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Results · season 2026/27 · 1 Jul 2026

HYROX Sydney 2026 results

One of the season's fastest Open Men fields: a typical finish of 1:25:32, 5:46 faster than the season's 1:31:18 (10th of 37 races).

15,458 finishes14 divisions47% running (normal 48%)Australia
Photo: Benh LIEU SONG (Flickr), CC BY-SA 4.0

HYROX Sydney 2026 in brief

  • Dexter Buchanan (New Zealand) edged Pro Men in 55:19, only 0:08 in front of Jude Reynolds.
  • Home athlete Joanna Wietrzyk ran away with Pro Women: 56:14, a full 2:09 ahead of Calypso Sheridan.
  • In Open, Orin Ball led the men in 55:49 and Stephanie Wighton the women in 1:00:35.
  • Joanna Wietrzyk's 56:14 is the 6th fastest Pro Women time in our data.
  • One age-group record fell here: Anna Bramley, Pro Women 40-44, in 1:00:53.
  • Daniel Wonson and Brendan Wonson posted the fastest farmers carry split in our data for Doubles Men: 0:54.
  • 15,458 finishes made it the 2nd biggest of 37 races in the 2026/27 season so far.
  • The same held for Open Women: 1:32:18, 6:37 faster than their season's typical.
  • The typical Open Men finish was 3:25 slower than at the Jul 2025 edition here (1:22:07).
  • Since then the race grew from 10,861 to 15,458 finishes.
  • Open Men gained most against the season on the sled push (0:43 faster); no station ran clearly slower.
  • The biggest Open Men age group was 30-34, with 705 finishers; 28% were 40 or over.
  • A home crowd: 66% of Open Men came from Australia, and New Zealand sent the next most.
  • Open Men was the biggest division (3,324), ahead of Doubles Women (3,169).

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Open Men

Orin Ball won Open Men in 55:49, 0:25 ahead of the next finisher.Ben Hennessy was second in 56:14 and Conor McEldowney third in 56:38.

1:25:32 typical finish 5:46 faster than this season's typical 1:31:18
1:09:35 fastest 10% finished under
1:16:11 – 1:37:41 the middle half of the field
Runs where the fastest 25% gained most 6:27 on the typical finisher; at the stations, wall balls (1:53)

Finish times

Finish

This chart shows how many finished in each 2.5-minute band, fastest on the left.A field of normal spread with a long slow tail: typical 1:25:32, middle half about 1:16:11 to 1:37:41, fastest 10% (green) under 1:09:35.

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Open Men finish times at Sydney 2026
Time band How many Share
55:00 to 57:30 6 0.2%
57:30 to 1:00:00 15 0.5%
1:00:00 to 1:02:30 30 0.9%
1:02:30 to 1:05:00 62 1.9%
1:05:00 to 1:07:30 97 2.9%
1:07:30 to 1:10:00 149 4.5%
1:10:00 to 1:12:30 163 4.9%
1:12:30 to 1:15:00 203 6.1%
1:15:00 to 1:17:30 233 7.0%
1:17:30 to 1:20:00 208 6.3%
1:20:00 to 1:22:30 226 6.8%
1:22:30 to 1:25:00 220 6.6%
1:25:00 to 1:27:30 231 6.9%
1:27:30 to 1:30:00 186 5.6%
1:30:00 to 1:32:30 160 4.8%
1:32:30 to 1:35:00 153 4.6%
1:35:00 to 1:37:30 141 4.2%
1:37:30 to 1:40:00 121 3.6%
1:40:00 to 1:42:30 88 2.6%
1:42:30 to 1:45:00 87 2.6%
1:45:00 to 1:47:30 78 2.3%
1:47:30 to 1:50:00 74 2.2%
1:50:00 to 1:52:30 54 1.6%
1:52:30 to 1:55:00 46 1.4%
1:55:00 to 1:57:30 40 1.2%
1:57:30 to 2:00:00 40 1.2%
2:00:00 to 2:02:30 25 0.8%
2:02:30 to 2:05:00 25 0.8%
2:05:00 to 2:07:30 18 0.5%
2:07:30 to 2:10:00 16 0.5%
2:10:00 to 2:12:30 22 0.7%
2:12:30 to 2:15:00 12 0.4%
2:15:00 to 2:17:30 13 0.4%
2:17:30 to 2:20:00 16 0.5%
2:20:00 to 2:22:30 9 0.3%
2:22:30 to 2:25:00 6 0.2%
2:25:00 to 2:27:30 7 0.2%
2:27:30 to 2:30:00 6 0.2%
2:30:00 to 2:32:30 3 0.1%
2:32:30 to 2:35:00 5 0.2%
2:35:00 to 2:37:30 10 0.3%
2:37:30 to 2:40:00 5 0.2%
2:40:00 to 2:42:30 3 0.1%
2:42:30 to 2:45:00 1 0.0%
2:45:00 to 2:47:30 1 0.0%
2:47:30 to 2:50:00 0 0.0%
2:50:00 to 2:52:30 1 0.0%
2:52:30 to 2:55:00 0 0.0%
2:55:00 to 2:57:30 1 0.0%
2:57:30 to 3:00:00 0 0.0%
3:00:00 to 3:02:30 3 0.1%
3:02:30 to 3:05:00 0 0.0%
3:05:00 to 3:07:30 0 0.0%
3:07:30 to 3:10:00 1 0.0%
3:10:00 to 3:12:30 1 0.0%
3:12:30 to 3:15:00 1 0.0%
3:15:00 to 3:17:30 0 0.0%
3:17:30 to 3:20:00 2 0.1%

Where the fastest 25% made its time

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

The stations gave them more than the runs: 45% of their gain, against 43% on the runs and 12% in the roxzone.

Runs (8 km)6:27
Roxzone (moving)1:43
Row0:20
SkiErg0:13

Each bar is how much faster the fastest 25% were than the typical finisher on one part of the race, biggest first.They gained most on the runs (6:27), then wall balls (1:53); the smallest gap was the SkiErg (0:13).

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Part Fastest 25% faster by
Runs (8 km) 6:27
Wall balls 1:53
Roxzone (moving) 1:43
Burpee broad jump 1:22
Sandbag lunges 1:22
Sled pull 0:48
Sled push 0:22
Farmers carry 0:22
Row 0:20
SkiErg 0:13

The race as one bar: typical finisher against the fastest 25%

Typical finisher1:24:44
4:034:264:232:374:424:264:445:434:554:454:492:054:495:357:007:028:40
Typical of the fastest 25%1:10:00
3:304:133:452:153:583:383:594:214:084:254:021:434:014:135:435:096:57
RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

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.Typical finisher: 39:25 running, 36:39 at the stations and 8:40 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:02).

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Part Typical finisher Typical of the fastest 25%
Run 1 4:03 3:30
SkiErg 4:26 4:13
Run 2 4:23 3:45
Sled push 2:37 2:15
Run 3 4:42 3:58
Sled pull 4:26 3:38
Run 4 4:44 3:59
Burpee broad jump 5:43 4:21
Run 5 4:55 4:08
Row 4:45 4:25
Run 6 4:49 4:02
Farmers carry 2:05 1:43
Run 7 4:49 4:01
Sandbag lunges 5:35 4:13
Run 8 7:00 5:43
Wall balls 7:02 5:09
Roxzone 8:40 6:57
Finish 1:25:32 1:10:53

Every station, against the season

Part Typical Fastest 10% Fastest 25% Against the season
SkiErg 4:26 4:06 4:13 0:13 faster
Sled push 2:37 2:00 2:15 0:43 faster
Sled pull 4:26 3:24 3:38 0:37 faster
Burpee broad jump 5:43 4:02 4:21 0:07 faster
Row 4:45 4:20 4:25 0:14 faster
Farmers carry 2:05 1:34 1:43 0:11 faster
Sandbag lunges 5:35 4:01 4:13 0:01 slower
Wall balls 7:02 4:49 5:09 0:32 faster
Roxzone (moving) 8:40 6:46 6:57 0:53 slower
Runs (8 km) 39:34 32:28 33:07 3:25 faster

Slower here than the season: the roxzone (0:53) and sandbag lunges (0:01). Faster: sled push (0:43) and sled pull (0:37).

Run pace, run 1 to run 8

3:004:005:006:007:00 This chart shows the time for each of the eight 1 km runs, run 1 on the left: the typical finisher (solid line) and the fastest 25% (dashed). The typical finisher slowed clearly from run 2 to run 7; the quickest was the first run (4:03) and the slowest the last run (7:00). The fastest 25% were quicker on every run, by most on the last run (1:17 faster).
Typical athleteFastest 25%minutes per km

This chart shows the time for each of the eight 1 km runs, run 1 on the left: the typical finisher (solid line) and the fastest 25% (dashed).The typical finisher slowed clearly from run 2 to run 7; the quickest was the first run (4:03) and the slowest the last run (7:00).The fastest 25% were quicker on every run, by most on the last run (1:17 faster).

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Run Typical Fastest 25%
Run 1 4:03 3:30
Run 2 4:23 3:45
Run 3 4:42 3:58
Run 4 4:44 3:59
Run 5 4:55 4:08
Run 6 4:49 4:02
Run 7 4:49 4:01
Run 8 7:00 5:43

Run 8 reads long here (7:00 against about 4:47 for runs 2 to 7), because of where the timing mats sit, so the fair pacing test is run 2 against run 7. The typical finisher ran run 7 10% slower than run 2; the fastest 25%, 7% slower.

Who raced: age groups

16-24399 12%
25-29680 20%
30-34705 21%
35-39601 18%
40-44437 13%
45-49258 8%
50-54148 4%
55-5959 2%
60-6428 1%
65-698 0%
70-741 0%

How many finished in each age group (tap one for what a good time is at that age).The largest share were in their thirties (1,306, 39%); the biggest single group was 30-34, with 705.

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Age group How many Share
16-24 399 12%
25-29 680 20%
30-34 705 21%
35-39 601 18%
40-44 437 13%
45-49 258 8%
50-54 148 4%
55-59 59 2%
60-64 28 1%
65-69 8 0%
70-74 1 0%

Who raced: countries

Australia2,199 66%
New Zealand281 8%
Britain180 5%
Ireland139 4%
France47 1%
Philippines43 1%
China27 1%
Indonesia27 1%

The countries with the most finishers in this division, out of 3,324.The biggest is Australia (2,199, 66%), then New Zealand (281, 8%) and Britain (180, 5%).

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Country How many Share
Australia 2,199 66%
New Zealand 281 8%
Britain 180 5%
Ireland 139 4%
France 47 1%
Philippines 43 1%
China 27 1%
Indonesia 27 1%
# Athlete Age group Time
1 Orin Ball AUS AUS 16-24 55:49
2 Ben Hennessy NZL NZL 16-24 56:14
3 Conor McEldowney NZL NZL 25-29 56:38
Edition by edition

Sydney: every edition

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Edition Finishes Typical Open Men vs fastest edition
Sydney 2024 2,732 1:22:40 0:33 slower
Sydney 2025 10,861 1:22:07 fastest
Sydney 2026 this page 15,458 1:25:32 3:25 slower

The fastest typical Open Men finish here was 1:22:07, in 2025; this edition was 3:25 slower.

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