ATHLETE PROFILE
Merel Balk
🇳🇱 NED 2 races Best time 1:37:10
Finished top 51% of Open Women at HYROX Rotterdam 2026; 2 races, best 1:37:10.
Race insights
Merel Balk's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Rotterdam: 1:37:10, rank 948 of 1,876 in Open Women (top 51%). The division median that day was 1:36:50.
From 2026 Maastricht (1:39:46) to 2026 Rotterdam (1:37:10), Merel Balk got faster by 2 min 36 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Rotterdam | Open Women | #948 of 1,876(top 51%) | 1:37:10 |
| 2026 Maastricht | Open Women | #651 of 1,070(top 61%) | 1:39:46 |
Times come from official HYROX results. Finish shows the rank within the division at that event, with the top percentage of the field in brackets.
Finished alongside Merel Balk
At 2026 Rotterdam, Open Women:
- #943 Nicole Vermeulen — 1:36:57
- #944 Tafan Ako — 1:37:03
- #945 Nynke Anouk Jansen — 1:37:03
- #946 Simone Schraders — 1:37:06
- #947 Coriene Van der Veen — 1:37:09
- #949 Lori Weber — 1:37:12
- #950 Selena Mintjes — 1:37:14
- #951 Ashley Simonson — 1:37:16
- #952 Fenna Schuiling — 1:37:18
- #953 Amina Sacirovic — 1:37:19