ATHLETE PROFILE
Manuel Merkel
🇩🇪 GER 2 races Best time 1:23:21
Finished top 46% of Open Men at HYROX Stuttgart 2024; 2 races, best 1:23:21.
Race insights
Manuel Merkel's best finish relative to the field was 2024 Stuttgart: 1:24:05, rank 228 of 501 in Open Men (top 46%). The division median that day was 1:24:54.
At 2025 Karlsruhe, running made up 51% of Manuel Merkel's 1:23:21 (division median 48%): run time was 5 min 08 sec slower than the median run time, while the workout stations were 1 min 03 sec slower than the median workout time (Pro Men).
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Karlsruhe | Pro Men | #90 of 126(top 72%) | 1:23:21 | 42:11 | 34:57 |
| 2024 Stuttgart | Open Men | #228 of 501(top 46%) | 1:24:05 | 41:33 | 33:44 |
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 Manuel Merkel
At 2025 Karlsruhe, Pro Men:
- #85 Thomas Friadt — 1:21:39
- #86 Jannik Albrecht — 1:21:50
- #87 Nikolai Tolnai — 1:22:00
- #88 Pierre Bruant — 1:22:57
- #89 Johannes Glossner — 1:22:59
- #91 Denis Lescuyer — 1:23:43
- #92 Fabian Weiß — 1:23:53
- #93 Thorsten Eickert — 1:23:57
- #94 Maximilian König — 1:24:38
- #95 Marcel Heitvogt — 1:24:39