Viktória Forster (born 8 April 2002) is a Slovak track and field athlete who competes internationally as a hurdler and a sprinter. She holds the Slovak women's record for

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and

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Early life

Forster was born on 8 April 2002 in the village of

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, close to the town of Brezno. Originally, she competed in biathlon following the example of her mother, but switched to athletics at the age of 13.

Career

At the indoors Slovak championships in

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, Forster achieved a new Slovak women's record 60 meter hurdle run 8.03, beating the 8.04 time achieved by Miriam Bobková in 2008. In early 2023, she achieved two Slovak women's records in 100 meters hurdle run, first at Nyíregyháza and later at Golden Spike Ostrava. Wanting to capitalize on her form, she competed solely in this discipline at the

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in Espoo. Nonetheless she failed to qualify for the semi-finals after tripping at the eight hurdle. At the 2023 P-T-S athletic meeting in

Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica (, also known by other alternative names) is a middle-sized town in central Slovakia, located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mo ...

she ran 100 meters in 11.26, beating the 11.29 national women's record achieved by

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at the

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. At the

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Forster won the 100 meters hurdle race with the time 12.72, making a new Slovak record, beating her own record of 12.82 from Golden Spike Ostrava. She also classified for the

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by clearing the 12.77 threshold. Additionally, she finished second in 100 meters race with the time 11.34. At the

2023 World Athletics Championships The 2023 World Athletics Championships ( hu, 2023-as atlétikai világbajnokság), the nineteenth edition of the World Athletics Championships, are scheduled to be held from 19 August to 27 August 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. The city of Budapes ...

Forster struggled in 100 m hurdles, failing to advance to semi-finals with the time 13.47. Viktória Forster runs for VŠC Dukla Banská Bystrica.

Competition record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Forster, Viktoria 2002 births Living people People from Brezno District Slovak female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics FISU World University Games gold medalists for Slovakia FISU World University Games silver medalists for Slovakia Medalists at the 2021 Summer Universiade FISU World University Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Slovak female hurdlers European Games competitors for Slovakia Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games