Adriana Vilagoš Biography: Age, Parents, World Records, Height, Net Worth, Career, Championships

Adriana Vilagoš is a Serbian javelin thrower who first gained prominence in 2022 when, at just 18 years old, she won the silver medal at the European Athletics Championships in Munich with a throw of 62.01 m, becoming the youngest ever medallist in a senior continental throwing event.

Over the next two years she defended her World U20 title in 2022, set multiple Serbian national records—including a world‑leading throw of 67.22 m in Split in May 2025—and established herself as one of the world’s top javelin competitors.

Profile

• Full name: Adriana Vilagoš
• Date of birth: 2 January 2004
• Age: 21 years old
• Gender: Female
• Place of birth: Vrbas, Serbia
• State of origin: Vojvodina
• Nationality: Serbian
• Profession: Javelin thrower
• Height: 1.76 m
• Weight: 72.5 kg
• Eye color: Brown
• Hair color: Brown
• Parents: Mother and coach: Đerđi Vilagoš
• Siblings: N/A
• Spouse: None
• Children: None
• Relationship status: Single
• Religion: Not publicly disclosed
• Ethnicity: Hungarian descent (Serbia)
• Net worth: $730,000

Early Life and Education

Adriana Vilagoš, now at the age of 21, was born on 2 January 2004 in Vrbas and raised in the nearby village of Mali Iđoš in Serbia’s Vojvodina province.

Her mother, Đerđi, introduced her to throwing by practicing with a vortex ball before teaching javelin technique through online videos.

Đerđi also worked as a public prosecutor in Mali Iđoš while coaching Adriana full time.

Adriana completed her secondary education locally in Mali Iđoš and, as of 2025, has devoted herself full‑time to her athletic career and is not enrolled in any tertiary institution.

Personal Life

Adriana maintains a private personal life.

She is currently single and has no children.

Career

In 2018, at age 14, Vilagoš set a Serbian U18 record of 59.69 m with the 500 g javelin, improving it to 64.73 m in 2019.

In March 2020 she established a world U18 best of 68.76 m at a meet in Sremska Mitrovica.

At the Balkan U18 Championships in August 2021 she became the first female under‑18 in history to throw beyond 70 m, registering 70.10 m.

She won gold at the World U20 Championships in Nairobi (2021) with a championship record of 61.46 m and successfully defended that title in Cali (2022) with 63.52 m, also setting a European U20 record.

At the 2022 European Championships in Munich she secured silver with 62.01 m, and in Rome (2024) repeated that result with a 64.42 m throw.

Early in 2025 she broke the senior Serbian record twice—first with 66.88 m and then 67.22 m in Split, marking the world lead.

Awards

• World U20 Champion, Nairobi 2021
• World U20 Champion, Cali 2022
• European U20 Champion, Jerusalem 2023
• Silver Medallist, European Athletics Championships, Munich 2022
• Silver Medallist, European Athletics Championships, Rome 2024
• European Golden Tracks Rising Star Award, 2022
• European Golden Tracks Women’s Rising Star Award, 2024
• Mediterranean Games Gold Medallist, Oran 2022
• Balkan Championships Gold Medallist (multiple years)

Net Worth

Adriana Vilagoš current personal estimated net worth is about $730,000.

Social Media

• Instagram: @vilagos_adriana