Tanja Mayer Explained

Tanja Mayer
Nationality:	Swiss
Birth Date:	^[1]
Birth Place:	Sommeri, TG, Switzerland
Residence:	Sommeri, TG^[2]
Weight:	73kg (161lb)
Sport:	Bobsleigh
Event:	two-women
Coach:	Marcel Rohner Petr Ramseidl
Show-Medals:	yes

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.^[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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tanja Mayer Profile . . 18 February 2014 . 17 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140217200516/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-tanja-mayer . dead .
2. Web site: FIBT Tanja Mayer profile . . 18 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140218064017/http://www.fibt.com/bobsleigh/athletes.html?athl_id=130205# . 2014-02-18 . dead .
3. Web site: FIBT European Championships Bob & Skeleton: Official Results Bob Women . 26 January 2014 . . 18 February 2014 . 29 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140129081552/http://www.fibt.com/fileadmin/pdf/Ergebnislisten_13-14/em-womenbob_koenigssee.pdf . dead .
4. Web site: Women's Heptathlon results . . 18 February 2014.
5. Web site: Women's Heptathlon results . Sport Result . 18 February 2014.
6. Web site: 14th IAAF World Junior Championships – Women's Heptathlon . . 18 February 2014.