Tanja Mayer
Swiss athlete and bobsledder (born 1993)
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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]
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| Nationality | Swiss | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 July 1993 (age 32)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport |  Bobsleigh | ||||||||||||||
Event | two-women | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by |  Marcel Rohner  Petr Ramseidl[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
- 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.[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]
