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]

Tanja Mayer
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born2 July 1993 (1993-07-02) (age 31)[1]
Sommeri, TG, Switzerland[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)[1]
Sport
SportBobsleigh
Eventtwo-women
Coached bySwitzerland Marcel Rohner
Czech Republic Petr Ramseidl[1]
Medal record
Women's Bobsleigh
Representing  Switzerland
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Königgsee Two-Women

Bobsleigh

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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

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Athletics

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Tanja Mayer Profile". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 17 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  2. ^ "FIBT Tanja Mayer profile". FIBT. Archived from the original on 2014-02-18. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  3. ^ "FIBT European Championships Bob & Skeleton: Official Results Bob Women" (PDF). FIBT. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Women's Heptathlon results". IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Women's Heptathlon results" (PDF). Sport Result. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  6. ^ "14th IAAF World Junior Championships – Women's Heptathlon". IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2014.