Reigning two-time world champion Tim Wenisch wins at home in Pro Men (54:50) and Pro Doubles. Lea Sophie Pommerening dips under the hour again, and Tempelhof posts a record 14,155 athletes.
Some races an athlete simply cannot afford to lose. For Tim Wenisch, the reigning two-time world champion, racing HYROX Berlin meant defending home turf. The 26-year-old German did not flinch: 54 minutes and 50 seconds to take the Pro Men title, followed by a second win the very next day in Pro Doubles. On the tarmac of the former Tempelhof airport, in front of more than 14,000 athletes from across Europe, Germany hosted HYROX on a grand scale.
Tempelhof, 14,155 athletes: a record turnout
The setting alone tells a story. HYROX Berlin 2026 took place inside the hangars of Tempelhof, the Berlin airport closed in 2008 and since reborn as one of Europe's largest event spaces. Under the steel vaults where the planes of the 1948 airlift once landed, organisers lined up stations as far as the eye could see.
The numbers confirm the scale. 14,155 athletes were registered for the 2026 edition, up from 10,577 a year ago. That is a 34 % jump in twelve months, and one of the biggest turnouts of the entire European season. To absorb the volume, HYROX spread the racing across two weekends, 22-25 May and 28-31 May. A festival format more than a single competition.
The split by format speaks to the maturity of the German market:
- Doubles (pairs): more than 7,100 athletes, by far the most popular format
- HYROX singles (Open): close to 5,300 starters
- Pro (heavy loads, elite): more than 1,270 athletes
- Pro Doubles, Team Relay and Adaptive round out the field
On home soil, Germany unsurprisingly dominated the start lists with more than 3,400 athletes, ahead of the United Kingdom (around 580) and France (300). A local tide that carried straight onto the podiums.
Tim Wenisch holds firm at home
He was the favourite, and he delivered. Tim Wenisch is coming off a legendary 2025: crowned Elite world champion in Chicago in 53:53 (five seconds ahead of Hunter McIntyre), then world champion in Doubles two days later alongside Jannik Czapla. A sports scientist from Bavaria's Allgäu region, he has raced HYROX since 2018.
In Berlin, he was in control. His time of 54:50 earned the Pro Men title by ten seconds over Australia's James Kelly. The top of the field came down to seconds:
- 1. Tim Wenisch (GER): 54:50
- 2. James Kelly (AUS): 55:00
- 3. Maarten Enthoven (NED): 55:17
- 4. Krystian Poremba (POL): 55:36
- 5. Paul Weindl (GER): 56:18
The best Frenchman in Pro Men, Willy Georges, took a strong tenth place in 57:24, less than three minutes off the world champion.
The double: Wenisch and Czapla cruise the Pro Doubles
Twenty-four hours after his individual title, Wenisch was back on the tarmac with Jannik Czapla, the partner with whom he conquered the world in 2025. The pair closed the Pro Doubles in 49:43, the only Pro team under fifty minutes. Behind them, Paul Weindl and Fabian Eisenlauer (51:25) and Britons Graham Halliday and Liam McRoary (52:30) completed the podium. For Wenisch, a perfect weekend: two races, two wins, at home.
Lea Sophie Pommerening dips back under the hour
In the women's Pro field, Germany's Lea Sophie Pommerening produced the standout performance of the weekend. Her time of 59:23 places her in a tiny club: to date, only a handful of women have ever raced a HYROX Pro under the hour. Weeks after her win in Bologna (59:25), she confirms her place at the very top of the world hierarchy.
- 1. Lea Sophie Pommerening (GER): 59:23
- 2. Gabriella Moriarty (GBR): 1:01:06
- 3. Henrike Mauersberger (GER): 1:01:41
- 4. Alice Jones (GBR): 1:02:01
- 5. Tanja Stroschneider (AUT): 1:03:21
Fabian Eisenlauer posts the fastest time of the whole event
The most impressive time in Berlin was not run in Pro, but in Open. Fabian Eisenlauer, who holds one of the fastest Open times in HYROX history, completed his singles race in 51:40. Faster than any Pro competitor, men included. A reminder that the line between Open and Pro is sometimes a matter of category choice rather than actual level.
- 1. Fabian Eisenlauer (GER): 51:40
- 2. Rik Beugel (NED): 55:51
- 3. Tobias Riker (GER): 56:45
- 4. Christof Brenner (GER): 57:37
- 5. Robert Livesey (GBR): 58:05
In Open Women, American Abbie Lucas dominated in 1:05:07, ahead of a German quartet led by Anette Schmitt (1:06:12) and Judith Schwarz (1:06:20).
Doubles: the Sutherland brothers and a Swedish duo in charge
In the Doubles format, the most popular of the event, Britons Harry and Ben Sutherland dominated the men in 49:29, the only pair under fifty minutes. Mixed Doubles delivered an all-French win: Apolline Cardon and Willy Georges took it in 52:34, ahead of Gustav Kvarnbrink and Moa Lundgren (53:40). For Willy Georges it was a huge weekend, as he also placed tenth in Pro Men. Among the women, Svenja Sommer and Maike Lea Nitsch led in 59:35, just seconds off the symbolic one-hour mark.
- Doubles Men: Harry and Ben Sutherland 49:29
- Mixed Doubles: Apolline Cardon and Willy Georges (FRA) 52:34
- Doubles Women: Svenja Sommer and Maike Lea Nitsch 59:35
- Pro Doubles Women: Holly Archer and Saskia Millard 56:43
The French contingent in the mix
Three hundred French athletes made the trip to Berlin. Leading the way, Willy Georges (Pro, 57:24) and Valentin Darthout (Pro, 58:17) held their own in the elite. In Open, Axel Biardeau (59:42) and Brice Roques (1:00:32) flirted with the one-hour barrier, proof that the French amateur level keeps climbing race after race.
All the HYROX Berlin 2026 results
Every ranking, by division, by sex, by age group, is available on ROXWALL: HYROX Berlin 2026 Results. You can search any athlete by name and review their 16 station times, the 8 runs and the 8 stations, to understand exactly how each performance was built.
Berlin is part of a particularly busy HYROX 2025-2026 season. To navigate the upcoming races, our HYROX 2025-2026 calendar guide lists every event to come.
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