2026 European Athletics U18 Championships
European athletics competition
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The 2026 European Athletics U18 Championships was the fifth edition of the biennial continental athletics competition for European athletes aged fifteen to seventeen. It was held in Rieti, Italy from 16 to 19 July 2026 at the Stadio Raul Guidobaldi.
| 5th European Athletics U18 Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–19 July 2026 |
| Host city | Rieti, Italy |
| Venue | Stadio Raul Guidobaldi |
| Level | U18 |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 40 |
| Participation | 1104 athletes from 48 nations |
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Medal summary
- Legend
- CR (Championship Record), PB (Personal Best; =PB: repeat/reconfirm Personal Best), SB (Season Best), WU18L (World U18 Lead), EU18L (European U18 Lead), EU18B (European U18 Best Performance/Record), 'NU18B' (National U18 Best Performance/Record)
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres[1] Wind: (+0.1 m/s) |
Divine Iheme | 10.29 CR, =EU18L, =PB | Francisco de Las Heras | 10.36 NU18B | Marco Glinz | 10.45 NU18B |
| 200 metres[2] Wind: (+0.7 m/s) |
Bronson Hearn-Smith | 20.70 CR, PB | Bartosz Pytlik | 21.01 | Iker Piñeira | 21.08 NU18B |
| 400 metres[3] | Sebastian Karp | 46.53 EU18L, NU18B | Jakub Marek | 46.59 PB | Lukáš Bednarík | 47.03 PB |
| 800 metres[4] | Axel Mougel-Depoutot | 1:49.76 | Sergio Redondo | 1:49.93 | Magnus Riddell | 1:50.12 |
| 1500 metres[5] | Freddie Rowe | 3:55.33 | Alistair Street | 3:56.80 | Alex Sangil | 3:57.70 |
| 3000 metres[6] | Joseph Scanes | 8:09.19 PB | Maximilian Rath | 8:09.40 PB | Jonathan Albustin | 8:10.01 PB |
| 110 metres hurdles[7] Wind: (+0.5 m/s) |
Yunus Emre Civelek | 13.08 NU18B | Eljahro Philipsen | 13.09 | Nicolás Ceballos | 13.35 NU18B |
| 400 metres hurdles[8] | Mauro Seguín | 50.62 | Tristan Luño | 50.65 PB | Zsombor Klucsik | 51.27 NU18B |
| 2000 metres steeplechase[9] | Pablo Vázquez | 5:49.03 | Jonas Beutler | 5:49.51 | Abdulsamet Duman | 5:50.07 PB |
| 5000 m walk[10] | Gabriel González | 20:33.76 | Davide Sorressa | 20:40.16 PB | Patrik Pivarski | 20:40.66 |
| High jump[11] | Samuel James | 2.25 m CR, WU18L, PB | Dawid Barański | 2.12 m | Jan Ungeheuer | 2.09 m PB |
| Pole vault[12] | Jonathan Hummel | 5.15 m EU18L, PB | Axel Faye | 5.10 m PB | Lukáš Kratochvíl | 5.00 m |
| Long jump[13] | Pyry Heiskanen | 7.79 m EU18L, NU18B | Maïdis Gorrillot | 7.71 m | Otakar Vich | 7.64 m PB |
| Triple jump[14] | Tito Odunaike | 16.12 m CR, =WU18L, =PB | Mátyás Bella | 15.49 m PB | Dimitrios Moumouris | 15.49 m |
| Shot put[15] | Clésio de Carvalho | 20.15 m | Antony del Pioluogo | 19.81 m | Adrian Dral | 19.75 m |
| Discus throw[16] | Moyo Stumpenhusen | 64.92 m CR, NU18B | Jan Valenta | 62.82 m NU18B | John-Christian Schochardt | 62.56 m PB |
| Hammer throw[17] | Josef Pazdera | 79.07 m WU18L, NU18B | Petros Kassavitas | 75.24 m PB | Janne Verho | 74.37 m |
| Javelin throw[18] | Jere Murto | 80.41 m WU18L, PB | Edward Scott | 70.02 m | Jevin Rasanayagam | 69.06 m PB |
| Decathlon | Sebastián Andrejev | 7523 pts WU18L, PB | Aleksander Metsmaker | 7507 pts PB | Oliver Downs | 7341 pts NU18B |
| Medley relay[19] | Jan Tuhácek Štepán Vardžák Lukáš Bednarík Jakub Marek | 1:51.44 CR, WL, NU18B | Francisco de Las Heras Iker Piñeira Alex Sola Tristan Luño | 1:51.81 NU18B | Pierre Ivanes Maïdis Gorrillot Antoine Marx Dylan Telo | 1:52.85 SB |
* Indicates that the athlete participated only in the preliminary heats and also received a medal as part of the relay.
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres[20] Wind: (+0.6 m/s) |
Kelly Doualla | 11.14 CR, EU18B, WU18L | Apostolia Antonatou | 11.46 NU18B | Celine Obinna-Alo | 11.50 |
| 200 metres[21] Wind: (+0.3 m/s) |
Mariona Armero | 23.57 NU18B | Carolina-Andreea Pungă | 23.58 PB | Aneta Onderková | 23.87 |
| 400 metres[22] | Eleni Iakovaki | 52.38 EU18L, NU18B | Sophie Akuchi Emmanuel | 52.80 NU18B | Zofia Pasierbek | 53.08 PB |
| 800 metres[23] | Živa Remic | 2:03.77 CR | Magda Karall | 2:05.88 NU18B | Isabelle Gaffney | 2:06.10 =PB |
| 1500 metres[24] | Alice Penciu-Jurin | 4:22.77 | Emma Hickey | 4:24.90 | Mila Klein | 4:26.49 |
| 3000 metres[25] | Aimie Decrausaz | 9:06.60 CR, EU18L, NU18B | Natasza Dudek | 9:21.02 NU18B | Pauline Daumas | 9:22.33 |
| 100 metres hurdles[26] Wind: (+0.9 m/s) |
Delisha Domingos | 13.00 NU18B | Alessia Succo | 13.14 | Anna Peeters | 13.21 |
| 400 metres hurdles[27] | Linda Botková | 55.19 CR, EU20R, WU18L | Mina Hirsbrunner | 57.83 NU18B | Lucia Bertacchini | 58.13 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase[28] | Franziska Gräter | 6:36.03 PB | Lucie Cawley | 6:36.22 NU18B | Lucie Jílková | 6:37.60 PB |
| 5000 m walk[29] | Rebecca D'Alessandro | 22:58.95 | Paula Elvira | 23:18.98 | Caterina Carissimi | 23:21.37 |
| High jump[30] | Karina Niżyńska | 1.84 m | Alessandra Bighi | 1.82 m PB | Lea Völcker | 1.80 m |
| Pole vault[31] | Julie Bourgis | 4.40 m CR, PB | Isild Drouet | 4.35 m | Alba Benito | 4.15 m NU18B |
| Long jump[32] | Kristýna Záhorová | 6.47 m CR, EU18L, NU18B | Emīlija Brauna | 6.24 m PB | Gift Okunrobo | 6.21 m SB |
| Triple jump[33] | Viktoria Angelova | 13.98 m CR, WU18L, PB | Eylül Dönmez | 13.45 m NU18B | Gift Okunrobo | 13.23 m SB |
| Shot put[34] | Emma le Blansch | 17.76 m PB | Kinga Jackowska | 17.50 m | Zsófi Marton | 17.35 m NU18B |
| Discus throw[35] | Marina Hadjicosta | 56.17 m | Emma le Blansch | 53.54 m PB | Sarah Berkani | 50.91 m PB |
| Hammer throw[36] | Milaniia Kokhan | 70.19 m EU18L, PB | Loan Rodride | 68.91 m PB | Oriana Lovrec | 67.02 m PB |
| Javelin throw[37] | Lucy Bull | 56.60 PB | Ema Trogrlić | 56.40 PB | Simanur Bilgili | 55.72 |
| Heptathlon | Alisa Launonen | 6154 pts WU18L, NU18B | Svea Funck | 6065 pts NU18B | Fleur Favre | 5822 pts NU18B |
| Medley relay[38] | Klára Kaderová Aneta Onderková Linda Botková Anna Cerovská | 2:05.65 WL, NU18B | |Iga Niezgoda Maja Gondek Zofia Pasierbek Martyna Machała | 2:06.99 SB | Giorgia Castiglione Kelly Doualla Elisa Calzolari Micol Candidi | 2:07.43 SB |
* Indicates that the athlete participated only in the preliminary heats and also received a medal as part of the relay.
Medal table
* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 | |
Participating nations
1104 competitors (551 boys and 553 girls) from 48 countries will compete.[39][40]
Albania (1)
Andorra (1)
Armenia (3)
Austria (18)
Azerbaijan (1)
Belgium (6)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (3)
Bulgaria (22)
Croatia (19)
Cyprus (11)
Czech Republic (51)
Denmark (11)
Estonia (15)
Finland (51)
France (50)
Georgia (2)
Germany (89)
Great Britain (49)
Greece (44)
Hungary (51)
Iceland (6)
Ireland (26)
Israel (12)
Italy (75) (host)
Kosovo (4)
Latvia (24)
Liechtenstein (1)
Lithuania (11)
Luxembourg (2)
Malta (3)
Moldova (1)
Monaco (1)
Montenegro (2)
Netherlands (16)
North Macedonia (2)
Norway (16)
Poland (59)
Portugal (33)
Romania (20)
San Marino (2)
Serbia (15)
Slovakia (21)
Slovenia (29)
Spain (67)
Sweden (26)
Switzerland (47)
Turkey (51)
Ukraine (34)