ATHLETE PROFILE
Herkie Du Preez
🇿🇦 RSA 2 races Best time 1:20:40
Finished top 11% of Open Men at HYROX Johannesburg 2026; 2 races, best 1:20:40.
Race insights
Herkie Du Preez's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Johannesburg: 1:20:40, rank 79 of 738 in Open Men (top 11%). The division median that day was 1:41:34.
From 2026 Cape Town (April) (1:28:23) to 2026 Johannesburg (1:20:40), Herkie Du Preez got faster by 7 min 43 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Johannesburg | Open Men | #79 of 738(top 11%) | 1:20:40 |
| 2026 Cape Town (April) | Open Men | #236 of 717(top 33%) | 1:28:23 |
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 Herkie Du Preez
At 2026 Johannesburg, Open Men:
- #74 Marc Steinhobel — 1:19:58
- #75 Ntokozo Maake — 1:20:00
- #76 Garrick Wilmans — 1:20:06
- #77 Zander Wessels — 1:20:24
- #78 Teboho Mafisa — 1:20:38
- #80 Paolo Nunes — 1:20:45
- #81 Vincent Abendanon — 1:20:47
- #82 Henco Ingram — 1:20:50
- #83 Rainer Summers — 1:20:54
- #84 Donavin Reynolds — 1:20:59