Doris Auer

Doris Auer (born 10 May 1971) is an Austrian pole vaulter. Her personal best is 4.40 metres (outdoors), achieved in September 2000 in Runaway Bay. This is the current Austrian record. Indoors her best is 4.44 metres, achieved in Glasgow 2001. In the same year the current world champion Yelena Isinbayeva recorded 4.45 indoors.

After 2001 Auer's performance stagnated. In 2002 she resigned from competitive sports but continued to practice pole vaulting as a respectable amateur. Currently she is a full-time high school teacher of sports in Vienna, Austria. She holds a university degree in sports and history.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Austria
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 18th (q) 3.70 m
Universiade Catania, Italy 3rd 4.10 m
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 19th (q) 4.00 m
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 6th 4.00 m
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium – NM
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 9th 4.25 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 11th 4.25 m
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 19th (q) 4.20 m

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