Verena Mayr Explained

Verena Mayr (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

2011	World Youth Championships	Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France	23rd	Heptathlon	4650 pts
2014	World Junior Championships	Eugene, OR, United States	9th	Heptathlon	5530 pts
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	– (f)	4 × 400 m relay
			4th	Heptathlon	5840 pts
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	7th	Heptathlon	6050 pts
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	6th	Pentathlon	4478 pts
	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Heptathlon	6232 pts
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	–	Heptathlon
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	bgcolor=gold	1st	Heptathlon	6224 pts
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	8th	Heptathlon	6337 pts
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	6th	Pentathlon	4637 pts
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	3rd	Heptathlon	6560 pts
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	11th	Heptathlon	6310 pts
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	5th	Pentathlon	4466 pts
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	bgcolor=gold	1st	Heptathlon	DNF

Personal bests

• Heptathlon – 6591 pts (Ratingen 2019)
  • 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 m hurdles – 8.38 s (Glasgow 2019)
  • High jump – 1.75 m (Glasgow 2019)
  • Shot put – 14.90 m (Linz 2020)
  • Long jump – 6.21 m (Linz 2020)
  • 800 metres – 2:09.45 min (Linz 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 ()
• 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

Notes and References

1. https://data.2017.gov.taipei/atos/prod/eng/zb/engzb_athletics-athlete-profile-n162323-preiner-verena.htm 2017 Universiade bio
2. Web site: Verena MAYR – Athlete Profile . . 1 January 2023.
3. Web site: Verena Preiner . Olympics.com . . 1 January 2023.