The 2026 European Athletics Championships were held from 10 to 16 August 2026 at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

It was the 27th time European Athletics Championships was organized and the first time that a British city staged these championships, although Birmingham has hosted many high-profile events, including the 2003, the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships, the 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. 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.

Event schedule In June 2025, European Athletics announced the timetable for the championships. QQualificationR1Round 1SFSemi-finalsFFinalM = morning session, E = evening session

+Men's events per day Date → 10 Aug11 Aug12 Aug13 Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug Event ↓ MEMEMEMEMEMEME 100 m R1SFF 200 m R1SFF 400 m R1SFF 800 m R1SFF 1500 m R1F 5000 m F 10,000 m FMarathonF 3000 m steeplechaseR1 F 110 m hurdlesR1SFF 400 m hurdlesR1SFF High jumpQF Pole vaultQF Long jumpQF Triple jumpQF Shot putQF Discus throwQF Hammer throwQF Javelin throwQF DecathlonFHalf marathon race walkFMarathon race walkF 4 × 100 m relayR1F 4 × 400 m relayR1F

+Women's events per day Date → 10 Aug11 Aug12 Aug13 Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug Event ↓ MEMEMEMEMEMEME 100 m R1SFF 200 m R1SFF 400 m R1SFF 800 m R1SFF 1500 m R1F 5000 m F 10,000 m FMarathonF 3000 m steeplechaseR1F 100 m hurdlesR1SFF 400 m hurdlesR1SFF High jumpQF Pole vaultQF Long jumpQF Triple jumpQF Shot putQF Discus throwQF Hammer throwQF Javelin throwQF HeptathlonFHalf marathon race walkFMarathon race walkF 4 × 100 m relayR1F 4 × 400 m relayR1F

+Mixed events per day Date → 10 Aug11 Aug12 Aug13 Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug Event ↓ MEMEMEMEMEMEE 4 × 100 m relayF 4 × 400 m relayF

Medal table

Italy topped the final medal table with 22 medals, including 10 gold medals. Great Britain & Northern Ireland finished second with 19 medals, including nine golds, while Germany was third with 21 medals, including six golds.

Placing table Rank Nation 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Total PlPtsPlPtsPlPtsPlPtsPlPtsPlPtsPlPtsPlPts1 10 80 6 42 6 36 2 10 6 24 7 21 6 12 2 2 2262 9 72 8 56 2 12 3 15 8 32 6 18 2 4 4 4 2133 6 48 10 70 5 30 2 10 6 24 2 6 2 4 4 4 1964 0 0 3 21 8 48 7 35 5 20 7 21 6 12 5 5 1625 5 40 3 21 6 36 4 20 1 4 2 6 2 4 0 0 1316 2 16 2 14 4 24 5 25 1 4 4 12 6 12 5 5 1127 0 0 6 42 2 12 3 15 4 16 2 6 4 8 2 2 1018 3 24 3 21 1 6 5 25 0 0 1 3 2 4 5 5 889 2 16 1 7 2 12 5 25 0 0 2 6 2 4 0 0 7010 0 0 1 7 3 18 4 20 1 4 1 3 4 8 5 5 6511 4 32 0 0 2 12 1 5 1 4 2 6 2 4 0 0 6312 1 8 1 7 0 0 3 15 2 8 3 9 2 4 2 2 5313 2 16 1 7 1 6 1 5 2 8 1 3 2 4 2 2 5114 0 0 1 7 2 12 2 10 2 8 3 9 0 0 2 2 4815 1 8 1 7 2 12 1 5 2 8 1 3 0 0 1 1 4416 1 8 1 7 0 0 1 5 1 4 2 6 1 2 2 2 3417 2 16 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2518 1 8 0 0 1 6 0 0 2 8 0 0 1 2 1 1 2519 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 3 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 2120 1 8 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1821 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 1 4 0 0 1 2 1 1 1722 0 0 1 7 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1523 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1224 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1225 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 1226 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1027 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1028 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 829 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 730 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 4 0 0 831 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 632 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 633 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 234 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1

Medal summary Men Track 5000 metres: Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the gold medal in 13:15.29, ahead of Florian Bremm of Germany and Etienne Daguinos of France. The victory gave Ingebrigtsen his seventh European Championship gold medal.

10.09 10.16 10.19 19.95 20.16 20.26 44.17 44.40 44.41 1:45.26 1:45.62 1:45.71 3:35.70 3:36.16 3:36.24 13:15.29 13:15.60 13:16.09 27:23.44 27:42.67 28:07.90 2:09.11 2:09.18 2:09.21 Marathon teamdetails Gashau AyaleTadesse GetahonHaimro Alame 6:28:37 Amanal PetrosSamuel Fitwi SibhatuRichard Ringer 6:29:03 Valentin GondouinEmmanuel RoudolffHassan Chahdi 6:32:12 13.10 13.16 13.26 = 46.63 47.87 48.26 8:25.33 8:25.61 8:26.65 Jeremiah AzuLouie HinchliffeZharnel HughesRomell Glave 38.45 Kevin KranzMarvin SchulteHeiko GussmannLucas Ansah-Peprah 38.64 Ibrahim CamaraEmiel BottermanAntoine SnydersSimon VerherstraetenAmine Kasmi* 38.70 Edoardo ScottiLuca SitoMohamed SoudassiLorenzo Benati 2:59.16 Matthew Hudson-SmithToby HarriesBen JefferiesCharlie DobsonSam Lunt*Malique Smith-Band* 2:59.19 Eugene OmallaKeenan BlakeTerrence AgardJonas PhijffersLiemarvin Bonevacia*Daan Kneppers* 2:59.49 1:23:23 1:23:36 1:23:49 2:56:49 , 2:56:57 2:59:29

Field

2.32 m 2.30 m 2.27 m 6.15 m 6.00 m 5.85 m 8.44 m 8.29 m 8.26 m 18.15 m , 17.76 m 17.37 m 22.31 m 21.12 m 20.97 m 72.51 m 69.89 m 69.53 m 90.40 m , 83.76 m 82.97 m 84.25 m , 81.30 m 79.49 m 8611 pts 8573 pts 8433 pts

Women Track

Amy Hunt became the first athlete, male or female, to win four gold medals at a single edition of the European Championships. Her compatriot, Dina Asher-Smith, with two gold and one bronze medal, became the most decorated athlete in the history of the championships with eleven career medals, including eight gold medals.

11.00 11.02 11.06 22.19 22.28 22.29 49.04 , 50.04 50.15 1:54.81 1:55.01 1:55.54 = 4:07.78 4:08.80 4:09.22 15:37.84 15:39.98 15:40.65 31:41.17 31:45.76 31:47.81 2:22:26 2:27.21 2:27.33 Marathon team Abbie DonnellyNatasha WilsonRose Harvey 7:26:01 Rebecca LonedoSofiia YaremchukGiovanna Epis 7:28:59 Carolina RoblesFatima OuhaddouEster Navarrete 7:30:41 12.67 12.67 12.73 52.91 53.33 53.55 9:12.69 9:14.24 9:15.33 Dina Asher-SmithAmy HuntSuccess EduanImani LansiquotKristal Ama-Awuah* 42.05 Géraldine Di Tizio-FreyFabienne HoenkeLéonie PointetSalomé KoraAjla Del Ponte* 43.12 Krystsina TsimanouskayaPia SkrzyszowskaMagdalena StefanowiczEwa SwobodaWiktoria Gajosz* 43.15 Myrte van der SchootLieke KlaverEveline SaalbergFemke Broeders-BolVanessa Mercera*Nina Franke* 3:21.10 Yemi Mary JohnLina NielsenNicole YearginEmily NewnhamCharlotte Henrich* 3:21.68 Alessandra BonoraAnna PolinariAlice MangioneEloisa CoiroIlaria Elvira Accame*Sara Cirillo* 3:23.57 1:30:06 1:31:04 1:31:07 3:15:11 3:19:50 3:20:49

Field

1.97 m 1.95 m 1.95 m 4.80 m = 4.75 m 4.70 m 7.00 m 6.99 m 6.98 m 14.60 m , 14.46 m 14.40 m 20.73 m 19.64 m 19.50 m 67.67 m 65.72 m 64.61 m 62.43 m 61.53 m 60.93 m 76.28 m 74.35 m 72.88 m 6751 pts 6713 pts 6664 pts

Mixed

Jeremiah AzuDina Asher-SmithZharnel HughesAmy Hunt 39.97 Kevin KranzRebekka HaaseHeiko GussmannGina Lückenkemper 40.11 Guillem CrespíMaría Isabel PérezAndoni CalbanoJaël Bestué 40.42 Karsten WarholmAmalie IuelAndreas Ofstad KulsengHenriette Jæger 3:09.62 , , Ben JefferiesCharlotte HenrichToby HarriesYemi Mary John 3:10.47 Jonas PhijffersLieke KlaverTerrence AgardMyrte van der Schoot 3:10.77

Participating nations

1645 athletes, 805 females and 840 males, from 49 countries are expected to participate.

References

External links

Results Book