ATHLETE PROFILE
Sam Helsen
🇧🇪 BEL 7 races Best time 1:07:16
Finished top 6% of Open Men at HYROX Rotterdam 2026; 7 races, best 1:07:16.
Race insights
Sam Helsen's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Rotterdam: 1:07:16, rank 140 of 2,717 in Open Men (top 6%). The division median that day was 1:26:33.
At 2025 Gent, running made up 49% of Sam Helsen's 1:10:05 (division median 48%): run time was 4 min 27 sec faster than the median run time, while the workout stations were 5 min 26 sec faster than the median workout time (Open Men).
From 2024 Stockholm (1:13:27) to 2026 Rotterdam (1:07:16), Sam Helsen got faster by 6 min 11 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Rotterdam | Open Men | #140 of 2,717(top 6%) | 1:07:16 | — | — |
| 2026 Barcelona | Pro Men | #308 of 619(top 50%) | 1:16:18 | — | — |
| 2025 Rotterdam | Open Men | #132 of 1,256(top 11%) | 1:10:25 | 36:16 | 28:24 |
| 2025 Oslo | Pro Men | #132 of 214(top 62%) | 1:17:47 | 36:22 | 35:10 |
| 2025 Gent | Open Men | #117 of 830(top 15%) | 1:10:05 | 34:30 | 30:19 |
| 2025 Belgium | Pro Men | #69 of 119(top 58%) | 1:19:57 | — | 37:35 |
| 2024 Stockholm | Open Men | #190 of 659(top 29%) | 1:13:27 | 35:56 | 30:53 |
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 Sam Helsen
At 2026 Rotterdam, Open Men:
- #135 Robin Jansen — 1:07:10
- #136 Blaž Kobal — 1:07:11
- #137 Bas Paumen — 1:07:11
- #138 Aldo Hellmich — 1:07:14
- #139 Bart Daaleman — 1:07:15
- #141 Robbin Vis — 1:07:18
- #142 Mille Daeleman — 1:07:19
- #143 Koen Janssen — 1:07:20
- #144 Jordan Davey-Reid — 1:07:21
- #145 Bart Mulder — 1:07:22