ATHLETE PROFILE
Jan De Backer
🇧🇪 BEL 2 races Best time 1:05:51
Finished top 19% of Pro Men at HYROX Mechelen 2026; 2 races, best 1:05:51.
Race insights
Jan De Backer's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Mechelen: 1:05:51, rank 112 of 617 in Pro Men (top 19%). The division median that day was 1:17:22.
At 2026 Mechelen, running made up 51% of Jan De Backer's 1:05:51 (division median 46%): run time was 1 min 57 sec faster than the median run time, while the workout stations were 8 min 27 sec faster than the median workout time (Pro Men).
From 2025 Gent (1:16:23) to 2026 Mechelen (1:05:51), Jan De Backer got faster by 10 min 32 sec in Pro.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Mechelen | Pro Men | #112 of 617(top 19%) | 1:05:51 | 33:17 | 26:49 |
| 2025 Gent | Pro Men | #105 of 234(top 45%) | 1:16:23 | 34:58 | 35:40 |
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 Jan De Backer
At 2026 Mechelen, Pro Men:
- #107 Ferdy Verweij — 1:05:48
- #108 Gabin Dedrie — 1:05:49
- #109 Conor Bennett — 1:05:49
- #110 Alex Sroka — 1:05:50
- #111 Jerome montagne — 1:05:50
- #113 Janick Schulze — 1:05:54
- #114 Steven Price — 1:05:56
- #115 Miguel Reis E Silva — 1:05:56
- #116 Michael Westerbos — 1:05:58
- #117 Bram Van Tongeren — 1:06:00