Lukas Weißhaidinger and Victoria Hudson: Austria's athletes of the year!

Lukas Weißhaidinger and Victoria Hudson: Austria's athletes of the year!

In an impressive competition for the best athletes in the country, discus thrower Lukas Weißhaidinger and javelin thrower Victoria Hudson have triumphed again and are therefore the athletes of 2023. How oe24.at this is already the tenth in a consequence that the 31-year-old Weißhaidinger receives the award. With this repeated performance, he even overtakes the former Olympian Günther Weidlinger, who was awarded eight times in his career. "I am pleased to have become athlete of the year for the tenth time in a row in a row," said Weißhaidinger pride. His training partner Hudson, who became fifth in the World Cup last year, spoke of a huge joy according to her first title win in this category.

impressive performance

The record winner Weißhaidinger scored an impressive 54.22 points in the elections, which were decided by experts and online voting. This secured him the narrow lead ahead of Sprinter Markus Fuchs and marathon runner Mario Bauernfeind. Hudson, who finished 50.06 points, crowned her own success by leaving the competition behind in the women's ranking. Susanne Gogl-Walli and Julia Mayer followed in the other places, as can be seen from the report by lukasweisshaidinger.com . Weißhaidinger impressive achievements, including its new Austrian record of 70.68 m, catapult him to the 22nd place in the eternal discus world best list and in the current annual best list.

The cheers among the athletes are great, and their trainers, Gregor Högler, can also be proud of the twice victory of his protégés. Weißhaidinger, who has been in the top 10 of the world rankings since 2018 and is currently ranked seventh, thanked all voters and promised to continue to do his best. The athletics community in Austria looks forward to the upcoming competitions and the possibilities of the two exceptional athletes.