Amy Hunt's Historic Quadruple Gold at European Championships
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Long before Amy Hunt catapulted herself into the mainstream by winning an unprecedented four gold medals at the European Championships, she was remarkably upfront about her ambitions. There was no coyness. No equivocation. She wanted the quadruple in Birmingham. And having talked a good game, she delivered.
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Sky SportsMonday 17 August 2026 15:46, UK Amy Hunt told Sky Sports back in February that three gold medals in Birmingham was the dream. Six months later, she is a four-time European champion and the first athlete to win four golds at a single European Championships.
BBC SportThis content is not available in your location. There was an error Relive Great Britain's Amy Hunt's "iconic" European Championships where the sprinter won four gold medals with victories in the women's 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and the mixed 4x100m relay.
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As Hunt crossed the line, she outstretched her arms and held four fingers to the camera. And just like that Hunt had completed the quadruple.
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Sky SportsHunt held up four fingers to the camera after winning gold in the mixed 4x100m relay, completing her historic haul.
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“It’s so special, another gold this year. I am really hoping to make it four in September,” she said, talking about her appearance at the Ultimate Championships in Budapest.
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Sky Sports"I think it is definitely important to celebrate the wins when they happen because life is short and you don't win four golds very often," she said.
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Hunt's major strength, meanwhile, is undoubtedly her top-end speed. In the 200m in particular, she takes great confidence in knowing few can match her in the closing stages.
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The Guardian SportAnd, Hunt believes, it also helps her when it comes to the crunch in races too. “Especially in the sprints, you have to be so utterly confident on that start line. It’s like nothing else on this planet. I’m trying to get from A to B as fast as humanly possible, and it’s so simple yet complex.
Sky SportsThis year, Hunt has regularly broken 11 seconds for 100m, and a month prior to the Europeans she won 100m silver at the Commonwealth Games, emphasising her form ahead of the home championships.
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“It’s just a dream come true – I’ll remember this week for the rest of my life,” she said after becoming the first athlete in the 92-year history of the European Championships to win four gold medals in a single event.
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BBC SportThe 24-year-old has overcome her share of setbacks to achieve a historic haul of four European gold medals in a sensational seven days on home soil.
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For still unknown reasons, Hunt, who lowered her 200m personal best to 22.08 in winning world silver, has struggled with low blood pressure during longer efforts which has left the verge of fainting, including at the London Diamond League in July when finishing fifth.
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The Guardian SportEven this year Hunt has had to battle low blood pressure which has caused her to nearly faint. “Obviously, this year I’ve struggled with my health and there’s been races that have felt like failures,” she says. “But if you don’t fail, then you don’t win. It’s a natural part of a sportsperson’s life. It’s sad, but necessary.”
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Dozens of athletes, including Britain’s Amy Hunt, and thousands of spectators were caught up in a massive security operation involving armed police at the European Athletics Championships on Saturday night.
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What happened this morning? Germany’s Amanal Petros and Finland’s Alisa Vainio won the men and women’s marathons in Birmingham. Petros, the Olympic silver medallist, claimed victory in a championship record of 2hr 09min 11sec, beating by 40sec Belgian Koen Naert’s previous best, set in Berlin in 2018. Italy’s Pietro Riva, who took European silver in the half-marathon in Rome two years ago, claimed silver in 2:09.18, just 3sec ahead of Ethiopian-born Israeli Gashau Ayale.
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01 Sky Sports Glave: From 2022 in a back brace to European champion - 'Delayed but not denied' European Athletics Championships 2026: As it happened Birmingham England finish second in Commonwealth Games medal table 'Ramsay-Peaty emotion showed what Commonwealth Games means'
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02 BBC Sport Published Great Britain finished top of the medals table at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris after Keanna MacInnes helped them win two golds on Sunday's final day of competition.
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03 The Guardian Sport She celebrated her final golden night in Birmingham with a glass of champagne and a KFC, as well as a 2am massage to ensure her legs would be fresh for her next race in Lausanne on Friday. It meant going to bed at 4am. But despite being on four hours sleep on Monday morning, she is sharp as a tack as she explains why being bold is good for her – and her sport.
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