Adriana Vilagoš

Adriana Vilagoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Адриана Вилагош, Hungarian: Világos Adriana; born 2 January 2004)[2] is a Serbian athlete who specializes in the javelin throw. At the age of 18, she won silver medal at the 2022 European Athletics Championships, becoming the youngest ever European medallist in a throwing event. One year prior, Vilagoš was for the first time the World Under-20 Champion and earned silver medal at the European U20 Championships successfully defending her World U20 title in 2022 and breaking championship and European U20 records in the process.[3][4]

Adriana Vilagoš
Personal information
National teamSerbia
Born (2004-01-02) January 2, 2004
Vrbas, Republic of Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72.5 kg (160 lb)[1]
Sport
CountrySerbia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Javelin throw
Coached byĐerđi Vilagoš
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)63.52 m (2022) NU20R AU20R
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Serbia
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 MunichJavelin throw
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2022 OranJavelin throw
European Throwing Cup
Bronze medal – third place2023 LeiriaJavelin throw
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 NairobiJavelin throw
Gold medal – first place2022 CaliJavelin throw
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 JerusalemJavelin throw
Silver medal – second place2021 TallinnJavelin throw

Early life and background

Adriana Vilagoš was raised in Mali Iđoš in north Serbia. She started out when she was a kid by playing handball and throwing a vortex – a small, egg shaped foam missile with an aerodynamic tail.[5]

She has been coached from the beginning by her mother Đerđi, originally a handball coach and a public prosecutor. They watched YouTube videos to learn the technique (by men’s world record-holder Jan Železný among others).[4]

Career

In 2018, only 14, Adriana threw a Serbian under-18 (javelin 500 g) record of 59.69 m, which she improved to 64.73 m a year later.[5]

In March 2020, she set a world under-18 best with a throw of 68.76 m in Sremska Mitrovica, breaking 2019 record of Elina Tzengko (65.90 m), her two years older rival from Greece.[6]

At the 2021 Balkan Athletics Championships held in Smederevo, Serbia in June, Vilagoš lost only to Tzengko to take the silver medal. This result of their competition was repeated in July at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.[7] On 14 August at the Balkan U18 Championships in Kraljevo, Adriana bettered her world under-18 best with a 70.10 m performance, becoming the first U18 woman in history to break the 70-metre barrier.[6] Just five days later, she beat Tzengko to gold for the first time at the World U20 Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya, setting a national U20 record.[8][9] Vilagoš also had several performances during the year which were better than Tatjana Jelača's national U23 record of 60.89 m.[10] However, for record purposes Serbian Athletics Federation (SAS) recognizes only the period following the end of athlete's junior eligibility up to the year in which the athlete turns 22-years-old,[11] making Vilagoš eligible for U23 record consideration only during the 2024–2026 period.

In 2022, the 18-year-old placed in the top three in 15 of her 16 competitions, consistently throwing beyond 60 metres and finishing ahead of experienced senior opponents. She won for the second consecutive time U23 competition of the European Throwing Cup, triumphed in the Balkan Championships, Mediterranean Games, and captured decisively her second world u20 title at the World U20 Championships staged in Cali, Colombia, setting a championship and European U20 record of 63.52 m. She placed second behind only Tzengko and ahead of great Barbora Špotáková at her first senior European Championships Munich 2022.[3] Adriana achieved 11 world's best U20 performances of the season,[12][13] and was voted World Athletics Female Rising Star of the Year.[14]

International competitions
Representing  Serbia
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResultNotes
2021 European Throwing Cup Split, Croatia 1st Javelin throw (U23) 60.22 m
Balkan Championships Smederevo, Serbia 2nd Javelin throw 60.94 m NU20R
European U20 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 2nd Javelin throw 60.44 m
World U20 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 1st Javelin throw 61.46 m WU20L NU20R
2022 European Throwing Cup Leiria, Portugal 1st Javelin throw (U23) 60.72 m WU20L
Balkan Championships Craiova, Romania 1st Javelin throw 60.51 m
Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 1st Javelin throw 60.22 m
World U20 Championships Cali, Colombia 1st Javelin throw 63.52 m CR WU20L AU20R
European Championships Munich, Germany 2nd Javelin throw 62.01 m
2023 European Throwing Cup Leiria, Portugal 3rd Javelin throw 59.83 m WU20L
Balkan Championships Kraljevo, Serbia 1st Javelin throw 60.62 m
European U20 Championships Jerusalem, Israel 1st Javelin throw 58.38 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 16th (q) Javelin throw 58.65 m

See also

References
  1. "Adriana Vilagoš - Olimpijski komitet Srbije". oks.org.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. "Adriana VILAGOŠ – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  3. "Spotlight on Rising Stars: Adriana Vilagos and Emmanuel Wanyonyi". World Athletics. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  4. Whittington, Jess (8 December 2022). "On an upward trajectory, Rising Star Vilagos targets more U20 success". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  5. Dennehy, Cathal (17 August 2022). "From the vortex to global victory for Vilagos". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  6. "Vilagos smashes world U18 javelin best with 70.10m". European Athletics. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  7. P, Dr. "Veliki uspeh za Adrianu Vilagoš: Srbija ima juniorsku vicešampionku Evrope u bacanju koplja". telegraf.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  8. "SRPSKA ATLETIČARKA JE NAJBOLJA NA PLANETI: Adriana Vilagoš osvojila zlato u bacanju koplja na juniorskom šampionatu sveta". Novosti (in Serbian). 19 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  9. P., Dr. (19 August 2021). "SRBIJO, IMAŠ SVETSKO ČUDO! Naša atletska nada Adriana Vilagoš je šampionka planete u bacanju koplja za juniore!". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Ringier Axel Springer Serbia. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  10. "LISTA REKORDA SRBIJE NA OTVORENOM SENIORI/KE; MLAĐI SENIORI/KE; STARIJI JUNIORI/KE I MLAĐI JUNIORI/KE" (PDF). SAS (in Serbian). April 2023. p. 6. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  11. "Ivana oborila državni star 24 godine: Objedinjeni svi rekordi u mlađim kategorijama, sledi napad na seniorski!". atlex.rs (in Serbian). 13 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  12. "Season Top lists | Javelin Throw Women – U20 World – 2022 | All". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  13. "Nominees announced for 2022 Women's Rising Star Award". World Athletics. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  14. Adams, Tim (5 December 2022). "Mondo Duplantis and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone named athletes of year". AW. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
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