HYROX Hamburg 2026 Results: Wietrzyk and Noble Win the Elite 15 Opener

The Elite Series opener in Hamburg delivered two photo finishes and a comeback. Joanna Wietrzyk won her first race since Beijing, and Sean Noble won the men’s race by two seconds.

HYROX Hamburg 2026 results: the winners

• Women: Joanna Wietrzyk (Australia), 56:10
• Men: Sean Noble (Ireland), 53:19

Results are from The Barbell Spin. HYRESULT lists the same 56:10 for Wietrzyk. Official results may be adjusted for penalties.

Women’s Elite 15

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Joanna Wietrzyk	56:10
2	Lauren Weeks	56:24
3	Vivian Tafuto	57:55
4	Lena Putters	58:50
5	Danél Louw	59:17
6	Annie Emilsson	59:31
7	Rachael Wade	59:40
8	Gabrielle Nikora-Baker	1:00:01
9	Alyssa McElheny	1:00:24
10	Calypso Sheridan	1:00:49
11	Elli Stenfors	1:00:52
12	Saskia Millard	1:01:03
13	Tanja Stroschneider	1:01:10
14	Camilla Massa	1:01:20
15	Melanie Maurer	1:02:08

Wietrzyk and Weeks finished in the order of their pre-race ranking, only 14 seconds apart. Tafuto came in ranked 14th in season points and took the last Worlds place. Reigning world champion Alyssa McElheny finished ninth.

Men’s Elite 15

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Sean Noble	53:19
2	Luke Greer	53:21
3	Hidde Weersma	53:41
4	Cole Learn	53:44
5	Alexander Roncevic	54:24
6	Louis Osselaer	54:33
7	Dexter Buchanan	54:46
8	Tomas Tvrdik	55:09
9	Pelayo Menendez Fernandez	55:20
10	Sebastian Ifversen	55:45
11	Dylan Scott	56:23
12	Gabriel Heck	56:26
13	Tim Wenisch	57:29
14	Jack Driscoll	57:53
15	Charlie Botterill	59:15

The men’s race was decided by seconds. Noble, ranked fifth, beat Greer, ranked 12th, by two seconds. Weersma, ranked 14th, held off Cole Learn by three seconds for the last Worlds spot. The three world champions in the field, Alexander Roncevic, Dylan Scott and Tim Wenisch, finished fifth, 11th and 13th.

Wietrzyk’s comeback

Six weeks after the Beijing incident, Wietrzyk won her first race back. ABC News reported that she went through “a very, very low period mentally and emotionally” and had thought “maybe we should just stop.”

“Yes, I did make the wrong decision but I don’t believe I should have received such backlash and such scrutiny online,” she told ABC. Read her pre-race apology in our Hamburg return story.

Who’s going to Worlds

The top three in each race earn invitations to the 2027 World Championships in Hong Kong:

• Women: Joanna Wietrzyk, Lauren Weeks, Vivian Tafuto
• Men: Sean Noble, Luke Greer, Hidde Weersma

Challenger 15: Jannik Czapla and Stefanie Oswald won, earning places in the Elite 15 in London. Our Elite Series explainer covers how it works.

What it means for you

• Elite women are racing in the 56s and men in the 53s. Compare your splits with our pacing guide.
• Doubles results: Weeks and Tafuto, and Learn and Dubé, won on Saturday. See the HYROX Hamburg 2026 doubles results.
• Next stop: London, from December 3. Then Bangkok in February and Las Vegas on March 12–13 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. See the spectator guide if you’re coming to watch.