The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place in two round at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 10 and 13 August 2026."European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026", European Athletics, 21 April 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
Records + Records before the 2026 European Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record"All time Top lists – Senior 3000 Metres Steeplechase women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2026. 8:44.32 Fontvieille, Monaco 20 July 2018 European record"All time Top lists – Senior 3000 Metres Steeplechase women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2026.8:58.67Saint-Denis, France6 August 2024 Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2026. 9:11.31 Munich, Germany 20 August 2022 World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 3000 Metres Steeplechase women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2026.8:51.06Xiamen, China23 May 2026 European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 3000 Metres Steeplechase women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2026. 9:05.45 Glasgow, United Kingdom 29 July 2026
Qualification For the women's 3000 metres steeplechase, the qualification period was from 27 July 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes qualified by running the entry standard of 9:28.00 min 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 34 athletes."Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 14 November 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
+ Qualification standings per 31 July 2026 QP CP Country Athlete Status Details 1 1 Alice Finot8:58.679:26.74 Qualified by Wild Card Defending European Champion 2 1 Elise Thorner9:05.459:05.45 Qualified by Entry Standard 9:07.39 - Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (USA) - 23 MAY 2026 3 1 Gesa Felicitas Krause9:03.309:07.50 Qualified by Entry Standard 9:07.50 - Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) - 04 JUL 2026 4 2 Lea Meyer9:09.139:09.13 Qualified by Entry Standard 9:09.13 - Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) - 04 JUL 2026 5 2 Flavie Renouard9:14.699:21.79 Qualified by Entry Standard 9:14.69 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 15 SEP 2025 6 1 Ilona Mononen9:15.189:15.18 Qualified by Entry Standard 9:15.18 - Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) - 07 JUN 2026 7 3 Olivia Gürth9:15.179:21.73 Qualified by Entry Standard 9:15.28 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 15 SEP 2025 8 3 Clara Entresangle9:17.889:17.88 Qualified by Entry Standard 9:17.88 - Stade Raymond Troussier, Decines (FRA) - 04 JUL 2026 9 2 Sarah Tait9:18.669:40.92 Qualified by Entry Standard 9:18.66 - Putbosstadion, Oordegem (BEL) - 09 AUG 2025 10 1 Adva Cohen9:19.909:28.81 Qualified by Entry Standard 9:19.90 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 15 SEP 2025 11 1 Marta Serrano9:21.009:29.44 Qualified by Entry Standard 9:21.00 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 15 SEP 2025 12 1 Juliane Hvid9:23.129:23.12 Qualified by Entry Standard 9:23.12 - Paavo Nurmen Stadion, Turku (FIN) - 03 JUN 2026 13 1 Tuğba Yenigün9:23.419:33.26 Qualified by Entry Standard 9:23.41 - Putbosstadion, Oordegem (BEL) - 09 AUG 2025 14 1 Kinga Królik9:22.149:31.51 Qualified by Entry Standard 9:24.92 - Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz (POL) - 22 AUG 2025 15 2 Alicja Konieczek9:16.519:47.42 Qualified by Entry Standard 9:26.12 - Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz (POL) - 22 AUG 2025 reserve 4 Adia Budde 9:26.539:26.53 Qualified by Entry Standard 9:26.53 - Stadion De Veen, Heusden-Zolder (BEL) - 18 JUL 2026 16 1 Eline Dalemans9:25.8010:01.74 Qualified by World Rankings 20th - 1186 points 17 3 Stevie Lawrence-Wrist9:32.039:32.03 Qualified by World Rankings 21st - 1185 points 18 3 Agnieszka Chorzępa9:33.039:33.03 Qualified by World Rankings 23rd - 1180 points 19 2 Sümeyye Erol9:32.939:40.63 Qualified by World Rankings 24th - 1178 points 20 1 Andreea Stavila-Grosu9:37.179:37.17 Qualified by World Rankings 26th - 1176 points 21 1 Zita Urbán9:35.889:35.88 Qualified by World Rankings 27th - 1176 points 22 1 Andrea Nygård Vie9:33.199:33.19 Qualified by World Rankings 28th - 1173 points 23 1 Emilia Lillemo9:28.999:46.23 Qualified by World Rankings 29th - 1169 points 24 3 Derya Kunur9:34.169:34.16 Qualified by World Rankings 30th - 1164 points 25 2 Vilde Våge Henriksen9:40.589:40.58 Qualified by World Rankings 33rd - 1158 points 26 2 Anna Mark Helwigh9:48.589:48.58 Qualified by World Rankings 35th - 1154 points 27 1 Laura Taborda9:35.679:43.82 Qualified by World Rankings 36th - 1152 points 28 1 Abbie Sheridan9:43.699:43.69 Qualified by World Rankings 38th - 1146 points 29 1 Maria Mihaela Blaga9:44.169:44.16 Qualified by World Rankings 41st - 1139 points 30 1 Shirley Lang9:45.349:45.34 Qualified by World Rankings 42nd - 1139 points 31 1 Laura Maasik9:44.209:56.84 Qualified by World Rankings 45th - 1137 points 32 2 Alisa Virtanen9:54.839:54.83 Qualified by World Rankings 49th - 1127 points 33 2 Julia Samuelsson9:44.369:51.75 Qualified by World Rankings 51st - 1126 points 34 1 Gaia Colli9:54.0610:02.03 Qualified by World Rankings 54th - 1124 points reserve 1 Andriana Bontioti 9:58.829:59.40 Next best by World Rankings 56th - 1122 points reserve 1 Lena Millonig 9:46.179:55.29 Next best by World Rankings 57th - 1121 points reserve 2 Nikoleta Rafailaki 9:58.769:58.76 Next best by World Rankings 58th - 1119 points reserve 2 Eleonora Curtabbi 9:40.9010:03.77 Next best by World Rankings 67th - 1102 points reserve 2 Gabriella K. Szabó 10:00.8210:11.73 Next best by World Rankings 75th - 1094 points reserve 3 Maddalena Pizzamano 9:57.559:57.55 Next best by World Rankings 76th - 1092 points reserve 2 Katharina Pesendorfer 10:00.1610:05.23 Next best by World Rankings 77th - 1092 points reserve 4 Francesca Mentasti 10:07.8210:07.82 Next best by World Rankings 78th - 1090 points
Bye to semi-finals Reserve activated Withdrawal / reserve unused
Schedule DateTimeRound10 August 202621:00Round 113 August 202620:29Final
Results
Round 1 Round 1 was held on 10 August 2026, at 21:00 in the evening. First 8 in each heat (Q) advanced to the final.
Heat 1 PlaceAthleteNationTimeNotes 1 Lea Meyer 9:32.21 2 Gesa Felicitas Krause 9:32.27 3 Flavie Renouard 9:32.77 4 9:33.06 5 9:34.40 , 6 Marta Serrano 9:34.79 7 Zita Urbán 9:35.57 , 8 Adva Cohen 9:37.15 9 Juliane Hvid 9:37.27 10 9:45.01 11 9:53.20 12 Sarah Tait 9:55.17 13 Andrea Nygård Vie 9:55.79 14 9:57.06 15 9:57.19 16 10:05.71
Heat 2 PlaceAthleteNationTimeNotes 1 Elise Thorner 9:32.40 2 Ilona Mononen 9:32.55 3 Alice Finot 9:32.58 4 Olivia Gürth 9:32.65 5 Clara Entresangle 9:32.89 6 Alicja Konieczek 9:33.22 , 7 Tuğba Güvenç Yenigün 9:33.27 8 Kinga Królik 9:35.98 9 9:37.96 10 9:48.66 11 9:49.45 12 9:51.20 13 9:54.68 14 9:57.50 15 10:04.96 16 10:12.15 17 10:18.90
Final The final was held on 13 August 2026, at 20:29 in the evening.
PlaceAthleteNationTimeNotes Gesa Felicitas Krause 9:12.69 Alice Finot 9:14.24 Olivia Gürth 9:15.33 4 Lea Meyer 9:17.07 5 Elise Thorner 9:18.14 6 Clara Entresangle 9:21.03 7 Flavie Renouard 9:21.88 8 Ilona Mononen 9:25.62 9 9:36.14 10 Adva Cohen 9:38.21 11 9:40.71 12 Marta Serrano 9:44.92 13 Kinga Królik 9:46.06 14 Alicja Konieczek 9:46.79 15 9:52.49 16 Tuğba Güvenç Yenigün 9:59.15
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