Samba vs Damien
FRA · Open Men · 1 result Samba Coulibaly
FRA · Open Men · 3 results Damien Couchez
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Samba: Paris 2025, Open Men · Damien: Lyon 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Samba and Damien sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Samba: strongest on Lunges (faster than 41% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 8%).Damien: strongest on Ski (faster than 67% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 12%).
See the numbers
| Part | Samba: faster than | Damien: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 32% | 67% |
| Push | 32% | 53% |
| Pull | 17% | 24% |
| BBJ | 9% | 16% |
| Row | 9% | 35% |
| Carry | 29% | 20% |
| Lunges | 41% | 24% |
| Wall balls | 8% | 12% |
| Roxzone | 13% | 20% |
| Runs | 15% | 13% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Samba | Damien |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 32% | 67% |
| Sled push | 32% | 53% |
| Sled pull | 17% | 24% |
| Burpee broad jump | 9% | 16% |
| Row | 9% | 35% |
| Farmers carry | 29% | 20% |
| Sandbag lunges | 41% | 24% |
| Wall balls | 8% | 12% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 13% | 20% |
| Runs (8 km) | 15% | 13% |
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.Samba · Paris 2025 · Open Men: 49:09 running, 49:35 at the stations and 9:05 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (12:30).Below, Damien · Lyon 2026 · Open Men: 46:01 running, 45:46 at the stations and 9:06 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (10:20).
See the numbers
| Part | Samba · Paris 2025 · Open Men | Damien · Lyon 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:42 | 4:07 |
| SkiErg | 4:37 | 4:25 |
| Run 2 | 5:30 | 5:11 |
| Sled push | 3:47 | 3:39 |
| Run 3 | 6:27 | 5:46 |
| Sled pull | 6:52 | 6:20 |
| Run 4 | 6:37 | 5:53 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:24 | 7:17 |
| Run 5 | 6:42 | 6:13 |
| Row | 5:22 | 4:56 |
| Run 6 | 6:16 | 6:12 |
| Farmers carry | 2:14 | 2:44 |
| Run 7 | 6:20 | 6:12 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:49 | 6:06 |
| Run 8 | 6:35 | 6:27 |
| Wall balls | 12:30 | 10:20 |
| Roxzone | 9:05 | 9:06 |
| Finish | 1:47:44 | 1:40:47 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Samba | Damien | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris 2025 Open Men · 23 Oct 2025 | 1:47:44 | 1:47:42 | 0:02 · Damien faster |
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