Riyaaz vs Jaco
RSA · Open Men · 2 results Riyaaz Ameer
RSA · Open Men · 7 results Jaco van Wyk
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Riyaaz: Johannesburg 2026, Open Men · Jaco: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Riyaaz and Jaco sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Riyaaz: strongest on Runs (faster than 94% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 9%).Jaco: strongest on Carry (faster than 95% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 56%).
See the numbers
| Part | Riyaaz: faster than | Jaco: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 69% | 77% |
| Push | 9% | 81% |
| Pull | 67% | 83% |
| BBJ | 29% | 57% |
| Row | 77% | 56% |
| Carry | 37% | 95% |
| Lunges | 52% | 63% |
| Wall balls | 37% | 80% |
| Roxzone | 87% | 76% |
| Runs | 94% | 74% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Riyaaz | Jaco |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 69% | 77% |
| Sled push | 9% | 81% |
| Sled pull | 67% | 83% |
| Burpee broad jump | 29% | 57% |
| Row | 77% | 56% |
| Farmers carry | 37% | 95% |
| Sandbag lunges | 52% | 63% |
| Wall balls | 37% | 80% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 87% | 76% |
| Runs (8 km) | 94% | 74% |
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.Riyaaz · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men: 35:52 running, 46:28 at the stations and 6:32 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:46).Below, Jaco · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 41:48 running, 34:20 at the stations and 5:12 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:54).
See the numbers
| Part | Riyaaz · Johannesburg 2026 · Open Men | Jaco · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:15 | 3:41 |
| SkiErg | 4:35 | 4:18 |
| Run 2 | 3:52 | 5:11 |
| Sled push | 4:50 | 2:23 |
| Run 3 | 4:23 | 5:22 |
| Sled pull | 5:08 | 3:56 |
| Run 4 | 4:03 | 5:34 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:44 | 5:51 |
| Run 5 | 4:03 | 5:31 |
| Row | 4:59 | 4:54 |
| Run 6 | 4:01 | 5:18 |
| Farmers carry | 2:37 | 1:41 |
| Run 7 | 4:03 | 5:21 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:50 | 5:24 |
| Run 8 | 6:12 | 5:50 |
| Wall balls | 9:46 | 5:54 |
| Roxzone | 6:32 | 5:12 |
| Finish | 1:28:46 | 1:21:13 |
Head to head: 2 races they both ran
| Race | Riyaaz | Jaco | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg 2026 Open Men · 30 May 2026 | 1:28:46 | 1:28:50 | 0:04 · Riyaaz faster |
| Johannesburg 2025 Doubles Men · 29 Nov 2025 | 1:12:33 | 1:29:10 | 16:37 · Riyaaz faster |
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