Victoria Hudson (born 28 May 1996) is an Austrian athlete specialising in the javelin throw.[2] She represented her country at the 2019 World Championships, but did not qualify for the final. She also competed in the 2020 Olympics[3] and won in the women's javelin at the European Athletics Championship held in Rome in 2024. She landed a throw of 64.62 metres in the opening round of the final, winning Austria's first gold medal at the championship since 1971.[4]
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| Born | 28 May 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Vienna | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SV Schwechat | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gregor Högler (–2016) Elisabeth Eberl (2016–) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Her personal best in the event is 64.68 metres, set in Eisenstadt on April 26, 2021.
She was born in Austria to an English father and Austrian mother.[5]
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Austria
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| 2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 30th (q) | Javelin throw | 44.53 m |
| 2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 7th | Javelin throw | 52.68 m |
| 2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 23rd (q) | Javelin throw | 46.57 m |
| Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 22nd (q) | Javelin throw | 49.35 m | |
| 2019 | European Throwing Cup | Šamorín, Slovakia | 6th | Javelin throw | 59.98 m |
| Universiade | Naples, Italy | 7th | Javelin throw | 56.80 m | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 31st (q) | Javelin throw | 52.51 m | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 21st (q) | Javelin throw | 58.60 m |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 23rd (q) | Javelin throw | 54.05 m |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 10th | Javelin throw | 56.07 m | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | Javelin throw | 62.92 m |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 1st | Javelin throw | 64.62 m |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 20th (q) | Javelin throw | 59.69 m | |
References
edit- ^ "2017 Universiade bio". Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Victoria Hudson at World Athletics
- ^ "Victoria Hudson". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- ^ "Victoria Hudson win's first Austrian gold in 53 years". european-athletics.com. European Athletics Championships.
- ^ Wallner, Wolfgang (30 September 2019). "Hudson: Chancenlos beim WM-Debüt". nön.at (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
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