Verena Mayr

{{short description|Austrian athlete (born 1995)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Verena Mayr

| image = Leichtathletik Gala Linz 2018 javlin throw Preiner Verena-6137 (cropped).jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Preiner in 2018

| birth_name = Verena Preiner

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|2|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Ebensee, Austria

| education = Johannes Kepler University Linz

| height = 1.77 m[https://data.2017.gov.taipei/atos/prod/eng/zb/engzb_athletics-athlete-profile-n162323-preiner-verena.htm 2017 Universiade bio]

| weight = 65 kg

| country = Austria

| sport = Athletics

| event = Heptathlon, Pentathlon

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport|Women's athletics}}

{{Medal|Country|{{AUT}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2019 Doha|Heptathlon}}

{{Medal|Competition|European U23 Championships}}

{{Medal|Silver|2017 Bydgoszcz|Heptathlon}}

{{Medal|Competition|Universiade}}

{{Medal|Gold|2017 Taipei|Heptathlon}}

}}

Verena Mayr ({{Nee|Preiner}}, born 1 February 1995{{cite web |title=Verena MAYR – Athlete Profile |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/austria/verena-mayr-14425537 |website=World Athletics |access-date=1 January 2023}}) is an Austrian athlete competing in the combined events. She won the bronze medal in the heptathlon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. In 2017, Mayr took a silver in the heptathlon at the European Under-23 Championships and a gold at the Summer Universiade.

She represented Austria at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, placing eleventh in the heptathlon.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/verena-mayr |title=Verena Preiner |website=Olympics.com |publisher=IOC |access-date=1 January 2023}} Mayr is the Austrian record holder in the event and won 11 national titles (mostly for the combined events).