Corpus Christi alum Amy Hunt took the silver medal in the Women’s 4×100m Relay final in Paris on 9 August.

Hunt, who graduated with a degree in English in 2023, was competing in her first Olympic Games. Her silver medal comes after winning gold in the relay for Team GB in the European Championships this year.

Team GB, comprised of Dina Asher-Smith, Imani Lansiquot, Hunt, and Daryll Neita, looked set to take the gold, but fell to second behind Team USA following a couple of messy handovers. Addressing this in a post-race interview, Hunt said: “There was so much chaos going on, but we are so well-drilled as a team and that’s our biggest strength.”

“We’re skilled, we’re smart ladies, and we made sure we got it in and that was our merit today so I’m really proud of these ladies,” she continued.

Posting excitedly on social media platform X, Hunt restated her pride, writing: “I’M AN OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALIST!!!!!”. Corpus also took to X to congratulate the athlete. “One year ago, Amy Hunt @amyghunt graduated from Corpus Christi College @Cambridge_Uni. Now she’s an Olympic champion! #Olympics. What a woman!” they said.

The University’s Development & Alumni Relations department offered their congratulations, stating that they are “so thrilled” for Hunt on her success.

Hunt currently holds the world record for the Women’s Under-18 200 metres, and also won double gold in the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in the 200m and 4×100m relay.

After suffering a leg injury which required surgery in 2022, and taking time away from the sport to focus on her degree, she began training fully in June 2023, winning her first senior medals this year.

She has previously spoken about her experience balancing athletics training with her degree. Matriculating in 2020, Hunt was forced to re-locate from Cambridge to Loughborough during the second national lockdown so she could continue training.

Despite this constant movement, she was still able to enjoy her time at Cambridge, experiencing quintessential traditions such as ‘Bridgemas’ formal.

“Even though I am constantly switching between work, training, socialising and travelling, I have not found the last two months as stressful as expected,” she said.

Hunt is just one of nine Cambridge alums appearing in this year’s Olympics. Ex-Trinity student Imogen Grant won gold in the women’s lightweight double sculls last Friday, while Homerton alum Henry Fieldman coxed the women’s eight to a bronze medal.