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]

Tanja Mayer

Personal information
Nationality	Swiss
Born	2 July 1993 (1993-07-02) (age 27)[1] Sommeri, TG, Switzerland[1]
Residence	Sommeri, TG[2]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight	73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)[1]
Sport
Sport	Bobsleigh
Event(s)	two-women
Coached by	Marcel Rohner Petr Ramseidl[1]
Medal record Women's Bobsleigh Representing   Switzerland European Championships 2014 Königgsee Two-Women

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.[3]

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

European Championships

• 2014 European Championships – Königssee, with Fabienne Meyer

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.[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

1. "Tanja Mayer Profile". International Olympic Committee. 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. 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.