 Hudson in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Vienna | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Victoria Hudson (born 28 May 1996) is an Austrian athlete specialising in the javelin throw. She represented her country at the 2019 World Championships, but did not qualify for the final. She also competed in the 2020 Olympics 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.
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.
International competitions
| 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
- "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.
External links
| European Athletics Championships champions in women's javelin throw | |
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