Andrea Mayr

Andrea Mayr ( * October 15, 1979 in Wels ) is an Austrian long-distance runner, a lot of times Austrian Champion, European Champion and World Champion in mountain running.

Life

Andrea Mayr is World (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) and European champion (2005, 2013) in mountain running, also more times Austrian Champion in the 10,000 meter race in the 3000 -meter steeplechase and cross-country running.

Her successes in the staircase include three victories at the Empire State Building Run -Up, where she holds the course record with a 11:23 min. Noteworthy is the fact that they are where they attended each flight of stairs, could also win. Sometimes they would have occupied their time in the Lord rating top ten places.

Since 2004 she is also active in cycling and in 2004, she finished fourth at the Duathlon World Championship.

In 2007, she was in Switzerland Mountain Running World runner-up. In 2008 she won the Obudu Mountain Run, the most valuable mountain races in the world.

In 2009 she made ​​her debut at the marathon distance. She won the Vienna City Marathon in a time of 2:30:43 h and thus improved the Austrian national record by Eva- Maria Gradwohl by eight seconds.

In September 2010, she was Mountain Running World Champion in the Slovenian town of Kamnik.

Qualification for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she managed 30 October 2011 at the Frankfurt Marathon with a time of 2:32:33 h When the Olympic marathon on August 5, 2012, they occupied with 2:34:51 h 54th.

In September 2012, she was again in Italy after her success in 2010 world champion in mountain running.

They will start for the SV Schwechat. By profession is Andrea Mayr doctor in the hospital Gmunden.

Sporting successes

( DNF - Did Not Finish )

Honors

  • 2008: Austrian track and field athlete of the year (Golden Emil )
  • 2009: Austrian track and field athlete of the year - bravo
  • 2011: Gold Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria

Austrian Champion

Mountain Running Championships

  • 2008 winner at the World Mountain Running Trophy (unofficial Mountain Running Championships )
  • 2009 2nd Place WMRA Grand Prix Appreciation
  • 2010 1st Place WMRA Grand Prix Appreciation

Wheel

  • 2004, 2006 and 2013: Austrian Champion in mountain driving
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