Sam vs Donovan
AUS · Open Men · 2 results Sam Gerke
RSA · Open Men · 9 results Donovan van Antwerpen
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Sam: Sydney 2026, Open Men · Donovan: Sydney 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Sam and Donovan sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Sam: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 85% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 43%).Donovan: strongest on Carry (faster than 94% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 26%).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam: faster than | Donovan: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 62% | 42% |
| Push | 50% | 26% |
| Pull | 56% | 82% |
| BBJ | 43% | 82% |
| Row | 66% | 90% |
| Carry | 43% | 94% |
| Lunges | 62% | 49% |
| Wall balls | 73% | 52% |
| Roxzone | 85% | 65% |
| Runs | 74% | 73% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Sam | Donovan |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 62% | 42% |
| Sled push | 50% | 26% |
| Sled pull | 56% | 82% |
| Burpee broad jump | 43% | 82% |
| Row | 66% | 90% |
| Farmers carry | 43% | 94% |
| Sandbag lunges | 62% | 49% |
| Wall balls | 73% | 52% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 85% | 65% |
| Runs (8 km) | 74% | 73% |
The share of their own field each athlete beat on that segment, at the race named on the left. Higher is better; green marks the better of the two. A dash means no split was published.
Those races as one bar each
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 · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 35:47 running, 34:57 at the stations and 7:05 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:03).Below, Donovan · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 35:50 running, 34:04 at the stations and 7:59 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:57).
See the numbers
| Part | Sam · Sydney 2026 · Open Men | Donovan · Sydney 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:02 | 3:33 |
| SkiErg | 4:21 | 4:30 |
| Run 2 | 4:09 | 4:12 |
| Sled push | 2:37 | 3:00 |
| Run 3 | 4:19 | 4:17 |
| Sled pull | 4:17 | 3:41 |
| Run 4 | 4:18 | 4:15 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:03 | 4:27 |
| Run 5 | 4:29 | 4:17 |
| Row | 4:36 | 4:21 |
| Run 6 | 4:14 | 4:21 |
| Farmers carry | 2:10 | 1:30 |
| Run 7 | 4:15 | 4:25 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:09 | 5:38 |
| Run 8 | 6:02 | 6:30 |
| Wall balls | 5:44 | 6:57 |
| Roxzone | 7:05 | 7:59 |
| Finish | 1:17:44 | 1:17:44 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Sam | Donovan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2026 Open Men · 1 Jul 2026 | 1:17:44 | 1:17:44 | level |
| Melbourne 2025 Doubles Men · 11 Dec 2025 | 1:13:10 | 1:12:42 | 0:28 · Donovan faster |
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