2026 European Athletics Championships
International athletics championship event
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The 27th European Athletics Championships will be held from 10 to 16 August 2026 at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom.[1]
| 27th European Athletics Championships | |
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| Dates | 10–16 August |
| Host city | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Venue | Alexander Stadium |
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| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 50 |
| Participation | 1,645 athletes from 49 nations |
| Official website | www |
This is the first time that a British city will have staged the European Athletics Championships although Birmingham has hosted many high-profile events, including the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships, the 2003 and 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Alexander Stadium was renovated between 2019 and 2022 and has two permanent stands seating 18,000, with the option of extending to 40,000 for major events.
On 11 November 2022, the European Athletic Association (EAA) chose Birmingham at its Council Meeting held in Warsaw, Poland. The British city was selected after the Hungarian capital Budapest pulled out of the bidding.[2][3] Previously, in June 2022, the EAA had announced that the 2026 European Athletics Championships would be held as a standalone event separate from the multi-sport European Championships, as part of which they last took place in 2018 and 2022.[4]
Event schedule
In June 2025, European Athletics announced the timetable for the championships.[5]
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Medal table
* Host nation (Great Britain & N.I.)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Italy | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 |  Great Britain & N.I.* | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 |  Norway | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  Germany | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 |  Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 |  Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 |  Spain | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 |  Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |  Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Poland | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 |  France | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 18 |  Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 22 |  Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 33 | 33 | 34 | 100 | |
Results
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 metres |
Romell Glave Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 10.09 | Jeremiah Azu Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 10.16 | Owen Ansah Germany (GER) | 10.19 |
| 200 metres |
Owen Ansah Germany (GER) | 19.95 | Zharnel Hughes Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 20.16 | Fausto Desalu Italy (ITA) Timothé Mumenthaler Switzerland (SUI) | 20.26 |
| 400 metres |
Matthew Hudson-Smith Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 44.17 | Muhammad Abdallah Kounta France (FRA) | 44.40 | Jonas Phijffers Netherlands (NED) | 44.41 NR |
| 800 metres |
Mark English Ireland (IRL) | 1:45.26 | Marino Bloudek Croatia (CRO) | 1:45.62 | Mohamed Attaoui Spain (ESP) | 1:45.71 |
| 1500 metres |
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| 5000 metres |
Jakob Ingebrigtsen Norway (NOR) | 13:15.29 SB | Florian Bremm Germany (GER) | 13:15.60 | Etienne Daguinos France (FRA) | 13:16.09 |
| 10,000 metres |
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| Marathon |
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| 110 metres hurdles |
Jason Joseph Switzerland (SUI) | 13.10 SB | Just Kwaou-Mathey France (FRA) | 13.16 SB | Jakub Szymański Poland (POL) | 13.26 =SB |
| 400 metres hurdles |
Karsten Warholm Norway (NOR) | 46.63 CR | Emil Agyekum Germany (GER) | 47.87 | İsmail Nezir Turkey (TUR) | 48.26 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
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| 4 × 100 metres relay |
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| 4 × 400 metres relay |
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| Half marathon race walk |
Paul McGrath Spain (ESP) | 1:23:23 PB | Francesco Fortunato Italy (ITA) | 1:23:36 | Andrea Cosi Italy (ITA) | 1:23:49 PB |
| Marathon race walk |
Massimo Stano Italy (ITA) | 2:56:49 AR, WL | Miguel Ángel López Spain (ESP) | 2:56:57 PB | Aurélien Quinion France (FRA) | 2:59:29 PB |
| High jump |
Gianmarco Tamberi Italy (ITA) | 2.32 m SB | Oleh Doroshchuk Ukraine (UKR) | 2.30 m | Matteo Sioli Italy (ITA) | 2.27 m |
| Pole vault |
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| Long jump |
Miltiadis Tentoglou Greece (GRE) | 8.44 m | Simon Ehammer Switzerland (SUI) | 8.29 m | Bozhidar Sarâboyukov Bulgaria (BUL) | 8.26 m |
| Triple jump |
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| Shot put |
Leonardo Fabbri Italy (ITA) | 22.31 m | Zane Weir Italy (ITA) | 21.12 m | Wictor Petersson Sweden (SWE) | 20.97 m |
| Discus throw |
Kristjan Čeh Slovenia (SLO) | 72.51 m CR | Mykolas Alekna Lithuania (LTU) | 69.89 m | Henrik Janssen Germany (GER) | 69.53 m SB |
| Javelin throw |
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| Hammer throw |
Bence Halász Hungary (HUN) | 84.25 m WL, NR | Merlin Hummel Germany (GER) | 81.30 m | Mykhaylo Kokhan Ukraine (UKR) | 79.49 m |
| Decathlon |
Leo Neugebauer Germany (GER) | 8611 pts | Niklas Kaul Germany (GER) | 8573 pts | Sander Skotheim Norway (NOR) | 8433 pts SB |
WR world record | ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record | WL world leading | EL European leading | PB personal best | SB seasonal best | ||||||
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 metres |
Amy Hunt Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 11.00 | Ewa Swoboda Poland (POL) | 11.02 | Delphine Nkansa Belgium (BEL) | 11.06 PB |
| 200 metres |
Amy Hunt Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 22.19 EL | Rhasidat Adeleke Ireland (IRL) | 22.28 NR | Dina Asher-Smith Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 22.29 |
| 400 metres |
Henriette Jæger Norway (NOR) | 49.04 EL | Natalia Bukowiecka Poland (POL) | 50.04 | Lieke Klaver Netherlands (NED) | 50.15 |
| 800 metres |
Audrey Werro Switzerland (SUI) | 1:54.81 CR | Keely Hodgkinson Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 1:55.01 | Femke Broeders-Bol Netherlands (NED) | 1:55.54 =NR |
| 1500 metres |
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| 5000 metres |
Nadia Battocletti Italy (ITA) | 15:37.84 | Marta García Spain (ESP) | 15:39.98 SB | Micol Majori Italy (ITA) | 15:40.65 |
| 10,000 metres |
Nadia Battocletti Italy (ITA) | 31:41.17 SB | Maureen Koster Netherlands (NED) | 31:45.76 | Jana van Lent Belgium (BEL) | 31:47.81 |
| Marathon |
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| 100 metres hurdles |
Nadine Visser Netherlands (NED) | 12.67 | Pia Skrzyszowska Poland (POL) | 12.67 | Laëticia Bapté France (FRA) | 12.73 |
| 400 metres hurdles |
Emma Zapletalová Slovakia (SVK) | 52.91 | Emily Newnham Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 53.33 PB | Fatoumata Binta Diallo Portugal (POR) | 53.55 NR |
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
Gesa Felicitas Krause Germany (GER) | 9:12.69 | Alice Finot France (FRA) | 9:14.24 SB | Olivia Gürth Germany (GER) | 9:15.33 SB |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
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| 4 × 400 metres relay |
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| Half marathon race walk |
María Pérez Spain (ESP) | 1:30:06 WR | Alexandrina Mihai Italy (ITA) | 1:31:04 PB | Lyudmila Olyanovska Ukraine (UKR) | 1:31:07 NR |
| Marathon race walk |
Sofia Fiorini Italy (ITA) | 3:15:11 WR, EU23R | Katarzyna Zdziebło Poland (POL) | 3:19:50 NR | Raquel González Spain (ESP) | 3:20:49 PB |
| High jump |
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| Pole vault |
Angelica Moser Switzerland (SUI) | 4.80 m =SB | Wilma Heltelä Finland (FIN) | 4.75 m | Marie-Julie Bonnin France (FRA) | 4.70 m |
| Long jump |
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| Triple jump |
Dariya Derkach Italy (ITA) | 14.62 m EL, PB | Saliyya Guisse Belgium (BEL) | 14.46 m PB | Aleksandra Nacheva Bulgaria (BUL) | 14.40 m |
| Shot put |
Jessica Schilder Netherlands (NED) | 20.73 m | Jorinde van Klinken Netherlands (NED) | 19.64 m PB | Yemisi Mabry Germany (GER) | 19.50 m |
| Discus throw |
Jorinde van Klinken Netherlands (NED) | 67.67 m | Shanice Craft Germany (GER) | 65.72 m | Vanessa Kamga Sweden (SWE) | 64.61 m |
| Javelin throw |
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| Hammer throw |
Silja Kosonen Finland (FIN) | 76.28 m | Sara Fantini Italy (ITA) | 74.35 m | Beatrice Nedberge Llano Norway (NOR) | 72.88 m |
| Heptathlon |
Kate O'Connor Ireland (IRL) | 6751 pts | Emma Oosterwegel Netherlands (NED) | 6713 pts | Sofie Dokter Netherlands (NED) | 6664 pts |
WR world record | ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record | WL world leading | EL European leading | PB personal best | SB seasonal best | ||||||
Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 4 × 100 metres relay |
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| 4 × 400 metres relay |
Norway Karsten Warholm Amalie Iuel Andreas Ofstad Kulseng Henriette Jæger | 3:09.62 CR, EL, NR | Great Britain & N.I. Ben Jefferies Charlotte Henrich Toby Harries Yemi Mary John | 3:10.47 | Netherlands Jonas Phijffers Lieke Klaver Terrence Agard Myrte van der Schoot | 3:10.77 SB |
Participating nations
1645 athletes, 805 females and 840 males, from 49 countries are expected to participate.[7]
Albania (3)
Andorra (1)
Armenia (2)
Austria (23)
Azerbaijan (2)
Belgium (61)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Bulgaria (6)
Croatia (16)
Cyprus (12)
Czech Republic (54)
Denmark (28)
Estonia (20)
Finland (72)
France (86)
Georgia (2)
Germany (128)
Gibraltar (1)
Great Britain & N.I. (108)
Greece (61)
Hungary (52)
Iceland (8)
Ireland (55)
Israel (18)
Italy (135)
Kosovo (2)
Latvia (7)
Liechtenstein (1)
Lithuania (19)
Luxembourg (3)
Malta (2)
Moldova (5)
Monaco (1)
Montenegro (2)
Netherlands (62)
North Macedonia (1)
Norway (56)
Poland (75)
Portugal (55)
Romania (13)
San Marino (2)
Serbia (13)
Slovakia (23)
Slovenia (27)
Spain (103)
Sweden (73)
Switzerland (69)
Turkey (50)
Ukraine (25)
