 Preiner in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Austrian | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Verena Mayr (former Preiner) born 1 February 1995 is an Austrian athlete who specialises in the heptathlon. [2] She won the bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships. In the 2020 Summer Olympics she finished 11th. [3]
| Discipline | Performance | Wind | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 metres | 23.66 | +0.2 | St. Pölten | 26 May 2016 |
| 800 metres | 2:07.74 | Ratingen | 30 June 2019 | |
| 100 metres hurdles | 13.42 | +0.1 | Ratingen | 29 June 2019 |
| High jump | 1.80 | Ratingen | 29 June 2019 | |
| Long jump | 6.34 | 0.0 | Arona | 9 June 2019 |
| Shot put | 14.34 | Ratingen | 29 June 2019 | |
| Javelin throw | 49.58 | Ratingen | 30 June 2019 | |
| Heptathlon | 6591 | Ratingen | 30 June 2019 |
| Discipline | Performance | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 800 metres | 2:15.65 | Wien | 25 January 2015 |
| 60 metres hurdles | 8.84 | Tallinn | 7 February 2015 |
| High jump | 1.66 | Wien | 25 January 2015 |
| Long jump | 5.63 | Wien | 25 January 2015 |
| Shot put | 13.59 | Wien | 25 January 2015 |
| Pentathlon | 4109 | Wien | 25 January 2015 |
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