MAYR Verena

1 Feb 1995
26
Female
EBENSEE
 
Austria
LINZ
 
Austria

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Women's Heptathlon 11

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Track
Finished
Olympic Stadium - High Jump B
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Shot Put B
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Long Jump A
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Long Throws
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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World Athletics Championships
YearLocationHeptathlon
2019Doha, QAT3rd (6560)
2017London, GBRDNF

European Championships
YearLocationHeptathlon
2018Berlin, GER8th (6337)

World Combined Events Challenge
RankEventYearLocationResult
1Heptathlon2019Ratingen, GER6591
1Heptathlon2019Arona, ESP6472
3Heptathlon2019Doha, QAT6560
5Heptathlon2018Gotzis, AUT6308
6Heptathlon2018Talence, FRA6133
8Heptathlon2018Berlin, GER6337
DNFHeptathlon2017London, GBRDNF


Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final
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Skiing, swimming, reading, cinema, shopping. (worldathletics.org, 27 Feb 2020; Facebook page, 24 Mar 2020)
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Army, Athlete
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English, German
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Union Ebensee [Austria]
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Wolfgang Adler
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She competed in cross-country running in her youth and won an Austrian national U16 title in the sport. (worldathletics.org, 27 Feb 2020)
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She withdrew from the 2017 World Championships in London, England, due to asthma. (worldathletics.org, 27 Feb 2020)

She suffered from foot and ankle injuries in 2017. (worldathletics.org, 27 Feb 2020)

She had a foot injury in 2016. (worldathletics.org, 27 Feb 2020)
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She was introduced to athletics at the Ebensee club in upper Austria at age six. She entered her first heptathlon at age 15 in Linz, Austria. (worldathletics.org, 27 Feb 2020; verenapreiner.at, 24 Mar 2020)
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She was curious about all athletics disciplines. (worldathletics.org, 27 Feb 2020)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (worldathletics.org, 27 Feb 2020)
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She trains at the Olympic Centre in Linz, Austria, and has up to 12 sessions a week. (verenapreiner.at, 24 Mar 2020)
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Winning a bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. (worldathletics.org, 27 Feb 2020)
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Austrian athlete Ivona Dadic, British athlete Jessica Ennis-Hill. (worldathletics.org, 27 Feb 2020)
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"I was not the best at a young age but I always try to do better. It is not in my mind that I will not succeed. I try to be the best I can in every area of my life." (worldathletics.org, 27 Feb 2020)
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In 2020 she won a Traunstein Salzkammergut Award in the sport category. (verenapreiner.at, 27 Jan 2020)

In 2019 she was named Austrian Athlete of the Year at the Austrian Athletics Federation [OLV] awards ceremony. (verenapreiner.at, 10 Feb 2020)

She was named the 2019 Rising Star of the Year by the Sports Media Austria sports journalists association at the Lotterien-Sporthilfe Gala in Vienna, Austria. (verenapreiner.at, 31 Oct 2019)
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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