ATHLETE PROFILE
Alexander Merkl
🇩🇪 GER 2 races Best time 1:18:40
Finished top 23% of Open Men at HYROX Karlsruhe 2026; 2 races, best 1:18:40.
Race insights
Alexander Merkl's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Karlsruhe: 1:18:40, rank 392 of 1,723 in Open Men (top 23%). The division median that day was 1:29:13.
From 2026 Berlin (1:34:26) to 2026 Karlsruhe (1:18:40), Alexander Merkl got faster by 15 min 46 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Karlsruhe | Open Men | #392 of 1,723(top 23%) | 1:18:40 |
| 2026 Berlin | Open Men | #2,839 of 4,131(top 69%) | 1:34:26 |
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 Alexander Merkl
At 2026 Karlsruhe, Open Men:
- #387 Paul Naber — 1:18:35
- #388 Peter Grundhöfer — 1:18:36
- #389 Pietro Tiengo — 1:18:37
- #390 Philipp Hoppe — 1:18:37
- #391 Volker Hilz — 1:18:39
- #393 Kevin Theurillat — 1:18:43
- #394 Marcus Van Dijk — 1:18:44
- #395 Alex Bondarev — 1:18:44
- #396 Christopher A. Reinhart — 1:18:45
- #397 Alexander Flachsbarth — 1:18:46