Verena Mayr
.jpg) Preiner in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Verena Preiner |
| Born | 1 February 1995 Ebensee, Austria |
| Education | Johannes Kepler University Linz |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Austria |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Heptathlon, Pentathlon |
Medal record | |
Verena Mayr (née Preiner, born 1 February 1995[2]) is an Austrian athlete competing in the combined events. She won the bronze medal in the heptathlon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. In 2017, Mayr took a silver in the heptathlon at the European Under-23 Championships and a gold at the Summer Universiade.
She represented Austria at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, placing eleventh in the heptathlon.[3] Mayr is the Austrian record holder in the event and won 11 national titles (mostly for the combined events).
Statistics
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | World Youth Championships | Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France | 23rd | Heptathlon | 4650 pts | |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 9th | Heptathlon | 5530 pts | PB |
| 2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | – (f) | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |
| 4th | Heptathlon | 5840 pts | PB | |||
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 7th | Heptathlon | 6050 pts | PB |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 6th | Pentathlon | 4478 pts | |
| European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | Heptathlon | 6232 pts | NU23R | |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | – | Heptathlon | DNF | ||
| Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 1st | Heptathlon | 6224 pts | ||
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 8th | Heptathlon | 6337 pts | PB |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 6th | Pentathlon | 4637 pts | PB |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | Heptathlon | 6560 pts | ||
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 11th | Heptathlon | 6310 pts | SB |
Personal bests
- Heptathlon – 6591 pts (Ratingen 2019) NR
- 100 m hurdles – 13.25 s (+0.6 m/s, Doha 2019)
- High jump – 1.80 m (Ratingen 2019)
- Shot put – 15.07 m (Maria Enzersdorf 2020)
- 200 metres – 23.66 s (+0.2 m/s, St. Pölten 2016)
- Long jump – 6.36 m (+0.4 m/s, Doha 2019)
- Javelin throw – 49.58 m (Ratingen 2019)
- 800 metres – 2:07.74 min (Ratingen 2019)
- Indoors
- Pentathlon – 4637 pts (Glasgow 2019)
- 60 metres – 7.75 s (Linz 2018)
Circuit wins and titles, National titles
- IAAF Combined Events Challenge Overall winner: 2019
- 2019: Meeting Arona, Mehrkampf-Meeting (NR)
- Austrian Athletics Championships
- 400 m hurdles: 2016
- Shot put: 2020, 2021
- Heptathlon: 2014, 2015, 2016
- Austrian Indoor Athletics Championships
- Long jump: 2022
- Shot put: 2016
- Pentathlon: 2014, 2015, 2019
References
- ^ 2017 Universiade bio
- ^ "Verena MAYR – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Verena Preiner". Olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
External links
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