Marco Mayr from St. Valentin: Art gymnastics genius with 14 championship titles!

Marco Mayr from St. Valentin: Art gymnastics genius with 14 championship titles!

Marco Mayr from St. Valentin caused a sensation again in a sporting ceremony in Salzburg. At the open ASKÖ federal championship in the gymnastics gymnastics, which took place in the RIF university sports center, the 43-year-old secured the title in the all-around with an excellent 59.400 points. With this performance, Mayr reached his 14th federal championship title in this discipline after showing constant services on all six devices - from the ground to the bar. This reports Tips .

The event attracted around 120 gymnasts from all over Austria, and the spectators were able to look forward to a full grandstand and enthusiastic participants. The event was given a special grade through the participation of two gymnasts with Down syndrome, which showed their short exercises in front of a cheering audience. This is another step towards more inclusion in the competitions, as the organizers strive for.

a usual strong team

The competition was hard, especially with other top gymnast Günther Wiesmeier from ATSV St. Valentin, who also reverberated in the men's elite class. While Mayr won the title, Wiesmeier, who won medals again in Latvia over a year ago, shows an impressive performance. Last month he competed in Riga at the Latvian Veterans Open, where he got the silver medal in his age category. Last year he celebrated the victory there, as My Sport My Story reported.

Marco Mayr performed in Riga in May 2024 with a flawless performance after he had to be missing from the Austrian championship due to an injury. In his career, he can look back on numerous successes, including 8 participation in world and European championships and now 14 state championship titles between 1997 and 2012. It can be seen that the two "Super Oldies", as Mayr and Wiesmeier call themselves lovingly, still offer absolute top levels in gymnastics.

an exciting year for the gymnastics sport

The next competitions are already at the corner. On June 7, Mayr will go back to the mat at the Latvian Veterans Open. There he will compete against gymnasts from six European countries. In addition, from April 6 to 7, 2024, the state championship will take place in the gymnastics in Dornbirn, in which the best gymnasts from all nine federal states will take place, and promises a new participation record volume.

Future events and the committed work on inclusion projects promise that art gymnastics in Austria will remain on the road to success. Nice success and interesting competitions are about to-stay tuned! Turnsport Austria will report.