GER Merlin Moelter
5 HYROX races over 2 seasons. Best Open Men time: 1:44:21 at Cologne 2026.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Merlin Moelter at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:44:21 at Cologne (Apr 2026); Merlin Moelter was 20:00 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg | Oct 2025 | Open Men | 2:14:37 |
| Copenhagen | Mar 2026 | Open Men | 1:52:16 |
| Cologne | Apr 2026 | Open Men | 1:44:21 |
| Berlin | May 2026 | Open Men | 1:53:28 |
| Hamburg | Oct 2026 | Open Men | 1:54:37 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. From the first Open Men race to the best: 30:16 faster (2:14:37 to 1:44:21).
5 results at 5 races
2,244th of 2,503 Open Men (faster than 10%). Against the 62 who finished around 1:54:08: most time gained on the eight runs (7:20), most lost on wall balls (5:02). Runs 5 to 8 took 3:40 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:49 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,503 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:43 | 4:37 | faster than 45% |
| SkiErg: | 4:45 | 4:29 | faster than 21% |
| Run 2: | 5:18 | 5:05 | faster than 41% |
| Sled push: | 4:52 | 3:17 | faster than 6% |
| Run 3: | 5:32 | 5:28 | faster than 47% |
| Sled pull: | 6:06 | 4:30 | faster than 10% |
| Run 4: | 5:48 | 5:28 | faster than 37% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 9:14 | 5:50 | faster than 8% |
| Run 5: | 6:29 | 5:41 | faster than 23% |
| Row: | 5:30 | 4:46 | faster than 7% |
| Run 6: | 5:50 | 5:33 | faster than 39% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:42 | 2:09 | faster than 17% |
| Run 7: | 5:51 | 5:31 | faster than 37% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 10:20 | 5:29 | faster than 4% |
| Run 8: | 6:51 | 5:06 | faster than 17% |
| Wall balls: | 15:08 | 7:13 | faster than 3% |
| Roxzone: | 9:45 | 6:46 | faster than 10% |
| Runs (8 km) | 46:19 | 42:54 | faster than 34% |
| Stations (8) | 58:37 | ||
| Finish | 1:54:37 | 1:29:10 | 2244th of 2,503 · faster than 10% |
3,814th of 4,143 Open Men (faster than 7%). Against the 124 who finished around 1:50:47: most time gained on the eight runs (4:06), most lost on the roxzone (4:42). Runs 5 to 8 took 4:42 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 5:03 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 4,143 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:17 | 3:29 | faster than 67% |
| SkiErg: | 4:38 | 4:32 | faster than 38% |
| Run 2: | 4:07 | 3:48 | faster than 29% |
| Sled push: | 4:36 | 3:20 | faster than 9% |
| Run 3: | 4:38 | 4:02 | faster than 21% |
| Sled pull: | 7:17 | 4:20 | faster than 2% |
| Run 4: | 4:34 | 4:03 | faster than 24% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 5:14 | 5:39 | faster than 60% |
| Run 5: | 5:39 | 4:11 | faster than 6% |
| Row: | 5:36 | 4:49 | faster than 7% |
| Run 6: | 4:33 | 4:07 | faster than 28% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:11 | 2:16 | faster than 12% |
| Run 7: | 4:46 | 4:10 | faster than 22% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 8:35 | 5:20 | faster than 6% |
| Run 8: | 6:20 | 6:06 | faster than 43% |
| Wall balls: | 13:39 | 7:00 | faster than 4% |
| Roxzone: | 22:55 | 13:57 | faster than 2% |
| Runs (8 km) | 37:51 | 34:04 | faster than 27% |
| Stations (8) | 52:46 | ||
| Finish | 1:53:28 | 1:26:03 | 3814th of 4,143 · faster than 7% |
1,196th of 1,452 Open Men (faster than 17%). Against the 43 who finished around 1:42:32: most time gained on the eight runs (5:36), most lost on wall balls (3:41). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:04 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:36 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,452 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:35 | 4:08 | faster than 80% |
| SkiErg: | 4:49 | 4:29 | faster than 18% |
| Run 2: | 5:20 | 5:10 | faster than 42% |
| Sled push: | 4:01 | 3:14 | faster than 16% |
| Run 3: | 6:20 | 5:32 | faster than 21% |
| Sled pull: | 5:49 | 4:27 | faster than 13% |
| Run 4: | 6:02 | 5:34 | faster than 30% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 8:17 | 5:29 | faster than 12% |
| Run 5: | 6:09 | 5:45 | faster than 34% |
| Row: | 5:20 | 4:52 | faster than 18% |
| Run 6: | 5:20 | 5:32 | faster than 59% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:49 | 1:58 | faster than 7% |
| Run 7: | 5:45 | 5:36 | faster than 43% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 8:06 | 5:09 | faster than 8% |
| Run 8: | 5:06 | 5:24 | faster than 62% |
| Wall balls: | 13:28 | 7:21 | faster than 6% |
| Roxzone: | 8:12 | 6:28 | faster than 20% |
| Runs (8 km) | 43:34 | 43:02 | faster than 46% |
| Stations (8) | 52:39 | ||
| Finish | 1:44:21 | 1:27:04 | 1196th of 1,452 · faster than 17% |
1,190th of 1,290 Open Men (faster than 7%). Against the 39 who finished around 1:48:53: most time gained on the roxzone (0:36), most lost on wall balls (2:21). Runs 5 to 8 took 4:16 less than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:15 less).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,290 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 9:52 | 7:11 | faster than 3% |
| SkiErg: | 5:12 | 4:35 | faster than 5% |
| Run 2: | 5:55 | 4:31 | faster than 6% |
| Sled push: | 3:37 | 2:56 | faster than 19% |
| Run 3: | 5:58 | 4:49 | faster than 13% |
| Sled pull: | 6:02 | 4:30 | faster than 12% |
| Run 4: | 6:27 | 4:49 | faster than 7% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 8:36 | 5:20 | faster than 7% |
| Run 5: | 6:16 | 4:59 | faster than 11% |
| Row: | 5:28 | 4:49 | faster than 8% |
| Run 6: | 5:39 | 4:50 | faster than 18% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:31 | 2:07 | faster than 23% |
| Run 7: | 5:50 | 4:51 | faster than 15% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 7:45 | 5:04 | faster than 7% |
| Run 8: | 6:12 | 5:17 | faster than 22% |
| Wall balls: | 12:08 | 6:40 | faster than 4% |
| Roxzone: | 8:56 | 6:40 | faster than 16% |
| Runs (8 km) | 52:05 | 41:36 | faster than 10% |
| Stations (8) | 51:19 | ||
| Finish | 1:52:16 | 1:24:45 | 1190th of 1,290 · faster than 7% |
1,863rd of 1,895 Open Men (faster than 1%). Against the 56 who finished around 2:00:00: most time gained on the roxzone (0:07), most lost on wall balls (6:20). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:19 less than runs 1 to 4 (them: 3:00 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,895 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 6:58 | 5:26 | faster than 4% |
| SkiErg: | 4:38 | 4:25 | faster than 25% |
| Run 2: | 5:51 | 4:40 | faster than 11% |
| Sled push: | 7:05 | 3:03 | faster than 0% |
| Run 3: | 7:37 | 5:00 | faster than 3% |
| Sled pull: | 8:03 | 4:51 | faster than 2% |
| Run 4: | 6:41 | 4:59 | faster than 7% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 12:31 | 5:43 | faster than 0% |
| Run 5: | 7:20 | 5:13 | faster than 5% |
| Row: | 5:17 | 4:49 | faster than 15% |
| Run 6: | 6:54 | 5:03 | faster than 6% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:30 | 2:03 | faster than 21% |
| Run 7: | 6:03 | 5:03 | faster than 16% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 10:48 | 5:24 | faster than 2% |
| Run 8: | 6:31 | 5:47 | faster than 29% |
| Wall balls: | 18:19 | 7:20 | faster than 1% |
| Roxzone: | 11:40 | 7:50 | faster than 6% |
| Runs (8 km) | 53:51 | 41:30 | faster than 7% |
| Stations (8) | 1:09:11 | ||
| Finish | 2:14:37 | 1:28:05 | 1863rd of 1,895 · faster than 1% |
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. * 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.
The fastest Merlin has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:38 | Berlin 2026 · best of 5 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 3:37 | Copenhagen 2026 · best of 5 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 5:49 | Cologne 2026 · best of 5 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:14 | Berlin 2026 · best of 5 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:17 | Hamburg 2025 · best of 5 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 2:30 | Hamburg 2025 · best of 5 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:45 | Copenhagen 2026 · best of 5 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 12:08 | Copenhagen 2026 · best of 5 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 37:51 | Berlin 2026 · best of 5 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 8:12 | Cologne 2026 · best of 5 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Merlin'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.
Cologne 2026, against 1,452 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Merlin sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Runs (faster than 47% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 7%).
See the numbers
| Part | Merlin: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 18% |
| Push | 16% |
| Pull | 14% |
| BBJ | 12% |
| Row | 19% |
| Carry | 7% |
| Lunges | 8% |
| Wall balls | 7% |
| Roxzone | 20% |
| Runs | 47% |
Further out means you beat more of the field on that part. A dent is a weak spot.
How you ranked on each station
How much of the field Merlin beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (faster than 47%); weakest: Wall balls (faster than 7%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Merlin's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: SkiErg (0:20 slower); weakest: Wall balls (6:07 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: Merlin against the typical Open Men finisher
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.Merlin: 43:36 running, 52:40 at the stations and 8:12 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (13:28).Below, Typical Open Men: 42:41 running, 36:58 at the stations and 6:28 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:21).
See the numbers
| Part | Merlin | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:35 | 4:08 |
| SkiErg | 4:49 | 4:29 |
| Run 2 | 5:20 | 5:10 |
| Sled push | 4:01 | 3:14 |
| Run 3 | 6:20 | 5:32 |
| Sled pull | 5:49 | 4:27 |
| Run 4 | 6:02 | 5:34 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:17 | 5:29 |
| Run 5 | 6:09 | 5:45 |
| Row | 5:20 | 4:52 |
| Run 6 | 5:20 | 5:32 |
| Farmers carry | 2:49 | 1:58 |
| Run 7 | 5:45 | 5:36 |
| Sandbag lunges | 8:06 | 5:09 |
| Run 8 | 5:06 | 5:24 |
| Wall balls | 13:28 | 7:21 |
| Roxzone | 8:12 | 6:28 |
| Finish | 1:44:21 | 1:27:04 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Wall balls cost 6:07 against the typical Open Men finisher at Cologne 2026. The wall balls guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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