2026 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump
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The women's high jump at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place over two rounds at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 13 and 15 August 2026.[1]
VenueAlexander Stadium
LocationBirmingham, United Kingdom
Dates
- 13 August 2026 (qualification)
- 15 August 2026 (final)
Competitors30 (target)
| Women's high jump at the 2026 European Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Alexander Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom | |||||||||
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| Competitors | 30 (target) | |||||||||
| Winning height | 1.97 m | |||||||||
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Background
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Height | Location | Date |
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| World record[2] |  Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR) |
2.10 m | Paris, France | 7 July 2024 |
| European record[3] | ||||
| World leading[4] | 2.03 m | Lviv, Ukraine | 17 January 2026 | |
| European leading[5] | ||||
| Championship record[6] |  Tia Hellebaut (BEL) |
Gothenburg, Sweden | 11 August 2006 | |
 Venelina Veneva-Mateeva (BUL) | ||||
 Blanka Vlašić (CRO) |
Barcelona, Spain | 1 August 2010 |
Qualification
For the women's high jump, the qualification period was from 27 July 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes qualified by achieving the entry standard of 1.94 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 | Ukraine | Yaroslava Mahuchikh | Qualified by Wild Card | Defending European Champion |
| 2 | 1 |  Germany | Christina Honsel | Qualified by Entry Standard | 2.00 - Marktplatz, Heilbronn (GER) - 09 AUG 2025 |
| 3 | 1 |  Great Britain & N.I. | Morgan Lake | Qualified by Entry Standard | 2.00 - Sechseläutenplatz, Zürich (SUI) - 27 AUG 2025 |
| 4 | 1 |  Poland | Maria Żodzik | Qualified by Entry Standard | 2.00 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 21 SEP 2025 |
| 5 | 1 |  Serbia | Angelina Topić | Qualified by Entry Standard | 2.00 - Športová hala Dukla, Banská Bystrica (SVK) (i) - 24 FEB 2026 |
| 6 | 1 |  Montenegro | Marija Vuković | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1.98 - Filothei Stadium, Athina (GRE) - 03 JUN 2026 |
| 7 | 1 | Belgium | Merel Maes | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1.97 - Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) - 02 AUG 2025 |
| 8 | 2 | Ukraine | Iryna Herashchenko | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1.97 - Egret Stadium, Xiamen (CHN) - 23 MAY 2026 |
| 9 | 1 |  Sweden | Louise Ekman | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1.96 - Športová hala Dukla, Banská Bystrica (SVK) (i) - 24 FEB 2026 |
| 10 | 1 |  Czech Republic | Michaela Hrubá | Qualified by Entry Standard | 1.94 - Marktplatz, Heilbronn (GER) - 09 AUG 2025 |
| 11 | 1 |  France | Solène Gicquel | Qualified by World Rankings | 11th - 1189 points |
| 12 | 1 |  Cyprus | Elena Kulichenko | Qualified by World Rankings | 13th - 1184 points |
| 13 | 1 |  Finland | Ella Junnila | Qualified by World Rankings | 15th - 1177 points |
| 14 | 1 |  Slovenia | Lia Apostolovski | Qualified by World Rankings | 16th - 1168 points |
| 15 | 1 |  Hungary | Lilianna Bátori | Qualified by World Rankings | 18th - 1167 points |
| 16 | 1 |  Italy | Idea Pieroni | Qualified by World Rankings | 21st - 1147 points |
| 17 | 1 |  Spain | Una Stancev | Qualified by World Rankings | 22nd - 1146 points |
| 18 | 2 | Sweden | Engla Nilsson | Qualified by World Rankings | 25th - 1143 points |
| 19 | 2 | Germany | Dorothea Gantert | Qualified by World Rankings | 26th - 1138 points |
| 20 | 2 | Poland | Wiktoria Miąso | Qualified by World Rankings | 29th - 1132 points |
| 21 | 1 |  Greece | Panagiota Dosi | Qualified by World Rankings | 33rd - 1123 points |
| 22 | 2 | Italy | Asia Tavernini | Qualified by World Rankings | 35th - 1122 points |
| 23 | 2 | Cyprus | Styliana Ioannidou | Qualified by World Rankings | 36th - 1120 points |
| 24 | 3 | Sweden | Ellen Ekholm | Qualified by World Rankings | 37th - 1115 points |
| 25 | 3 | Poland | Maja Słodzińska | Qualified by World Rankings | 38th - 1115 points |
| 26 | 3 | Italy | Marta Morara | Qualified by World Rankings | 40th - 1110 points |
| 27 | 2 | Slovenia | Ela Velepec | Qualified by World Rankings | 41st - 1109 points |
| 28 | 3 | Germany | Anna-Elisabeth Ehlers | Qualified by World Rankings | 43rd - 1108 points |
| 29 | 1 |  Estonia | Karmen Bruus | Qualified by World Rankings | 52nd - 1096 points |
| 30 | 1 |  Turkey | Berra Aygün | Qualified by World Rankings | 58th - 1087 points |
| reserve | 4 | Italy | Aurora Vicini | Next best by World Rankings | 59th - 1082 points |
| reserve | 1 | Bulgaria | Annie Stapleton | Next best by World Rankings | 63rd - 1074 points |
| reserve | 2 | Hungary | Fédra Fekete | Next best by World Rankings | 69th - 1070 points |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2026 | 10:55 | Qualification. |
| 15 August 2026 | 20:07 | Final |
Results
Qualification
The qualification round was held on 11 August 2026, at 10:43 in the morning.[9] All athletes meeting the Qualification Standard (Q) of 1.91 m or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.
Group A
| Place | Athlete | Nation | 1.75 | 1.80 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.91 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louise Ekman | Sweden |
o | o | o | o | o | 1.91 m | Q |
| 1 | Yaroslava Mahuchikh | Ukraine |
− | − | − | o | o | 1.91 m | Q |
| 1 | Marija Vuković | Montenegro |
− | − | o | o | o | 1.91 m | Q |
| 4 | Karmen Bruus | Estonia |
o | o | o | o | xo | 1.91 m | Q |
| 4 | Asia Tavernini | Italy |
o | o | o | o | xo | 1.91 m | Q |
| 6 | Solène Gicquel | France |
− | o | o | o | xxo | 1.91 m | Q |
| 7 | Morgan Lake | Great Britain & N.I. |
− | o | o | xo | xxo | 1.91 m | Q |
| 8 | Lia Apostolovski | Slovenia |
o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.88 m | |
| 8 | Marta Morara | Italy |
o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.88 m | |
| 10 | Wiktoria Miąso | Poland |
o | o | o | xo | xxx | 1.88 m | |
| 11 | Lilianna Bátori | Hungary |
− | o | xo | xxo | xxx | 1.88 m | |
| 12 | Anna-Elisabeth Ehlers | Germany |
o | o | o | xxx | 1.84 m | ||
| 12 | Michaela Hrubá | Czech Republic |
o | o | o | xxx | 1.84 m | ||
| 14 | Berra Aygün | Turkey |
o | o | xxx | 1.80 m | |||
| 14 | Styliana Ioannidou | Cyprus |
o | o | xxx | 1.80 m | |||
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Group B
| Place | Athlete | Nation | 1.75 | 1.80 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.91 | Result | Notes |
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| 1 | Iryna Herashchenko | Ukraine |
− | o | o | o | o | 1.91 m | Q |
| 1 | Christina Honsel | Germany |
− | o | o | o | o | 1.91 m | Q |
| 1 | Elena Kulichenko | Cyprus |
− | o | o | o | o | 1.91 m | Q, =SB |
| 1 | Angelina Topić | Serbia |
− | o | o | o | o | 1.91 m | Q |
| 1 | Maria Żodzik | Poland |
− | o | o | o | o | 1.91 m | Q |
| 6 | Merel Maes | Belgium |
o | o | o | o | xo | 1.91 m | Q, SB |
| 7 | Ella Junnila | Finland |
o | xo | o | o | xo | 1.91 m | Q, =SB |
| 8 | Idea Pieroni | Italy |
o | o | o | o | xxo | 1.91 m | Q, SB |
| 9 | Una Stancev | Spain |
o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.88 m | |
| 10 | Ellen Ekholm | Sweden |
o | o | xo | o | xxx | 1.88 m | |
| 11 | Panagiota Dosi | Greece |
o | xxo | o | xxx | 1.84 m | ||
| 12 | Dorothea Gantert | Germany |
o | o | xo | xxx | 1.84 m | ||
| 13 | Engla Nilsson | Sweden |
o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.84 m | ||
| 14 | Ela Velepec | Slovenia |
o | xo | xxo | xxx | 1.84 m | ||
| 15 | Maja Słodzińska | Poland |
o | o | xxx | 1.80 m | |||
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Final
The final was held on 15 August 2026, at 20:07 in the evening.[9]
| Place | Athlete | Nation | 1.83 | 1.88 | 1.92 | 1.95 | 1.97 | 1.99 | 2.01 | Result | Notes |
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Yaroslava Mahuchikh | Ukraine |
− | − | o | xo | o | - | xxx | 1.97 m | |
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Maria Żodzik | Poland |
xxo | o | xo | o | xxx | 1.95 m | |||
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Marija Vuković | Montenegro |
o | o | xo | xo | xxx | 1.95 m | |||
| 4 | Christina Honsel | Germany |
o | xxo | o | xxx | 1.92 m | ||||
| 5 | Iryna Herashchenko | Ukraine |
o | xo | xxo | xxx | 1.92 m | ||||
| 6 | Louise Ekman | Sweden |
o | o | xxx | 1.88 m | |||||
| 7 | Asia Tavernini | Italy |
xxo | o | xxx | 1.88 m | |||||
| 8 | Solène Gicquel | France |
o | xo | xxx | 1.88 m | |||||
| 8 | Morgan Lake | Great Britain & N.I. |
o | xo | xxx | 1.88 m | |||||
| 10 | Ella Junnila | Finland |
o | xxo | xxx | 1.88 m | |||||
| 10 | Elena Kulichenko | Cyprus |
o | xxo | xxx | 1.88 m | |||||
| 12 | Angelina Topić | Serbia |
o | xxx | 1.83 m | ||||||
| 13 | Karmen Bruus | Estonia |
xxo | xxx | 1.83 m | ||||||
| 13 | Merel Maes | Belgium |
xxo | xxx | 1.83 m | ||||||
| 13 | Idea Pieroni | Italy |
xxo | xxx | 1.83 m | ||||||
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