2026 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 metres at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place over three rounds at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 10 August 2026."European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026", European Athletics, 21 April 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.

Background

+ Records before the 2026 European Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record"All time Top lists – Senior 100 Metres women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2026. 10.49 Indianapolis, United States 16 July 1988 European record"All time Top lists – Senior 100 Metres women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2026.10.73Budapest, Hungary19 August 1998 Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 2 August 2026. World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 100 Metres women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2026.10.63Eugene, United States11 June 2026 European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 100 Metres women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2026. 10.96 Zürich, Switzerland 25 July 2026

Qualification For the women's 100 metres, the qualification period was from 27 July 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes qualified by running the entry standard of 11.18 or faster, by wildcard for the 2024 European Athletics Champion, or by their position on the World Athletics Rankings for the event. The target number was 36 athletes."Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 14 November 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2026.

+ Qualification standings per 31 July 2026 QP CP Country Athlete Qualification method Qualification details 1 1 Dina Asher-Smith10.8311.13 Qualified by Wild Card Defending European Champion 2 2 Daryll Neita10.9011.18 Qualified by Entry Standard 10.94 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 13 SEP 2025 3 1 Géraldine Di Tizio-Frey10.9610.96 Qualified by Entry Standard 10.96 - Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) - 25 JUL 2026 4 3 Amy Hunt10.9710.97 Qualified by Entry Standard 10.97 - Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) - 07 JUN 2026 5 1 Ewa Swoboda10.9410.98 Qualified by Entry Standard 10.98 - Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb (CRO) - 26 JUN 2026 6 1 Karolína Maňasová11.0111.01 Qualified by Entry Standard 11.01 - Sportzentrum Niederösterreich, St. Pölten (AUT) - 04 JUN 2026 7 1 Tatjana Pinto11.0011.02 Qualified by Entry Standard 11.02 - Estadio Universitario, Lisboa (POR) - 25 JUL 2026 8 1 Rebekka Haase11.0411.04 Qualified by Entry Standard 11.04 - Sportzentrum Niederösterreich, St. Pölten (AUT) - 04 JUN 2026 9 2 Gina Lückenkemper10.9311.21 Qualified by Entry Standard 11.05 - Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) - 27 JUL 2025 10 1 Patrizia Van der Weken11.0011.05 Qualified by Entry Standard 11.05 - Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) - 07 JUN 2026 11 1 Christania Williams10.9611.06 Qualified by Entry Standard 11.06 - Štadión SNP, Banská Bystrica (SVK) - 21 JUL 2026 12 1 Zaynab Dosso11.0111.07 Qualified by Entry Standard 11.07 - Centro Sportivo Fontanassa, Savona (ITA) - 20 MAY 2026 13 1 Boglárka Takács11.0611.16 Qualified by Entry Standard 11.08 - Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest (HUN) - 02 AUG 2025 14 2 Salomé Kora10.9511.09 Qualified by Entry Standard 11.09 - Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) - 25 JUL 2026 15 2 Isabel Posch11.1011.10 Qualified by Entry Standard 11.10 - Sportzentrum Niederösterreich, St. Pölten (AUT) - 04 JUN 2026 16 3 Ajla Del Ponte10.9011.11 Qualified by Entry Standard 11.11 - Stadion Trinermatten, Zofingen (SUI) - 23 MAY 2026 17 4 Imani Lansiquot10.9911.02 Qualified by Entry Standard 11.12 - Centro Sportivo Fontanassa, Savona (ITA) - 20 MAY 2026 reserve 4 Nathacha Kouni11.1211.12 Qualified by Entry Standard 11.12 - Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) - 25 JUL 2026 18 1 Delphine Nkansa11.1311.13 Qualified by Entry Standard 11.13 - Atletiekarena Gaston Roelants, Kessel-Lo (BEL) - 25 JUL 2026 19 1 María Isabel Pérez11.0711.15 Qualified by Entry Standard 11.15 - Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb (CRO) - 26 JUN 2026 20 2 Krystsina Tsimanouskaya11.0411.16 Qualified by Entry Standard 11.16 - Stadion Zygmunta Szelesta, Warszawa (POL) - 27 JUN 2026 21 3 Chelsea Kadiri11.1711.17 Qualified by Entry Standard 11.17 - Enwag-Stadion, Wetzlar (GER) - 10 JUL 2026 reserve 5 Mabel Akande11.1811.18 Qualified by Entry Standard 11.18 - Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) - 20 JUN 2026 22 2 Rani Rosius11.1011.18 Qualified by Entry Standard 11.18 - Province Naimette Arena, Liège (BEL) - 15 JUL 2026 23 1 Claire Azzopardi11.6611.68 Qualified by Universality Place 24 1 Alessandra Gasparelli11.4211.42 Qualified by Universality Place 25 1 Charlotte Peat12.9312.93 Qualified by Universality Place 26 3 Magdalena Lindner11.2611.26 Qualified by World Rankings 19th - 1193 points 27 1 Polyniki Emmanouilidou11.2111.28 Qualified by World Rankings 25th - 1182 points 28 2 Arialis Gandulla11.1711.25 Qualified by World Rankings 28th - 1177 points 29 2 Rafailia Spanoudaki-Chatziriga11.2611.37 Qualified by World Rankings 33rd - 1176 points 30 1 Lotta Kemppinen11.1911.28 Qualified by World Rankings 34th - 1175 points 31 1 Zala Istenič11.2511.25 Qualified by World Rankings 35th - 1173 points 32 1 Viktória Forster11.1911.34 Qualified by World Rankings 37th - 1169 points reserve 4 Philina Marianne Schwartz11.2311.23 Qualified by World Rankings 43rd - 1166 points 33 1 Ciara Neville11.3111.31 Qualified by World Rankings 46th - 1165 points 34 2 Gloria Hooper11.2411.25 Qualified by World Rankings 47th - 1163 points 35 1 Ann Marii Kivikas11.3511.38 Qualified by World Rankings 48th - 1162 points 36 2 Lauren Roy11.2311.23 Qualified by World Rankings 51st - 1161 points reserve 1 Simay Özçiftçi11.3611.36 Next best by World Rankings 53rd - 1160 points reserve 1 Ema Rupšytė11.3711.46 Next best by World Rankings 60th - 1152 points reserve 1 Helene Rønningen11.3811.44 Next best by World Rankings 61st - 1151 points reserve 3 Beatriz Castelhano11.3411.34 Next best by World Rankings 69th - 1144 points reserve 2 Ericka Badeau Maseras11.3211.32 Next best by World Rankings 70th - 1142 points reserve 3 Alessia Pavese11.1911.19 Next best by World Rankings 75th - 1135 points reserve 3 Lucy-May Sleeman11.2611.26 Next best by World Rankings 77th - 1135 points reserve 2 Delia Farajpour11.4211.45 Next best by World Rankings 79th - 1133 points reserve 4 Alice Pagliarini11.4411.44 Next best by World Rankings 92nd - 1127 points reserve 1 Wilma Svenson11.3211.32 Next best by World Rankings 109th - 1116 points reserve 1 Radina Velichkova11.4511.53 Next best by World Rankings 132nd - 1106 points reserve 4 Mollie O'Reilly11.5411.54 Next best by World Rankings 143rd - 1102 points

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Schedule Date Time Round10 August 2026 11:25 Round 1 20:10 Semi-finals 21:50 Final

Results Round 1 Round 1 was held on 10 August 2026, at 11:25 in the morning. 12 best performers (q) advance to the semi-finals.

Heat 1 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 6 Boglárka Takács 10.93 2 7 Imani-Lara Lansiquot 10.99 3 3 María Isabel Pérez 11.11 4 9 Arialis Gandulla 11.18 5 8 Ciara Neville 11.29 6 2 Viktória Forster 11.51 7 4 Charlotte Peat 12.71 — 5 Zala Istenič Wind:

Heat 2 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 6 Rani Rosius 11.17 , 2 7 Lotta Kemppinen 11.25 , 3 2 Nathacha Kouni 11.31 4 5 Polyniki Emmanouilidou 11.31 5 8 Ann Marii Kivikas 11.35 = 6 4 Chelsea Kadiri 11.47 7 3 Isabel Posch 11.48 8 9 Alessandra Gasparelli 11.60 Wind:

Heat 3 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 7 Delphine Nkansa 11.07 , 2 2 Salomé Kora 11.19 3 9 Gloria Hooper 11.24 , = 4 8 Krystsina Tsimanouskaya 11.30 5 4 Magdalena Lindner 11.32 6 5 Lauren Roy 11.32 7 6 Rafaéla Spanoudaki-Hatziriga 11.42 8 3 Claire Azzopardi 11.88 Wind:

Semi-finals The semi-finals were held on 10 August 2026, at 20:10 in the evening. First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 by time (q) qualified for the final.

Heat 1 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 7 Amy Hunt 10.99 2 6 Patrizia Van der Weken 11.08 3 3 Dina Asher-Smith 11.10 , 4 5 Salomé Kora 11.12 5 2 Gina Lückenkemper 11.28 6 4 Tatjana Pinto 11.28 7 9 Lotta Kemppinen 11.29 8 8 Krystsina Tsimanouskaya 11.44 Wind:

Heat 2 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 7 Géraldine Di Tizio-Frey 11.02 2 5 Zaynab Dosso 11.11 3 4 Imani Lansiquot 11.16 4 3 Rani Rosius 11.24 5 8 María Isabel Pérez 11.31 6 2 Daryll Neita 11.34 7 6 Rebekka Haase 11.36 8 9 Ciara Neville 11.57 Wind:

Heat 3 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 5 Ewa Swoboda 11.04 2 6 Delphine Nkansa 11.09 3 8 Boglárka Takács 11.13 4 4 Christania Williams 11.21 5 7 Karolína Maňasová 11.23 6 3 Nathacha Kouni 11.26 7 2 Arialis Gandulla 11.34 8 9 Gloria Hooper 11.37 Wind:

Final The final was held on 10 August 2026, at 21:50 in the evening.

Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 4 Amy Hunt 11.00 6 Ewa Swoboda 11.02 8 Delphine Nkansa 11.06 4 7 Géraldine Di Tizio-Frey 11.07 5 2 Dina Asher-Smith 11.10 = 6 5 Patrizia Van der Weken 11.10 7 3 Zaynab Dosso 11.12 8 9 Salomé Kora 11.51 Wind:

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