Shams vs Raphael
FRA · Open Men · 4 results Shams Benaouda
SUI · Open Men · 5 results Raphael Frei
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Shams: Bologna 2026, Open Men · Raphael: Geneva 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Shams and Raphael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Shams: strongest on Runs (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 61%).Raphael: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 64%).
See the numbers
| Part | Shams: faster than | Raphael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 88% | 95% |
| Push | 61% | 72% |
| Pull | 69% | 79% |
| BBJ | 84% | 83% |
| Row | 69% | 64% |
| Carry | 80% | 95% |
| Lunges | 94% | 90% |
| Wall balls | 79% | 97% |
| Roxzone | 98% | 88% |
| Runs | 99% | 96% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Shams | Raphael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 88% | 95% |
| Sled push | 61% | 72% |
| Sled pull | 69% | 79% |
| Burpee broad jump | 84% | 83% |
| Row | 69% | 64% |
| Farmers carry | 80% | 95% |
| Sandbag lunges | 94% | 90% |
| Wall balls | 79% | 97% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 98% | 88% |
| Runs (8 km) | 99% | 96% |
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.Shams · Bologna 2026 · Open Men: 29:49 running, 30:16 at the stations and 4:49 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:10).Below, Raphael · Geneva 2026 · Open Men: 31:41 running, 30:34 at the stations and 5:16 in the roxzone; the longest station was the row (4:53).
See the numbers
| Part | Shams · Bologna 2026 · Open Men | Raphael · Geneva 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:43 | 4:04 |
| SkiErg | 4:15 | 4:20 |
| Run 2 | 3:28 | 3:31 |
| Sled push | 2:51 | 3:19 |
| Run 3 | 3:44 | 3:58 |
| Sled pull | 4:00 | 3:59 |
| Run 4 | 3:39 | 3:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:56 | 4:20 |
| Run 5 | 3:40 | 3:59 |
| Row | 4:37 | 4:53 |
| Run 6 | 3:43 | 3:51 |
| Farmers carry | 1:51 | 1:33 |
| Run 7 | 3:44 | 3:50 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:36 | 3:54 |
| Run 8 | 4:08 | 4:31 |
| Wall balls | 5:10 | 4:17 |
| Roxzone | 4:49 | 5:16 |
| Finish | 1:04:45 | 1:07:25 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Shams | Raphael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva 2026 Open Men · 9 Oct 2026 | 1:07:31 | 1:07:25 | 0:06 · Raphael faster |
| Nice 2026 Open Men · 12 Feb 2026 | 1:08:24 | 1:11:42 | 3:18 · Shams faster |
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