ATHLETE PROFILE
Matthew Wilson
🇿🇦 RSA 9 races Best time 1:11:50
Finished top 28% of Pro Men at HYROX Cardiff 2026; 9 races, best 1:11:50.
Race insights
Matthew Wilson's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Cardiff: 1:11:50, rank 147 of 533 in Pro Men (top 28%). The division median that day was 1:17:50.
At 2025 Madrid, running made up 46% of Matthew Wilson's 1:14:03 (division median 45%): run time was 44 sec faster than the median run time, while the workout stations were level with the median for workout time (Pro Men).
From 2024 Manchester (1:46:17) to 2025 Melbourne (1:29:15), Matthew Wilson got faster by 17 min 02 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Cardiff | Pro Men | #147 of 533(top 28%) | 1:11:50 | — | — |
| 2025 Valencia | Pro Men | #152 of 259(top 59%) | 1:17:34 | 37:30 | 35:24 |
| 2025 Perth | Pro Men | #130 of 138(top 95%) | 1:44:36 | 41:40 | 53:29 |
| 2025 Melbourne | Open Men | #959 of 1,362(top 71%) | 1:29:15 | 42:49 | 35:58 |
| 2025 Madrid | Pro Men | #137 of 317(top 44%) | 1:14:03 | 33:52 | 35:07 |
| 2025 Cape Town | Open Men | #184 of 237(top 78%) | 1:46:48 | 50:43 | 46:42 |
| 2025 Birmingham | Open Men | #2,388 of 2,449(top 98%) | 2:04:48 | 1:02:42 | 49:42 |
| 2024 Singapore National Stadium | Open Men | #191 of 423(top 46%) | 1:35:34 | 45:00 | 41:39 |
| 2024 Manchester | Open Men | #755 of 820(top 93%) | 1:46:17 | 48:04 | 51:33 |
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 Matthew Wilson
At 2026 Cardiff, Pro Men:
- #142 Rory Everett — 1:11:27
- #143 Lucian Ficau — 1:11:36
- #144 Stuart Johnston — 1:11:41
- #145 Phil Rooke — 1:11:43
- #146 Oli Bennett-Hughes — 1:11:49
- #148 Phil Hindley — 1:11:53
- #149 Miguel Dias — 1:12:00
- #150 David Corry — 1:12:04
- #151 Zeus Bailey — 1:12:13
- #152 Steve Rotherham — 1:12:13