2026 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump
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The women's long jump at the 2026 European Athletics Championships is scheduled to take place over two rounds at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 15 and 16 August 2026.[1]
VenueAlexander Stadium
LocationBirmingham, United Kingdom
Dates
- 15 August 2026 (qualification)
- 16 August 2026 (final)
Competitors30 (target)
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| Venue | Alexander Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom | |||||||||
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| Competitors | 30 (target) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7.00 | |||||||||
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Background
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Distance | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record[2] |  Galina Chistyakova (URS) |
7.52 | Leningrad, Soviet Union | 11 June 1988 |
| European record[3] | ||||
| Championship record[4] |  Heike Drechsler (GDR) |
7.30 | Split, Yugoslavia | 28 August 1990 |
| World leading[5] |  Tara Davis-Woodhall (USA) |
7.20 | Los Angeles, United States | 14 June 2026 |
| European leading[6] |  Larissa Iapichino (ITA) |
7.12 | Eugene, United States | 4 July 2026 |
Qualification
For the women's long jump, the qualification period is from 27 July 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standard of 6.77 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 is 30 athletes.[7]
| QP | CP | Country | Athlete | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Germany | Malaika Mihambo | Qualified by Wild Card | Defending European Champion |
| 2 | 1 | Italy | Larissa Iapichino | Qualified by Entry Standard | 7.12 - Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) - 04 JUL 2026 |
| 3 | 1 |  France | Hilary Kpatcha | Qualified by Entry Standard | 6.98 - Stadium Municipal, Albi (FRA) - 24 JUL 2026 |
| 4 | 1 |  Portugal | Agate de Sousa | Qualified by Entry Standard | 6.97 - Gallur, Madrid (ESP) (i) - 06 FEB 2026 |
| 5 | 1 |  Sweden | Maja Åskag | Qualified by Entry Standard | 6.89 - Sola Arena, Karlstad (SWE) - 08 JUL 2026 |
| 6 | 1 |  Spain | Tessy Ebosele | Qualified by Entry Standard | 6.86 - Pistes d'atletisme Gaetà Huguet, Castellón (ESP) - 01 JUL 2026 |
| 7 | 2 | France | Yanis David | Qualified by Entry Standard | 6.86 - Stadium Municipal, Albi (FRA) - 24 JUL 2026 |
| 8 | 2 | Spain | Fátima Diame | Qualified by Entry Standard | 6.85 - Pistes d'atletisme Gaetà Huguet, Castellón (ESP) - 01 JUL 2026 |
| 9 | 1 |  Ukraine | Iryna Budzynska | Qualified by Entry Standard | 6.82 - Tsirio Stadium, Limassol (CYP) - 29 MAY 2026 |
| 10 | 1 |  Romania | Alina Rotaru-Kottmann | Qualified by Entry Standard | 6.81 - Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos (GRE) - 27 JUL 2025 |
| 11 | 3 | France | Rogilia-Chriss Bissemo | Qualified by Entry Standard | 6.80 - Stade Christian Plaziat, Pierre-Bénite (FRA) - 13 JUN 2026 |
| 12 | 1 |  Great Britain & N.I. | Jazmin Sawyers | Qualified by Entry Standard | 6.80 - Sola Arena, Karlstad (SWE) - 08 JUL 2026 |
| 13 | 1 |  Cyprus | Filippa Fotopoulou | Qualified by Entry Standard | 6.78 - Kifisia (GRE) - 22 MAY 2026 |
| 14 | 1 |  Hungary | Petra Bánhidi-Farkas | Qualified by Entry Standard | 6.78 - Lantos Mihály Sportközpont, Budapest (HUN) - 31 MAY 2026 |
| 15 | 2 | Romania | Ramona Elena Verman | Qualified by Entry Standard | 6.78 - Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos (GRE) - 21 JUN 2026 |
| 16 | 3 | Spain | Irati Mitxelena | Qualified by Entry Standard | 6.77 - Altamira estadioa, Ordizia (ESP) - 04 JUL 2026 |
| 17 | 1 |  Netherlands | Pauline Hondema | Qualified by World Rankings | 5th - 1225 points |
| 18 | 1 |  Serbia | Milica Gardašević | Qualified by World Rankings | 13th - 1209 points |
| 19 | 2 | Germany | Mikaelle Assani | Qualified by World Rankings | 16th - 1194 points |
| 20 | 2 | Sweden | Ayla Hallberg Hossain | Qualified by World Rankings | 18th - 1188 points |
| 21 | 2 | Great Britain & N.I. | Lucy Hadaway | Qualified by World Rankings | 21st - 1177 points |
| reserve | 4 | Spain | Carmen Rosales | Qualified by World Rankings | 22nd - 1176 points |
| 22 | 3 | Germany | Imke Daalmann | Qualified by World Rankings | 24th - 1166 points |
| 23 | 1 |  Greece | Antriana Gkogka | Qualified by World Rankings | 25th - 1162 points |
| 24 | 3 | Great Britain & N.I. | Molly Palmer | Qualified by World Rankings | 28th - 1153 points |
| 25 | 2 | Greece | Natalia Besi | Qualified by World Rankings | 31st - 1142 points |
| 26 | 1 |  Denmark | Ida Beiter Bomme | Qualified by World Rankings | 32nd - 1140 points |
| 27 | 3 | Sweden | Tilde Johansson | Qualified by World Rankings | 35th - 1138 points |
| 28 | 1 |  Turkey | Yasemin Zehra Börekçi | Qualified by World Rankings | 36th - 1138 points |
| 29 | 1 |  Norway | Ida Andrea Breigan | Qualified by World Rankings | 43rd - 1131 points |
| 30 | 1 |  Estonia | Liisa-Maria Lusti | Qualified by World Rankings | 44th - 1130 points |
| reserve | 1 |  Ireland | Elizabeth Ndudi | Next best by World Rankings | 46th - 1128 points |
| reserve | 2 | Italy | Arianna Battistella | Next best by World Rankings | 48th - 1126 points |
| reserve | 1 |  Slovenia | Maja Bedrač | Next best by World Rankings | 53rd - 1122 points |
| reserve | 1 |  Finland | Taika Koilahti | Next best by World Rankings | 54th - 1121 points |
| reserve | 1 |  Israel | Romi Tamir | Next best by World Rankings | 55th - 1121 points |
| reserve | 2 | Norway | Miranda Lauvstad | Next best by World Rankings | 65th - 1110 points |
| reserve | 3 | Italy | Greta Brugnolo | Next best by World Rankings | 81st - 1089 points |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2026 | 11:50 | Qualification. |
| 16 August 2026 | 20:05 | Final |