Amy Hunt

Amy Hunt (born 15 May 2002) is a British sprinter who won double gold at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in both the 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay. A precocious junior, Hunt holds the world record for the Women's Under-18 200 metres, set in June 2019 with a time of 22.42s.[1][2]

Amy Hunt
Personal information
Born (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002
Nottingham, England
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportWomen's athletics
Event(s)Sprint
ClubCharnwood
Coached byMarco Airale
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

Running 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 record for Under-18 women.[3]

In the summer of 2019, she won gold medals in both the 200m and 4x100m at the European Under-20 Championships.[3] Her transition into senior athletics was disrupted by Covid-19, and then a serious leg injury in early 2022. Following surgery, she returned to the track in late 2022 for a single 200m race, but was still clearly affected by the trauma of the injury. University studies and graduation saw Amy only start training fully in early June 2023, she came 5th in the 100m final at the British Championships and was part of the winning U23 British 4 x 100m relay squad in Espoo, Finland at the U23 European Championships. Finally starting to find some form, and a switch to Coach Marco Airale, saw Amy race to 11.13s over 100m at the London Community Track in August 2023, to go 9th all time over 100m in the UK.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Competing for  Great Britain
2019 European U20 Championships Borås, Sweden 1st 200 m 22.94
1st 4 × 100 m relay 44.11
2023 European U23 Championships Espoo, Finland 1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.04

Nominations

She was named by the British Athletics Writers' Association as the "young female athlete of 2019".[3]

In January 2020, Hunt was listed by British Vogue as one of their "Faces Set To Define The Decade Ahead".[3][4]

Personal life

In 2020, she started an undergraduate degree at Cambridge University[5]

References
  1. "Nottinghamshire runner is fastest under-18 in the world". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  2. "U18 Outdoor 200 Metres Women". worldathletics.org. All time Top lists. World Athletics. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. Mike Henson (12 May 2020). "Amy Hunt: The British teenager who is faster than Dina Asher-Smith". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. "British Vogue Introduces An Electric Cast Of Faces Set To Define The Decade Ahead". British Vogue. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  5. "Amy Hunt column: 'So many people have tried to race me!'". BBC Sport. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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