Heinz Mayr

Heinz Mayr (born 20 October 1935) is a former German racewalker, who competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Heinz Mayr
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born(1935-10-20)20 October 1935
Braunschweig, Germany
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Racewalking
ClubEintracht Braunschweig
TSV Salzgitter
VfL Wolfsburg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)20 km – 1:29:25 (1972)[1]

He competed for the clubs Eintracht Braunschweig,[2] TSV Salzgitter and VfL Wolfsburg. He won the national championship in the 50 kilometres race walk in 1961, as well as four German racewalking team championships with Eintracht Braunschweig (also in 1961), Salzgitter (in 1969) and Wolfsburg (in 1973 and 1974).[3][4]

Mayr competed in the 20 kilometres race walk at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he finished 13th.[1]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  West Germany
1970 World Race Walking Cup Eschborn, West Germany 19th 20 km 1:34:55
1972 Summer Olympics Munich, West Germany 13th 20 km 1:33:13.8
1973 World Race Walking Cup Lugano, Switzerland — 20 km DQ
1975 World Race Walking Cup Le Grand-Quevilly, France 24th 20 km 1:33:40

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heinz Mayr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2015-11-21.
  2. Kurt Hoffmeister (1986). Meister und Medaillen. Braunschweigs Olympiasieger, Welt-, Europa-, Deutsche Meister 1946–1986 (in German). Braunschweig: Stadtbibliothek Braunschweig. p. 51.
  3. Leichtathletik – Deutsche Meisterschaften (Gehen – Herren – Teil 1) at sport-komplett.de (Retrieved on 12 November 2015).
  4. Leichtathletik – Deutsche Meisterschaften (Gehen – Herren – Teil 2) at sport-komplett.de (Retrieved on 12 November 2015).
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