Austria
2019
Two bronzes in ninety-six hours — one of them thrown with a training discus — and the first time Austria had ever taken two medals from a single World Championships.
Austria won two medals at the Doha 2019 World Championships, four days apart: Lukas Weißhaidinger's discus bronze at 66.82 on 30 September — the first medal by an Austrian man at these championships — and Verena Preiner's heptathlon bronze with 6560 on 3 October. It had never happened before.
This is the season inside the bracket: the discus thrown with the training implement, the long jump that held a heptathlon medal together, the Austrian record still standing — and the Erima Austria 2019 kit, one piece of which is in this archive.
Part of our Season Series — one year at a time. The full national story is in The History of Athletics in Austria. Jump to the 2019 kit or browse the collection.
- The championships
- Doha, 27 Sep – 6 Oct 2019
- The first
- First time Austria won two medals at one World Championships
- Discus bronze
- Weißhaidinger 66.82 (30 Sep) — first Austrian man ever to medal
- The implement
- He threw with his training discus: the judges declared his match one damaged
- Discus podium
- Ståhl 67.59 · Dacres 66.94 · Weißhaidinger 66.82 — 77 cm gold to bronze
- Heptathlon bronze
- Preiner 6560 (3 Oct), behind Johnson-Thompson's British-record 6981 and Thiam's 6677
- The record
- Ratingen, June: 6591, the Austrian record — still standing in 2026
- Kit
- Erima — Austria's outfitter 2013–2024
Two Medals in Ninety-Six Hours
Austria had never taken two medals from a single World Athletics Championships. In Doha, it took four days. On 30 September, Lukas Weißhaidinger threw 66.82 in the discus for bronze — the first Austrian man ever to medal at these championships. On 3 October, Verena Preiner scored 6560 for heptathlon bronze. Ninety-six hours, and the whole national record book rewritten.
Bronze in round three, 77 cm behind Ståhl's winning 67.59 — thrown with his training discus after the judges ruled the match one damaged.
Bronze behind Johnson-Thompson's British-record 6981 and Thiam's 6677, on the back of a personal-best 6.36 long jump.
Hover or tab on a card. Sources: Wikipedia, Austria at the 2019 World Athletics Championships and the Doha discus final; World Athletics reports. Verified August 2026.
The two bronzes (table)
| Event | Detail |
|---|---|
| Discus, 30 Sep | Weisshaidinger 66.82 — series 66.74 / X / 66.82 / X / 63.74 / 66.35; the medal came in round three |
| Discus podium | Ståhl (SWE) 67.59 · Dacres (JAM) 66.94 · Weißhaidinger 66.82 — 77 cm from gold to bronze |
| The discus itself | He threw with his training implement after the judges declared his match discus damaged |
| Heptathlon, 3 Oct | Preiner 6560 — her long jump (6.36, personal best) held the bronze together |
| Heptathlon podium | Johnson-Thompson (GBR) 6981, a British record · Thiam (BEL) 6677 · Preiner 6560 |
| The record | First time Austria won two medals at one World Championships; Weißhaidinger was the first Austrian man ever to medal |
The discus is the better story of the two, because of what he threw with. The judges declared Weißhaidinger's match discus damaged, so he competed with his training implement — and produced 66.82 in the third round, 77 centimetres behind Daniel Ståhl's winning 67.59 and 12 behind Fedrick Dacres. His series reads 66.74, foul, 66.82, foul, 63.74, 66.35: two fouls and a bronze medal.
Preiner’s First, and the Year Behind It
Verena Preiner's bronze came in the heptathlon Katarina Johnson-Thompson won with a British-record 6981, with Nafissatou Thiam second at 6677. Preiner's 6560 was her first global medal, and the event that held it together was the long jump: 6.36, a personal best, in the middle of the two days.
Doha did not come from nowhere. In June, at the Ratingen combined-events meeting, she had scored 6591 with personal bests in six of the seven disciplines — the Austrian record, and still the Austrian record in 2026. She closed the year by winning the IAAF Combined Events Challenge. She competes today as Verena Mayr, and is still on the circuit.
From this season · in the archiveErima Austria Pro Elite 2019 T-ShirtErima Austria team tee from the 2019 allocation — the kit of the best week Austrian athletics has had at a World Championships.100,00 €View piece →The Erima Austria 2019 Kit
Austria wore Erima from 2013 to 2024 — a long, quiet partnership that covers this entire chapter, including the best week the country has had at a World Championships. The piece we hold from the 2019 allocation is the team tee.
Erima outfitted the Austrian team from 2013 through 2024; the 2019 allocation sits at the centre of that era. We date the piece from its own labels.
The longer story — the throwers, the mountains, a federation the size of a large club — is in our history of athletics in Austria.
Austria 2019
One piece from the Austrian team's 2019 allocation — the Erima team tee from the best week the country has had at a World Championships.
How many medals did Austria win at the 2019 World Championships?
Two bronzes, four days apart: Lukas Weißhaidinger in the discus (66.82) and Verena Preiner in the heptathlon (6560). It was the first time Austria had won two medals at a single World Athletics Championships.
Is it true Weißhaidinger won his medal with a training discus?
Yes — the judges declared his match discus damaged, so he competed with his training implement and threw 66.82 in the third round for bronze.
Does Preiner's Austrian heptathlon record still stand?
Yes. She scored 6591 at Ratingen in June 2019, with personal bests in six of the seven disciplines, and it remains the Austrian record in 2026. She competes today as Verena Mayr.
What kit did Austria wear in 2019?
Erima, which outfitted the Austrian team from 2013 to 2024. The Austria collection holds the team tee of the 2019 allocation.
Sources and References
- Wikipedia — Austria at the 2019 World Championships — both bronzes and the team’s results
- Wikipedia — the Doha 2019 men’s discus — the podium and Weißhaidinger’s full series
- World Athletics — the Doha discus report — the damaged match discus and the training implement
- World Athletics — the Doha heptathlon report — Preiner’s 6560 and the 6.36 long jump
- World Athletics — Ratingen 2019 — the 6591 Austrian record