ATHLETE PROFILE
Melissa Nel
🇿🇦 RSA 1 race Best time 1:35:14
Finished top 25% of Open Women at HYROX Johannesburg 2025; 1 race, best 1:35:14.
Race insights
Melissa Nel's best finish relative to the field was 2025 Johannesburg: 1:35:14, rank 199 of 829 in Open Women (top 25%). The division median that day was 1:49:15.
At 2025 Johannesburg, running made up 47% of Melissa Nel's 1:35:14 (division median 50%): run time was 9 min 09 sec faster than the median run time, while the workout stations were 4 min 49 sec faster than the median workout time (Open Women).
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Johannesburg | Open Women | #199 of 829(top 25%) | 1:35:14 | 45:13 | 41:02 |
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 Nel
At 2025 Johannesburg, Open Women:
- #194 Stephanie Ferreira — 1:34:55
- #195 Irma Sparks — 1:34:55
- #196 Irma Sparks — 1:34:55
- #197 Ariena Shepherd — 1:35:08
- #198 Ariena Shepherd — 1:35:08
- #200 Monique Brynard — 1:35:16
- #201 Monique Brynard — 1:35:16
- #202 Michelle Lamprecht — 1:35:17
- #203 Michelle Lamprecht — 1:35:17
- #204 Alicia Bullen — 1:35:31