ATHLETE PROFILE
Laura Gowans
🇦🇺 AUS 5 races Best time 1:04:02
Finished top 1% of Open Women at HYROX Perth 2026; 5 races, best 1:04:02.
Race insights
Laura Gowans's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Perth: 1:04:02, rank 4 of 1,050 in Open Women (top 1%). The division median that day was 1:34:27.
At 2025 Melbourne, running made up 47% of Laura Gowans's 1:08:38 (division median 47%): run time was 9 min 30 sec faster than the median run time, while the workout stations were 7 min 32 sec faster than the median workout time (Open Women).
From 2024 Melbourne (1:11:32) to 2026 Perth (1:04:02), Laura Gowans got faster by 7 min 30 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Sydney | Pro Women | #74 of 242(top 31%) | 1:15:19 | — | — |
| 2026 Perth | Open Women | #4 of 1,050(top 1%) | 1:04:02 | — | — |
| 2025 Sydney | Open Women | #9 of 659(top 2%) | 1:08:44 | — | 30:26 |
| 2025 Melbourne | Open Women | #30 of 767(top 4%) | 1:08:38 | 32:13 | 29:12 |
| 2024 Melbourne | Open Women | #33 of 581(top 6%) | 1:11:32 | 35:32 | 25:32 |
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 Laura Gowans
At 2026 Sydney, Pro Women:
- #69 Stephani Viljoen — 1:14:52
- #70 Samantha Kennedy — 1:14:54
- #71 Rebecca Huber — 1:15:10
- #72 Paige Mirco — 1:15:12
- #73 Mia Cameron — 1:15:18
- #75 Aurora Galazzo — 1:15:31
- #76 Maddie Cottrell-Dormer — 1:15:32
- #77 Rebecca Bell — 1:15:38
- #78 Sam Stephens — 1:15:49
- #79 Kylie Sparkles — 1:15:56