HYROX went to Denmark for the first time on 23rd March 2024, having previously held an event in Malmö which HYROX named Copenhagen/Malmö. The event was held at the Bella Center Copenhagen.
Read on for the main news, results and pictures…
Fast Course?
On what appeared to be a reasonably fast course, there were a number of extremely impressive times set on the day. The median time in the Men’s Open (which typically sees the highest number of entries) was 01:20:33 – 6 minutes quicker than the previous European event (which was in Karlsruhe). That’s a significant difference in time, with much of it appearing to occur in the run / roxzone section.Â
As a further example of the speed on the day, there were a total of 291 mens doubles teams, and 35 of them finished in under 60 minutes. In Karlsruhe, there were 306 teams, but only 15 finished in sub 60.Â
Men’s Pro
The Men’s Pro division was won by Oli Fricker in a time of 00:57:23.
Second was Jordan Bryant in 00:58:44.
Third place was taken by Sebastian Ifversen in a time of 00:58:54.
Women’s Pro
The Women’s Pro was won by Laura Valgreen in a time of 01:04:21.
Second was Ida Mathilde Steensgaard in 01:06:27.
Third place was taken by Tilde Jensen in a time of 01:07:19.
Pro Doubles
The Men’s Pro Doubles was won by Jake Williamson and Charlie Botterill in a time of 00:51:51. The 2nd fastest pro doubles time ever (and a world record in the under 29 age group)!
The Women’s Pro Doubles was won by Elin BolÃ¥s and Guro BolÃ¥s in a time of 01:02:54.
A shout out too to Aaron Woodman (winner of the Open) and Simon Derby, whose time of 55:56 was enough to break the world record in the 40-49 age group.Â
Men’s Open
The Men’s Open was won by Aaron Woodman in a time of 00:55:39.
Second was James Taylor in 00:57:34 – with Joel Persson in third place with exactly the same time!
A special mention goes to Anders Olsson who beat the 70-74 Age Group World record in an impressive time of 01:33:56.
Women’s Open
The Women’s Open was won by Jessica Cope in a time of 01:03:17.
Second was Bethan Fowler in 01:05:18.
Third place was taken by Georgie Bullock in a time of 01:06:01.
A shout out too to Kirsten Frederiksen who broke the 70-74 age group world record with an impressive time of 01:30:01 !
Open Doubles
The Men’s Open Doubles was won by Lee Tuck and Clemens Scherbel in a time of 00:51:05.
The Women’s Open Doubles was won by Emma Clayton and Sophie Clayton in a time of 01:00:48.
The Mixed Open Doubles was won by Ciaran Parkinson and Lucy Procter (AG 16-29) in a time of 00:54:47, beating Madeleine Larsson and Ulf Petersen (AG 40-49) by a second!
Notable mentions go to Peter Kelly and Stefan Eichhorn who beat the 60-69 Age Group World Record by nearly 4 minutes, with a time of 01:03:45. Also to Rox Lyfe coach Paul Gillingham and Sam Bilbie who finished 2nd in their age group, and 6th overall, in a time of 00:58:33.
Here are some photos of the event…
