Tanja Mayer
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born2 July 1993 (1993-07-02) (age 30)[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 place2014 KöniggseeTwo-Women

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]

Bobsleigh

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.[2]

She is competing as a brakewoman at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

European Championships

Athletics

Tanja competed in heptathlon at the junior level. In 2009, she took part in the World Youth Championships where she finished in 7th place.[3] In 2011, she finished in 9th place at the European Junior Championships.[4] She also competed at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Barcelona where she finished in 16th place.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tanja Mayer Profile". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 17 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Women's Heptathlon results". IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Women's Heptathlon results" (PDF). Sport Result. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "14th IAAF World Junior Championships – Women's Heptathlon". IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2014.


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