The latest HYROX Melbourne event took place from 11th – 14th December 2025 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, 1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf, VIC 3006, Australia.
The event hosted the second Elite 15 Major race of the 2025/26 season, which was livestreamed with Rox Lyfe’s Greg Williams on the commentary team. You can find the live streams on YouTube here.
HYROX Melbourne Course Map
HYROX Melbourne Results
Read on for the main results of the weekend…
Elite Women
The Elite women’s race was won by Joanna Wietrzyk after a very close race with Lauren Weeks. The two ladies led from the start and swapped the lead between themselves a few times. Joanna came into the wall balls just 14 seconds (8 wall balls) ahead of Lauren, ultimately taking the win by 41 seconds. Joanna and Lauren had already qualified for the 2026 World Championships, so the 3 qualifying spots rolled to 3rd, 4th and 5th place.
Lucy Procter came into the wall balls just 19 seconds ahead of fellow Brit Kat Parnell (on her Elite 15 debut). Sinéad Bent came in to the wall balls in 5th place, and Jess Pettrow in 6th place. There were 42 seconds between the 4 women, with Lucy taking 3rd place. Kat had some no reps which heartbreakingly costing her the qualification by just 4 seconds. Jess overtook Kat and Sinéad to take 4th place, with Sinéad finishing 5th and taking the last qualifying spot.
The final race result were:
1. Joanna Wietrzyk – 58:07
2. Lauren Weeks – 58:48
3. Lucy Procter – 1:00:02 – Q
4. Jess Pettrow – 1:00:24 – Q
5. Sinéad Bent – 1:00:31 – Q
6. Kat Parnell – 1:00:35
7. Elli Stenfors – 1:01:30
8. Linda Meier – 1:01:34
9. Gabrielle Nikora-Baker – 1:02:05
10. Melanie Maurer – 1:02:56
11. Manuela GarcÃa Caparrós – 1:03:19
12. Seka Arning – 1:03:47
13. Tanja Stroschneider – 1:03:58
14. Zara Piergianni – 1:04:24
DNF – Sophia Parvizi Wayne
Elite Men
The Elite Men’s race turned out to be a head-to-head encounter between current World Champion Tim Wenisch and 3x World Champion Hunter McIntyre. Sean Noble came into the Ski Erg in 1st place, but after the Ski Erg, it was Tim and Hunter swapping the lead throughout the whole race. Hunter actually finished the wall balls in first place, but a 15 second penalty for stepping on the line at the Sled Pull meant that he had to wait in the penalty box, allowing Tim to take the win.
A hugely impressive debut Elite 15 performance from Josh van Zeeland saw him come into the wall balls in 3rd place, but numerous no-reps allowed Charlie Botterill to come through to claim the final qualifying spot. Sean Noble also overtook Josh to beat him by just one second.
1. Tim Wenisch – 54:09 – Q
2. Hunter McIntyre – 54:15 – Q
3. Charlie Botterill – 55:29 – Q
4. Sean Noble – 55:37
5. Josh Van Zeeland – 55:38
6. Cole Learn – 55:43
7. Alen Ploj – 55:53
8. Liam McCroary – 55:53
9. Beau Wills – 55:58
10. Jonathon Wynn – 56:21
11. Jake Dearden – 56:28
12. James Kelly – 57:09
13. Maarten Enthoven – 57:55
14. Marc Dean – 58:06
DNF – Graham Halliday
Elite Women’s Doubles
The Women’s Elite Doubles was won by Joanna Wietrzyk and Jess Pettrow in a World Record time of 53:56, after taking the lead on the Ski Erg and not relinquishing it.
Joanna and Jess had already qualified for the 2026 World Championships, so the qualifying spots were for 2nd, 3rd and 4th place. Sinéad Bent and Lucy Procter finished the race in 2nd place, followed by South Africa’s Danél Louw and Vicky MacIntosh – taking the first two qualifying spots.
It was then a 3-way battle at the Wall Balls for 4th place between Mollie Fkiaras & Meg Martin, Manuela Garcia Caparros & Seka Arning and Lauren Griffith & Lauren Weeks. Lauren and Lauren had already qualified for the World championships, making it a dramatic 2-way battle for the last qualifying spot. Manuela and Seka finished the wall balls slightly ahead, but Meg and Mollie sprinted past them at the finish line, giving them the final qualification place!
1 – Joanna Wietrzyk, Jess Pettrow – 53:56
2 – Sinéad Bent, Lucy Procter – 54:34 – Q
3 – Danél Louw, Vicky MacIntosh – 55:33 – Q
4 – Mollie Fkiaras (Emond), Meg Martin – 55:58 – Q
5 – Manuela Garcia Caparros, Seka Arning – 55:58
6 – Lauren Griffith, Lauren Weeks – 56:16
7 – Kat Parnell, Jade Skillen – 56:17
8 – Melanie Maurer, Jennifer Nikolaus – 56:23
9 – Zara Piergianni, Gabriella Moriarty – 56:35
10 – Rachel O’Connor, Maire McGinley – 56:56
11 – Holly Archer, Sophia Parvizi Wayne – 57:33
12 – Charlotte Vandenlindenloof, Margot Vandenlindenloof – 58:55
13 – Gabrielle Nikora-Baker, Nicola-Georgia Macbeth – 59:42
14 – Alysha Martin, Elinor Thomas – 1:02:19
DNF – Simone Feld, Tanja Stroschneider
Elite Men’s Doubles
The Men’s Elite Doubles was won by Jake Dearden and James Kelly in a time of 49:52 after numerous changes in the lead amongst many of the pairings. Charlie Botterill & Ollie Russell took second place, followed by Jake Williamson & Alen Ploj in 3rd and Pieter Maes & Tom Franssens in 4th.
Jake D & James and Jake W & Alen had already qualified for the World Championships, so Charlie & Ollie and Pieter & Tom took the first two qualifying places.
Tim Wenisch & Michael Bartsch crossed the line in 5th place, in the final qualifying spot. However Tim had already qualified with Alex Roncevic, so the remaining spot rolled down to 6th place and a dramatic photo finish between Jeremy McConnell & Fabian Eisenlauer and Beau Wills & Eugenio Bianchi. Jeremy & Fabi took 6th place by just 0.1 second!
There was heartbreak for Oli Fricker & Sean Noble, who were in third place after the sandbag lunges, but ran an extra half lap meaning that they came into the wall balls in 7th and eventually finished in 8th place.
1 – Jake Dearden, James Kelly – 49:52
2 – Charlie Botterill, Ollie Russell – 50:20 – Q
3 – Jake Williamson, Alen Ploj – 50:33
4 – Pieter Maes, Tom Franssens – 50:58 – Q
5 – Michael Bartsch, Tim Wenisch – 51:10
6 – Jeremy McConnell, Fabian Eisenlauer – 51:12 – Q
7 – Beau Wills, Eugenio Bianchi – 51:12
8 – Oli Fricker, Sean Noble – 51:29
9 – Marko Nicic, Alexis Bernier – 51:30
10 – Jarrett Newby, Hayden Warner – 52:01
11 – Ben Sutherland, Harry Sutherland – 52:20
12 – Luke Ennis, Connor Higgins – 52:30
13 – Ciaran Parkinson, Tony Revell – 53:13
14 – Pablo Sanchez Santos, Pablo Valverde Reyes – 53:42
DNS – Graham Halliday, Jon Wynn
Women’s Pro
The Women’s Pro was won by Calypso Sheridan in a time of 01:02:40.
Second was Anna Bramley in 01:03:47, and third place was taken by Nadezda Dorsoski in a time of 01:03:50.
Men’s Pro
The Men’s Pro was won by Liam McCroary in a time of 00:54:58.
Second was Dexter Buchanan in 00:56:50, and third place was taken by Jon Wynn in a time of 00:56:52.
Pro Doubles
The Men’s Pro Doubles was won by Dene Flude and James Newbury in a time of 00:52:21.
The Women’s Pro Doubles was won by Elli Stenfors and Zeliha Puls in a time of 00:59:04.
World Records
Congratulations to the following athletes for achieving overall World Record times:
Women’s Pro Doubles:
25-29 – Joanna Wietrzyk, Jess Pettrow – 00:53:56 (in Melbourne, December 2025)
Mixed Open Doubles:
30-34 – Cole Learn, Mollie Fkiaras – 00:49:13 (in Melbourne, December 2025).
Congratulations to the following athletes for achieving age group World Record times:
Men’s Pro Doubles:
16-24 – Charlie Botterill, Ollie Russell – 00:50:20 (in Melbourne, December 2025).
45-49 – Simon Thompson, Dan Plews – 54:34 (in Melbourne, December 2025)
Women’s Pro Doubles:
35-39 – Melanie Maurer, Jennifer Nikolaus – 00:56:23 (in Melbourne, December 2025).
Men’s Open Doubles:
35-39 – Dexter Buchanan, Chris Woolley – 00:49:40 (in Melbourne, December 2025).
Women’s Open Doubles:
40-44 – Jane Erbacher, Sandy Vickerstaff – 00:59:59 (in Melbourne, December 2025).
Mixed Open Doubles:
16-24 – Joel Trudgeon, Ivy Ozimek – 00:55:23 (in Melbourne, December 2025).
25-29 –  Joanna Wietrzyk, Hunter McIntyre – 00:49:24 (in Melbourne, December 2025).
