Andrea Mayr

Who is Andrea Mayr?

Andrea Mayr is a female long-distance runner from Austria. She also competes in mountain running and cycling. She set her personal best in the women's marathon on April 19, 2009, winning the Vienna City Marathon. She holds the Austrian records over the half marathon and marathon distances.

She represented Austria in the 3000 metres steeplechase at both the 2005 and 2007 World Championships in Athletics, although she did not make it past the heats. She won the event in the Second League section of the 2008 European Cup and managed a silver for Austria in the Second League of the 2010 European Team Championships.

Mayr set a course record and beat more-established road runners, including Mestawet Tufa, at the 2008 Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race in Nigeria. She won at the World Mountain Running Championships in 2010, beating runner-up Valentina Belotti by over half a minute in the 8.5 km race.