 Weeks at Stockholm Major HYROX in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1989or1990(age 34–35) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Hyrox |
Lauren Weeks is an American Hyrox athlete. She is a three-time world champion in Hyrox.
| Weeks at Stockholm Major HYROX in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 1989or1990(age 34–35) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Hyrox |
Lauren Weeks is an American Hyrox athlete. She is a three-time world champion in Hyrox.
Prior to competing in Hyrox, Weeks competed in CrossFit. Her best result was at the 2017 Regionals, where she placed 14th. [1] She was introduced to Hyrox in 2019 while still a trainee nurse. [2]
Weeks won the 2020 and 2021 Hyrox World Championships. She competed in the first season of the reality competition show Spartan Games in 2021. After placing in the top three in the first season, Weeks returned to compete in the second season in 2022. [3] She competed in the 2022 HYROX World Championships while eight months pregnant and finished ninth. [4] [1] Less than a year after her pregnancy, she won the 2023 HYROX World Championships. [5]
| Year | Event | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 2020 | HYROX World Championships [6] | 1:09:47 |  |
| 2021 | HYROX World Championships [7] | 1:03:43 | |
| HYROX North American Championships | 1:05:18 | | |
| 2022 | HYROX North American Championships [8] | 1:07:03 | |
| HYROX World Championships | 9 | ||
| 2023 | HYROX European Championships [9] | 1:01:12 | |
| HYROX World Championships [10] | 59:51 | | |
| 2024 | HYROX European Championships [11] | 58:03 | |
| HYROX North American Championships | 1:01:20 | | |
| HYROX World Championships [12] | 1:03:37 |  | |
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