Sam Lunt
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 October 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Hurdling | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 400 m hurdles: 49.17 (Karlstad, 2026) 400 m: 45.16 (Brussels, 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Lunt (born 23 October 2005) is a British sprinter and hurdler. He won a silver medal with the Great Britain men's 4 × 400 metres team at the 2026 European Championships.[1]
Early life
[edit]From Eastham, Merseyside, he attended Neston High School. He was a keen footballer in his youth before focusing on athletics. A member of Wirral Athletics Club, he set a new under-17 British record in the 400 m hurdles with a times of 51.83 seconds, and then 51:55 seconds, in consecutive weeks in July 2022.[2][3] He later studied at Birmingham City University.[4]
Career
[edit]In February 2023, he reached the semi-finals in the 400 metres at the senior 2023 British Indoor Championships as a 17-year-old.[5]
He was a finalist in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.[6] He won gold in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the same event.[7][8]
He competed at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in August 2024 in the men's 400 metres hurdles. He qualified for the final with a run of 50.00 seconds, a British national U20 record.[9] In the final, he placed fifth overall, running 50.29 seconds.[10]
In October 2024, he was nominated by Athletics Weekly for best British male junior.[11] In November 2024, he was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025.[12] He was named in the British team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou.[13] He made his senior international debut in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay, alongside Josh Faulds, Emily Newnham and Nicole Yeargin as the British quartet won their heat to qualify for the final and secure a place for Britain at the 2025 World Championships.[14] On 2 August, he qualified for the final of the 400 metres hurdles at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham.[15] In October 2025, he was retained on the British Athletics Olympic Futures Programme for 2025/26.[16]
In May 2026, Lunt ran a personal best for the 400 metres with 45.16 seconds in Brussels.[17] In June, Lunt won over 400 metres at the Josef Odložil Memorial in Prague.[18] That month, he reached the final of the 400 metres at the 2026 British Championships, placing seventh overall.[19] The following month, Lunt ran a new personal best for the 400 m hurdles with 49.17 seconds at the Folksam Grand Prix in Karlstad, Sweden.[20] In August 2026, he competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, winning the silver medal with the team having ran in the opening round.[21][22]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Sam Lunt". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ Haygarth, Dan (28 March 2022). "Teenager aiming for Olympics after grandad told him to try athletics". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ Smythe, Steve (Jul 11, 2022). "Young athletes shine at English Schools Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ McElwee (15 August 2026). "Reality of athletics: 'It pays more to be crap runner and good on socials'first=Molly". The Times. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ Richardson, Kieron (19 February 2023). "Wirral AC teenager shines at British Indoor Athletics Championships". Merseysportlive. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ Smythe, Steve (Jan 31, 2024). "Fast 600 metres for Sam Lunt". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ "CAPTAIN CARVELL & BRILLIANT BENJAMIN LEAD WAY AS EUROPEAN ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPS BEGIN". British Athletics. 7 August 2023.
- ↑ "Walaza storms to sprint double at World U20 Championships in Lima". World Athletics. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ Henderson, Jason (1 September 2024). "USA top medals table at World Under-20 Champs in Lima". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved Sep 1, 2024.
- ↑ Henderson, Jason (Oct 30, 2024). "Vote for your athletes of 2024". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ↑ "2024-25 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ↑ "GB & NI TEAM SELECTED FOR THE WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS 2025". British Athletics. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ↑ "GB & NI SECURE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SPOTS ON CRUCIAL FIRST DAY AT WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS". British Athletics. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ↑ "UK Championship". World Athletics. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ↑ "2025-26 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ↑ "IFAM Outdoor". World Athletics. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Results - Josef Odlozil Memorial 2026". Watch Athletics. 1 June 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Novuna UK Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ Mills, Steven (8 Jul 2026). "Åskag and Bengström excel with victories on home soil in Karlstad". European Athletics. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ Smythe, Steve (19 August 2026). "BIRMINGHAM 2026 IN NUMBERS - A STATISTICIAN'S VERDICT ON ONE OF THE BEST EUROPEAN CHAMPS YET". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
