ATHLETE PROFILE
Mael Desaunay
🇫🇷 FRA 3 races Best time 1:01:17
Finished top 2% of Open Men at HYROX Paris 2026; 3 races, best 1:01:17.
Race insights
Mael Desaunay's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Paris: 1:01:17, rank 29 of 2,544 in Open Men (top 2%). The division median that day was 1:22:41.
At 2025 Bordeaux, running made up 48% of Mael Desaunay's 1:05:23 (division median 48%): run time was 5 min 48 sec faster than the median run time, while the workout stations were 6 min 01 sec faster than the median workout time (Open Men).
From 2025 Bordeaux (1:05:23) to 2026 Paris (1:01:17), Mael Desaunay got faster by 4 min 06 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Paris | Open Men | #29 of 2,544(top 2%) | 1:01:17 | — | — |
| 2025 Paris | Open Men | #92 of 1,272(top 8%) | 1:06:41 | 32:52 | 29:10 |
| 2025 Bordeaux | Open Men | #76 of 1,091(top 7%) | 1:05:23 | 31:27 | 28:32 |
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 Mael Desaunay
At 2026 Paris, Open Men:
- #24 Steven YU — 1:00:35
- #25 Maxime Bonelli — 1:00:48
- #26 Guillaume Gintrand — 1:00:56
- #27 Marceau Crayssac — 1:01:01
- #28 Theodore Golan — 1:01:02
- #30 Jonathan Nespoli — 1:01:19
- #31 Simon Karker — 1:01:24
- #32 Aly Mazhar — 1:01:46
- #33 Piran Asci — 1:01:46
- #34 Soulaymane Ahouzar — 1:01:46