Lily Hulland

Lily Hulland
Personal information
Birth nameLily Rosa Hulland
NationalityBritish
Born (2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 (age 23)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Triple jump, long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Long jump: 5.67m (Loughborough, 2024)
Triple jump: 13.24 (Chelmsford, 2023)

Lily Rosa Hulland (born 1 September 2001) is a British track and field athlete. In February 2024, she became the British national champion in the triple jump indoors.[1]

Early life and education

Born in Marbella, Spain to British parents from Manchester, Hulland grew up in Ronda. By 2019 she held the under-18 and under-20 record for Andalucía. She has a younger sister called Jasmine who also competes in athletics.[2][3]

Hulland studied graphic design at Loughborough University.[4][2] After graduating in 2024 she began a sports scholarship at the University of Virginia in the United States.[5]

Career

Hulland was British Universities and College (BUCS) indoors triple jump champion in 2020,[6] and again in 2022.[7]

In June 2022 she finished third in the triple jump at the 2022 British Athletics Championships in Manchester.[8] In February 2023, Hulland was runner-up at the 2023 British Indoor Athletics Championships in the triple jump.[9]

In June 2023, she won the triple jump at the England Athletics U23 championship in Chelmsford, recording a personal best 13.24m with her first jump and a wind-assisted 13.39m.[10]

On 18 February 2024, Hulland won gold at the 2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham with a new indoors personal best distance.[11] In May 2024, she was selected to represent England at the Loughborough International.[12] In 2024, she finished third the 2024 British Athletics Championships in Manchester.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Lily Hulland". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Rivas, Marina (9 August 2019). "The Hulland sisters take a leap". Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ^ Cabezas, Eugenio (7 May 2019). "El Trops-Cueva de Nerja, a la final por el título en División de Honor". Diariosur.es. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Loughborough athletes shine at Under 20/Under 23 National Championships". lboro.ac.uk. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  5. ^ Piovisan, Anthony (28 August 2024). "British sisters take huge leap from small Ronda village to a podium finish in triple jump". Surinenglish. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Loughborough athletes deliver 25 medals at BUCS Indoor Championships". lboro.ac.uk. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  7. ^ Smythe, Steve (February 22, 2022). "Jess Piasecki goes No.2 all-time among British marathoners – weekly round-up". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Müller UK Athletics Championships Manchester Regional Arena, Manchester (GBR) 24–26 JUN 2022". World Athletics. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Rochdale athlete wins ladies triple jump gold at British Indoor Athletics Championships". Rochdaleonline. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Full of promise for the future – day 2 of U23 and U20 champs". England Athletics. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Results UK Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. February 18, 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  12. ^ "England team selected for the 2024 Loughborough International". England Athletics. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  13. ^ "UK ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OLYMPIC TRIALS 2024: ALL RESULTS - COMPLETE LIST". Olympics.com. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  14. ^ Henderson, Jason (June 29, 2024). "Molly Caudery soars to 4.83m win at UK Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 30 June 2024.