ATHLETE PROFILE
James Birrell
🇦🇺 AUS 3 races Best time 1:32:56
Finished top 80% of Open Men at HYROX Vienna 2026; 3 races, best 1:32:56.
Race insights
James Birrell's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Vienna: 1:32:56, rank 418 of 526 in Open Men (top 80%). The division median that day was 1:21:19.
At 2026 Vienna, running made up 52% of James Birrell's 1:32:56 (division median 51%): run time was 7 min 02 sec slower than the median run time, while the workout stations were 2 min 40 sec slower than the median workout time (Open Men).
From 2024 Melbourne (1:48:26) to 2026 Vienna (1:32:56), James Birrell got faster by 15 min 30 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Vienna | Open Men | #418 of 526(top 80%) | 1:32:56 | 48:27 | 37:02 |
| 2025 Melbourne | Open Men | #1,244 of 1,362(top 92%) | 1:47:20 | 45:34 | 46:40 |
| 2024 Melbourne | Open Men | #1,040 of 1,120(top 93%) | 1:48:26 | 49:27 | 45:42 |
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 James Birrell
At 2026 Vienna, Open Men:
- #413 Maximilian Papst — 1:32:18
- #414 Matthias Klein — 1:32:19
- #415 Markus Gradinger — 1:32:22
- #416 Philipp Wanitschka — 1:32:23
- #417 Felix Hagen — 1:32:47
- #419 Dominik Strubreiter — 1:32:57
- #420 Keven Brunnbauer — 1:32:58
- #421 Thomas Sittel — 1:32:59
- #422 Andrea Scopazzi — 1:33:13
- #423 Michael Moser — 1:33:20