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Amy Hunt Wins Women’s 100m Gold in 11.00 Seconds

8/13/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Amy Hunt won the women’s 100 m gold at the 2026 European Championships in 11.00 seconds.
She edged Poland’s Ewa Swoboda (11.02) by 0.02 seconds, delivering Britain its first gold after a mixed 4x400 m relay silver.
Hunt, a Cambridge graduate training in Padua under Marco Airale, said she was “fed up with silver” and will target the 200 m and relay titles later.

History

Historical Context

At the 1990 European Athletics Championships in Split, East German sprinter Katrin Krabbe won the women’s 100 m in a championship-record 10.89 seconds, exemplifying the GDR’s Cold-War sprint dominance that peaked just before German reunification later that year. The event marked one of the final major competitions hosted by Yugoslavia before its 1990s breakup.

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Story summary

Amy Hunt won the women’s 100 m gold at the 2026 European Championships in 11.00 seconds.
She edged Poland’s Ewa Swoboda (11.02) by 0.02 seconds, delivering Britain its first gold after a mixed 4x400 m relay silver.
Hunt, a Cambridge graduate training in Padua under Marco Airale, said she was “fed up with silver” and will target the 200 m and relay titles later.

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