The women's hammer throw at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place over two rounds at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 10 and 12 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 Hammer Throw women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2026. 82.98 m Warsaw, Poland 28 August 2016 European record"All time Top lists – Senior Hammer Throw women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2026. Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2026.78.94 mBerlin, Germany18 August 2018 World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Hammer Throw women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2026.81.13 mAustin, United States2 April 2026 European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Hammer Throw women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2026.77.67 mBrest, Belarus7 May 2026

Qualification For the women's hammer throw, the qualification period was from 27 July 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes qualified by achieving the entry standard of 71.50 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 8 August 2026.

+ Qualification standings per 31 July 2026 QP CP Country Athlete Status Details 1 1 Sara Fantini75.7775.62 Qualified by Wild Card Defending European Champion 2 1 Krista Tervo77.3577.35 Qualified by Entry Standard 77.35 - Fana Stadion, Bergen (NOR) - 28 MAY 2026 3 2 Silja Kosonen77.0776.41 Qualified by Entry Standard 76.41 - Paavo Nurmen Stadion, Turku (FIN) - 03 JUN 2026 4 1 Katrine Koch Jacobsen75.5275.52 Qualified by Entry Standard 75.52 - GPS Stadium, Nicosia (CYP) - 14 MAR 2026 5 1 Rose Loga75.1975.19 Qualified by Entry Standard 75.19 - Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) - 24 APR 2026 6 1 Anita Włodarczyk82.9875.01 Qualified by Entry Standard 75.01 - Estadio Vallehermoso, Madrid (ESP) - 16 JUL 2026 7 1 Guðrún Karítas Hallgrímsdóttir73.8873.88 Qualified by Entry Standard 73.88 - Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) - 24 APR 2026 8 1 Beatrice Nedberge Llano73.2173.21 Qualified by Entry Standard 73.21 - Panellinios Sports Club Track, Athina (GRE) - 06 JUN 2026 9 2 Elísabet Rut Rúnarsdóttir73.1973.19 Qualified by Entry Standard 73.19 - Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) - 11 JUN 2026 10 1 Nicola Tuthill72.7372.73 Qualified by Entry Standard 72.73 - Golęcin Stadion, Poznan (POL) - 28 JUN 2026 11 1 Charlotte Payne72.5172.18 Qualified by Entry Standard 72.18 - Mestský Stadion Sletište, Kladno (CZE) - 09 JUN 2026 12 1 Patricia Kamga72.1772.17 Qualified by Entry Standard 72.17 - Sola Arena, Karlstad (SWE) - 28 JUN 2026 13 1 Aileen Kuhn72.5372.11 Qualified by Entry Standard 72.11 - Sportplatz Langenbrand, Forbach (GER) - 10 MAY 2026 14 1 Stamatia Alexandra Scarvelis71.9569.11 Qualified by Entry Standard 71.95 - Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos (GRE) - 27 JUL 2025 15 1 Iryna Klymets73.5670.66 Qualified by World Rankings 18th - 1130 points 16 1 Zsanett Németh70.6670.46 Qualified by World Rankings 19th - 1128 points 17 2 Samantha Borutta72.1470.28 Qualified by World Rankings 20th - 1126 points 18 2 Aleksandra Śmiech71.1470.84 Qualified by World Rankings 21st - 1125 points 19 2 Malin Garbell71.4971.49 Qualified by World Rankings 22nd - 1124 points 20 3 Ewa Różańska72.1271.04 Qualified by World Rankings 23rd - 1124 points 21 3 Rebecka Hallerth72.6270.29 Qualified by World Rankings 24th - 1123 points 22 1 Laura Redondo72.0070.89 Qualified by World Rankings 27th - 1113 points 23 1 Valentina Savva70.2269.68 Qualified by World Rankings 28th - 1113 points reserve 4 Grete Ahlberg70.8770.61 Qualified by World Rankings 31st - 1106 points 24 2 Andrea Sales70.5870.58 Qualified by World Rankings 35th - 1097 points251Tereza Holcová69.4369.43Qualified by World Rankings38th - 1094 points262Jázmin Csatári69.0169.01Qualified by World Rankings39th - 1091 points273Jada Julien70.4870.48Qualified by World Rankings40th - 1090 points281Yipsi Moreno76.6267.85Qualified by World Rankings43rd - 1077 points291Veronika Kaňuchová69.9868.58Qualified by World Rankings44th - 1077 points302Rachele Mori69.0468.79Qualified by World Rankings45th - 1071 pointsreserve3Réka Gyurátz72.7067.63Next best by World Rankings46th - 1068 pointsreserve3Charlotta Sandkulla69.3767.31Next best by World Rankings50th - 1054 pointsreserve1Mariana Pestana68.5066.98Next best by World Rankings52nd - 1046 pointsreserve2Stavroula Kosmidou67.9163.95Next best by World Rankings53rd - 1041 pointsreserve1Anna Maria Čeh69.8564.57Next best by World Rankings56th - 1034 pointsreserve4Villő Viszkeleti66.4764.58Next best by World Rankings58th - 1032 pointsreserve3Keren Mbongo65.6965.69Next best by World Rankings59th - 1028 pointsreserve3Paraskevi Poulli64.4764.47Next best by World Rankings69th - 1009 points Bye to semi-finals Reserve activated Withdrawal / reserve unused

Schedule Date Time Round10 August 2026 19:10 Qualification.12 August 2026 19:45 Final

Results Qualification The qualification round was held on 10 August 2026, at 19:13 in the evening. All athletes meeting the Qualification Standard (Q) of 71.50 m or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.

Group A PlaceAthleteNationRoundResultNotes #1 #2 #3 1 Katrine Koch Jacobsen x 70.58 72.62 72.62 m 2 Beatrice Nedberge Llano 72.09 72.09 m 3 Krista Tervo 67.59 x 70.42 70.42 m 4 Aileen Kuhn x 70.14 x 70.14 m 5 Aleksandra Śmiech 68.93 68.56 x 68.93 m 6 Elísabet Rut Rúnarsdóttir 67.33 67.50 x 67.50 m 7 Patricia Kamga 67.26 x x 67.26 m 8 x 64.94 66.11 66.11 m 9 Valentina Savva 65.21 65.50 x 65.50 m 10 64.66 61.76 63.04 64.66 m 11 62.27 63.40 64.39 64.39 m 12 Rose Loga x 63.77 63.80 63.80 m 13 62.24 x 62.71 62.71 m 14 Laura Redondo 61.54 x x 61.54 m 15 Rachele Mori x 59.44 60.25 60.25 m

Group B PlaceAthleteNationRoundResultNotes #1 #2 #3 1 Silja Kosonen 72.02 72.02 m 2 Sara Fantini 70.51 x x 70.51 m 3 Guðrún Karítas Hallgrímsdóttir 70.31 69.70 66.15 70.31 m 4 Nicola Tuthill 67.11 70.09 67.60 70.09 m 5 Charlotte Payne 66.52 64.55 68.89 68.89 m 6 Anita Włodarczyk 67.64 66.78 68.70 68.70 m 7 Stamatia Scarvelis 66.95 x 68.49 68.49 m 8 Samantha Borutta 67.62 66.38 65.61 67.62 m 9 Iryna Klymets 67.38 x x 67.38 m 10 65.53 65.13 x 65.53 m 11 Ewa Różańska x 65.24 x 65.24 m 12 64.90 x x 64.90 m 13 64.55 61.83 62.86 64.55 m 14 Yipsi Moreno 58.85 x x 58.85 m — Andrea Sales x x x

Final The final was held on 12 August 2026, at 19:45 in the evening.

PlaceAthleteNationRoundResultNotes #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Silja Kosonen 69.76 74.97 76.28 74.05 x 75.47 76.28 m Sara Fantini 74.35 x 73.81 74.11 73.41 72.14 74.35 m Beatrice Nedberge Llano 72.88 x 70.38 71.86 71.27 70.23 72.88 m 4 Anita Włodarczyk 69.75 71.81 72.37 72.23 71.24 71.67 72.37 m 5 Nicola Tuthill 70.30 67.30 x 70.33 69.57 69.78 70.33 m 6 Charlotte Payne 68.95 70.12 70.01 66.93 x 69.93 70.12 m 7 Stamatia Scarvelis 67.90 68.98 67.97 x 69.42 69.54 69.54 m 8 Aleksandra Śmiech 67.72 x 69.07 67.39 68.77 69.12 69.12 m 9 Katrine Koch Jacobsen 68.69 68.70 68.03 68.70 m 10 Aileen Kuhn 67.71 64.05 68.24 68.24 m 11 Krista Tervo x 67.74 x 67.74 m 12 Guðrún Karítas Hallgrímsdóttir x x 67.24 67.24 m

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