Amy Hunt

Amy Hunt is an elite sprinter whose career combines global sporting success with academic distinction. An Olympic silver medallist, World Championships silver medallist and British 100m Champion, she is widely recognised as one of the leading figures of her generation in athletics. Amy’s story stands out because it is not only about speed and medals, but about intellectual ambition, resilience and the confidence to pursue excellence on multiple fronts. Known for her clarity and warmth on stage, she brings a thoughtful, articulate voice to conversations around performance, pressure and personal identity.

Amy’s early career revealed rare talent at an exceptionally young age. She announced herself to the world in 2019 when, aged just 16, she set the World Under-18 200m Record with a time of 22.42 seconds, a mark that still stands. That same year she won double gold at the European Under-20 Championships, confirming her status as a prodigious talent. While her athletics profile surged, Amy made a deliberate and demanding choice to pursue higher education, enrolling at the University of Cambridge to study English Literature. Balancing elite sport with one of the world’s most intense academic environments shaped her discipline, perspective and ability to perform under sustained pressure, experiences that now underpin her credibility as a speaker.

Her senior career has been defined by resilience and decisive growth. After early recognition including being named British Athletics Writers’ Association Young Female Athlete of the Year and featured by British Vogue as one of its future-defining figures, Amy’s progress was halted by a serious quadriceps injury in 2022. The setback ruled her out of competition for over a year and forced a complete reset. She returned with renewed focus, graduating from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge in 2023 before relocating to Italy to join an elite training group under Marco Airale. The move proved transformative. Amy became British 100m Champion, broke every personal best she held and delivered a breakthrough performance at the World Athletics Championships, winning silver in the 200m and establishing herself as a genuine global contender.

As a speaker, Amy Hunt is hired for her ability to translate elite experience into practical insight. She covers high performance, resilience through adversity, confidence, goal setting and the value of education alongside ambition. Drawing on moments from Olympic finals, injury recovery and academic pressure at Cambridge, she offers grounded, relatable lessons for leaders, teams and young people. Amy’s message resonates because it reflects modern reality, navigating multiple identities, sustaining excellence and defining success on your own terms.