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Megan Jacoby
American Hyrox competitor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Megan "Meg" Jacoby is an American Hyrox athlete. She won the 2024 Hyrox World Championships.
Career
Jacoby was an 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]
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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
References
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