Amy Hunt wins gold in 100m for her first European title
Amy Hunt, a 24-year-old Briton with a Cambridge degree, won gold in the 100m at the European Championships in Birmingham, while Ingebrigtsen and Schilder defended their titles.
Amy Hunt, a 24-year-old Briton with a Cambridge degree, won gold in the 100m at the European Championships in Birmingham, while Ingebrigtsen and Schilder defended their titles.
British sprinter Amy Hunt delivered the most valuable performance of her career on Tuesday, August 11, 2026. At the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, in front of a home crowd, the 24-year-old won gold in the 100m with a time of 11 seconds, securing her first international title.
Hunt, who won silver in the 200m at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, was faster in the final than Poland's Ewa Swoboda, who finished in 11.02, and Belgium's Delphine Nkansa, who clocked 11.06.
Born in 2002, Amy Hunt grew up in Grantham, near Nottingham. The athletics world first took notice of her in June 2019 when, at just 17, she broke the world junior record in the 200m with a time of 22.42 seconds. That feat also earned her a spot on Vogue magazine's list of "faces that will define the decade."
But her journey hasn't been defined solely by speed. Hunt graduated in English literature from the prestigious University of Cambridge in 2023, and now lives in Padua, near Venice, Italy.
The evening in Birmingham also featured other major comebacks. Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen, a two-time world and two-time Olympic champion, claimed his fourth consecutive European title in the 5000m. After undergoing Achilles tendon surgery in January 2026 and spending nearly a year away from competition, the 25-year-old triumphed in 13 minutes and 15.29 seconds, ahead of Germany's Florian Bremm and France's Etienne Daguinos. World 10,000m champion Jimmy Gressier of France finished fourth.
"I dreamed of this moment two weeks ago when I put my name on the list," Ingebrigtsen told 24sata, with the Norwegian flag draped over his shoulders.
In the women's shot put, the Netherlands' Jessica Schilder won her third consecutive European gold with a throw of 20.73 meters. This made her the first female athlete to achieve this feat since Russia's Nadezhda Chizhova, who won four titles between 1966 and 1974. Schilder, the world champion from Tokyo 2025, was the overwhelming favorite after throwing 21.09 meters in early May, the best women's throw in the world since 2012. She finished ahead of compatriot Jorinde van Klinken (19.64m) and Germany's Yemisi Mabry (19.50m).
In the men's shot put, Italy's Leonardo Fabbri defended his title with a throw of 22.31 meters. Silver went to his compatriot Zane Weir (21.12m), and bronze to Sweden's Wictor Petersson (20.97m).
In the mixed relay, Norway, led by Carsten Warholm, took victory in 3:09.62. Great Britain finished second (3:10.47), and the Netherlands third (3:10.77).
