Amy Hunt first hinted to Sky Sports back in February that she dreamed of capturing three gold medals on home soil in Birmingham. Six months later, she not only fulfilled that ambition but shattered it, emerging as a four‑time European champion and the inaugural athlete to secure four golds at a single European Championships.
After clinching the mixed 4x100m relay, Hunt lifted four fingers toward the camera, a simple gesture that symbolised her unprecedented medal haul. In the February interview, the World and Olympic silver medallist had spoken about her aspirations for the Birmingham event, describing the prospect of three golds as "an absolute dream" while dressed in a glittering gold outfit that reflected her lofty goals. When Sky Sports caught up with her again after she had exceeded even those lofty expectations, Hunt allowed herself a moment of genuine delight. "It’s important to celebrate wins when they happen because life is short and you don’t win four golds very often," she said, adding that she was almost at a loss for words, describing the experience as "euphoric" and feeling like she was 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 laughed, underscoring the down‑to‑earth attitude that has become a hallmark of her personality. The 2024 European Championships marked the first time the event was staged in Britain, offering a rare opportunity for athletes to compete for medals on familiar tracks. For Hunt, a native of Nottinghamshire, the home‑field advantage carried special meaning.
In February she explained, "It’s so special because it’s probably the closest they’ll ever get to my actual home. It would be really, really special for me to step up, rise to the challenge and take on my home track." She certainly rose to the occasion, securing victories in the 100m, 200m, the women’s 4x100m relay and the mixed 4x100m relay.
Her journey to this historic moment was anything but smooth. While she excelled as a junior, the transition to senior competition was hampered by the Covid‑19 pandemic and a serious quad tendon rupture that forced her to juggle rehabilitation with her studies at Cambridge University. Balancing elite sport with a demanding academic schedule proved challenging, but Hunt persisted. 2025 was widely predicted to be her breakout year on the international stage, and she delivered with a series of personal‑best performances in the Diamond League.
In August of the previous year, she captured the 100m title at the UK Championships, earning her first senior British outdoor crown, and followed that with a silver medal in the 200m at the World Championships in Tokyo – her inaugural global individual podium finish. Leading into the European Championships, Hunt was in blistering form, regularly dipping below the 11‑second barrier in the 100m. A month before Birmingham, she added a 100m silver at the Commonwealth Games, confirming her status as a top‑tier sprinter heading into the home championships.
"You can have everything you ever dreamed of," she declared. "There is no world in which you need to put limits on yourself." That belief proved essential when 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 explained.
Hunt’s success unfolded alongside a remarkable period for British athletics. Dina Asher‑Smith, another Birmingham star, made history in the mixed relay, becoming the most‑decorated athlete in European Championships history with eight golds and eleven total medals. Despite the natural rivalry, Hunt praised her compatriot, noting, "Creating history together as two young women on a global stage is incredible – who gets to do that?" Asher‑Smith has long been a role model for Hunt, not only for her speed but also for her academic achievements; Asher‑Smith completed a history degree in 2017 while competing at the elite level. Hunt echoed this admiration, saying, "Dina is someone I have looked up to my whole career, not just for how amazingly quick she is and being a world champion, but for the way she handles herself.
She showed you can pursue a demanding degree, chase a life off the track, and still be fabulous on it." Those words resonated deeply with Hunt, who has navigated her own Cambridge experience. "She is very much a role model for me and so many people out there," Hunt affirmed.
The Championships also highlighted British strength in middle‑distance events, with Keely Hodgkinson taking 800m silver after a dramatic duel with Switzerland’s Audrey Werro, and Georgia Hunter‑Bell dominating the 1500m to claim gold. Reflecting on her place within this flourishing generation of British female athletes, Hunt said, "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." With the Paris Olympic Games less than two years away, Hunt now approaches the pinnacle of sport from a vastly different perspective.
No longer merely a promising prospect, she stands as a four‑time European champion, a proven winner on the biggest stages. As she looks back on her historic Birmingham performance, the question shifts from whether she belongs among Britain’s elite sprinters to how far she can push her success in the years ahead.