Victoria Hudson (born 28 May 1996) is an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n athlete specialising in the

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

. 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 The European Athletics Championships is a biennial (from 2010) athletics (sport), athletics event organised by the European Athletics Association and is recognised as the elite continental outdoor athletics championships for Europe. Editions ...

held in

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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.

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* 1996 births Living people Austrian female javelin throwers World Athletics Championships athletes for Austria Austrian people of English descent Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2019 Summer Universiade Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Austria Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games European Games bronze medalists for Austria European Games medalists in athletics {{Austria-athletics-bio-stub