Athlete

Maennersdorfer Marlies

Obersdorf, Austria

164 cm / 5 ft 5 in cm / - kg

Info

Occupation

Athlete, Serves in the Army

Spoken languages

German

Club

TS Jahn Lustenau [Austria]

Coach

Daniel Rexa [club]; Katka Rexa [club]; Dirk Van Meldert [national], BEL (vaaju.com, 09 Oct 2018; intlgymnast.com, 09 Nov 2017; oeft.at, 27 Aug 2017)

Injuries

She sustained an elbow injury in October 2018 that threatened her participation at the 2018 World Championships in Doha, Qatar, later that month. (vaaju.com, 09 Oct 2018)

An elbow injury in July 2017 affected her preparations for the 2017 World Championships in Montreal, QC, Canada, in October that year. (insidegymnastics.com, 20 Nov 2017; intlgymnast.com, 09 Nov 2017)

Start sporting career

She took up the sport in 2002. (oeft.at, 24 Apr 2017)

Ambitions

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (meinbezirk.at, 09 Aug 2016)

Trainings

She trains at the Olympic Centre Vorarlberg in Dornbirn, Austria. (insidegymnastics.com, 20 Nov 2017)

Philosophy / Motto

"Fighting is part of my life, because I never give up and I fight to make my dreams come true." (insidegymnastics.com, 20 Nov 2017)

Additional information

General
MOVING HOME
In 2015 she moved away from home for training purposes, and later became a sports soldier. "My life changed [in 2015]. I moved from the eastern part of Austria to the western part. I did so because of the better training possibilities. In July 2016, I became a member of Sport Army Austria so I now have the chance to focus on gymnastics." (insidegymnastics.com, 20 Nov 2017)

Last update : 2018-10-10

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