Lauren Weeks

{{Short description|American athlete}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Lauren Weeks | honorific_suffix = | image = Stockholm HYROX lunges.jpg | image_size =  | image_upright = | landscape =  | alt = Lauren Weeks, a muscular white woman, competing in Hyrox in a lunge carrying weights on her back | caption = Weeks at Stockholm Major HYROX in 2023 | headercolor = | textcolor =  | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name =  | full_name =  | nickname = | nationality =  | national_team =  | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|34|2024|11|10}} | birth_place = | death_date =  | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | hometown = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height =  | weight =  | spouse = | life_partner = | children = | parents =  | relatives = | other_interests = | website =  | module =  | country = {{USA}} | sport = Hyrox | position = | shoots = | catches = | disability = | disability_class = | weight_class = | weight_class_type = | rank = | event = | event_type = | universityteam = | collegeteam = | league = | league_type = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | turnedpro_type = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | module2 =  | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb =  | show-medals = | medaltemplates = | medaltemplates-title = | module3 = }} '''Lauren Weeks''' is an American Hyrox athlete. She is a three-time world champion in Hyrox.

== Career ==

Prior to competing in Hyrox, Weeks competed in CrossFit. Her best result was at the 2017 Regionals, where she placed 14th.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ward |first=Tom |date=2024-11-10 |title=HYROX season kicks-off with fierce rivalries and blazing fast wins |url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/hyrox-season-opener-highlights |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Red Bull}}</ref> She was introduced to Hyrox in 2019 while still a trainee nurse.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Emma |date=2025-01-20 |title=Hyrox: How fitness sport became the latest viral craze |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/cwypd0j9wygo |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Armstrong |first=Kiah |date=2022-03-09 |title=Utah athlete makes her second appearance on this reality TV show |url=https://www.abc4.com/news/digital-exclusives/utah-athlete-to-compete-on-reality-tv-show-spartan-games-2-0/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=ABC4 Utah |language=en-US}}</ref> She competed in the 2022 HYROX World Championships while eight months pregnant and finished ninth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBE: The Meteoric Rise of Lauren Weeks, 3 Time Hyrox Women's World Champion |url=https://betterbodyequipped.com/blogs/news/bbe-the-meteoric-rise-of-lauren-weeks-3-time-hyrox-womens-world-champion |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Better Body Equipment United States Ltd |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Less than a year after her pregnancy, she won the 2023 HYROX World Championships.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wallace |first=Marcus |date=2023-06-05 |title=Lauren Weeks - A Brief History Of Hyrox Supremacy |url=https://hybridfitnessmedia.com/2023/06/05/lauren-weeks-a-brief-history-of-hyrox-supremacy/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Hybrid Fitness Media |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2024, Weeks won the first Hyrox Major of the 2024/25 season in Amsterdam, with a time of 58:12.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Finn |first=Teaganne |date=2025-02-28 |title=From CrossFit to HYROX Elite: Champ Lauren Weeks Balances Motherhood and Training for Worlds |url=https://barbend.com/champ-and-mom-lauren-weeks-trains-for-worlds/ |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=BarBend |language=en-US}}</ref> She placed second at the second major<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spin |first=Brian |date=2025-03-17 |title=Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr & Joanna Wietrzyk Set HYROX World Record |url=https://thebarbellspin.com/competition/tia-clair-toomey-orr-joanna-wietrzyk-set-hyrox-world-record/ |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=The Barbell Spin |language=en-US}}</ref> and first in the third.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-03 |title=HYROX Las Vegas: Lucy Procter shines at an event of surprises and showdowns |url=https://www.redbull.com/al-sq/hyrox-las-vegas-report |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=Red Bull |language=sq-al}}</ref> In the fourth and final major of the season, Weeks beat her own world record and won the competition.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morton |first=David |date=2025-04-17 |title=Grind to glory: HYROX athletes' quest for championship dreams unveiled |url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/beyond-the-rox-hyrox-series-on-red-bull-tv-grind-to-glory |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=Red Bull |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life == Weeks moved to South Carolina in 2014. She gave birth to a daughter in 2022.<ref name=":1" />

== Competitive history ==

=== Hyrox === {| class="wikitable" |+ ! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Event ! colspan="2" |Results |- !Time !Rank |- |2020 |HYROX World Championships<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gutman |first=Andrew |date=2021-01-07 |title=HYROX Champs Challenge Top CrossFitters (and More) to $10,000 Race |url=https://barbend.com/hyrox-dallas-preview-2021/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=BarBend |language=en-US}}</ref> |1:09:47 |{{Gold1}} |- |rowspan="2"|2021 |HYROX North American Championships |1:05:18 (WR) |{{Gold1}} |- |HYROX World Championships<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lockridge |first=Roger |date=2021-09-11 |title=Lauren Weeks, Tobias Lautwein Win 2021 HYROX World Championships |url=https://barbend.com/2021-hyrox-world-championships-results/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=BarBend |language=en-US}}</ref> |1:03:43 (WR) |{{Gold1}} |- |rowspan="2"|2022{{refn|group=Note|During the 2022/23 season, Weeks was Pregnant. She was 4 months pregnant during the North American Championships and 8 months pregnant during the World Championships.}} |HYROX North American Championships<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blechman |first=Phil |date=2024-03-04 |title=2024 HYROX North American Championships Results — Scott, Weeks Dominate the Elite Division {{!}} BarBend |url=https://barbend.com/2024-hyrox-north-american-championships-results/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=BarBend |language=en-US}}</ref> |1:07:03 |{{Gold1}} |- |HYROX World Championships |1:13:02 |9 |- | rowspan="3" |2023 |HYROX European Championships<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blechman |first=Phil |date=2023-02-08 |title=2023 HYROX European Championships Results — Alexander Roncevic, Lauren Weeks Victorious |url=https://barbend.com/2023-hyrox-european-championships-results-alexander-roncevic-lauren-weeks-victorious/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=BarBend |language=en-US}}</ref> |1:01:12 |{{Gold1}} |- |HYROX North American Championships |1:03:44 |{{Bronze3}} |- |HYROX World Championships<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Amber |date=2023-05-30 |title=2023 HYROX World Championships Results — Hunter McIntyre, Lauren Weeks Win |url=https://barbend.com/2023-hyrox-world-championships-results/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=BarBend |language=en-US}}</ref> |59:51 |{{Gold1}} |- |rowspan="3"|2024 |HYROX European Championships<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blechman |first=Phil |date=2024-02-13 |title=2024 HYROX European Championships Results — Roncevic, Weeks Go Back-To-Back |url=https://barbend.com/2024-hyrox-european-championships-results/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=BarBend |language=en-US}}</ref> |58:03 (WR) |{{Gold1}} |- |HYROX North American Championships |1:01:20 |{{Gold1}} |- |HYROX World Championships<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blechman |first=Phil |date=2024-06-11 |title=2024 HYROX World Championships Results — Megan Jacoby & Alexander Roncevic Victorious |url=https://barbend.com/2024-hyrox-world-championships-results/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Bar Bend |language=en-US}}</ref> |1:03:37 |{{Silver2}} |- | rowspan="7" |2025 |HYROX Major #1 - Amsterdam |0:58:12 |{{Gold1}} |- |HYROX Major #2 - Hong Kong |1:00:31 |{{Silver2}} |- |HYROX Major #3 - Las Vegas |1:00:31 |{{Gold1}} |- |HYROX Major #4 - Glasgow |0:56:23 (WR) |{{Gold1}} |- |HYROX North American Open Championships |0:55:38* (Open WR) |{{Gold1}} |- |HYROX World Championships (E15 Solo) |59:43 |{{Bronze3}} |- |HYROX World Championships E15 doubles - with Lauren Griffith |54:58 |{{Gold1}} |- | rowspan="12" |2026 - Season 8 |HYROX Major #1 - Hamburg (E15 Solo) |59:13 |{{Bronze3}} |- |HYROX Major #1 - Hamburg E15 Doubles - with Lauren Griffith |54:39 |{{Gold1}} |- |HYROX Major #2 - Melbourne (E15 Solo) |58:48 |{{Silver2}} |- |HYROX Major #2 - Melbourne E15 Doubles - with Lauren Griffith |56:16 |6 |- |HYROX Major #3 - Phoenix (E15 Solo) |58:30 |{{Silver2}} |- |HYROX Major #3 - Phoenix E15 Doubles - with Vivian Tafuto |53:11 (WR) |{{Gold1}} |- |HYROX Regional - Americas Championship (E15 Solo) |56:27 |{{Gold1}} |- |HYROX Regional - Americas Championship E15 Doubles - with Vivian Tafuto |52:59 (WR) |{{Gold1}} |- |HYROX Major #4 - Warsaw (E15 Solo) | | |- |HYROX Major #4 - Warsaw E15 Doubles - with | | |- |HYROX World Championships (E15 Solo) | | |- |HYROX World Championships E15 Doubles - with Vivian Tafuto | | |}

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