Karin Mayr-Krifka

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Karin Mayr-Krifka (born Mayr ; born June 4, 1971 in Sankt Valentin , Lower Austria ) is a former Austrian sprinter .

She has been a 45-time national champion, is a seven-time record holder and won a bronze medal at world championships and two silver medals at European championships. She has been married to the former sprint runner Gerfried Krifka since 2002 and has three children.

Athletic career

Until 1997 she was mainly active for the ULC Linz , where she was able to set the club record over 200 meters in 1992 and the club record over 100 meters in 1997 . Their times of 23.74 s and 11.57 s, respectively, are still current club records as of 2010. In February 1994 she set an Austrian record together with Sabine Tröger, Sabine Kirchmaier and Doris Auer in the 4 x 200 meter relay (1: 37.18 min), five months later with Sabine Tröger, Doris Auer and Dagmar Hölbl set another Austrian record in the 4 x 100 meter relay (44.63 s). Both season records are still unbroken as of 2010. In 1995 she became national champion in the 100 meter hurdles , in 1997 she won five of the six national championships over short sprint distances.

She then started for SV Schwechat and took part in two Summer Olympics, seven world championships and five European championships until 2005. From 1998 to 2001 she was particularly successful at national level and won 15 national championship titles in the short sprint. In March 2001 it set a new Austrian indoor record over 60 meters with 7.15 seconds , and a few days later another national indoor record over 50 meters with 6.27 seconds . As of 2010, these two records are also unbroken.

The year 2002 can be seen as the sporting climax of her career; She became state champion in the 60 meter indoor, 200 meter indoor, 100 meter outdoor, 200 meter outdoor and 4 x 100 meter relay, ran a new Austrian record over 100 meters with 11.23 s and reached 22.81 s over 200 meters, new Austrian indoor record and annual world best. In March she reached second place in the 200-meter run at the European Indoor Championships in Vienna , and fourth place in the 60-meter run. In June she broke the outdoor record set by Karoline Käfer in 1977 over 200 meters (23.09 s) with 22.82 s, which she improved again in July to 22.70 s. This has remained unbroken since then. In August she reached sixth place in the 200-meter run at the European Championships in Munich .

At the 2003 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham , she sprinted to fifth place in the 60-meter run. On August 9, 2003, she ran over 100 meters with 11.15 seconds, a new Austrian outdoor record for women, which was still unbroken as of 2010. In the same year she again won four state championships in the short sprint.

In March 2004 she came fourth in the 200-meter run at the World Indoor Championships in Budapest , but the third-placed Anastassija Kapatschinskaja was convicted of doping and disqualified, which is why Mayr-Krifka moved up to her place and thus received the bronze medal. After Stephanie Graf, she was only the second Austrian athlete to win a medal at indoor world championships. Also in 2004 she was again national champion over 200 meters open air and with the 4 x 100 meter relay.

In 2005 she won five national championship titles and won the silver medal in the 200-meter run at the European Indoor Championships in Madrid . In the same year she ended her professional career due to her second pregnancy, but stayed with her club as a coach.

International competitions

Awards

  • 2002: Golden Emil
  • 2004: Golden Emil
  • 2005: Golden Emil
  • 2005: Special stamp “Karin Mayr-Krifka Athletics” for Sports Day
  • 2006: ASKÖ ring of honor
  • 2007: Gold medal of the city of Schwechat

State champion title from 1995

  • 1995: State champion over 100 m hurdles
  • 1997: State champion over 60 m indoor, 100 m open air, 200 m open air, 4 × 100 m relay and 4 × 200 m relay
  • 1998: State champion over 60 m indoor, 200 m indoor, 100 m open air, 200 m open air and 4 × 100 m relay
  • 1999: State champion over 60 m indoor, 100 m open air and 4 × 100 m relay
  • 2000: State champion over 60 m indoor, 200 m indoor, 100 m open air, 200 m open air and 4 × 200 m relay
  • 2001: State champion over 60 m hall and 200 m hall
  • 2002: State champion over 60 m indoor, 200 m indoor, 100 m open air, 200 m open air and 4 × 100 m relay
  • 2003: State champion over 60 m indoor, 200 m indoor, 100 m open air and 200 m open air
  • 2004: State champion over 200 m open air and 4 × 100 m relay
  • 2005: State champion over 60 m indoor, 200 m indoor, 100 m open air, 200 m open air and 4 × 100 m relay

Records

  • 11.15 s over 100 m open air (August 9, 2003)
  • 22.70 s over 200 m outdoors (July 7, 2002)
  • 6.27 s over 50 m hall (March 4, 2001)
  • 7.15 s over 60 m hall (February 24, 2001)
  • 22.70 s over 200 m hall (March 2, 2002)
  • 44.63 s over 4 × 100 m relay (July 4, 1994, together with Hölbl, Tröger, Auer)
  • 1: 37.18 min over 4 × 200 m relay (February 6, 1994, together with Kirchmair, Tröger, Auer)

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personal data
SURNAME Mayr-Krifka, Karin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mayr, Karin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian sprinter
DATE OF BIRTH 4th June 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Sankt Valentin (Lower Austria)