Lily Hulland
British athlete
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Lily Rosa Hulland (born 1 September 2001) is a British track and field athlete. In February 2024, she became the British national champion in the triple jump indoors.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | Lily Rosa Hulland 1 September 2001 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Events | Triple jump, long jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | Long jump: 5.86m (Loughborough, 2024) Triple jump: 13.25m (Manchester, 2024) |
Early life and education
Born in Marbella, Spain to British parents from Manchester, Hulland grew up in Ronda. By 2019 she held the under-18 and under-20 record for Andalucía. She has a younger sister called Jasmine who also competes in athletics.[2][3]
Hulland studied graphic design at Loughborough University.[4][2] After graduating in 2024 she began a sports scholarship at the University of Virginia in the United States.[5]
Career
Hulland was British Universities and College (BUCS) indoors triple jump champion in 2020,[6] and again in 2022.[7]
In June 2022 she finished third in the triple jump at the 2022 British Athletics Championships in Manchester.[8] In February 2023, Hulland was runner-up at the 2023 British Indoor Athletics Championships in the triple jump.[9]
In June 2023, she won the triple jump at the England Athletics U23 championship in Chelmsford, recording a personal best 13.24m with her first jump and a wind-assisted 13.39m.[10]
On 18 February 2024, Hulland won gold at the 2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham with a new indoors personal best distance of 13.06m.[11][12] In May 2024, she was selected to represent England at the Loughborough International.[13] In June 2024, Hulland placed third in the triple jump at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in Manchester with a personal best wind-legal jump of 13.25 metres (+0.8).[14][15][16]
On 8 February 2026, Hulland won the triple jump at the Welsh Indoor Championships in Cardiff with a jump of 12.85 metres.[17] The following week at the 2026 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, Hulland placed fourth overall with 12.63 metres.[18] On 20 June, she placed fifth in the triple jump at the 2026 UK Championships.[19]
Personal life
In 2024, she wrote a children's book about British and European champion jumper Jazmin Sawyers. She said she hoped it would help provide relatable role models for other young women progressing in sport.[20] The book later formed part of a Team Record Breakers series including picture books about Keely Hodgkinson, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Molly Caudery.[21]