ATHLETE PROFILE
Evgeny Samarov
🇿🇦 RSA 2 races Best time 1:29:41
Finished top 31% of Open Men at HYROX Johannesburg 2026; 2 races, best 1:29:41.
Race insights
Evgeny Samarov's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Johannesburg: 1:30:27, rank 223 of 738 in Open Men (top 31%). The division median that day was 1:41:34.
From 2026 Cape Town (April) (1:29:41) to 2026 Johannesburg (1:30:27), Evgeny Samarov finished slower by 46 sec in Open; the fastest race in that run was 2026 Cape Town (April) at 1:29:41.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Johannesburg | Open Men | #223 of 738(top 31%) | 1:30:27 |
| 2026 Cape Town (April) | Open Men | #257 of 717(top 36%) | 1:29:41 |
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 Evgeny Samarov
At 2026 Johannesburg, Open Men:
- #218 Paul Smith — 1:30:12
- #219 Andisa Gqobo — 1:30:16
- #220 Nikolay Andrievskiy — 1:30:18
- #221 Jared Da Silva — 1:30:18
- #222 Andrew Glass — 1:30:26
- #224 Ryan Theron — 1:30:30
- #225 Ben Simz — 1:30:33
- #226 Akhonathi April — 1:30:36
- #227 Eric Pako — 1:30:46
- #228 Matias Ibo — 1:30:48