The women's shot put at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place over two rounds at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 10 August 2026."European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026", European Athletics, 21 April 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.

Background

+ Records before the 2026 European Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record"All time Top lists – Senior Shot Put women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 7 August 2026. 22.63 m Moscow, Soviet Union 7 June 1987 European record"All time Top lists – Senior Shot Put women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 7 August 2026. Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 7 August 2026. 21.69 mBudapest, Hungary 20 August 1998 World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Shot Put women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 7 August 2026.21.09 mShaoxing, China16 May 2026 European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Shot Put women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 7 August 2026.

Qualification For the women's shot put, the qualification period was from 27 July 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes qualified by achieving the entry standard of 20.80 m or better, by wildcard for the 2024 European Athletics Champion, or by their position on the World Athletics Rankings for the event. The target number was 30 athletes,"Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 14 November 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2026. eventually only 27 qualified

+ Qualification standings per 31 July 2026 QP CP Country Athlete Status Details 1 1 Jessica Schilder21.0921.09 Qualified by Wild Card Defending European Champion 2 1 Yemisi Mabry20.3720.37 Qualified by Entry Standard 20.37 - Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund (GER) (i) - 27 FEB 2026 3 1 Axelina Johansson19.9719.97 Qualified by Entry Standard 19.97 - Ed Weir Outdoor Track, Lincoln, NE (USA) - 16 MAY 2026 4 2 Fanny Roos19.7019.70 Qualified by Entry Standard 19.70 - Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) - 04 JUL 2026 5 1 Jessica Inchude19.6219.62 Qualified by Entry Standard 19.62 - Estadio Universitario, Lisboa (POR) - 26 JUL 2026 6 2 Jorinde van Klinken19.5719.34 Qualified by Entry Standard 19.34 - FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED) - 21 JUN 2026 7 2 Auriol Dongmo20.4319.17 Qualified by Entry Standard 19.17 - Altice Forum, Braga (POR) (i) - 28 FEB 2026 8 2 Katharina Maisch19.2519.04 Qualified by Entry Standard 19.04 - Stadion Erzgebirgsblick, Gelenau (GER) - 07 JUN 2026 9 3 Eliana Bandeira18.9518.95 Qualified by Entry Standard 18.95 - Market square, Białystok (POL) - 31 MAY 2026 10 3 Nina Chioma Ndubuisi18.9118.62 Qualified by Entry Standard 18.62 - Waldstadion, Walldorf (GER) - 19 JUL 2026 reserve 4 Alina Korecki18.9118.56 Qualified by Entry Standard 18.56 - Heinz-Steyer-Stadion, Dresden (GER) - 03 AUG 2025 11 1 Emilia Kangas18.4218.29 Qualified by Entry Standard 18.42 - Athletics Stadium, Beograd (SRB) - 07 AUG 2025 reserve 5 Julia Ritter18.1318.13 Qualified by World Rankings 14th - 1120 points 12 1 María Belén Toimil18.8017.80 Qualified by World Rankings 15th - 1118 points 13 3 Alida van Daalen18.6618.13 Qualified by World Rankings 16th - 1099 points 14 1 Miryam Mazenauer17.5517.32 Qualified by World Rankings 19th - 1081 points 15 2 Senja Mäkitörmä17.7617.52 Qualified by World Rankings 20th - 1079 points 16 1 Serena Vincent17.7817.51 Qualified by World Rankings 21st - 1072 points 17 1 Katrin Brzyszkowská17.7617.76 Qualified by World Rankings 23rd - 1060 points 18 1 Erna Sóley Gunnarsdóttir17.9217.09 Qualified by World Rankings 24th - 1058 points 19 1 Zuzanna Maślana17.4017.23 Qualified by World Rankings 25th - 1054 points 20 1 Renáta Beregszászi17.1017.10 Qualified by World Rankings 27th - 1052 points 21 1 Maria Rafailídou16.8016.80 Qualified by World Rankings 31st - 1032 points 22 1 Sara Verteramo16.9416.94 Qualified by World Rankings 36th - 1021 points 23 3 Minttu Laurila16.5216.52 Qualified by World Rankings 38th - 1013 points242Maria Magkoulia17.0017.00Qualified by World Rankings39th - 1011 points252Martina Mazurová16.6016.34Qualified by World Rankings41st - 1004 points263Victoria Wickman16.3516.35Qualified by World Rankings48th - 976 pointsreserve4Jonna Lundgren16.2216.22Qualified by World Rankings49th - 973 pointsreserve5Emilia Malmehed16.3116.31Qualified by World Rankings50th - 972 points272Anna Musci16.4716.47Qualified by World Rankings51st - 970 points

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Schedule Date Time Round10 August 2026 10:35 Qualification.10 August 2026 19:03 Final

Results Qualification The qualification round was held on 10 August 2026, at 10:35 in the afternoon. All athletes meeting the Qualification Standard (Q) of 18.20 m or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.

Group A PlaceAthleteNationRoundResultNotes #1 #2 #3 1 Yemisi Mabry 19.25 19.25 m 2 Auriol Dongmo 17.47 18.76 18.76 m 3 Jorinde van Klinken 18.15 18.65 18.65 m 4 Axelina Johansson 18.29 18.29 m 5 Emilia Kangas 18.04 17.97 x 18.04 m 6 Nina Ndubuisi 17.39 17.71 17.68 17.71 m 7 Senja Mäkitörmä 16.52 16.63 17.38 17.38 m 8 Katrin Brzyszkowská 16.49 16.76 16.70 16.76 m 9 Zuzanna Maślana 16.49 x 16.72 16.72 m 10 Renáta Beregszászi x 16.09 x 16.09 m 11 Victoria Wickman x 15.26 15.84 15.84 m 12 Erna Sóley Gunnarsdóttir 15.41 15.72 15.63 15.72 m 13 Sara Verteramo 15.42 15.69 15.62 15.69 m 14 Maria Rafailidou 14.63 13.89 14.63 14.63 m

Group B PlaceAthleteNationRoundResultNotes #1 #2 #3 1 Jessica Schilder 19.00 19.00 m 2 Fanny Roos 18.72 18.72 m 3 Jessica Inchude 18.17 x 18.57 18.57 m 4 Alida van Daalen 16.78 17.13 17.68 17.68 m 5 Katharina Maisch x x 17.64 17.64 m 6 Eliana Bandeira 17.62 17.60 17.47 17.62 m 7 María Belén Toimil x 16.52 16.79 16.79 m 8 Serena Vincent 16.65 x 15.55 16.65 m 9 Miryam Mazenauer 15.88 x 16.50 16.50 m 10 Martina Mazurová x 16.12 x 16.12 m 11 Anna Musci 15.49 x x 15.49 m 12 Minttu Laurila 15.40 15.11 15.31 15.40 m 13 Maria Mangoulia x 14.38 14.71 14.71 m

Final The final was held on 10 August 2026, at 19:03 in the evening.

PlaceAthleteNationRoundResultNotes #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Jessica Schilder 19.81 20.09 20.52 x 20.09 20.73 20.73 m Jorinde van Klinken 19.64 19.34 x x x x 19.64 m Yemisi Mabry 19.20 x x x 19.50 19.33 19.50 m 4 Fanny Roos 18.83 19.05 x 19.04 18.70 18.44 19.05 m 5 Auriol Dongmo 18.46 x 19.05 19.01 18.97 18.97 19.05 m 6 Jessica Inchude 18.35 18.38 x x 18.57 x 18.57 m 7 Katharina Maisch 18.39 18.28 x x x x 18.39 m 8 Nina Chioma Ndubuisi 18.08 x 18.21 17.30 17.70 18.09 18.21 m 9 Emilia Kangas 17.02 18.20 x 18.20 m 10 Axelina Johansson 17.92 18.18 17.99 18.18 m 11 Alida van Daalen 17.54 17.21 x 17.54 m 12 Eliana Bandeira x 17.20 x 17.20 m

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