Victoria Hudson (born 28 May 1996) is an Austrian athlete specialising in the javelin throw. 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. 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.
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.
International competitions Representing 2013World Youth ChampionshipsDonetsk, Ukraine30th (q)Javelin throw44.53 m2015European Junior ChampionshipsEskilstuna, Sweden7thJavelin throw52.68 m2017European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland23rd (q)Javelin throw46.57 mUniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan22nd (q)Javelin throw49.35 m2019European Throwing CupŠamorín, Slovakia6thJavelin throw59.98 mUniversiadeNaples, Italy7thJavelin throw56.80 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar31st (q)Javelin throw52.51 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan21st (q)Javelin throw58.60 m2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States23rd (q)Javelin throw54.05 mEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany10thJavelin throw56.07 m2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary5thJavelin throw62.92 m2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy1stJavelin throw64.62 mOlympic GamesParis, France20th (q)Javelin throw59.69 m
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External links
Victoria Hudson at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)