Amy Hunt claimed her first senior international title in the 100m at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, finishing in 11.00 seconds at Alexander Stadium to give Great Britain its first gold medal of the competition.
Amy Hunt wins 100m at European Athletics Championships in Birmingham
Amy Hunt claimed her first senior international title in the 100m at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, finishing in 11.00 seconds at Alexander Stadium to give Great Britain its first gold medal of the competition.
Hunt, 24, had previously won world 200m silver in Tokyo, which represented the first individual international medal of her senior career. She followed that with Commonwealth 100m silver two weeks before the Birmingham championships.
Hunt moved from fifth to first over the second half of the race, a finish she produced after breaking the 11-second barrier for the first time earlier this season. She raised her arms in celebration after crossing the line.
Poland's Ewa Swoboda finished second in 11.02 seconds and Belgium's Delphine Nkansa third in 11.06. British athlete Dina Asher-Smith, the defending champion who was seeking a seventh gold that would have made her the joint-most successful athlete in the history of the championships, finished fifth in 11.10.
Hunt could compete in up to three further events at the championships: the 200m and both the women's and mixed 4x100m relay.
The 100m gold was Great Britain's second medal on the opening day. Earlier, a British quartet of Ben Jefferies, Charlotte Henrich, Toby Harries and Yemi Mary John took silver in the mixed 4x400m relay, finishing in 3 minutes 10.47 seconds. Yemi Mary John held off Dutch athlete Myrte van der Schoot in the home straight. Norway won the event in 3:09.62.
- Hunt's nationality is not stated in the source text
- The source does not confirm the full list of finalists or their nationalities beyond those named
- No details are provided about the conditions or circumstances of the race beyond what Hunt did in the final
- The source does not specify which record or records Hunt broke when she went sub-11 seconds earlier this season
- The source does not clarify who holds the current joint record for most gold medals in European Athletics Championships history alongside Asher-Smith's potential tally