2026 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw
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The men's discus throw at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place over two rounds at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 11 and 13 August 2026.[1]
VenueAlexander Stadium
LocationBirmingham, United Kingdom
Dates
- 11 August 2026 (qualification)
13 August 2026 (final)
Competitors30 (target)
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| Venue | Alexander Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom | |||||||||
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| Competitors | 30 (target) | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 72.51 m | |||||||||
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Background
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Distance | Location | Date |
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| World record[2] |  Mykolas Alekna (LIT) |
75.56 m | Ramona, United States | 13 April 2025 |
| European record[3] | ||||
| Championship record[4] | 69.78 m | Munich, Germany | 19 August 2022 | |
| World leading[5] |  Matthew Denny (AUS) |
74.04 m | Ramona, United States | 9 April 2026 |
| European leading[6] |  Steven Richter (GER) |
74.00 m |
Qualification
For the men's discus throw, the qualification period was from 27 July 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes qualified by achieving the entry standard of 65.60 m or better, by wildcard for the 2024 European Athletics Champion, or by their position on the World Athletics Rankings for the event. The target number was 30 athletes.[7]
| QP | CP | Country | Athlete | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Slovenia | Kristjan Čeh | Qualified by Wild Card | Defending European Champion |
| 2 | 1 | Germany | Steven Richter | Qualified by Entry Standard | 74.00 - Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK (USA) - 09 APR 2026 |
| 3 | 1 | Lithuania | Mykolas Alekna | Qualified by Entry Standard | 72.65 - Palangos Stadionas, Palanga (LTU) - 25 JUL 2026 |
| 4 | 1 |  Great Britain & N.I. | Lawrence Okoye | Qualified by Entry Standard | 71.88 - Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK (USA) - 11 APR 2026 |
| 5 | 1 |  Netherlands | Ruben Rolvink | Qualified by Entry Standard | 71.22 - Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK (USA) - 31 MAY 2026 |
| 6 | 1 |  Sweden | Daniel Ståhl | Qualified by Entry Standard | 70.47 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 21 SEP 2025 |
| 7 | 2 | Germany | Marius Karges | Qualified by Entry Standard | 69.47 - Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK (USA) - 12 APR 2026 |
| 8 | 3 | Germany | Henrik Janssen | Qualified by Entry Standard | 68.54 - Bungertstadion, Rehlingen (GER) - 24 MAY 2026 |
| 9 | 2 | Netherlands | Shaquille Emanuelson | Qualified by Entry Standard | 68.14 - Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK (USA) - 14 JUN 2026 |
| 10 | 2 | Lithuania | Andrius Gudžius | Qualified by Entry Standard | 67.73 - Palangos Stadionas, Palanga (LTU) - 06 JUN 2026 |
| 11 | 1 |  France | Lolassonn Djouhan | Qualified by Entry Standard | 67.52 - Complexe Sportif D'olembe, Yaoundé (CMR) - 31 MAY 2026 |
| reserve | 4 | Germany | Miká Sosna | Qualified by Entry Standard | 67.24 - Heinz-Steyer-Stadion, Dresden (GER) - 03 AUG 2025 |
| 12 | 3 | Lithuania | Martynas Alekna | Qualified by Entry Standard | 67.16 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 20 SEP 2025 |
| 13 | 1 |  Austria | Lukas Weißhaidinger | Qualified by Entry Standard | 67.00 - Rudolf Tonn Stadion, Schwechat (AUT) - 09 MAY 2026 |
| 14 | 1 |  Norway | Ola Stunes Isene | Qualified by Entry Standard | 66.29 - Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK (USA) - 25 APR 2026 |
| 15 | 1 |  Romania | Alin Alexandru Firfirică | Qualified by Entry Standard | 65.95 - GPS Stadium, Nicosia (CYP) - 14 MAR 2026 |
| 16 | 1 |  Spain | Diego Casas | Qualified by Entry Standard | 65.95 - Pistes d'atletisme Gaetà Huguet, Castellón (ESP) - 01 JUL 2026 |
| 17 | 1 |  Greece | Dimitrios Pavlidis | Qualified by World Rankings | 18th - 1164 points |
| 18 | 1 |  Portugal | Emanuel Sousa | Qualified by World Rankings | 20th - 1149 points |
| 19 | 1 |  Poland | Damian Rodziak | Qualified by World Rankings | 21st - 1144 points |
| 20 | 1 |  Italy | Enrico Saccomano | Qualified by World Rankings | 23rd - 1128 points |
| 21 | 1 |  Iceland | Guðni Valur Guðnason | Qualified by World Rankings | 24th - 1127 points |
| 22 | 1 |  Turkey | Ömer Şahin | Qualified by World Rankings | 25th - 1127 points |
| 23 | 1 |  Hungary | Róbert Szikszai | Qualified by World Rankings | 27th - 1122 points |
| 24 | 1 |  Czech Republic | Marek Bárta | Qualified by World Rankings | 28th - 1119 points |
| 25 | 2 | Italy |
Alessio Mannucci | Qualified by World Rankings | 29th - 1111 points |
| 26 | 2 | Sweden |
Jesper Ahlin | Qualified by World Rankings | 30th - 1108 points |
| 27 | 2 | Austria |
Will Dibo | Qualified by World Rankings | 31st - 1107 points |
| 28 | 3 | Italy |
Carmelo Alessandro Musci | Qualified by World Rankings | 32nd - 1101 points |
| 29 | 1 |  Finland |
Mico Lampinen | Qualified by World Rankings | 36th - 1092 points |
| 30 | 2 | Hungary |
János Huszák | Qualified by World Rankings | 37th - 1091 points |
| reserve | 1 |  Cyprus |
Iosif Michalis Papa | Next best by World Rankings | 38th - 1083 points |
| reserve | 3 | Sweden |
Wictor Petersson | Next best by World Rankings | 39th - 1080 points |
| reserve | 3 | Hungary |
Zsombor Dobó | Next best by World Rankings | 46th - 1063 points |
| reserve | 1 |  Bulgaria |
Deyan Gemizhv | Next best by World Rankings | 55th - 1042 points |
| Bye to semi-finals | Reserve activated | Withdrawal / reserve unused |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2026 | 10:35 | Qualification. |
| 13 August 2026 | 20:45 | Final |
Results
Qualification
The qualification round was held on 11 August 2026, at 10:35 in the morning.[9] All athletes meeting the Qualification Standard (Q) of 66.00 m or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.
Group A
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Round | Result | Notes | ||
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| #1 | #2 | #3 | |||||
| 1 | Daniel Ståhl | Sweden |
63.95 | x | x | 63.95 m | q |
| 2 | Lolassonn Djouhan | France |
x | x | 63.10 | 63.10 m | q |
| 3 | Diego Casas | Spain |
59.06 | 62.90 | 58.34 | 62.90 m | q |
| 4 | Andrius Gudžius | Lithuania |
x | 60.48 | 62.54 | 62.54 m | q |
| 5 | Martynas Alekna | Lithuania |
62.29 | x | 59.87 | 62.29 m | q |
| 6 | Ruben Rolvink | Netherlands |
62.19 | 60.99 | 60.18 | 62.19 m | q |
| 7 | Steven Richter | Germany |
62.02 | x | x | 62.02 m | |
| 8 | Alessio Mannucci | Italy |
59.52 | 59.33 | 56.55 | 59.52 m | |
| 9 | Carmelo Musci | Italy |
53.92 | 58.35 | x | 58.35 m | |
| 10 | Ömer Şahin | Turkey |
55.75 | 57.74 | 55.88 | 57.74 m | |
| 11 | Marek Bárta | Czech Republic |
54.46 | 56.20 | 57.35 | 57.35 m | |
| 12 | Ola Stunes Isene | Norway |
x | 56.63 | x | 56.63 m | |
| 13 | Mico Lampinen | Finland |
53.83 | 56.47 | 56.44 | 56.47 m | |
| 14 | Róbert Szikszai | Hungary |
x | 53.53 | 55.54 | 55.54 m | |
| 15 | Will Dibo | Austria |
53.72 | 54.12 | 55.31 | 55.31 m | |
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Group B
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Round | Result | Notes | ||
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| #1 | #2 | #3 | |||||
| 1 | Mykolas Alekna | Lithuania |
67.74 | 67.74 m | Q | ||
| 2 | Kristjan Čeh | Slovenia |
67.52 | 67.52 m | Q | ||
| 3 | Henrik Janssen | Germany |
64.56 | x | 65.42 | 65.42 m | q |
| 4 | Lukas Weißhaidinger | Austria |
65.06 | − | − | 65.06 m | q |
| 5 | Dimitrios Pavlidis | Greece |
59.46 | 63.14 | x | 63.14 m | q |
| 6 | Shaquille Emanuelson | Netherlands |
58.16 | 62.24 | 60.67 | 62.24 m | q |
| 7 | Alin Alexandru Firfirică | Romania |
61.85 | 61.34 | 60.64 | 61.85 m | |
| 8 | Marius Karges | Germany |
x | 60.73 | 58.91 | 60.73 m | |
| 9 | Damian Rodziak | Poland |
59.92 | x | x | 59.92 m | |
| 10 | Emanuel Sousa | Portugal |
x | 57.13 | 58.01 | 58.01 m | |
| 11 | Guðni Valur Guðnason | Iceland |
x | 57.79 | x | 57.79 m | |
| 12 | Jesper Ahlin | Sweden |
56.19 | 54.74 | x | 56.19 m | |
| 13 | Enrico Saccomano | Italy |
55.28 | x | x | 55.28 m | |
| 14 | János Huszák | Hungary |
52.08 | 54.95 | 53.00 | 54.95 m | |
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Final
The final was held on 13 August 2026, at 20:45 in the evening.[9]
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Round | Result | Notes | |||||
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| #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | |||||
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Kristjan Čeh | Slovenia |
70.83 | 70.13 | 72.51 | 68.92 | 69.29 | 70.68 | 72.51 m | CR |
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Mykolas Alekna | Lithuania |
69.89 | 68.40 | x | x | x | 69.23 | 69.89 m | |
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Henrik Janssen | Germany |
69.08 | 69.53 | 67.40 | 67.29 | 66.29 | 66.39 | 69.53 m | SB |
| 4 | Daniel Ståhl | Sweden |
67.68 | 67.40 | 64.75 | 68.22 | x | x | 68.22 m | |
| 5 | Shaquille Emanuelson | Netherlands |
64.48 | 67.80 | x | 65.71 | 67.97 | x | 67.97 m | |
| 6 | Diego Casas | Spain |
65.64 | x | 65.54 | x | 61.82 | 65.26 | 65.64 m | |
| 7 | Ruben Rolvink | Netherlands |
65.45 | 62.55 | 62.35 | 60.69 | 64.47 | x | 65.45 m | |
| 8 | Dimitrios Pavlidis | Greece |
62.45 | 64.34 | 62.33 | 61.55 | 61.52 | x | 64.34 m | SB |
| 9 | Andrius Gudžius | Lithuania |
63.37 | 63.99 | 62.77 | 63.99 m | ||||
| 10 | Lukas Weißhaidinger | Austria |
63.80 | x | x | 63.80 m | ||||
| 11 | Lolassonn Djouhan | France |
58.35 | x | 62.28 | 62.28 m | ||||
| 12 | Martynas Alekna | Lithuania |
59.56 | 61.78 | 60.35 | 61.78 m | ||||
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