Michael Kessler
Finished top 3% of Open Men at HYROX Berlin 2026; 8 races, best 1:04:18.
Race insights
Michael Kessler's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Berlin: 1:04:18, rank 114 of 4,131 in Open Men (top 3%). The division median that day was 1:26:03.
At 2025 Hamburg, running made up 50% of Michael Kessler's 1:10:06 (division median 47%): run time was 4 min 13 sec faster than the median run time, while the workout stations were 8 min 00 sec faster than the median workout time (Open Men).
From 2024 Frankfurt (1:11:01) to 2026 Karlsruhe (1:06:37), Michael Kessler got faster by 4 min 24 sec in Open; the fastest race in that run was 2026 Berlin at 1:04:18.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Karlsruhe | Open Men | #64 of 1,723(top 4%) | 1:06:37 | — | — |
| 2026 Cologne | Pro Men | #49 of 456(top 11%) | 1:09:17 | — | — |
| 2026 Berlin | Open Men | #114 of 4,131(top 3%) | 1:04:18 | — | — |
| 2025 Hamburg | Open Men | #138 of 1,051(top 14%) | 1:10:06 | 35:11 | 28:27 |
| 2025 Cologne | Pro Men | #117 of 190(top 62%) | 1:21:17 | — | 37:24 |
| 2025 Berlin | Open Men | #595 of 1,680(top 36%) | 1:12:51 | 33:48 | 31:16 |
| 2024 Hamburg | Open Men | #94 of 759(top 13%) | 1:10:27 | 35:44 | 28:36 |
| 2024 Frankfurt | Open Men | #165 of 915(top 19%) | 1:11:01 | 36:16 | 28:26 |
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 Michael Kessler
At 2026 Karlsruhe, Open Men:
- #59 Maxime Celet — 1:06:27
- #60 Joffrey Eder — 1:06:27
- #61 Andreas Klauser — 1:06:29
- #62 Armin Hungbaur — 1:06:32
- #63 Benedikt Terbeck — 1:06:33
- #65 Fritz Franke — 1:06:38
- #66 Antoine Stoven — 1:06:50
- #67 Matthias Vozab — 1:06:52
- #68 Marcel Honig — 1:07:00
- #69 Dominik Gartner — 1:07:01