The women's discus throw at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place over two rounds at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 12 and 14 August 2026."European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026", European Athletics, 21 April 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.

Background

+ Records before the 2026 European Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record"All time Top lists – Senior Discus Throw women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2026. 76.80 m Neubrandenburg, East Germany 9 July 1988 European record"All time Top lists – Senior Discus Throw women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2026. Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2026. 71.36 mStuttgart, West Germany 28 August 1986 World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Discus Throw women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2026.73.10 mRamona, United States11 April 2026 European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Discus Throw women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2026.70.99 m

Qualification For the women's discus throw, the qualification period was from 27 July 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes qualified by achieving the entry standard of 61.00 m or better, by wildcard for the 2024 European Athletics Champion (not used since Sandra Elkasević elected not to participate), 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 8 August 2026.

+ Qualification standings per 31 July 2026 QP CP Country Athlete Status Details 1 1 Jorinde van Klinken Qualified by Entry Standard 70.99 - Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK (USA) - 11 APR 2026 2 2 Alida van Daalen Qualified by Entry Standard 69.31 - Un. of Kentucky Outdoor Track Facility, Lexington, KY (USA) - 30 MAY 2026 3 1 Vanessa Kamga Qualified by Entry Standard 66.61 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 14 SEP 2025 4 1 Marike Steinacker Qualified by Entry Standard 66.55 - Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK (USA) - 09 APR 2026 5 2 Shanice Craft Qualified by Entry Standard 66.18 - Lohrheidestadion, Wattenscheid, Bochum (GER) - 25 JUL 2026 6 1 Melina Robert-Michon Qualified by Entry Standard 65.96 - Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK (USA) - 09 APR 2026 7 3 Leia Braunagel Qualified by Entry Standard 64.96 - Sportplatz des OSP Magdeburg, Magdeburg (GER) - 14 MAY 2026 8 1 Daisy Osakue Qualified by Entry Standard 64.68 - Stade Municipal Du Travet, Castres (FRA) - 14 JUN 2026 reserve 4 Kristin Pudenz Qualified by Entry Standard 64.28 - UNION-Stadion, Schönebeck (GER) - 20 JUN 2026 9 1 Liliana Cá Qualified by Entry Standard 64.08 - Estadio Universitario, Lisboa (POR) - 25 JUL 2026 10 1 Marija Tolj Qualified by Entry Standard 63.55 - Stadion Erzgebirgsblick, Gelenau (GER) - 07 JUN 2026 11 1 Alexandra Emilianov Qualified by Entry Standard 63.46 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 13 SEP 2025 12 2 Irina Rodrigues Qualified by Entry Standard 63.17 - Centro Nacional de Lançamentos, Leiria (POR) - 10 AUG 2025 13 2 Caisa-Marie Lindfors Qualified by Entry Standard 62.46 - Sola Arena, Karlstad (SWE) - 08 JUL 2026 14 1 Ieva Gumbs Qualified by Entry Standard 62.42 - Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK (USA) - 08 JUL 2026 15 1 Daria Zabawska Qualified by Entry Standard 62.27 - GPS Stadium, Nicosia (CYP) - 15 MAR 2026 reserve 5 Joyce Oguama Qualified by Entry Standard 62.13 - LSU Bernie Moore Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA (USA) - 04 APR 2026 16 1 Zara Obamakinwa Qualified by Entry Standard 61.87 - Norman Park Athletics Track, Bromley (GBR) - 11 JUL 2026 17 1 Jule Insinna Qualified by Universality Place 18 1 Annesofie Hartmann Nielsen Qualified by World Rankings 19th - 1109 points 19 2 Lisa Brix Pedersen Qualified by World Rankings 22nd - 1099 points 20 1 Inés López Qualified by World Rankings 23rd - 1098 points 21 1 Özlem Becerek Qualified by World Rankings 24th - 1097 points 22 3 Mathilda Eriksson Qualified by World Rankings 29th - 1058 points 23 2 Weronika Muszyńska Qualified by World Rankings 30th - 1057 points241Chrysoula AnagnostopoulouQualified by World Rankings31st - 1056 points252Benedetta BenedettiQualified by World Rankings34th - 1049 pointsreserve6Curly BrownQualified by World Rankings35th - 1043 pointsreserve4Ebba Salomonsson LindQualified by World Rankings36th - 1040 points263Anne Juul JensenQualified by World Rankings37th - 1036 points271Dóra KerekesQualified by World Rankings38th - 1034 points281Estel ValeanuQualified by World Rankings40th - 1034 points291Helena LeveelahtiQualified by World Rankings45th - 1016 points303Emily ConteQualified by World Rankings47th - 1012 pointsreserve1Marina HadjicostaNext best by World Rankings48th - 1012 pointsreserve1Hera ChristensenNext best by World Rankings49th - 1011 pointsreserve4Stefania StrumilloNext best by World Rankings50th - 1010 pointsreserve5Diletta FortunaNext best by World Rankings61st - 979 points Schedule Date Time Round12 August 2026 10:40 Qualification.14 August 2026 20:30 Final

Results Qualification The qualification round was held on 12 August 2026, at 10:37 in the morning. All athletes meeting the Qualification Standard (Q) of 62.50 m or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.

Group A PlaceAthleteNationRoundResultNotes #1 #2 #3 1 Shanice Craft 63.46 63.46 m 2 Jorinde van Klinken 62.74 62.74 m 3 Liliana Cá 61.86 x 60.38 61.86 m 4 Inés López x 61.45 x 61.45 m , 5 Melina Robert-Michon 60.03 60.43 60.89 60.89 m 6 Kristin Pudenz 54.56 60.48 x 60.48 m 7 Caisa-Marie Lindfors x 59.57 57.52 59.57 m 8 Ieva Gumbs 58.03 57.23 55.96 58.03 m 9 57.99 x x 57.99 m 10 Chrysoula Anagnostopoulou 55.13 15.51 54.78 55.13 m 11 50.50 54.02 x 54.02 m 12 x 52.43 53.80 53.80 m 13 51.10 48.16 53.50 53.50 m 14 x 52.18 45.79 52.18 m — Alexandra Emilianov x x x

Group B PlaceAthleteNationRoundResultNotes #1 #2 #3 1 Vanessa Kamga 64.65 64.65 m 2 Alida van Daalen x 56.19 62.58 62.58 m 3 Marija Tolj 58.91 x 59.85 59.85 m 4 Daria Zabawska x x 59.37 59.37 m 5 Özlem Becerek 57.85 58.48 57.62 58.48 m 6 Lisa Brix Pedersen 57.78 x 56.00 57.78 m 7 Irina Rodrigues 56.84 57.46 57.29 57.46 m 8 Daisy Osakue x x 57.41 57.41 m 9 48.91 56.58 x 56.58 m 10 53.53 55.72 55.03 55.72 m 11 Zara Obamakinwa 55.17 x x 55.17 m 12 Marike Steinacker x x 54.05 54.05 m 13 51.96 51.33 51.86 51.96 m 14 49.62 42.52 51.37 51.37 m 15 46.73 51.22 x 51.22 m

Final The final was held on 14 August 2026, at 20:30 in the evening. PlaceAthleteNationRoundResultNotes #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Jorinde van Klinken 67.67 64.59 65.96 x x x 67.67 m Shanice Craft 64.49 62.97 65.72 62.34 64.58 64.53 65.72 m Vanessa Kamga 63.66 64.39 61.86 64.61 x 61.03 64.61 m 4 Alida van Daalen 63.33 x 61.35 64.22 x 63.07 64.22 m 5 Kristin Pudenz 60.06 62.58 63.27 60.79 61.53 x 63.27 m 6 Marija Tolj 63.08 x x 59.66 x 59.99 63.08 m 7 Caisa-Marie Lindfors 59.61 59.12 61.66 x x 62.39 62.39 m 8 Liliana Cá 60.87 x 58.90 x x x 60.87 m 9 Melina Robert-Michon 60.58 x 57.94 60.58 m 10 Daria Zabawska 58.46 x 58.54 58.54 m 11 Özlem Becerek 57.27 x 56.99 57.27 m 12 Inés López 50.11 53.13 56.59 56.59 m

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