Full Breakdown
Amy Hunt’s Sprint Double and Quest for a Historic Quadruple at the 2026 European Championships
8/14/2026, 2:06:31 AM
Core Event: Gold Medals in the 100 m and 200 m
Britain’s 24-year-old sprinter Amy Hunt captured the women’s 100 m title in Birmingham in 11.00 seconds, edging Poland’s Ewa Swoboda (11.02) and Belgium’s Delphine Nkansa (11.06). Three days later she added the 200 m crown in 22.19 seconds, ahead of Ireland’s Rhasidat Adeleke (22.28) and defending champion Dina Asher-Smith (22.29). The victories give Hunt “two out of four” golds toward a planned sprint quadruple that includes the women’s and mixed 4 × 100 m relays.
Background & Context
Last year Hunt took silver in the 200 m at both the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games, prompting a personal resolve to turn those podium finishes into gold on home soil at Alexander Stadium.
Data & Statistics
- 100 m: 11.00 s (gold), 11.02 s (silver), 11.06 s (bronze).
- 200 m: 22.19 s (gold), 22.28 s (silver, Irish national record), 22.29 s (bronze).
- Margins: 0.02 s ahead of silver in the 100 m; 0.09 s ahead of silver in the 200 m.
- Attendance: About 20,000 spectators for the 200 m final.
- Relay prospects: Britain fields women’s and mixed 4 × 100 m teams this weekend.
Official Statements & Responses
European Athletics issued a corrective statement after a pole-vault bar-height error on day two, confirming the competition resumed at the intended level.
Verbatim Quotes
- “I have had such a string of silvers and I was starting to get a bit fed up with it, so I thought it was time for gold,” — Amy Hunt
What’s Next
The women’s 4 × 100 m relay is scheduled for Saturday and the mixed relay for Sunday. Hunt is set to run the anchor leg for the women’s team and a key leg in the mixed event, aiming to complete the quadruple before the championships close.
Conflicting Reports & Gaps
All sources agree on Hunt’s times and medal positions; the only variation is the notation of her 200 m time (“22.19 seconds” vs. “22.19 sec”). Details of the relay line-ups remain undisclosed.
