The HYROX World Championship is held once a year, at the end of the season. The current HYROX season runs from July to June, with the Championship taking place around mid-June.
The World Championship is where the best HYROX racers across multiple divisions compete for a chance to be crowned world champion.
Here are some general facts about the HYROX World Championship:
- The HYROX World Championships are held once per year, typically around May or June.
- The venue & country changes each year. To date, 3 have been held in Germany, 1 in the UK, 1 in France, and 1 in the United States.
- Races are held for the Elite 15, as well as all Pro age groups, Pro Doubles, Doubles age groups 60+, and Adaptive divisions.
- Starting in 2024, an Elite Relay was added with 4 top HYROX athletes from the same country making up each team.
All Dates, Locations & Winners
| Year | Season | Date | Venue | Location | Female Champion | Female Time | Male Champion | Male Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024/25 | 12-15 June 2025 | Navy Pier | Chicago, IL, USA | ||||
| 2024 | 2023/24 | 7-9 June 2024 | Palais des Expositions | Nice, France | Megan Jacoby ๐บ๐ธ | 59:59 | Alexander Roncevic ๐ฆ๐น | 56:21 |
| 2023 | 2022/23 | 26-27 May 2023 | Manchester Central Convention Centre | Manchester, UK | Lauren Weeks ๐บ๐ธ | 59:21 | Hunter McIntyre ๐บ๐ธ | 56:40 |
| 2022 | 2021/22 | 14 May 2022 | Las Vegas Convention Center | Las Vegas, NV, USA | Kris Rugloski ๐บ๐ธ | 1:07:21 | Hunter McIntyre ๐บ๐ธ | 58:05 |
| 2021 | 2020/21 | 6 November 2021 | Leipzig, Germany | Lauren Weeks ๐บ๐ธ | 1:03:43 | Tobias Lautwein ๐ฉ๐ช | 1:00:00 | |
| 2020* | 2019/20 | 28 November 2020 | Hamburg, Germany | Lauren Weeks ๐บ๐ธ | 1:09:47 | Hunter McIntyre ๐บ๐ธ | 1:00:04 | |
| 2019 | 2018/19 | April 2019 | Oberhausen, Germany | Imke Salander ๐ฉ๐ช | 1:08:08 | Lukas Storath ๐ฉ๐ช | 59:07 |
Countries
- The first 3 World Championships took place in Germany ๐ฉ๐ช, from 2019-2021
- 1 World Championship event was held in the United Kingdom ๐ฌ๐ง, in 2023
- 1 World Championship event was held in France ๐ซ๐ท, in 2024
- 2 World Championships have been hosted in the United States ๐บ๐ธ, in 2022 and 2025
Champions
- Lauren Weeks ๐บ๐ธ is a 3x HYROX World Champion
- Hunter McIntyre ๐บ๐ธ is a 3x HYROX World Champion
- All other HYROX World Champions have only won once
Qualification
The HYROX World Championships are held once per year, and you must qualify to be invited to participate. The qualification rules have changed over the years.
Starting with the 2025/26 season, qualification spots for the HYROX World Championships will be limited to athletes competing in the Pro Division, with the following exceptions:
- Regional Open Championships: Top athletes in each age group from the European, US, and Asian-Pacific Championship will be eligible to qualify through the Open division.
- 60+ Age Groups: These athletes race with Open weights at World Championships and will continue to qualify through their respective Open division.
- Mixed Doubles: Since there is no Pro division for Mixed Doubles, they will continue to qualify using the same weights as they always have (Men’s Open/Women’s Pro).
See all HYROX age groups for the 2025/26 season โ
In the 2024/25 season, HYROX invited the following divisions to participate in the World Championship:
- Elite 15 – 15 men, 15 women
- Elite 15 Pro Doubles – 15 male teams, 15 female teams
- Pro Doubles (age groups from 16-69)
- Pro (age groups from 16-69)
- Open (age groups from 16-70+)
- Doubles (age groups from 16-70+)
- Mixed Relay Invitational (mixed teams of 4, representing their country) – 20 teams
Learn more about HYROX Doubles & the HYROX Relay races.
The qualification rules are unique, depending on which category you fall into.
Elite 15 Qualification
In 2019, HYROX’s first season, you qualified for World Championships if you had one of the fastest times overall. You could qualify from any one of the season’s 9 races.
In 2020, the official HYROX World Championship was cancelled due to COVID-19, but a unique, invite-only event was held in Hamburg, Germany. HYROX invited the 5 men & 5 women with the fastest times of the year, along with one wild card in each gender.
From 2021-2023, the top 3 men & women from the European Championships and the top 3 from the U.S. Championships won an automatic bid to the World Championship. The remaining slots (anywhere from 10-20 total athletes) were awarded to the fastest times of the season.
In 2024 & 2025, the qualification system was changed once again. Now you must finish in the top 3 in an Elite 15 race at one of 4 “majors” that are held throughout the year. You must also qualify to race in the Elite 15 at a major, which we’ll cover below. For those already qualified from a previous major, spots will roll down to the next in line, until 3 spots are awarded for that race. (In 2024, spots only rolled down to 5th place.)
The Elite 15 World Championship races in these years was always capped at 15 athletes. Any remaining slots were awarded to top finishers at either one or two last chance qualifier (LCQ) events held near the end of the season, after the 4 majors.
2024 last chance qualifier events:
- Saturday, April 13, 2024 โ Cologne, Germany
- Men: 1 spot
- Women: 3 spots
- Saturday, May 19, 2024 โ Anaheim, CA, USA
- Men: 2 spots
- Women: 4 spots
Learn more about the HYROX Anaheim 2024 LCQ โ
2025 last chance qualifier event:
- Saturday, April 26, 2025 โ Barcelona, Spain
- In 2025, there are 3 spots available for each the men & women
To learn more about all LCQ events, check out our guide to HYROX last chance qualifiers.
Pro Doubles Elite 15 Qualification
The Pro Doubles Elite 15 system debuted in the 2024/25 season, and it was first seen at World Championships in 2025. Qualification for the Pro Doubles category is simple.
The top 3 male & female teams from each of the following 5 races will qualify for World Championships:
- HYROX Melbourne โ December 14-15, 2024
- HYROX Houston โ March 15-16, 2025
- HYROX Paris โ April 18-19, 2025
- HYROX Miami โ April 19, 2025
- HYROX London Olympia โ May 3, 2025
* There is no mixed doubles category for Pro Doubles; only male & female categories.
See who has qualified for Elite 15 Pro Doubles in 2025 โ
Singles & Double Age Group Qualification
In 2025, World Championship qualification spots were awarded at most events, and the number of spots correlated to the total number of participants at the event. The more athletes that raced, the more spots were awarded.
Mixed Relay Invitational
The Elite Mixed Relay Invitational race was added in 2024. HYROX selected one athlete from each country to be the team captain, and they would recruit 3 more athletes from their country to join their team.
- All teams consisted of 2 men & 2 women
- All athletes must be a citizen of the country they are representing
- Standard HYROX relay rules apply
20 countries competing in 2025 โ
Now let’s get into the HYROX World Championship events, year by year.
2025
The 2025 HYROX World Championship takes place from Thursday, June 12 to Sunday, June 15, 2025 at the Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
This is the 8th visit to Chicago since 2020, when HYROX first visited the windy city in January 2020. Chicago has became a staple for HYROX’s U.S. events, holding two events a year in both 2022 and 2023.
We’ll update the 2025 HYROX World Championship winners after the Elite 15 event takes place on June 12, 2025.
Men’s Elite 15
| Place | Athlete | Time |
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Women’s Elite 15
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2024
The 2024 HYROX World Championship took place at the Palais des Expositions in Nice, France from June 7-9, 2024.
Here are the final results of the 2024 HYROX World Championship:
- Alexander Roncevic ๐ฆ๐น was the 2024 men’s champion with a time of 56:21
- Megan Jacoby ๐บ๐ธ was the 2024 women’s champion with a time of 59:59
Men’s Elite 15
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ฅ | Alexander Roncevic ๐ฆ๐น | 56:21 |
| ๐ฅ | Michael Sandbach ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 56:32 |
| ๐ฅ | James Kelly ๐ฆ๐บ | 56:53 |
Other notable athletes who competed include:
- Pelayo Fernandez, 4th place
- Hunter McIntyre, 5th place
- Tobias Lautwein, 6th place
- Graham Halliday, 7th place
- Beau Wills, 8th place
- Jonathon Wynn, 9th place
- Dylan Scott, 10th place
- Tomas Tvrdik, 11th place
- Colin Stiefer, 12th place
- Rich Ryan, 13th place
- David Magida, 14th place
Women’s Elite 15
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ฅ | Megan Jacoby ๐บ๐ธ | 59:59 |
| ๐ฅ | Lauren Weeks ๐บ๐ธ | 1:03:37 |
| ๐ฅ | Vivian Tafuto ๐บ๐ธ | 1:03:44 |
Other notable athletes who competed include:
- Viola Oberlรคnder, 4th place
- Linda Meier, 5th place
- Kate Davey, 6th place
- Amy Bevilacqua, 7th place
- Zara Piergianni, 8th place
- Maria Fecik, 9th place
- Mikaela Norman, 10th place
- Alina Willnow, 11th place
- Lauren Griffith, 12th place
- Jana Lebenstedt, 13th place
- Camilla Massa, 14th place
Men’s Pro Doubles
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ฅ | Jake Dearden, Marc Dean | 52:34 |
| ๐ฅ | Jannik Czapla, Peter Schiller | 52:40 |
| ๐ฅ | Dylan Scott, David Magida | 53:24 |
Women’s Pro Doubles
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ฅ | Kate Davey, Zara Piergianni | 57:59 |
| ๐ฅ | Margot & Charlotte Vandenlindenloof | 58:48 |
| ๐ฅ | Elina Sujew, Diana Breiding | 1:00:28 |
Elite Relay
The team from Great Britain took the victory in the elite relay, beating out Team USA by 20 seconds. Team Germany was only 13 seconds behind the USA, in a thrilling battle for all 3 podium spots.
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ฅ | ๐ฌ๐ง Kate Davey, Zara Piergianni, Michael Sandbach, Jake Williamson | 50:35 |
| ๐ฅ | ๐บ๐ธ Meg Jacoby, Lauren Rantala, Hunter McIntyre, Ryan Kent | 50:55 |
| ๐ฅ | ๐ฉ๐ช Linda Meier, Viola Oberlรคnder, Tobias Lautwein, Dominic Molzahn | 51:08 |
2023
The 2023 HYROX World Championship took place at the Manchester Central Convention Centre in Manchester, UK from May 26-27, 2023.
Here are the final results of the 2023 HYROX World Championship:
- Hunter McIntyre ๐บ๐ธ was the 2023 men’s champion with a time of 56:40
- Lauren Weeks ๐บ๐ธ was the 2023 women’s champion with a time of 59:51
Men’s Elite 15
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ฅ | Hunter McIntyre ๐บ๐ธ | 56:40 |
| ๐ฅ | Alexander Roncevic ๐ฆ๐น | 57:35 |
| ๐ฅ | Tobias Lautwein ๐ฉ๐ช | 58:26 |
Other notable athletes who competed include:
- Ryan Kent, 4th place
- Graham Halliday, 5th place
- Jonathon Wynn, 6th place
- James Kelly, 8th place
- Tiago Lousa, 9th place
- Michael Sandbach, 10th place
- Dylan Scott, 14th place
- David Magida, 15th place
Women’s Elite 15
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ฅ | Lauren Weeks ๐บ๐ธ | 59:51 |
| ๐ฅ | Megan Jacoby ๐บ๐ธ | 1:00:23 |
| ๐ฅ | Belle Macfarlane ๐บ๐ธ | 1:02:11 |
Other notable athletes who competed include:
- Vivian Tafuto, 4th place
- Viola Oberlรคnder, 5th place
- Kris Rugloski, 7th place
- Terra Jackson, 10th place
- Linda Meier, 11th place
- Alandra Greenlee, 12th place
2022
The 2022 HYROX World Championship took place at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on May 14, 2022.
Here are the final results of the 2022 HYROX World Championship:
- Hunter McIntyre ๐บ๐ธ was the 2022 men’s champion with a time of 58:05
- Kris Rugloski ๐บ๐ธ was the 2022 women’s champion with a time of 1:07:21
Men’s Pro
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ฅ | Hunter McIntyre ๐บ๐ธ | 58:05 |
| ๐ฅ | Ryan Kent ๐บ๐ธ | 1:00:26 |
| ๐ฅ | Alexander Roncevic ๐ฆ๐น | 1:00:38 |
Other notable athletes who competed include:
- Tim Wenisch, 4th place
- Dylan Scott, 5th place
- Michael Sandbach, 6th place
- Rich Ryan, 7th place
- Tomas Tvrdik, 13th place
Women’s Pro
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ฅ | Kris Rugloski ๐บ๐ธ | 1:07:21 |
| ๐ฅ | Linda Meier ๐ฉ๐ช | 1:07:57 |
| ๐ฅ | Mirjam Von Rohr ๐จ๐ญ | 1:08:23 |
Other notable athletes who competed include:
- Alandra Greenlee, 4th place
- Terra Jackson, 6th place
- Viola Oberlรคnder, 7th place
- Lauren Weeks, 9th place
- Camilla Massa, 10th place
NOTE: Lauren Weeks was 7-8 months pregnant and modified the burpees.
2021
The 2021 HYROX World Championship took place in Leipzig, Germany on November 6, 2021.
Here are the final results of the 2021 HYROX World Championship:
- Tobias Lautwein ๐ฉ๐ช was the 2021 men’s champion with a time of 1 hour flat (1:00:00)
- Lauren Weeks ๐บ๐ธ was the 2021 women’s champion with a time of 1:03:43
Men’s Pro
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ฅ | Tobias Lautwein ๐ฉ๐ช | 1:00:00 |
| ๐ฅ | Alexander Roncevic ๐ฆ๐น | 1:01:04 |
| ๐ฅ | Tiago Lousa ๐ต๐น | 1:01:12 |
Other notable athletes who competed include:
- Hunter McIntyre, 4th place
- David Magida, 5th place
- Dylan Scott, 6th place
- Markus Frison, 11th place
Women’s Pro
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ฅ | Lauren Weeks ๐บ๐ธ | 1:03:43 |
| ๐ฅ | Viola Oberlรคnder ๐ฉ๐ช | 1:06:00 |
| ๐ฅ | Rachel Schreiber ๐บ๐ธ | 1:06:55 |
Other notable athletes who competed include:
- Imke Salander, 5th place (2019 Champion)
- Linda Meier, 6th place
2020
There were 11 total races this season, 4 of which took place in major cities in the U.S. (Miami, Dallas, New York, Chicago). But because of COVID-19, the season was cut short, and the 2020 HYROX World Championship only featured 6 athletes from each gender.
HYROX invited the 5 men & women with the top times of the year to Hamburg, Germany on November 28th, 2020, as well as 1 wild card invitation to an athlete of their choice. HYROX chose to invite two CrossFit athletesโ2013 CrossFit Games champion, Sam Briggs, and long-time CrossFitter Adam Klink, who recently squatted 500lbs and ran a sub-5 minute mile in the same day.
- The race was also run on Assault AirRunners instead of the usual multiple laps around an indoor running track
- Only 4 of the 6 women finished the race
Here are the final results of the 2020 HYROX World Championship:
- Hunter McIntyre ๐บ๐ธ was the 2020 men’s champion with a time of 1:00:04
- Lauren Weeks ๐บ๐ธ was the 2020 women’s champion with a time of 1:09:47
Men’s Elite 12
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ฅ | Hunter McIntyre ๐บ๐ธ | 1:00:04 |
| ๐ฅ | Lukas Storath ๐ฉ๐ช | 1:02:37 |
| ๐ฅ | Tobias Lautwein ๐ฉ๐ช | 1:03:22 |
| 4 | Tim Schrรถder ๐ฉ๐ช | 1:09:26 |
| 5 | Adam Klink ๐บ๐ธ | 1:10:19 |
| 6 | Markus Frison ๐ฉ๐ช | 1:19:16 |
Women’s Elite 12
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ฅ | Lauren Weeks ๐บ๐ธ | 1:09:47 |
| ๐ฅ | Viola Oberlรคnder ๐ฉ๐ช | 1:10:46 |
| ๐ฅ | Elisabeth Sarah Kholti ๐ฉ๐ช | 1:11:32 |
| 4 | Sam Briggs ๐บ๐ธ | 1:11:56 |
2019
In 2019, there were only 9 HYROX races, and they all took place in Germany. The top times across the Pro division for the entire season were invited to the World Championship in Oberhausen, Germany in April, where over 600 athletes competed for the title of HYROX champion. This was before the Elite 15 system was established.
Here are the final results of the 2019 HYROX World Championship:
- Lukas Storath ๐ฉ๐ช was the 2019 men’s champion with a time of 59:07
- Imke Salander ๐ฉ๐ช was the 2019 women’s champion with a time of 1:08:08
Men’s Pro
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ฅ | Lukas Storath ๐ฉ๐ช | 59:07 |
| ๐ฅ | Alexander Roncevic ๐ฆ๐น | 1:02:29 |
| ๐ฅ | Max Flade ๐ฉ๐ช | 1:03:20 |
Women’s Pro
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ฅ | Imke Salander ๐ฉ๐ช | 1:08:08 |
| ๐ฅ | Rebecca Naether ๐ฉ๐ช | 1:09:15 |
| ๐ฅ | Lisa Dรผngfelder ๐ฉ๐ช | 1:10:40 |
You can find the official 2019 season results, as well as the World Championship times, on the HYROX results page.
We’ll continue to update this page each year with new information on the HYROX World Championships, and keep you up-to-date on any changes to the qualification system.
