USA Sam Papanikas
11 HYROX races over 3 seasons: 9 solo, 2 in a team with 2 partners. 3 age-group wins.
One best per race type
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Sam Papanikas at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 1:09:22 at tampa (Oct 2026); Sam Papanikas was 4:07 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Navy Pier | Nov 2024 | Open Men | 1:13:29 |
| Washington DC | Mar 2025 | Open Men | 1:14:56 |
| Atlanta | Apr 2025 | Open Men | 1:13:48 |
| Toronto | Oct 2025 | Open Men | 1:14:28 |
| Dallas | Nov 2025 | Open Men | 1:09:30 |
| Phoenix | Jan 2026 | Open Men | 1:13:29 |
| New York | May 2026 | Open Men | 1:14:00 |
| tampa | Oct 2026 | Open Men | 1:09:22 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. From the first Open Men race to the best: 4:07 faster (1:13:29 to 1:09:22).
11 results at 10 races
101st of 2,092 Open Men (faster than 95%). Against the 62 who finished around 1:09:35: most time gained on the eight runs (0:53), most lost on sandbag lunges (1:00). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:23 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:30 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,092 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:59 | 5:06 | faster than 92% |
| SkiErg: | 4:11 | 4:43 | faster than 95% |
| Run 2: | 4:07 | 5:16 | faster than 92% |
| Sled push: | 2:22 | 3:01 | faster than 87% |
| Run 3: | 4:16 | 5:50 | faster than 95% |
| Sled pull: | 4:20 | 5:08 | faster than 74% |
| Run 4: | 4:13 | 5:44 | faster than 95% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 3:57 | 6:04 | faster than 90% |
| Run 5: | 4:18 | 5:52 | faster than 94% |
| Row: | 4:23 | 5:02 | faster than 96% |
| Run 6: | 4:14 | 5:41 | faster than 94% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:54 | 2:16 | faster than 78% |
| Run 7: | 4:16 | 5:40 | faster than 93% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:06 | 5:36 | faster than 62% |
| Run 8: | 4:10 | 5:58 | faster than 96% |
| Wall balls: | 4:44 | 7:36 | faster than 94% |
| Roxzone: | 4:59 | 8:11 | faster than 97% |
| Runs (8 km) | 33:29 | 45:09 | faster than 95% |
| Stations (8) | 30:57 | ||
| Finish | 1:09:22 | 1:33:57 | 101st of 2,092 · faster than 95% |
460th of 4,637 Open Men (faster than 90%). Against the 139 who finished around 1:14:06: most time gained on wall balls (0:37), most lost on sandbag lunges (1:08). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:17 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:38 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 4,637 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:28 | 5:15 | faster than 86% |
| SkiErg: | 4:09 | 4:36 | faster than 93% |
| Run 2: | 4:21 | 4:58 | faster than 81% |
| Sled push: | 2:46 | 3:08 | faster than 73% |
| Run 3: | 4:30 | 5:19 | faster than 86% |
| Sled pull: | 4:22 | 4:56 | faster than 70% |
| Run 4: | 4:22 | 5:20 | faster than 90% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:05 | 5:46 | faster than 87% |
| Run 5: | 4:37 | 5:37 | faster than 87% |
| Row: | 4:23 | 4:59 | faster than 94% |
| Run 6: | 4:32 | 5:29 | faster than 87% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:29 | 2:23 | faster than 44% |
| Run 7: | 4:23 | 5:27 | faster than 91% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:34 | 5:42 | faster than 54% |
| Run 8: | 5:26 | 7:07 | faster than 92% |
| Wall balls: | 5:05 | 7:40 | faster than 91% |
| Roxzone: | 4:35 | 7:00 | faster than 90% |
| Runs (8 km) | 36:36 | 45:00 | faster than 90% |
| Stations (8) | 32:53 | ||
| Finish | 1:14:00 | 1:32:38 | 460th of 4,637 · faster than 90% |
42nd of 906 Doubles Men (faster than 95%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 906 Doubles Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 5:01 | 6:35 | faster than 94% |
| SkiErg: | 3:46 | 4:06 | faster than 91% |
| Run 2: | 3:49 | 5:04 | faster than 94% |
| Sled push: | 1:41 | 1:45 | faster than 58% |
| Run 3: | 4:01 | 5:21 | faster than 94% |
| Sled pull: | 3:02 | 3:25 | faster than 73% |
| Run 4: | 3:57 | 5:26 | faster than 95% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 2:01 | 3:06 | faster than 96% |
| Run 5: | 4:04 | 5:40 | faster than 95% |
| Row: | 3:59 | 4:32 | faster than 96% |
| Run 6: | 4:01 | 5:33 | faster than 95% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:27 | 1:42 | faster than 85% |
| Run 7: | 4:09 | 5:31 | faster than 93% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 3:16 | 3:39 | faster than 70% |
| Run 8: | 3:27 | 5:03 | faster than 98% |
| Wall balls: | 3:54 | 4:33 | faster than 83% |
| Roxzone: | 4:27 | 7:10 | faster than 96% |
| Runs (8 km) | 32:26 | 44:22 | faster than 96% |
| Stations (8) | 23:06 | ||
| Finish | 59:55 | 1:19:12 | 42nd of 906 · faster than 95% |
205th of 1,563 Open Men (faster than 86%). Against the 46 who finished around 1:14:08: most time gained on the eight runs (2:06), most lost on wall balls (0:52). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:54 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:15 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,563 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:11 | 4:58 | faster than 86% |
| SkiErg: | 4:06 | 4:30 | faster than 94% |
| Run 2: | 4:10 | 5:00 | faster than 87% |
| Sled push: | 2:56 | 2:56 | faster than 50% |
| Run 3: | 4:23 | 5:23 | faster than 89% |
| Sled pull: | 4:17 | 4:33 | faster than 61% |
| Run 4: | 4:16 | 5:22 | faster than 91% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:31 | 5:41 | faster than 78% |
| Run 5: | 4:19 | 5:37 | faster than 93% |
| Row: | 4:30 | 4:57 | faster than 91% |
| Run 6: | 4:24 | 5:27 | faster than 90% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:56 | 2:04 | faster than 65% |
| Run 7: | 4:51 | 5:27 | faster than 75% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:09 | 5:20 | faster than 55% |
| Run 8: | 4:20 | 6:01 | faster than 96% |
| Wall balls: | 6:31 | 6:54 | faster than 58% |
| Roxzone: | 4:45 | 7:05 | faster than 93% |
| Runs (8 km) | 34:51 | 43:43 | faster than 90% |
| Stations (8) | 33:56 | ||
| Finish | 1:13:29 | 1:28:52 | 205th of 1,563 · faster than 86% |
112th of 2,075 Open Men (faster than 94%). Against the 62 who finished around 1:09:11: most time gained on the eight runs (0:29), most lost on sandbag lunges (1:01). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:04 less than runs 1 to 4 (them: 0:09 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 2,075 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:33 | 5:29 | faster than 90% |
| SkiErg: | 4:02 | 4:26 | faster than 93% |
| Run 2: | 4:14 | 5:06 | faster than 91% |
| Sled push: | 2:35 | 2:56 | faster than 73% |
| Run 3: | 4:27 | 5:32 | faster than 92% |
| Sled pull: | 4:39 | 5:06 | faster than 65% |
| Run 4: | 4:15 | 5:33 | faster than 95% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 3:52 | 5:36 | faster than 90% |
| Run 5: | 4:25 | 5:45 | faster than 95% |
| Row: | 4:31 | 5:12 | faster than 95% |
| Run 6: | 4:22 | 5:33 | faster than 93% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:47 | 2:05 | faster than 78% |
| Run 7: | 4:25 | 5:34 | faster than 92% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:54 | 5:18 | faster than 61% |
| Run 8: | 4:12 | 6:02 | faster than 97% |
| Wall balls: | 4:57 | 7:23 | faster than 92% |
| Roxzone: | 3:27 | 6:27 | faster than 98% |
| Runs (8 km) | 34:50 | 44:52 | faster than 95% |
| Stations (8) | 31:17 | ||
| Finish | 1:09:30 | 1:30:19 | 112th of 2,075 · faster than 94% |
125th of 175 Pro Men (faster than 28%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 175 Pro Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:44 | 3:40 | faster than 45% |
| SkiErg: | 4:19 | 4:24 | faster than 67% |
| Run 2: | 4:12 | 4:16 | faster than 56% |
| Sled push: | 5:02 | 3:44 | faster than 16% |
| Run 3: | 4:26 | 4:38 | faster than 64% |
| Sled pull: | 14:36 | 6:48 | faster than 3% |
| Run 4: | 4:19 | 4:43 | faster than 72% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:27 | 4:27 | faster than 51% |
| Run 5: | 4:25 | 4:48 | faster than 72% |
| Row: | 4:34 | 4:35 | faster than 52% |
| Run 6: | 4:33 | 4:40 | faster than 57% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:28 | 2:00 | faster than 20% |
| Run 7: | 4:26 | 4:43 | faster than 67% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 7:38 | 5:06 | faster than 9% |
| Run 8: | 4:39 | 5:02 | faster than 68% |
| Wall balls: | 6:22 | 6:22 | faster than 50% |
| Roxzone: | 6:10 | 7:08 | faster than 77% |
| Runs (8 km) | 34:41 | 36:31 | faster than 66% |
| Stations (8) | 49:26 | ||
| Finish | 1:30:12 | 1:22:18 | 125th of 175 · faster than 28% |
150th of 1,771 Open Men (faster than 91%). Against the 53 who finished around 1:15:40: most time gained on the eight runs (0:42), most lost on sandbag lunges (0:47). Runs 5 to 8 took 0:29 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 1:03 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,771 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:50 | 4:28 | faster than 84% |
| SkiErg: | 4:21 | 4:45 | faster than 91% |
| Run 2: | 4:31 | 5:23 | faster than 87% |
| Sled push: | 2:46 | 3:09 | faster than 68% |
| Run 3: | 4:46 | 5:50 | faster than 88% |
| Sled pull: | 4:13 | 5:30 | faster than 86% |
| Run 4: | 4:37 | 5:52 | faster than 92% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:29 | 5:53 | faster than 83% |
| Run 5: | 4:51 | 6:12 | faster than 91% |
| Row: | 4:31 | 5:03 | faster than 94% |
| Run 6: | 4:49 | 5:57 | faster than 88% |
| Farmers carry: | 2:12 | 2:08 | faster than 45% |
| Run 7: | 4:40 | 6:01 | faster than 92% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:08 | 5:31 | faster than 60% |
| Run 8: | 3:52 | 5:39 | faster than 96% |
| Wall balls: | 5:51 | 8:19 | faster than 85% |
| Roxzone: | 5:06 | 7:18 | faster than 92% |
| Runs (8 km) | 35:55 | 45:43 | faster than 92% |
| Stations (8) | 33:31 | ||
| Finish | 1:14:28 | 1:34:57 | 150th of 1,771 · faster than 91% |
133rd of 1,248 Open Men (faster than 89%). Against the 39 who finished around 1:13:27: most time gained on the eight runs (0:13), most lost on sandbag lunges (0:57). Runs 5 to 8 took 1:53 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 2:57 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,248 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 2:48 | 3:06 | faster than 75% |
| SkiErg: | 4:21 | 4:33 | faster than 73% |
| Run 2: | 4:23 | 5:00 | faster than 80% |
| Sled push: | 2:36 | 3:02 | faster than 76% |
| Run 3: | 4:35 | 5:21 | faster than 83% |
| Sled pull: | 4:47 | 5:31 | faster than 70% |
| Run 4: | 4:29 | 5:24 | faster than 87% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:22 | 5:50 | faster than 84% |
| Run 5: | 4:34 | 5:36 | faster than 88% |
| Row: | 4:31 | 4:56 | faster than 87% |
| Run 6: | 4:29 | 5:32 | faster than 89% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:49 | 2:12 | faster than 83% |
| Run 7: | 4:28 | 5:29 | faster than 89% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:19 | 5:41 | faster than 58% |
| Run 8: | 4:36 | 6:25 | faster than 95% |
| Wall balls: | 5:20 | 6:54 | faster than 80% |
| Roxzone †: | 6:21 | ||
| Runs (8 km) | 34:22 | 42:16 | faster than 89% |
| Stations (8) | 33:05 | ||
| Finish | 1:13:48 | 1:30:59 | 133rd of 1,248 · faster than 89% |
108th of 814 Open Men (faster than 86%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 814 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 3:23 | 3:48 | faster than 79% |
| SkiErg: | 4:12 | 4:29 | faster than 82% |
| Run 2: | 4:22 | 5:07 | faster than 86% |
| Sled push: | 2:33 | 2:56 | faster than 71% |
| Run 3: | 4:36 | 5:36 | faster than 91% |
| Sled pull: | 4:21 | 4:53 | faster than 70% |
| Run 4: | 4:32 | 5:35 | faster than 92% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 4:10 | 5:43 | faster than 84% |
| Run 5: | 4:52 | 5:45 | faster than 86% |
| Row: | 4:33 | 4:51 | faster than 80% |
| Run 6: | 4:39 | 5:38 | faster than 88% |
| Farmers carry: | 1:57 | 2:05 | faster than 63% |
| Run 7: | 4:48 | 5:38 | faster than 84% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 5:25 | 5:20 | faster than 47% |
| Run 8: | 4:31 | 5:59 | faster than 94% |
| Wall balls: | 5:23 | 6:12 | faster than 70% |
| Roxzone: | 5:19 | 7:18 | faster than 90% |
| Runs (8 km) | 35:39 | 43:21 | faster than 89% |
| Stations (8) | 32:34 | ||
| Finish | 1:13:29 | 1:27:57 | 108th of 814 · faster than 86% |
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. † This venue did not time the roxzone: the figure is the finish minus runs and stations, and part of the walk is inside the run laps there, so it is shorter than at other venues. A dash in runs, stations and roxzone on a result from the live results service means the splits are not in yet (finish time only). The age group is the one entered for that race; for a team it is the team’s age group. A dash means the organiser did not publish that number for the result.
The fastest Sam has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:02 | Dallas 2025 · best of 7 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 2:22 | tampa Tamp · best of 7 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 4:13 | Toronto 2025 · best of 7 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:52 | Dallas 2025 · best of 7 | 5:38 |
| Row | 4:23 | tampa Tamp · best of 7 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 1:47 | Dallas 2025 · best of 7 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:54 | Dallas 2025 · best of 7 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 4:44 | tampa Tamp · best of 7 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 33:29 | tampa Tamp · best of 7 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 3:27 | Dallas 2025 · best of 6 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Sam'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.
2 team partners
- John Buchta1 race
- Tayshawn Mims1 race
From the team results above. A name opens the search: a partner can have more than one page.
tampa Tamp, against 2,092 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Sam sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Roxzone (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 62%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 95% |
| Push | 88% |
| Pull | 74% |
| BBJ | 90% |
| Row | 96% |
| Carry | 79% |
| Lunges | 62% |
| Wall balls | 94% |
| Roxzone | 98% |
| Runs | 95% |
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 Sam beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: Roxzone (faster than 98%); weakest: Sandbag lunges (faster than 62%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Sam's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: Runs (8 km) (11:40 faster); weakest: Farmers carry (0:22 faster).
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: Sam 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.Sam: 33:34 running, 30:56 at the stations and 4:59 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (5:06).Below, Typical Open Men: 45:07 running, 39:26 at the stations and 8:11 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:36).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:59 | 5:06 |
| SkiErg | 4:11 | 4:43 |
| Run 2 | 4:07 | 5:16 |
| Sled push | 2:22 | 3:01 |
| Run 3 | 4:16 | 5:50 |
| Sled pull | 4:20 | 5:08 |
| Run 4 | 4:13 | 5:44 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:57 | 6:04 |
| Run 5 | 4:18 | 5:52 |
| Row | 4:23 | 5:02 |
| Run 6 | 4:14 | 5:41 |
| Farmers carry | 1:54 | 2:16 |
| Run 7 | 4:16 | 5:40 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:06 | 5:36 |
| Run 8 | 4:10 | 5:58 |
| Wall balls | 4:44 | 7:36 |
| Roxzone | 4:59 | 8:11 |
| Finish | 1:09:22 | 1:33:57 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
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