The men's marathon at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 16 August 2026."European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026", European Athletics, 21 April 2026. Retrieved 4 August 2026.

Background

+ Records before the 2026 European Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record"All time Top lists – Senior Marathon men – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026. 1:59.30London, United Kingdom26 April 2026World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Marathon men – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2026. Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026.2:09:51Berlin, Germany12 August 2018 European record"All time Top lists – Senior Marathon men – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026.2:03.36Rotterdam, Netherlands24 October 2021European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Marathon men – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026.2:04.1912 April 2026

Qualification For the men's marathon, the qualification period was from 27 January 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes qualified by running the entry standard of 2:09.30  or faster, by wildcard for the 2022 European Athletics Champion (in 2024 this event was not held), or by their position on the World Athletics Rankings for the event. The target number was 60 athletes;"Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 14 November 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2026. eventually 64 competitors qualified.

+ Qualification standings per 31 July 2026 QP CP Country Athlete Status Details 1 1 Richard Ringer Qualified by Wild Card Defending European Champion 2 2 Amanal Petros Qualified by Entry Standard 2:04:03 - Valencia (ESP) - 07 DEC 2025 3 3 Samuel Fitwi Sibhatu Qualified by Entry Standard 2:04:45 - Hamburg (GER) - 26 APR 2026 4 1 Gashau Ayale Qualified by Entry Standard 2:05:29 - Valencia (ESP) - 07 DEC 2025 5 1 Suldan Hassan Qualified by Entry Standard 2:05:57 - Tokyo (JPN) - 02 MAR 2025 6 1 Emmanuel Roudolff Levisse Qualified by Entry Standard 2:05:58 - Paris (FRA) - 12 APR 2026 7 1 Kaan Kigen Özbilen Qualified by Entry Standard 2:05:59 - Barcelona (ESP) - 15 MAR 2026 8 1 Mahamed Mahamed Qualified by Entry Standard 2:06:14 - London (GBR) - 26 APR 2026 9 2 Félix Bour Qualified by Entry Standard 2:06:41 - Valencia (ESP) - 07 DEC 2025 10 1 Pietro Riva Qualified by Entry Standard 2:06:46 - Rotterdam (NED) - 12 APR 2026 11 2 Maru Teferi Qualified by Entry Standard 2:06:46 - Green Point Stadium, Cape Town (RSA) - 24 MAY 2026 12 1 Matthias Kyburz Qualified by Entry Standard 2:06:48 - Sevilla (ESP) - 23 FEB 2025 13 2 Samuel Tsegay Tesfamariam Qualified by Entry Standard 2:06:51 - Osaka (JPN) - 22 FEB 2026 14 2 Weynay Ghebresilasie Qualified by Entry Standard 2:06:59 - London (GBR) - 26 APR 2026 15 3 Tadesse Getahon Qualified by Entry Standard 2:07:15 - Amsterdam (NED) - 19 OCT 2025 16 1 Ibrahim Chakir Qualified by Entry Standard 2:07:21 - Valencia (ESP) - 07 DEC 2025 17 4 Yitayew Abuhay Qualified by Entry Standard 2:07:26 - Sevilla (ESP) - 23 FEB 2025 18 3 Ebba Tulu Chala Qualified by Entry Standard 2:07:38 - Sevilla (ESP) - 23 FEB 2025 19 5 Bukayawe Malede Qualified by Entry Standard 2:07:38 - Sevilla (ESP) - 15 FEB 2026 20 3 Hassan Chahdi Qualified by Entry Standard 2:07:43 - Berlin (GER) - 21 SEP 2025 21 4 Valentin Gondouin Qualified by Entry Standard 2:07:54 - Valencia (ESP) - 07 DEC 2025 22 2 Jorge González Rivera Qualified by Entry Standard 2:08:34 - Valencia (ESP) - 07 DEC 2025 23 3 Ilias Fifa Qualified by Entry Standard 2:08:36 - Sevilla (ESP) - 15 FEB 2026 24 2 Ahmed Ouhda Qualified by Entry Standard 2:08:37 - Sevilla (ESP) - 15 FEB 2026 25 3 Jonathan Mellor Qualified by Entry Standard 2:08:45 - Valencia (ESP) - 07 DEC 2025 26 4 Carlos Mayo Qualified by Entry Standard 2:08:53 - Valencia (ESP) - 07 DEC 2025 27 4 Simon Boch Qualified by Entry Standard 2:08:55 - Valencia (ESP) - 07 DEC 2025 28 5 Fernando Carro Qualified by Entry Standard 2:09:07 - Valencia (ESP) - 07 DEC 2025 29 1 Paul O'Donnell Qualified by Entry Standard 2:09:19 - Sevilla (ESP) - 15 FEB 2026 30 6 Haimro Alame Qualified by Entry Standard 2:09:27 - Brussels-Leuven (BEL) - 13 APR 2025 31 6 Jorge Blanco Qualified by Entry Standard 2:09:27 - Valencia (ESP) - 07 DEC 2025 32 3 Badr Jaafari Qualified by World Rankings 52nd - 1137 points 33 4 Tewelde Menges Qualified by World Rankings 58th - 1132 points 34 1 Robin Hendrix Qualified by World Rankings 60th - 1130 points 35 2 Ryan Creech Qualified by World Rankings 61st - 1130 points 36 1 Dario Ivanovski Qualified by World Rankings 62nd - 1128 points 37 5 Tom Thurley Qualified by World Rankings 66th - 1125 points 38 4 Daniele Meucci Qualified by World Rankings 73rd - 1116 points 39 3 David McGlynn Qualified by World Rankings 76th - 1114 points 40 5 Ellis Cross Qualified by World Rankings 81st - 1108 points 41 5 Xavier Chevrier Qualified by World Rankings 82nd - 1106 points 42 6 Erik Hille Qualified by World Rankings 84th - 1102 points 43 1 Nicolae Alexandru Soare Qualified by World Rankings 86th - 1100 points 44 1 Ádám Lomb Qualified by World Rankings 91st - 1093 points 45 2 Yohan Zaradzki Qualified by World Rankings 92nd - 1093 points 46 2 Patrik WäGeli Qualified by World Rankings 95th - 1087 points 47 4 Archie Casteel Qualified by World Rankings 106th - 1074 points 48 1 Sjur Prestsæter Qualified by World Rankings 115th - 1060 points 49 3 Joris Keppens Qualified by World Rankings 118th - 1057 points 50 4 Vincent Bierinckx Qualified by World Rankings 120th - 1053 points 51 1 Hlynur Andrésson Qualified by World Rankings 125th - 1048 points 52 2 Levente Szemerei Qualified by World Rankings 126th - 1046 points 53 1 Andreas Vojta Qualified by World Rankings 129th - 1045 points 54 1 Martin Egebjerg Olesen Qualified by World Rankings 139th - 1036 points 55 2 Erik Lomås Qualified by World Rankings 142nd - 1035 points 56 5 Nathan Sevenois Qualified by World Rankings 148th - 1030 points 57 1 Tiidrek Nurme Qualified by World Rankings 152nd - 1027 points 58 1 Carlos Costa Qualified by World Rankings 153rd - 1026 points 59 6 René Cunéaz Qualified by World Rankings 160th - 1019 points 60 3 Eivind Øygard Qualified by World Rankings 169th - 1017 points 61 1 Georgios Stamoulis Qualified by World Rankings 198th - 1001 points 62 2 Jacob Dahl Qualified by World Rankings 200th - 1000 points 63 2 Karel Hussar Qualified by World Rankings 212th - 996 points 64 3 László Tarnai Qualified by World Rankings 437th - 914 points

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Schedule DateTimeRound16 August 20268:10Final

Results

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes Amanal Petros 2:09:11 Pietro Riva 2:09:18 Gashau Ayale 2:09:21 4Suldan Hassan 2:09:24 5Tadesse Getahon 2:09:31 6Valentin Gondouin 2:09:34 7Mahamed Mahamed 2:09:43 8Haimro Alame 2:09:45 9Samuel Fitwi Sibhatu 2:09:47 10Richard Ringer 2:10:05 11Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse 2:10:34 12Yitayew Abuhay 2:10:59 13Ebba Tulu Chala 2:11:06 14Jorge González Rivera 2:11:10 15Carlos Mayo 2:11:27 16Ilias Fifa 2:11:33 17Matthias Kyburz 2:11:42 18 2:11:45 19Hassan Chahdi 2:12:04 20Ibrahim Chakir 2:12:28 21Simon Boch 2:12:55 22Maru Teferi 2:13:36 23Daniele Meucci 2:14:33 24 2:14:55 25 2:15:32 26Andreas Vojta 2:15:34 27 2:16:15 28 2:16:22 29 2:16:34 30 2:17:02 31Tiidrek Nurme 2:18:18 32Xavier Chevrier 2:18:21 33 2:18:27 34 2:18:28 35 2:18:37 36 2:18:38 37 2:18:56 38 2:18:58 39 2:19:42 40 2:19:45 41 2:20:21 42 2:20:40 43 2:20:41 44Fernando Carro 2:21:14 45Hlynur Andrésson 2:22:09 46Dario Ivanovski 2:22:39 47 2:23:34 48 2:23:41 49 2:27:04 50Jonathan Mellor 2:27:56 51 2:30:12 52 2:33:33 — Kaan Kigen Özbilen — Félix Bour — Nicolae Alexandru Soare — — Samuel Tsegay — Weynay Ghebresilasie —

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