Tanja Mayer
Tanja Mayer (born 2 July 1993) is a Swiss athlete and bobsledder. She competed in heptathlon at the junior level and started competing in bobsleigh in 2013.[1]
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| Nationality | Swiss | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 July 1993 (age 30)[1] Sommeri, TG, Switzerland[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Bobsleigh | ||||||||||||||
| Event | two-women | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Marcel Rohner Petr Ramseidl[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bobsleigh edit
On 26 January 2014, Tanja Mayer, along with Swiss pilot Fabienne Meyer, won the two-women World Cup race in Königsee, Germany. The race also doubled as the European Championship, earning them a gold medal.[3]
She is competing as a brakewoman at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
European Championships edit
- 2014 European Championships – Königssee, with Fabienne Meyer
Athletics edit
Tanja competed in heptathlon at the junior level. In 2009, she took part in the World Youth Championships where she finished in 7th place.[4] In 2011, she finished in 9th place at the European Junior Championships.[5] She also competed at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Barcelona where she finished in 16th place.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f . International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 17 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ . FIBT. Archived from the original on 2014-02-18. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ (PDF). FIBT. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Women's Heptathlon results". IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Women's Heptathlon results" (PDF). Sport Result. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "14th IAAF World Junior Championships – Women's Heptathlon". IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2014.