ATHLETE PROFILE
Welmari Sykes
🇿🇦 RSA 1 race Best time 1:35:53
Finished top 27% of Open Women at HYROX Johannesburg 2025; 1 race, best 1:35:53.
Race insights
Welmari Sykes's best finish relative to the field was 2025 Johannesburg: 1:35:53, rank 216 of 829 in Open Women (top 27%). The division median that day was 1:49:15.
At 2025 Johannesburg, running made up 52% of Welmari Sykes's 1:35:53 (division median 50%): run time was 4 min 49 sec faster than the median run time, while the workout stations were 6 min 59 sec faster than the median workout time (Open Women).
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Johannesburg | Open Women | #216 of 829(top 27%) | 1:35:53 | 49:33 | 38:52 |
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 Welmari Sykes
At 2025 Johannesburg, Open Women:
- #211 Alexa Swart — 1:35:43
- #212 Melissa Viljoen — 1:35:45
- #213 Melissa Viljoen — 1:35:45
- #214 Thobile Japi — 1:35:48
- #215 Thobile Japi — 1:35:48
- #217 Melize Gouws — 1:35:58
- #218 Melize Gouws — 1:35:58
- #219 Kausar Shaik — 1:36:00
- #220 Kristin Leeming — 1:36:16
- #221 Kristin Leeming — 1:36:16