ATHLETE PROFILE
Espen Nilsen
🇳🇴 NOR 3 races Best time 1:26:58
Finished top 75% of Pro Men at HYROX Oslo 2026; 3 races, best 1:26:58.
Race insights
Espen Nilsen's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Oslo: 1:26:58, rank 203 of 273 in Pro Men (top 75%). The division median that day was 1:17:47.
At 2025 Oslo, running made up 43% of Espen Nilsen's 1:30:26 (division median 48%): run time was 3 min 07 sec slower than the median run time, while the workout stations were 11 min 58 sec slower than the median workout time (Pro Men).
From 2025 Oslo (1:30:26) to 2026 Oslo (1:26:58), Espen Nilsen got faster by 3 min 28 sec in Pro.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Oslo | Pro Men | #203 of 273(top 75%) | 1:26:58 | — | — |
| 2025 Oslo | Pro Men | #183 of 214(top 86%) | 1:30:26 | 38:56 | 45:57 |
| 2025 Oslo | Open Men | #628 of 695(top 91%) | 1:46:15 | 1:00:33 | 36:13 |
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 Espen Nilsen
At 2026 Oslo, Pro Men:
- #198 Olav Melheim — 1:26:11
- #199 Gard Midttveit — 1:26:15
- #200 Karl Hammarlund — 1:26:20
- #201 Morten Svensson — 1:26:28
- #202 Tony Paese — 1:26:56
- #204 Simen Gundersen — 1:27:06
- #205 Przemyslaw Krys — 1:27:14
- #206 Johnny Morlandstø — 1:28:00
- #207 Cian Davidson — 1:28:09
- #208 Per-Henning Hethey — 1:28:17