Top HYROX athletes
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HYROX has become a revolution in the fitness world.
It is a competition that combines endurance and strength, where athletes test their limits in a high performance environment.
In this article, we will talk about the best HYROX athletes who have made their mark in this discipline. Their achievements are a great source of inspiration for the entire community.
Hyrox winners by year
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Year . |
Location |
Male Champion . |
Weather |
Female Champion . |
Weather |
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2025 |
Chicago, USA |
🇩🇪 Tim Wenisch |
00:53:53 . |
🇩🇪 Linda Meier . |
00:58:56 . |
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2024 . |
Nice, France |
Alexander Roncevic 🇦🇹 . |
0:56:21 . |
Megan Jacoby 🇺🇸 . |
0:59:59 . |
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2023 . |
Manchester, United Kingdom . |
Hunter McIntyre 🇺🇸 |
0:56:40 . |
Lauren Weeks 🇺🇸 . |
0:59:51 |
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2022 . |
Las Vegas, USA. . |
Hunter McIntyre 🇺🇸 . |
0:58:05 . |
Kris Rugloski 🇺🇸 . |
1:07:21 . |
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2021 . |
Leipzig, Germany . |
Tobias Lautwein 🇩🇪 |
1:00:00 |
Lauren Weeks 🇺🇸 |
1:03:43 . |
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2020 . |
Hamburg, Germany |
Hunter McIntyre 🇺🇸 . |
1:00:04 . |
Lauren Weeks 🇺🇸 . |
1:09:47 . |
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2019 . |
Oberhausen, Germany . |
Lukas Storath 🇩🇪 |
0:59:07 . |
Imke Salander 🇩🇪 . |
1:08:08 . |
HYROX Women's Champions 2023/2024
These are the athletes who motivate by breaking records.
1. Megan Jacoby: sub 60 min record
She is the first woman to complete a HYROX race in less than an hour.
Megan Jacoby dominated the women's competition at Nice 2024 with a record time of 59:59. Her incredible performance cements her status as one of the top female athletes in the sport.
2. Lauren Weeks
The defending champion came in second with a time of 1:03:37, demonstrating her consistency and skill in HYROX competitions.
Lauren has previously been winner of the Hyrox World Champion 3 times.
Vivian Tafuto
The young woman managed to place 3rd with a very close time of 1:03:44.
HYROX Men's Champions 2023/2024
We have the example of how you don't need to have the fastest race record to be the current HYROX world champion:
1. Alexander Rončević
Known for his exceptional performance at the HYROX 2024 World Championships in Lyon, Alexander Roncevic finished first with a remarkable time of 56:21. His consistency and strength throughout the work stations secured his place as the top male athlete.
He holds the current world record with a time of 00:53:15 achieved at the Hamburg Major, Germany 2025.
Michael Sandbach
A strong competitor from the United Kingdom, Michael Sandbach took second place in Lyon with a time of 56:32. His strategic running and perseverance kept him in the leading group.
James Kelly
James Kelly completed the podium with a finishing time of 56:53, demonstrating impressive endurance and speed that secured him third place in the elite men's category.
4. Hunter McIntyre
In the last World Champion Hunter he finished 5th, but his name cannot be missing among the most outstanding.
Hunter McInture is the best-known athlete in the sport, the one who has won the World Cup the most times and the one who maintains the HYROX record with a time of 53.22 set in Stockholm in 2023. This record was broken in 2025 by Alexander Roncevic.
- 3x HYROX World Champion
- 4x HYROX Record - 53:22
- 3x Broken Skull Champion
- 4x Mud Run Champion
- 6x OCR World Champion
- 4x OCR National Champion
- GORUCK Champion
- MURPH World Record
As a curiosity, we were lucky enough that a common sponsor put us in touch, and Hunter offered us to train together. If you feel like watching that morning we shared at his house high above Malibu, you can watch this video from 2016.
