Athlete · Open Men · 55-59 · RSA RSA

Jacobus Nel

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4 HYROX races over 2 seasons: 1 solo, 3 in a team with 3 partners.

Open Men time1:35:52Hong Kong 2026
Open Men place1038thof 2,099 · Hong Kong 2026
Latest race1:18:21Cape Town 2026 · Pro Doubles Men with Jason FritzFirst Pro Doubles Men race
Strongest part of the raceRowfaster than 87% of Open Men at Hong Kong 2026
Personal bests

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Pro Doubles Men, team 55-59, with Jason Fritz 1:18:21 69th of 99; 1st of 1 aged 55-59 45:08 28:43 4:33 Runs 45:08 · Stations 28:43 · Roxzone 4:33

69th of 99 Pro Doubles Men (faster than 30%).

Jacobus Nel at HYROX Cape Town 2026, Pro Doubles Men: every split in race order, the typical split of Pro Doubles Men at this race, and the share of the 99 Pro Doubles Men finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 99 Pro Doubles Men here
Run 1: 4:08 3:27 faster than 17%
SkiErg: 3:53 3:48 faster than 37%
Run 2: 5:34 4:52 faster than 25%
Sled push: 2:28 1:57 faster than 15%
Run 3: 5:44 5:18 faster than 32%
Sled pull: 4:17 4:04 faster than 38%
Run 4: 5:51 5:19 faster than 33%
Burpee broad jump: 2:59 2:57 faster than 47%
Run 5: 5:57 5:23 faster than 32%
Row: 4:21 4:16 faster than 40%
Run 6: 5:54 5:19 faster than 29%
Farmers carry: 1:43 1:39 faster than 42%
Run 7: 6:00 5:18 faster than 30%
Sandbag lunges: 4:28 3:44 faster than 24%
Run 8: 6:03 5:19 faster than 28%
Wall balls: 4:34 4:16 faster than 37%
Roxzone: 4:33 4:24 faster than 46%
Runs (8 km) 45:08 40:20 faster than 29%
Stations (8) 28:43
Finish 1:18:21 1:12:14 69th of 99 · faster than 30%

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Hong Kong 2026 8 May 2026 · 2 results
Race results
Open Men, 55-59 1:35:52 1038th of 2,099; 17th of 52 aged 55-59 39:11* 44:07* 12:38 Runs 39:11 · Stations 44:07 · Roxzone 12:38

1,038th of 2,099 Open Men (faster than 50%). Against the 65 who finished around 1:36:16: most time gained on sled pull (0:56), most lost on sandbag lunges (1:47). Runs 5 to 8 took 4:18 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:52 more).

Jacobus Nel at HYROX Hong Kong 2026, Open Men: every split in race order, the typical split of Open Men at this race, and the share of the 2,099 Open Men finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 2,099 Open Men here
Run 1: 3:37 3:48 faster than 62%
SkiErg: 4:33 4:49 faster than 77%
Run 2: 4:30 4:32 faster than 51%
Sled push: 3:48 3:17 faster than 29%
Run 3: 4:36 4:48 faster than 60%
Sled pull: 4:36 5:27 faster than 75%
Run 4: 4:45 4:51 faster than 55%
Burpee broad jump: 6:04 6:09 faster than 51%
Run 5: 5:07 4:59 faster than 44%
Row: 4:40 5:05 faster than 86%
Run 6: 4:53 4:57 faster than 52%
Farmers carry: 2:41 2:30 faster than 41%
Run 7: 4:41 4:57 faster than 62%
Sandbag lunges: 7:58 6:07 faster than 21%
Run 8: 7:05 7:05 faster than 50%
Wall balls: 9:47 8:40 faster than 39%
Roxzone: 12:38 12:39 faster than 50%
Runs (8 km) 39:11 40:11 faster than 56%
Stations (8) 44:07
Finish 1:35:52 1:36:16 1038th of 2,099 · faster than 50%

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Doubles Men, team 40-44, with Janno Nel 1:07:34 134th of 1,846; 15th of 279 aged 40-44 35:14* 23:13* 9:12 Runs 35:14 · Stations 23:13 · Roxzone 9:12

134th of 1,846 Doubles Men (faster than 92%). Against the 55 who finished around 1:05:29: most time gained on sled pull (0:30), most lost on the eight runs (3:05). Runs 5 to 8 took 2:20 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:31 more).

Jacobus Nel at HYROX Hong Kong 2026, Doubles Men: every split in race order, the typical split of Doubles Men at this race, and the share of the 1,846 Doubles Men finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 1,846 Doubles Men here
Run 1: 3:26 4:06 faster than 84%
SkiErg: 3:40 4:18 faster than 99%
Run 2: 4:11 4:48 faster than 79%
Sled push: 2:00 1:58 faster than 46%
Run 3: 4:22 5:03 faster than 80%
Sled pull: 2:37 3:51 faster than 96%
Run 4: 4:30 5:06 faster than 77%
Burpee broad jump: 2:35 3:33 faster than 89%
Run 5: 4:33 5:12 faster than 79%
Row: 4:02 4:47 faster than 98%
Run 6: 4:25 5:09 faster than 82%
Farmers carry: 1:39 1:48 faster than 72%
Run 7: 4:16 5:11 faster than 87%
Sandbag lunges: 2:50 4:13 faster than 96%
Run 8: 5:35 7:07 faster than 89%
Wall balls: 3:50 5:00 faster than 93%
Roxzone: 9:12 12:16 faster than 90%
Runs (8 km) 35:14 41:57 faster than 84%
Stations (8) 23:13
Finish 1:07:34 1:24:42 134th of 1,846 · faster than 92%

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Doubles Mixed, team 40-44, with Mikayla Rathbone 1:25:02 277th of 547; 30th of 66 aged 40-44 45:56 33:14 5:56 Runs 45:56 · Stations 33:14 · Roxzone 5:56

277th of 547 Doubles Mixed (faster than 49%).

Jacobus Nel at HYROX Cape Town 2025, Doubles Mixed: every split in race order, the typical split of Doubles Mixed at this race, and the share of the 547 Doubles Mixed finishers here who were slower on that part.
Part Time Typical here vs 547 Doubles Mixed here
Run 1: 3:55 4:05 faster than 58%
SkiErg: 4:39 4:16 faster than 14%
Run 2: 5:40 5:53 faster than 58%
Sled push: 2:26 2:03 faster than 25%
Run 3: 5:47 6:16 faster than 68%
Sled pull: 4:15 4:00 faster than 40%
Run 4: 5:50 6:17 faster than 66%
Burpee broad jump: 4:52 3:36 faster than 15%
Run 5: 6:11 6:25 faster than 59%
Row: 5:16 4:52 faster than 22%
Run 6: 6:06 6:22 faster than 57%
Farmers carry: 1:53 1:46 faster than 33%
Run 7: 5:59 6:17 faster than 61%
Sandbag lunges: 4:50 3:56 faster than 19%
Run 8: 6:32 6:50 faster than 59%
Wall balls: 5:03 4:33 faster than 33%
Roxzone: 5:56 6:39 faster than 67%
Runs (8 km) 45:56 48:48 faster than 62%
Stations (8) 33:14
Finish 1:25:02 1:24:56 277th of 547 · 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. * At that edition running was under 44% of the typical finish (48% is normal): the timing mats counted some running as station time, so its runs look faster and its stations slower than they were.

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Station profile · best Open Men race

Hong Kong 2026, against 2,099 Open Men

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Shape of the race

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

This chart shows where Jacobus sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Row (faster than 87% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 21%).

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Part Jacobus: faster than
Ski 77%
Push 29%
Pull 75%
BBJ 52%
Row 87%
Carry 41%
Lunges 21%
Wall balls 39%
Roxzone 50%
Runs 57%

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 77%
Sled push faster than 29%
Sled pull faster than 75%
Burpee broad jump faster than 52%
Row faster than 87%
Farmers carry faster than 41%
Sandbag lunges faster than 21%
Wall balls faster than 39%
Roxzone faster than 50%
Runs (8 km) faster than 57%

How much of the field Jacobus beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Row (faster than 87%); weakest: Sandbag lunges (faster than 21%).

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

Minutes against the typical finisher

SkiErg 0:16 faster
Sled push 0:31 slower
Sled pull 0:51 faster
Burpee broad jump 0:05 faster
Row 0:25 faster
Farmers carry 0:11 slower
Sandbag lunges 1:51 slower
Wall balls 1:07 slower
Roxzone 0:01 faster
Runs (8 km) 1:00 faster

Jacobus's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (1:00 faster); weakest: Sandbag lunges (1:51 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: Jacobus against the typical Open Men finisher

Jacobus1:35:52
3:374:334:303:484:364:364:456:045:074:404:532:414:417:587:059:4712:38
Typical Open Men1:34:40
3:484:494:323:174:485:274:516:094:595:054:572:304:576:077:058:4012:39
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.Jacobus: 39:14 running, 44:07 at the stations and 12:38 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:47).Below, Typical Open Men: 39:57 running, 42:04 at the stations and 12:39 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:40).

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Part Jacobus Typical Open Men
Run 1 3:37 3:48
SkiErg 4:33 4:49
Run 2 4:30 4:32
Sled push 3:48 3:17
Run 3 4:36 4:48
Sled pull 4:36 5:27
Run 4 4:45 4:51
Burpee broad jump 6:04 6:09
Run 5 5:07 4:59
Row 4:40 5:05
Run 6 4:53 4:57
Farmers carry 2:41 2:30
Run 7 4:41 4:57
Sandbag lunges 7:58 6:07
Run 8 7:05 7:05
Wall balls 9:47 8:40
Roxzone 12:38 12:39
Finish 1:35:52 1:36:16

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

Sandbag lunges cost 1:51 against the typical Open Men finisher at Hong Kong 2026. The sandbag lunges guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.

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