Amy Hunt
British Olympic sprinter (born 2002)
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Amy Hunt (born 15 May 2002) is an English sprinter. She won the gold medal in the 100 metres, 200 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay, and 4 x 100 metres mixed relay at the 2026 European Championships, becoming the first athlete to win four gold medals at a single European Championship.[1] She won silver in the 4 × 100 m at the 2024 Summer Olympics and silver in the 200 m at the 2025 World Athletics Championships. She holds the world record for the women's under-18 200 metres, set in June 2019 with a time of 22.42s.[2][3]
Hunt in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 May 2002 Newark, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Education | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (BA) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Women's athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Club | Charnwood |
| Coached by | Marco Airale |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
Medal record | |
Education
Hunt attended Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School. In 2023, she gained a BA in English from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University.[4][5] She described Cambridge as "its own crazy world", and considered dropping out at the end of each year, but could not as "I'm not a quitter". She found her tutors were not always the most supportive when it came to her athletic pursuits.[6]
Athletics career
Early career
In June 2019, Hunt rose to prominence when she ran in a 200m junior race in Mannheim, Germany, in what was her fifth competitive race outdoors at that distance. Her time of 22.42s was a new world under-18 record.[7] In the summer of 2019, she won gold medals in both the 200m and 4 × 100 m at the European Under-20 Championships.[7] Her transition into senior athletics was disrupted by COVID-19 and the rupture of her quadriceps in early 2022.[8]
University studies and graduation saw Hunt only start training fully in early June 2023. She came 5th in the 100m final at that year's British Championships in 11.67 s.[9] At the European U23 Championships in Espoo, she won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay.[10] In August, she ran a new 100m personal best of 11.13 s, to go ninth on the British all-time top lists.[8]
2024: Olympic Games debut
In February, Hunt won gold over 60 m at the British Indoor Championships, with a time of 7.26 s.[11] She improved her 100 m personal best to 11.12 s at the Pure Athletics Invitational on 20 April.[12] She finished third in the 200 metres at the Diamond League event in Stockholm in June.[13]
Hunt won her first senior title as part of the Great Britain women's 4 × 100 m team that took gold at the European Championships in Rome on 12 June.[14] Later that month, she finished second over 100 metres at the British Championships in Manchester, running 11.41 s. She went onto place third in the 200 m, with a time of 22.78 s.[15]
Hunt was selected in the Great Britain 4 × 100 metres relay squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics,[16] and helped the team win a silver medal.[17][18]
2025: International breakthrough
She set a new 60 metres personal best of 7.18 seconds in the semi-final at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, on 22 February 2025, prior to finishing in fourth place overall after appearing to slip out of the blocks in the final.[19] At the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Hunt ran a new personal best of 7.09 seconds in the 60 metres semi-final, before placing sixth in the final in a time of 7.10 seconds.[20][21] She was subsequently selected for the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China,[22] where she ran 7.11 seconds to finish fifth in the 60 metres final.[23]
Hunt ran 23.06 seconds to finish fifth in the 200 metres at the Xiamen Diamond League in China, in April.[24] She finished fourth in the 200 metres at the Shanghai Diamond League in China on 3 May, in a new seasons best time of 22.86 seconds.[25] Hunt was a member of the Great Britain team which won gold in the women's 4 × 100 metres at the World Relays on 11 May 2025.[26] On 16 May, she lowered her personal best to 11.03 seconds in the 100 metres race at the Doha Diamond League to move to fourth on the UK all-time list.[27][28] In June, she finished second over 200 metres at the Golden Gala in Rome and the Meeting de Paris, both part of the Diamond League.[29][30] She ran a personal best of 22.31 s to finish third in the 200 m at the London Diamond League on 19 July.[31] On 2 August, Hunt won the 100 m final at the UK Championships in a new personal best of 11.02 s to claim her first British senior outdoor title.[32][33] In the 200 m, Hunt narrowly finished second behind Dina Asher-Smith in a new personal best of 22.14 s.[34]
She ran 22.61 seconds for fifth in the women's 200 m at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on 28 August.[35] She was selected for the 100 metres and 200 metres and as part of the 4 × 100 m relay for the British team for the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[36] On 19 September, Hunt took silver in the 200 m final, achieving her first global individual medal and her first medal at the World Championships.[37][38]
2026: Quadruple European gold medalist, sub 11 seconds 100 metres
Hunt placed second in the 60 metres at the 2026 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham on 14 February 2026, finishing behind Dina Asher-Smith in the final.[39] Later that month at the Copernicus Cup in Toruń, she ran a personal best of 7.04 seconds for the distance, 0.01 outside Asher-Smith's national record.[40] Hunt was a semi-finalist at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland, running 7.10 seconds.[41]
On 7 June, Hunt broke 11-seconds for the 100 metres for the first time, running 10.97 seconds (+0.8) in placing second to Melissa Jefferson-Wooden at the 2026 Bauhausgalan in Stockholm, part of the 2026 Diamond League.[42] On 10 June, she again ran under 11 seconds, placing second behind Julien Alfred in a wind-assisted race at the 2026 Bislett Games.[43] At the UK Championships on 20 June, she retained her 100 metres title, winning in a time of 11.01 seconds.[44][45]
On 28 July, Hunt won the silver medal representing England in the 100 metres at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, running 10.98 seconds to finish behind race winner Zoe Hobbs of New Zealand.[46][47]
On 10 August, Hunt ran a time of 11 seconds to win the gold medal in the 100 metres at the European Championships in Birmingham.[48][49] Three days later she won the gold in the 200 metres, clocking 22.19 seconds to complete the sprint double.[50][51] On 15 August, Hunt ran the second leg as Great Britain won the women's 4 × 100 m relay to claim her third gold medal of the championship.[52][53] The following day she anchored the British team to gold in the mixed 4 × 100 m relay, becoming the first person to win four gold medals at a single European Championships.[54][55]
Athletic achievements
Personal bests
| Type | Distance | Time (s) | Wind (m/s) | Venue | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual events | ||||||
| Indoor | 50 metres | 6.20 | N/a | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 3 February 2026 | NR |
| 60 metres | 7.04 | N/a | Toruń, Poland | 22 February 2026 | ||
| 200 metres sh | 25.22 | N/a | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 14 February 2016 | ||
| 300 metres sh | 37.61 | N/a | New York, United States | 6 February 2022 | ||
| 400 metres sh | 54.25 | N/a | Padua, Italy | 2 February 2025 | ||
| Outdoor | 100 metres | 10.97 | +0.8 | Stockholm, Sweden | 7 June 2026 | |
| 200 metres | 22.08 | -0.1 | Tokyo, Japan | 18 September 2025 | ||
| 400 metres | 53.63 | N/a | Brescia, Italy | 14 June 2025 | ||
| Team events | ||||||
| Outdoor | 4 × 100 metres relay | 41.55 | N/a | London, United Kingdom | 20 July 2024 | NR |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:35.92 | N/a | Milan, Italy | 13 April 2024 | ||
International competitions
National championships and competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | England Championships, U15 events | Sheffield | 2nd | 60 m | 7.90 |
| 2016 | England Indoor Championships, U15 events | Sheffield | 1st | 60 m | 7.71 |
| 1st | 200 m | 25.22 | |||
| England Championships, U15 events | Bedford | 1st | 100 m | 11.96 | |
| 2017 | England Indoor Championships, U17 events | Sheffield | 1st | 60 m | 7.43 |
| England Championships, U17 events | Bedford | 1st | 100 m | 11.72 | |
| 2018 | England Indoor Championships, U20 events | Sheffield | 4th | 60 m | 7.52 |
| England Championships, U17 events | Bedford | 1st | 100 m | 11.56 | |
| 2019 | England Indoor Championships, U20 events | Sheffield | 1st | 60 m | 7.34 |
| England Championships, U20 events | Bedford | 1st | 100 m | 11.78 | |
| 2020 | British Indoor Championships | Glasgow | 1st | 60 m | 7.39 |
| British Championships | Manchester | 3rd | 100 m | 11.35 | |
| 2021 | England Championships, U20 events | Bedford | 3rd | 200 m | 23.92 |
| 2023 | England Championships, U23 events | Chelmsford | 2nd | 100 m | 11.47 |
| British Championships | Manchester | 5th | 100 m | 11.67 | |
| 2024 | British Indoor Championships | Birmingham | 1st | 60 m | 7.26 |
| British Championships | Manchester | 2nd | 100 m | 11.41 | |
| 3rd | 200 m | 22.78 | |||
| 2025 | British Indoor Championships | Birmingham | 4th | 60 m | 7.26 |
| British Championships | Birmingham | 1st | 100 m | 11.02 | |
| 2nd | 200 m | 22.14 | |||
| 2026 | British Indoor Championships | Birmingham | 2nd | 60 m | 7.15 |
| British Championships | Birmingham | 1st | 100 m | 11.01 | |
| 2nd | 200 m | 22.64 |
Nominations
She was named by the British Athletics Writers' Association as the "young female athlete of 2019".[7]
In January 2020, Hunt was listed by British Vogue as one of their "Faces Set To Define The Decade Ahead".[7][56]
