Verena Mayr
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.
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| 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 | |
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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
Preiner receiving Newcomer of the Year award at the 2019 Austrian Sports Personality of the Year gala.
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 |
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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.
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