ATHLETE PROFILE
Sam Ketels
🇧🇪 BEL 3 races Best time 1:27:02
Finished top 74% of Open Men at HYROX Utrecht 2025; 3 races, best 1:27:02.
Race insights
Sam Ketels's best finish relative to the field was 2025 Utrecht: 1:34:12, rank 662 of 903 in Open Men (top 74%). The division median that day was 1:24:58.
At 2026 Mechelen, running made up 48% of Sam Ketels's 1:27:02 (division median 47%): run time was 4 min 35 sec slower than the median run time, while the workout stations were 2 min 43 sec slower than the median workout time (Open Men).
From 2025 Belgium (1:32:47) to 2026 Mechelen (1:27:02), Sam Ketels got faster by 5 min 45 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Mechelen | Open Men | #919 of 1,190(top 78%) | 1:27:02 | 41:22 | 36:49 |
| 2025 Utrecht | Open Men | #662 of 903(top 74%) | 1:34:12 | 49:17 | 38:21 |
| 2025 Belgium | Open Men | #631 of 851(top 75%) | 1:32:47 | — | 36:06 |
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 Ketels
At 2026 Mechelen, Open Men:
- #914 Tristan Kornet — 1:27:01
- #915 Sliman Faouzi — 1:27:01
- #916 Marcel Jongmans — 1:27:01
- #917 Antoine Vlastuin — 1:27:01
- #918 Davy De Meirleir — 1:27:02
- #920 Toine Van Hinsberg — 1:27:02
- #921 Simon Leconte — 1:27:06
- #922 Jordi Van Keirsbulck — 1:27:10
- #923 Mathijs Van Der Pad — 1:27:14
- #924 Dennis Frederix — 1:27:18