Lily Hulland

Lily Hulland

Personal information
Birth name	Lily Rosa Hulland
Nationality	British
Born	(2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 (age 23)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
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 of 13.06m. ^{[11] [12]} In May 2024, she was selected to represent England at the Loughborough International. ^[13] In 2024, she finished third the 2024 British Athletics Championships in Manchester. ^{[14] [15]}

Personal life

In 2024, she wrote a children’s book about British and European champion jumper Jazmin Sawyers. She said she hoped it would help provide relatable role models for other young women progressing in sport. ^[16]

References

1. "Lily Hulland". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
2. 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. "UK pole vault champion sets sights on World Indoors medal". Times-Series. 21 Feb 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
12. "Results UK Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. February 18, 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
13. "England team selected for the 2024 Loughborough International". England Athletics. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
14. "UK ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OLYMPIC TRIALS 2024: ALL RESULTS - COMPLETE LIST". Olympics.com. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
15. Henderson, Jason (June 29, 2024). "Molly Caudery soars to 4.83m win at UK Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
16. "Triple Jump Champion writes children's book". BBC News. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2025.