Victoria Hudson (athlete)

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Victoria Hudson
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Hudson in 2015
Personal information
Born (1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 29)
Education University of Vienna
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Javelin throw
ClubSV Schwechat
Coached by Gregor Högler (–2016)
Elisabeth Eberl (2016–)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Rome Javelin throw
European Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Javelin throw

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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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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 30th (q)Javelin throw 44.53 m
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 7thJavelin throw52.68 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 6thJavelin throw59.98 m
Universiade Naples, Italy 7thJavelin 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 10thJavelin throw 56.07 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 5thJavelin throw 62.92 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 1stJavelin throw 64.62 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 20th (q)Javelin throw 59.69 m

References

  1. "2017 Universiade bio". Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. Victoria Hudson at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Victoria Hudson". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
  4. "Victoria Hudson win's first Austrian gold in 53 years". european-athletics.com. European Athletics Championships.
  5. Wallner, Wolfgang (30 September 2019). "Hudson: Chancenlos beim WM-Debüt". nön.at (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2019.