Victoria Hudson (athlete)
 Hudson in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| 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–) |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 64.68 m (2021) |
Medal record | |
Victoria Hudson (born 28 May 1996) is an Austrian athlete specialising in the javelin throw.[2] She is a European champion and won the gold medal at the 2024 Championships in Rome, earning Austria's first gold medal at the championships since 1971.[3] Hudson is also a European Games bronze medallist and two-times Olympian. She competed in the javelin event at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]
Hudson's personal best throw 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Austria | |||||
| 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". Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ↑ Victoria Hudson at World Athletics
- ↑ "Victoria Hudson win's first Austrian gold in 53 years". european-athletics.com. European Athletics Championships.
- ↑ "Victoria Hudson". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- ↑ Wallner, Wolfgang (30 September 2019). "Hudson: Chancenlos beim WM-Debüt". nön.at (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
External links
[edit]- Victoria Hudson at European Athletics
- Victoria Hudson at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)
- Victoria Hudson at Olympics.com
- Victoria Hudson at Olympedia
- Victoria Hudson at InterSportStats
- Victoria Hudson at Team Austria (in Austrian German)
- Official website
(in German)
European Athletics Championships champions in women's javelin throw | |
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