Victoria Hudson (athlete) explained

Victoria Hudson
Birth Date:28 May 1996
Height:1.69 m[1]
Weight:64 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:Javelin throw
Club:SV Schwechat
Coach:Gregor Högler (–2016)
Elisabeth Eberl (2016–)
Education:University of Vienna
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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[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

International competitions

Representing
2013World Youth ChampionshipsDonetsk, Ukraine30th (q)Javelin throw44.53 m
2015European Junior ChampionshipsEskilstuna, Sweden7thJavelin throw52.68 m
2017European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland23rd (q)Javelin throw46.57 m
UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan22nd (q)Javelin throw49.35 m
2019European Throwing CupŠamorín, Slovakia6thJavelin throw59.98 m
UniversiadeNaples, Italy7thJavelin throw56.80 m
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar31st (q)Javelin throw52.51 m
2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan21st (q)Javelin throw58.60 m
2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States23rd (q)Javelin throw54.05 m
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany10thJavelin throw56.07 m
2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary5thJavelin throw62.92 m
2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italybgcolor=gold1stJavelin throw64.62 m

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017 Universiade bio . 30 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Victoria Hudson . Tokyo2020.org . .
  3. Web site: Victoria Hudson win's first Austrian gold in 53 years . european-athletics.com . .
  4. Web site: Wallner . Wolfgang . Hudson: Chancenlos beim WM-Debüt . nön.at . 30 September 2019 . German . 30 September 2019.