr 2026, Open Men: every split in race order, the typical split of Open Men at this race, and the share of the 717 Open Men finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 717 Open Men here
Run 1: 5:15 4:03 faster than 20%
SkiErg: 4:46 4:32 faster than 28%
Run 2: 5:25 5:38 faster than 58%
Sled push: 3:14 3:11 faster than 47%
Run 3: 5:56 6:13 faster than 58%
Sled pull: 6:32 5:26 faster than 25%
Run 4: 6:12 6:11 faster than 49%
Burpee broad jump: 6:51 6:26 faster than 42%
Run 5: 6:25 6:25 faster than 50%
Row: 5:10 5:05 faster than 44%
Run 6: 5:54 6:10 faster than 57%
Farmers carry: 2:49 2:18 faster than 23%
Run 7: 5:59 6:12 faster than 55%
Sandbag lunges: 7:18 5:47 faster than 26%
Run 8: 6:31 7:00 faster than 61%
Wall balls: 8:56 8:08 faster than 38%
Roxzone: 7:13 6:51 faster than 44%
Runs (8 km) 47:33 48:46 faster than 54%
Stations (8) 45:36
Finish 1:40:16 1:37:27 391st of 717 · faster than 45%

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Open Men, 50-54 1:35:56 397th of 781; 13th of 23 aged 50-54 46:27 42:51 6:43 Runs 46:27 · Stations 42:51 · Roxzone 6:43

397th of 781 Open Men (faster than 49%).

Gert van Jaarsveld at HYROX Cape Town 2025, Open Men: every split in race order, the typical split of Open Men at this race, and the share of the 781 Open Men finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 781 Open Men here
Run 1: 3:49 3:56 faster than 54%
SkiErg: 4:54 4:27 faster than 14%
Run 2: 5:42 5:30 faster than 43%
Sled push: 3:02 3:05 faster than 52%
Run 3: 6:01 6:05 faster than 52%
Sled pull: 5:20 5:18 faster than 48%
Run 4: 6:19 6:02 faster than 39%
Burpee broad jump: 6:09 6:00 faster than 46%
Run 5: 6:20 6:17 faster than 48%
Row: 5:10 5:01 faster than 40%
Run 6: 6:01 6:00 faster than 49%
Farmers carry: 2:14 2:10 faster than 44%
Run 7: 6:01 5:57 faster than 48%
Sandbag lunges: 6:36 5:32 faster than 28%
Run 8: 6:18 6:52 faster than 64%
Wall balls: 9:26 7:55 faster than 32%
Roxzone: 6:43 7:25 faster than 61%
Runs (8 km) 46:27 47:21 faster than 55%
Stations (8) 42:51
Finish 1:35:56 1:35:32 397th of 781 · faster than 49%

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How to read

Place is the position among timed finishers in the same race, division and gender; a doubles place is the team's. Runs is the organiser's official run total (it can differ from the eight laps added up by a few seconds), stations the eight stations added up, and roxzone the time moving between them. The age group is the one entered for that race; for a team it is the team’s age group.

Best splits · Open Men

The fastest Gert has done each station

Part Best Race Typical
SkiErg 4:41 Cape Town Aug 2026 · best of 3 4:34
Sled push 2:49 Cape Town Aug 2026 · best of 3 3:04
Sled pull 4:10 Cape Town Aug 2026 · best of 3 4:57
Burpee broad jump 5:48 Cape Town Aug 2026 · best of 3 5:38
Row 4:58 Cape Town Aug 2026 · best of 3 4:53
Farmers carry 2:14 Cape Town 2025 · best of 3 2:11
Sandbag lunges 5:35 Cape Town Aug 2026 · best of 3 5:20
Wall balls 7:23 Cape Town Aug 2026 · best of 3 7:03
Runs (8 km) 46:00 Cape Town Aug 2026 · best of 3 41:47
Roxzone 5:22 Cape Town Aug 2026 · best of 3 7:23
How to read

Each station's best across Gert's Open Men races, from different races, against the typical Open Men split. Venues differ (sled carpets, run laps, where the mats sit), so a best can owe something to the venue.

Raced with

1 team partner

From the team results above. A name opens the search: a partner can have more than one page.

Station profile · best Open Men race

Cape Town Aug 2026, against 652 Open Men

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Shape of the race

50% top SkiPushPullBBJRowCarryLungesWall ballsRoxzoneRuns
Gertedge = faster than everyone, centre = slowest

This chart shows where Gert sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Pull (faster than 76% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 35%).

See the numbers
Part Gert: faster than
Ski 35%
Push 54%
Pull 76%
BBJ 58%
Row 49%
Carry 48%
Lunges 58%
Wall balls 54%
Roxzone 73%
Runs 53%

Further out means you beat more of the field on that part. A dent is a weak spot.

How you ranked on each station

SkiErg faster than 35%
Sled push faster than 54%
Sled pull faster than 76%
Burpee broad jump faster than 58%
Row faster than 49%
Farmers carry faster than 48%
Sandbag lunges faster than 58%
Wall balls faster than 54%
Roxzone faster than 73%
Runs (8 km) faster than 53%

How much of the field Gert beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Sled pull (faster than 76%); weakest: SkiErg (faster than 35%).

Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.

Minutes against the typical finisher

SkiErg 0:09 slower
Sled push 0:05 faster
Sled pull 0:42 faster
Burpee broad jump 0:23 faster
Row 0:01 slower
Farmers carry 0:03 slower
Sandbag lunges 0:21 faster
Wall balls 0:15 faster
Roxzone 1:17 faster
Runs (8 km) 0:41 faster

Gert's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Roxzone (1:17 faster); weakest: SkiErg (0:09 slower).

Green, left of centre: faster than the typical Open Men finisher at this race. Orange, right: slower, and by how much.

The race as one bar: Gert against the typical Open Men finisher

Gert1:29:05
5:204:415:232:495:464:105:475:485:474:585:522:256:005:356:097:235:22
Typical Open Men1:32:22
4:024:325:322:546:024:526:006:116:124:576:052:226:015:566:277:386:39
RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Gert: 46:04 running, 37:49 at the stations and 5:22 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:23).Below, Typical Open Men: 46:21 running, 39:21 at the stations and 6:39 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:38).

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Part Gert Typical Open Men
Run 1 5:20 4:02
SkiErg 4:41 4:32
Run 2 5:23 5:32
Sled push 2:49 2:54
Run 3 5:46 6:02
Sled pull 4:10 4:52
Run 4 5:47 6:00
Burpee broad jump 5:48 6:11
Run 5 5:47 6:12
Row 4:58 4:57
Run 6 5:52 6:05
Farmers carry 2:25 2:22
Run 7 6:00 6:01
Sandbag lunges 5:35 5:56
Run 8 6:09 6:27
Wall balls 7:23 7:38
Roxzone 5:22 6:39
Finish 1:29:05 1:34:06

The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.

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