ATHLETE PROFILE
Sebastian Els
🇩🇪 GER 6 races Best time 1:07:28
Finished top 9% of Open Men at HYROX Warsaw 2026; 6 races, best 1:07:28.
Race insights
Sebastian Els's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Warsaw: 1:07:28, rank 215 of 2,556 in Open Men (top 9%). The division median that day was 1:23:58.
At 2026 Mechelen, running made up 49% of Sebastian Els's 1:08:32 (division median 47%): run time was 3 min 16 sec faster than the median run time, while the workout stations were 5 min 37 sec faster than the median workout time (Open Men).
From 2025 Belgium (1:09:51) to 2026 Warsaw (1:07:28), Sebastian Els got faster by 2 min 23 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Warsaw | Open Men | #215 of 2,556(top 9%) | 1:07:28 | — | — |
| 2026 Mechelen | Open Men | #206 of 1,190(top 18%) | 1:08:32 | 33:31 | 28:30 |
| 2026 Amsterdam | Open Men | #226 of 1,241(top 19%) | 1:10:23 | 35:09 | 29:35 |
| 2025 Rotterdam | Pro Men | #86 of 247(top 35%) | 1:17:23 | 35:59 | 35:28 |
| 2025 Berlin | Pro Men | #222 of 415(top 54%) | 1:12:17 | 30:58 | 34:03 |
| 2025 Belgium | Open Men | #130 of 851(top 16%) | 1:09:51 | — | 28:58 |
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 Sebastian Els
At 2026 Warsaw, Open Men:
- #210 Mikey O’Reilly — 1:07:21
- #211 Julian Schmitt — 1:07:21
- #212 Aleksander Jurczak — 1:07:22
- #213 Wiktor Korzeniowski — 1:07:22
- #214 Thomas Jungbauer — 1:07:24
- #216 Martin Kubik — 1:07:29
- #217 Riccardo Roveri — 1:07:29
- #218 Paulius Ivanauskas — 1:07:29
- #219 Charlie Morris — 1:07:31
- #220 Wilhelm Forsman — 1:07:32