Twelve of the 15 men currently ranked for the HYROX Hamburg Elite 15 field raced at the 2026 World Championships in Stockholm. Six raced in Hamburg last year. On the women’s side, eight raced Worlds and eight raced Hamburg last year.
HYROX Hamburg runs October 28 to November 1 at Hamburg Messe and opens the 2026/27 Elite Series. This comparison uses the Elite 15 rankings as of October 5.
Eight athletes in the top 15 were in neither the Hamburg 2025 nor the Worlds 2026 singles field. On the men’s side, they are Jack Driscoll, Gabriel Heck and Pelayo Menendez Fernandez. On the women’s side, they are Saskia Millard, Annie Emilsson, Camilla Massa, Tanja Stroschneider and Rachael Wade.
The rankings are not the final start list. At HYROX’s first Elite Town Hall last week, Head of Elite Racing Mat Lock said spots open through roll-downs when Elite 15 athletes decline invitations or can’t travel.
Selection has also changed. Last year’s Hamburg field was built from automatic qualifiers and time qualifiers. This season, Elite 15 selection is based on a points ranking.
| From Hamburg 2025 | From Worlds 2026 | In neither | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| Women | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Elite 15 Men
In from Hamburg 2025 (6): Dylan Scott, Tim Wenisch, Alexander Roncevic, Sean Noble, Tomas Tvrdik, Hidde Weersma
In from Worlds 2026 (12): Alexander Roncevic, Dylan Scott, Hidde Weersma, Tim Wenisch, Charlie Botterill, Sean Noble, Cole Learn, Tomas Tvrdik, Dexter Buchanan, Sebastian Ifversen, Louis Osselaer, Luke Greer
New to the field (3): Jack Driscoll, Gabriel Heck, Pelayo Menendez Fernandez
Out from Hamburg 2025 (9): James Kelly, Jonathon Wynn, Rich Ryan, Beau Wills, Aitor Lizarazu Hormilla, Jake Dearden, Jannik Czapla, Emilio Aguayo, Richard Hynek
Out from Worlds 2026 (3): Hunter McIntyre, James Kelly, Rich Ryan
All three podium finishers from Hamburg 2025 are back. Roncevic, Scott and Weersma qualified for Worlds with first, second and third in Hamburg last year.
Kelly and Ryan raced both Hamburg 2025 and Worlds. Neither is in the current top 15. Kelly was last year’s top automatic qualifier for Hamburg.
Six men in the top 15 were not in last year’s Hamburg field but raced Worlds: Botterill, Learn, Buchanan, Osselaer, Greer and Ifversen. Botterill, ranked fourth, finished third at Worlds. Ifversen was last year’s first alternate for Hamburg.
Menendez Fernandez is new to this comparison but not to the Elite 15. He raced the 2025 World Championships in Chicago as a roll-down from the Hong Kong Major.
Scott leads the men’s rankings with 539 points. Wenisch is second with 537 and Roncevic third with 532.
Elite 15 Women
In from Hamburg 2025 (8): Joanna Wietrzyk, Lauren Weeks, Calypso Sheridan, Lena Putters, Danél Louw, Emilie Dahmen, Vivian Tafuto, Melanie Maurer
In from Worlds 2026 (8): Joanna Wietrzyk, Lauren Weeks, Alyssa McElheny, Calypso Sheridan, Gabrielle Nikora-Baker, Lena Putters, Emilie Dahmen, Vivian Tafuto
New to the field (5): Saskia Millard, Annie Emilsson, Camilla Massa, Tanja Stroschneider, Rachael Wade
Out from Hamburg 2025 (7): Linda Meier, Lucy Procter, Seka Arning, Jess Pettrow, Zara Piergianni, Stefanie Oswald, Ida Mathilde Rubens Steensgaard
Out from Worlds 2026 (7): Lucy Procter, Jess Pettrow, Sinéad Bent, Linda Meier, Morgan Schulz, Seka Arning, Stefanie Oswald
The Hamburg 2025 podium is also back. Wietrzyk, Tafuto and Weeks qualified for Worlds with first, second and third in Hamburg last year.
Five women raced both Hamburg 2025 and Worlds and are not in the current top 15: Meier, Procter, Pettrow, Arning and Oswald. Meier was last year’s top automatic qualifier for Hamburg as World Champion.
Louw and Maurer were in last year’s Hamburg field but not at Worlds. Both are ranked inside the 15. Sheridan moved from 13th on last year’s Hamburg list to fourth.
Millard is the highest-ranked newcomer at sixth. Stroschneider, ranked 10th, was last year’s first alternate for Hamburg.
Wietrzyk leads the women’s rankings with 547 points. Weeks is second with 540 and McElheny third with 537. Six women are tied on 525 points in positions 6 through 11, with strength of field as the tiebreaker.
Current Top 15
| # | Men | Pts | Women | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Scott (USA) | 539 | Joanna Wietrzyk (AUS) | 547 |
| 2 | Tim Wenisch (DEU) | 537 | Lauren Weeks (USA) | 540 |
| 3 | Alexander Roncevic (AUT) | 532 | Alyssa McElheny (USA) | 537 |
| 4 | Charlie Botterill (ENG) | 531 | Calypso Sheridan (AUS) | 532 |
| 5 | Sean Noble (IRL) | 527 | Gabrielle Nikora-Baker (NZL) | 526 |
| 6 | Cole Learn (CAN) | 527 | Saskia Millard (ENG) | 525 |
| 7 | Dexter Buchanan (NZL) | 526 | Lena Putters (BEL) | 525 |
| 8 | Louis Osselaer (BEL) | 525.41 | Annie Emilsson (SWE) | 525 |
| 9 | Jack Driscoll (USA) | 525 | Camilla Massa (ITA) | 525 |
| 10 | Gabriel Heck (USA) | 525 | Tanja Stroschneider (AUT) | 525 |
| 11 | Pelayo Menendez Fernandez (ESP) | 525 | Danél Louw (ZAF) | 525 |
| 12 | Tomas Tvrdik (CZE) | 521 | Emilie Dahmen (NLD) | 522 |
| 13 | Luke Greer (ENG) | 520 | Vivian Tafuto (USA) | 522 |
| 14 | Hidde Weersma (NLD) | 519.95 | Melanie Maurer (CHE) | 520 |
| 15 | Sebastian Ifversen (DNK) | 517 | Rachael Wade (USA) | 520 |
Hybrid Fitness Media will update this list when HYROX publishes the official Hamburg start lists including roll downs
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