Charl vs Gerhardus
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Charl Malan
RSA · Open Men · 1 result Gerhardus Louwrence van Niekerk
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Charl: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Gerhardus: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Charl and Gerhardus sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Charl: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 51% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 6%).Gerhardus: strongest on Push (faster than 84% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 7%).
See the numbers
| Part | Charl: faster than | Gerhardus: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 14% | 50% |
| Push | 26% | 84% |
| Pull | 27% | 79% |
| BBJ | 32% | 23% |
| Row | 12% | 22% |
| Carry | 6% | 56% |
| Lunges | 32% | 40% |
| Wall balls | 51% | 7% |
| Roxzone | 20% | 18% |
| Runs | 41% | 55% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Charl | Gerhardus |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 14% | 50% |
| Sled push | 26% | 84% |
| Sled pull | 27% | 79% |
| Burpee broad jump | 32% | 23% |
| Row | 12% | 22% |
| Farmers carry | 6% | 56% |
| Sandbag lunges | 32% | 40% |
| Wall balls | 51% | 7% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 20% | 18% |
| Runs (8 km) | 41% | 55% |
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.Charl · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 49:01 running, 45:30 at the stations and 9:02 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:36) and the shortest the sled push (3:22).Below, Gerhardus · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 45:46 running, 48:35 at the stations and 9:22 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (15:20).
See the numbers
| Part | Charl · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Gerhardus · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:50 | 3:50 |
| SkiErg | 5:05 | 4:33 |
| Run 2 | 6:06 | 5:25 |
| Sled push | 3:22 | 2:20 |
| Run 3 | 6:25 | 6:02 |
| Sled pull | 5:49 | 4:04 |
| Run 4 | 6:29 | 5:55 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:11 | 8:02 |
| Run 5 | 6:22 | 6:05 |
| Row | 5:42 | 5:27 |
| Run 6 | 6:17 | 5:57 |
| Farmers carry | 3:48 | 2:18 |
| Run 7 | 6:19 | 5:47 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:57 | 6:32 |
| Run 8 | 6:13 | 6:45 |
| Wall balls | 7:36 | 15:20 |
| Roxzone | 9:02 | 9:22 |
| Finish | 1:43:25 | 1:43:35 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Charl | Gerhardus | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:43:25 | 1:43:35 | 0:10 · Charl faster |
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