ATHLETE PROFILE
Ighsaan Manuel
🇿🇦 RSA 3 races Best time 1:08:19
Finished top 4% of Open Men at HYROX Cape Town 2026; 3 races, best 1:08:19.
Race insights
Ighsaan Manuel's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Cape Town: 1:08:19, rank 24 of 651 in Open Men (top 4%). The division median that day was 1:34:08.
From 2026 Cape Town (1:08:19) to 2026 Johannesburg (1:18:46), Ighsaan Manuel finished slower by 10 min 27 sec in Open; the fastest race in that run was 2026 Cape Town at 1:08:19.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Johannesburg | Open Men | #63 of 738(top 9%) | 1:18:46 |
| 2026 Cape Town (April) | Open Men | #107 of 717(top 15%) | 1:19:32 |
| 2026 Cape Town | Open Men | #24 of 651(top 4%) | 1:08:19 |
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 Ighsaan Manuel
At 2026 Johannesburg, Open Men:
- #58 Matthew Dent — 1:17:57
- #59 Matt Stevens — 1:18:02
- #60 Haig Gibb — 1:18:32
- #61 Anton Reyneke — 1:18:34
- #62 Samnkelo Tshemese — 1:18:41
- #64 Liam O'Connell — 1:18:48
- #65 Izak Venter — 1:18:48
- #66 Mmeli Madibotha — 1:19:06
- #67 Wesley Buy — 1:19:07
- #68 Ben Collins — 1:19:09