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Austrian athlete (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Verena Preiner |
Born | Ebensee, Austria | 1 February 1995
Education | Johannes Kepler University Linz |
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
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Country | Austria |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Heptathlon, Pentathlon |
Medal record |
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).
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