Amy Hunt revealed to Sky Sports back in February that winning three gold medals at the Birmingham European Championships was her ultimate ambition. Six months later, she has not only fulfilled that dream but surpassed it, emerging as a four‑time European champion and the first athlete ever to claim four gold medals at a single edition of the event. After clinching the mixed 4x100 metre relay, Hunt lifted all four fingers toward the camera, a simple gesture that captured the magnitude of her achievement. When Sky Sports first interviewed the world‑ and Olympic‑silver medallist in February, she was already looking ahead to Birmingham, eager to make her mark on home soil.
Clad in a glittering gold outfit, she made her goal crystal clear: “The aim is definitely three golds. At the Europeans that would be an absolute dream.” Now, having eclipsed even that lofty target, Hunt allowed herself a moment of reflection. “It’s vital to celebrate victories when they happen because life is short and you don’t win four golds very often,” she said.
“I’m almost at a loss for words – it’s been euphoric, I’ve been living in a dreamland.” Her celebrations, however, were modest. "I had a little glass of champagne with my coach last night, and that was a nice, wholesome celebration for me because it’s straight back to work at the end of this week!" she added, underscoring the grounded attitude that has become a hallmark of her career. The 2025 European Championships were the first to be staged in the United Kingdom, offering British athletes a rare chance to win medals in front of a home crowd.
For Hunt, who hails from Nottinghamshire, the prospect of triumphing on familiar ground carried special significance. "It’s incredibly special because this is probably the closest they’ll ever get to my actual home," she explained in February. "Being able to step up, rise to the challenge and dominate on my home track would mean the world to me." She certainly rose to the occasion, carving her name into the record books by winning the women’s 100 m, 200 m, the women’s 4x100 m relay and the mixed 4x100 m relay. Her path to these victories was anything but smooth.
After a promising junior career, her transition to senior competition was hampered by the COVID‑19 pandemic and a serious quad‑tendon rupture that forced her to pause training while she was also juggling university studies. "I ruptured my quad tendon in the middle of my degree, so we had some challenging times. But we came back," Hunt recalled, highlighting the resilience that has defined her journey.
Balancing the rigors of a Cambridge education with elite athletics proved demanding, yet she persisted, using each setback as motivation to improve. The 2025 season was widely viewed as Hunt’s breakout year on the international stage. She posted a string of personal bests in the Diamond League, culminating in a victory at the UK Championships where she captured the senior outdoor 100 m title.
A month later, at the World Championships in Tokyo, she secured a silver medal in the 200 m, earning her first global individual podium finish. In the lead‑up to the European Championships, Hunt demonstrated consistent form, regularly dipping under the 11‑second barrier in the 100 m. Just a month before Birmingham, she took silver in the 100 m at the Commonwealth Games, confirming that she arrived in Britain in peak condition.
"You can have everything you ever dreamed of," she said confidently. "There is no world in which you need to put limits on yourself." This mindset is essential in sprinting, where races are decided by hundredths of a second. "Any time you line up in a race you have to believe you can win, no matter what.
Sprinting is a very mental sport; it’s a dog‑eat‑dog world out there, so you have to have confidence at the start line," she added. Hunt’s triumphs have unfolded during a golden era for British athletics.
Fellow sprinter Dina Asher‑Smith also made history at the Birmingham Championships, becoming the most‑decorated athlete in the competition’s history with eight gold medals and eleven total podium finishes. Despite the natural rivalry between the two, Hunt speaks only admiration for her compatriot. "Creating history together as two young women on a global stage is incredible – who gets to do that?" Hunt remarked.
She has long looked up to Asher‑Smith, not just for her speed but for her ability to balance elite sport with academic achievement. Asher‑Smith earned a history degree in 2017 while competing at the highest level, a path that resonated deeply with Hunt’s own experience at Cambridge. "Dina is someone I have looked up to my whole career, not just for the way she is amazingly quick and a world champion, but the way she handles herself," Hunt explained. "She was one of the first athletes and women to show that you can do a very academic degree and chase that life off the track and still be fabulous on the track.
She is a role model for me and so many people out there." The championships also highlighted British strength in middle‑distance events. Keely Hodgkinson claimed silver in the 800 m after a dramatic duel with Switzerland’s Audrey Werro, while Georgia Hunter‑Bell dominated the 1500 m to take gold. Hunt reflected on being part of this flourishing generation of female athletes.
"I have been helped on my way by so many successful and amazing women, so now to be in the same conversations is amazing. To be part of such a strong generation of young British athletes – especially young British female athletes – there are so many of us coming out.
We’re all inspiring each other and helping each other out," she said. With the Paris Olympic Games less than two years away, Hunt now approaches the next major tournament from a markedly different position. No longer merely a promising prospect, she is a proven four‑time European champion, a seasoned competitor with a proven ability to deliver under pressure. As she looks back on a historic championships, the question is no longer whether she belongs among Britain’s sprinting elite, but how far she can push that success forward.
The future promises new challenges, new records, and perhaps more gold medals, but for now, Amy Hunt can savor the feeling of having turned a February dream into a historic reality.