ATHLETE PROFILE
Gareth Edwardes
🇿🇦 RSA 4 races Best time 1:16:16
Finished top 14% of Open Men at HYROX Johannesburg 2026; 4 races, best 1:16:16.
Race insights
Gareth Edwardes's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Johannesburg: 1:22:17, rank 98 of 738 in Open Men (top 14%). The division median that day was 1:41:34.
From 2026 Budapest (1:18:53) to 2026 Johannesburg (1:22:17), Gareth Edwardes finished slower by 3 min 24 sec in Open; the fastest race in that run was 2026 Cape Town at 1:16:16.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Johannesburg | Open Men | #98 of 738(top 14%) | 1:22:17 |
| 2026 Cape Town (April) | Open Men | #185 of 717(top 26%) | 1:25:21 |
| 2026 Cape Town | Open Men | #92 of 651(top 15%) | 1:16:16 |
| 2026 Budapest | Open Men | #166 of 514(top 33%) | 1:18:53 |
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 Gareth Edwardes
At 2026 Johannesburg, Open Men:
- #93 Herman Smit — 1:21:39
- #94 Thomas Chemaly — 1:21:40
- #95 Owen Schoeman — 1:21:45
- #96 Zeyn Mahomed — 1:21:48
- #97 Brandon Devereux — 1:21:49
- #99 Christiaan Prinsloo — 1:22:24
- #100 Aqil Alibhai — 1:22:25
- #101 Henricu Pretorius — 1:22:34
- #102 Jakobus Roux — 1:22:35
- #103 Ross Baker — 1:22:38