ATHLETE PROFILE
Melissa van der Merwe
🇿🇦 RSA 2 races Best time 1:36:33
Finished top 39% of Open Women at HYROX Cape Town (April) 2026; 2 races, best 1:36:33.
Race insights
Melissa van der Merwe's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Cape Town (April): 1:39:41, rank 212 of 545 in Open Women (top 39%). The division median that day was 1:46:54.
From 2026 Cape Town (1:36:33) to 2026 Cape Town (April) (1:39:41), Melissa van der Merwe finished slower by 3 min 08 sec in Open; the fastest race in that run was 2026 Cape Town at 1:36:33.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Cape Town (April) | Open Women | #212 of 545(top 39%) | 1:39:41 |
| 2026 Cape Town | Open Women | #174 of 427(top 41%) | 1:36:33 |
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 Melissa van der Merwe
At 2026 Cape Town (April), Open Women:
- #207 Leah Moumakoa — 1:39:17
- #208 Sinethemba Ntshangase — 1:39:21
- #209 Veronique Naidoo — 1:39:24
- #210 Nidene Reitsma — 1:39:30
- #211 Paula-Ivana Rebelo — 1:39:32
- #213 Anri Van Den Berg — 1:39:43
- #214 Jamie Ross — 1:39:44
- #215 Hildegard Barkhuizen — 1:39:48
- #216 Chantelle Meyer — 1:40:01
- #217 Jessica Lange — 1:40:05