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Victoria Hudson (athlete)

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Victoria Hudson
Hudson in 2015
Personal information
Born (1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 28)
EducationUniversity of Vienna
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw
ClubSV Schwechat
Coached byGregor Högler (–2016)
Elisabeth Eberl (2016–)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Austria
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rome Javelin throw
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 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]

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

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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

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  1. ^ "2017 Universiade bio". Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. ^ Victoria Hudson at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  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.
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