Who is Joanna Wietrzyk? The 24-year-old athlete at the centre of the HYROX soiling scandal

Right now, the most viral news story is that of Joanna Wietrzyk: Who soiled herself during a HYROX event. The unfortunate videos of her, with poo running down her legs, are quite literally everywhere. 

Joanna Wietrzyk chose to battle through having soiled herself, and won the indoor endurance circuit, competing in the elite group as part of the 16-24 age category, in Beijing over the weekend. HYROX has since apologised over what happened, as people called it out as “disgusting” and it’s created an entire scandal around the rules and regulations at such events. 

Despite what happened,  Joanna won the women’s solo event with a time of 61 minutes and 23 seconds. So, who is Joanna Wietrzyk? Here’s what we know about her. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Joanna Wietrzyk is 24 and from Australia

Joanna is 24 and from Melbourne, Australia. She is described as one of Australia’s fastest-rising stars in HYROX. She has a background in CrossFit, bodybuilding and competitive athletics. Joanna was also a national-level tennis and netball player. She then moved on to endurance racing. 

She’s a fitness coach, and HYROX world record holder

 

 

 

 

 

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When she’s not competing, Joanna is in fitness for work too, working as a coach. Joanna first discovered HYROX while working as an F45 coach in Melbourne. Joanna made history as the first Australian female to qualify for the HYROX Elite 15 Series.

“After an incredible first season in HYROX, I’m focused on building momentum and pushing my performance even further this year,” she previously said. “That means going beyond what I’ve done before and partnering with teams that truly support the way I train, recover, and compete.”

After soiling herself during the 2026 Beijing event,  Joanna won the women’s solo with a time of 61 minutes and 23 seconds. She also holds the world record in the HYROX women’s solo event, with a time of 54 minutes and 25 seconds, set in Warsaw in April this year.

Joanna Wietrzyk could definitely be called a fitness influencer 

Joanna has nearly 100k Instagram followers, and a further 5k subscribers on YouTube. Her YouTube content is a lot of fitness and personal vlogs. She often records content from HYROX events and posts a day-in-the-life style video, as well as marathon videos and travel vlogs. 

Joanna’s Instagram shows that as an athlete she works alongside loads of brands. She has partnerships with brands such as Puma, Dr. Hydrate drinks, The Feed, and fitness apps. She shares a lot of videos from her competitive events, and training.  

In a now-deleted Instagram Story, Joanna shared a selfie of herself attached to an IV drip with the caption: “Go hard or go home … a win is a win. In all seriousness, thank you for all the support. I’ll be back soon x.”

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