Megan Jacoby

Megan "Meg" Jacoby is an American Hyrox athlete. She won the 2024 Hyrox World Championships.

Megan Jacoby

Personal information
Nickname	Meg Jacoby
Born	1991 (age 33–34)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Hyrox

Career

Jacoby was a NCAA Division I middle-distance runner at the University of Connecticut and Binghamton University where she also competed in cross-country.^{[1] [2]}

Jacoby first heard of Hyrox in 2022.^[3] In her second Hyrox competition, HYROX Chicago 2022, she set a new women's pro world record: 1:01:56.^[4] Jacoby became a full-time Hyrox athlete in 2023.^[5] Jacoby was the first woman to complete a HYROX pro race in under one hour.^[3] She completed the HYROX Anaheim race in 58 minutes and 58 seconds on April 22, 2023, taking the record from Mikaela Norman.^[6] She won the 2024 HYROX World Championships and led the women's competition from the third station (sled pull) onward during the race.^[7]

Personal life

Jacoby is from Endwell, New York,^[1] and is currently based in upstate New York.^[5] She has a daughter. Her brother is a professional bodybuilder.^[3]

Competitive history

Hyrox

Year	Event	Results
		Time	Rank
2022	HYROX Chicago	1:01:56
2023	HYROX European Championships[8]	1:03:12
	HYROX Anaheim	58:58
	HYROX World Championships[9]	1:00:23
2024	HYROX European Championships[10]	1:00:26
	HYROX World Championships[11]	59:59
	HYROX Amsterdam[12]	58:44