ATHLETE PROFILE
George Gearing
🇿🇦 RSA 2 races Best time 1:14:48
Finished top 7% of Open Men at HYROX Johannesburg 2026; 2 races, best 1:14:48.
Race insights
George Gearing's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Johannesburg: 1:15:53, rank 47 of 738 in Open Men (top 7%). The division median that day was 1:41:34.
From 2026 Cape Town (April) (1:14:48) to 2026 Johannesburg (1:15:53), George Gearing finished slower by 1 min 05 sec in Open; the fastest race in that run was 2026 Cape Town (April) at 1:14:48.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Johannesburg | Open Men | #47 of 738(top 7%) | 1:15:53 |
| 2026 Cape Town (April) | Open Men | #60 of 717(top 9%) | 1:14:48 |
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 George Gearing
At 2026 Johannesburg, Open Men:
- #42 Divan Oosthuizen — 1:14:57
- #43 Jono Hybrid Factory Edwards — 1:15:03
- #44 Umar Adam — 1:15:04
- #45 Unathi Mkhize — 1:15:16
- #46 Jordan Naidu — 1:15:48
- #48 Smith Pepper — 1:15:53
- #49 James De Klerk — 1:15:53
- #50 Daniel Van der Merwe — 1:16:07
- #51 Bethel Sanza — 1:16:26
- #52 Bertus Odendaal — 1:16:30