ATHLETE PROFILE
Ayhan Karakas
🇩🇪 GER 4 races Best time 1:17:51
Finished top 46% of Open Men at HYROX Istanbul 2026; 4 races, best 1:17:51.
Race insights
Ayhan Karakas's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Istanbul: 1:17:51, rank 74 of 164 in Open Men (top 46%). The division median that day was 1:19:44.
At 2026 Istanbul, running made up 46% of Ayhan Karakas's 1:17:51 (division median 46%): run time was level with the median for run time, while the workout stations were level with the median for workout time (Open Men).
From 2025 Hamburg (1:32:06) to 2026 Istanbul (1:17:51), Ayhan Karakas got faster by 14 min 15 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Istanbul | Open Men | #74 of 164(top 46%) | 1:17:51 | 36:06 | 34:00 |
| 2026 Amsterdam | Open Men | #567 of 1,241(top 46%) | 1:18:54 | 37:33 | 35:46 |
| 2025 Paris | Open Men | #578 of 1,272(top 46%) | 1:19:56 | 39:53 | 34:50 |
| 2025 Hamburg | Open Men | #745 of 1,051(top 71%) | 1:32:06 | 51:44 | 33:53 |
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 Ayhan Karakas
At 2026 Istanbul, Open Men:
- #69 Omar Ibrahim — 1:16:31
- #70 Hjalmar Forsberg — 1:16:57
- #71 Athanasios Coutroumpas — 1:16:59
- #72 Mahmoud Abouward — 1:17:10
- #73 Jamie Davy — 1:17:51
- #75 Jose Maria Moya Moreno — 1:18:02
- #76 Jordan Lynch — 1:18:17
- #77 Nabil Jallouli — 1:18:54
- #78 Burak Kilincarslan — 1:19:02
- #79 Fehmi Furkan Turan — 1:19:27