ATHLETE PROFILE
David Merlo
🇮🇹 ITA 2 races Best time 1:11:51
Finished top 26% of Open Men at HYROX Verona 2025; 2 races, best 1:11:51.
Race insights
David Merlo's best finish relative to the field was 2025 Verona: 1:13:58, rank 251 of 991 in Open Men (top 26%). The division median that day was 1:21:25.
At 2026 Bologna, running made up 49% of David Merlo's 1:11:51 (division median 48%): run time was 1 min 46 sec faster than the median run time, while the workout stations were 2 min 56 sec faster than the median workout time (Open Men).
From 2025 Verona (1:13:58) to 2026 Bologna (1:11:51), David Merlo got faster by 2 min 07 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Bologna | Open Men | #225 of 774(top 30%) | 1:11:51 | 35:26 | 30:56 |
| 2025 Verona | Open Men | #251 of 991(top 26%) | 1:13:58 | 36:26 | 31:39 |
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 David Merlo
At 2026 Bologna, Open Men:
- #220 Marco Cegna — 1:11:44
- #221 Riccardo Dalfini — 1:11:48
- #222 Davide Tagliabue — 1:11:49
- #223 Romano Giannotta — 1:11:50
- #224 Edoardo Nodaro — 1:11:51
- #226 Alessandro Fantoli — 1:11:55
- #227 Emmanuel Odong — 1:11:55
- #228 Roberto Eccher — 1:12:06
- #229 Niccolò Tomasino — 1:12:07
- #230 Arnaud Saint-Sauveur — 1:12:10