Viktória Forster
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Nationality | Slovak | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Hronec, Slovakia | 8 April 2002|||||||||||||||||
Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and Field | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Sprint, hurdles | |||||||||||||||||
Club | VŠC Dukla Banská Bystrica | |||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Katarína Adlerová | |||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 100m: 11.24 (2023, NR) 60m hurdles: 8.03 (2023, NR) 100m hurdles: 12.72 (2023, NR) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Viktória Forster (born 8 April 2002)[1] is a Slovak track and field athlete who competes internationally as a hurdler and a sprinter. She holds the Slovak women's record for 60 metres hurdles, 100 metres hurdles and 100 metres.
Biography
[edit]Forster was born on 8 April 2002 in the village of Hronec, close to the town of Brezno.[2] Originally, she competed in biathlon following the example of her mother, but switched to athletics at the age of 13.[1] She studied at the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra but suspended her studies to focus on preparation for the 2024 Olympics. Her athletic idol is the Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.[3]
Career
[edit]At the indoors Slovak championships in Bratislava, 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.[4]
In early 2023, she achieved two Slovak women's records in 100 meters hurdle run, first at Nyíregyháza and later at Golden Spike Ostrava.[5] Wanting to capitalize on her form, she competed solely in this discipline at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo. Nonetheless she failed to qualify for the semi-finals after tripping at the eight hurdle.[6] At the 2023 P-T-S athletic meeting in Banská Bystrica she ran 100 meters in 11.26, beating the 11.29 national women's record achieved by Eva Glesková at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[7]
At the 2021 Summer World University Games 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 2024 Summer Olympics by clearing the 12.77 threshold.[8] Additionally, she finished second in 100 meters race with the time 11.34.[9]
At the 2023 World Athletics Championships Forster struggled in 100 m hurdles, failing to advance to semi-finals with the time 13.47.[10] Viktória Forster runs for VŠC Dukla Banská Bystrica.[11]
Competition record
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Príbeh šprintérky Viktórie Forster, talentu z Horehronia: Dievča s dynamitom v nohách". Atletika.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Viktória Forster". Slovenský olympijský tím (in Slovak). Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ Berzedi, Juraj. "To dievča má v nohách dynamit. Stavila som všetko na jednu kartu, tvrdí Forster". mybystrica.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "RunGO - Halové majstrovstvá SR: Viktória Forster zlepšila rekord SR na 60 m prekážok". rungo.hnonline.sk (in Slovak). 20 February 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "AKTUALIZÁCIA – Na ME do 23 rokov vo fínskom Espoo 13 športovcova duo Bartek – Šula ml. dostalo od EA zelenú, líderkou výpravy je Viktória Forster". Atletika.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Viktória Forster nepostúpila do semifinále v". Denník N (in Slovak). 14 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Padol 55 rokov starý slovenský rekord! Forster zabehla najrýchlejšiu stovku". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Atlétka Viktória Forsterová získala zlatú". Denník N (in Slovak). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Slovensko má po rokoch atletickú medailu z univerziády! Takto si Forster vybojovala striebro". Športweb.sk (in Slovak). 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Slzy Viktórie Forster. Chybovala už pred prvou prekážkou". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Duklistka Viktória Forster má formu ako hrom, utvorila rekord SR na 100 m prekážok". Bystricoviny.sk - správy - kultúra - šport (in Slovak). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- 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
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Slovakia