The men's half marathon race walk at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 15 August 2026."European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026", European Athletics, 21 April 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
Background
+ Records before the 2026 European Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record"All time Top lists – Senior Half Marathon Race Walk men – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026. 1:20:34Kobe, Japan15 February 2026World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Half Marathon Race Walk men – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026. Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026.New event European record"All time Top lists – Senior Half Marathon Race Walk men – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026.1:23:00Poděbrady, Czech Republic8 May 2026European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Half Marathon Race Walk men – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
Qualification The qualification period was from 27 January 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes qualified by the entry standard of 1:26:15 m or faster in half marathon race walk, by the entry standard of 1:21:00 in 20 km walk, or by their position on the World Athletics Rankings for the event. The target number was 35 athletes"Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 14 November 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2026.. Eventually 28 athletes qualified.
+ Qualification standings per 31 July 2026 QP CP Country Athlete Status Details 1 1 Francesco Fortunato Qualified by Entry Standard 1:23:00 - Kolonáda, Poděbrady (CZE) - 08 MAY 2026 2 1 Christopher Linke Qualified by Entry Standard 1:23:46 - Kolonáda, Poděbrady (CZE) - 08 MAY 2026 3 2 Andrea Cosi Qualified by Entry Standard 1:23:59 - Kolonáda, Poděbrady (CZE) - 08 MAY 2026 4 2 Leo Köpp Qualified by Entry Standard 1:24:27 - Kolonáda, Poděbrady (CZE) - 08 MAY 2026 5 1 Iván López Qualified by Entry Standard 1:25:05 - Kolonáda, Poděbrady (CZE) - 08 MAY 2026 6 2 Paul McGrath Qualified by Entry Standard 1:25:20 - La Coruña (ESP) - 23 MAY 2026 7 3 Gianluca Picchiottino Qualified by Entry Standard 1:25:27 - Alessandria (ITA) - 08 MAR 2026 8 1 Mukola Rushchak Qualified by Entry Standard 1:25:50 - Lutsk (UKR) - 20 JUN 2026 9 3 Diego García Carrera Qualified by Entry Standard 1:26:07 - Cieza (ESP) - 08 MAR 2026 10 1 Kilian Lebreton Qualified by Entry Standard 1:26:10 - Kolonáda, Poděbrady (CZE) - 08 MAY 2026 reserve 4 Álvaro López Qualified by Entry Standard 1:19:38 - Lázeňský Park, Poděbrady (CZE) - 18 MAY 2025 11 1 Maher Ben Hlima Qualified by Entry Standard 1:20:05 - Alytus (LTU) - 12 JUN 2025 reserve 4 Michele Antonelli Qualified by Entry Standard 1:20:43 - Lázeňský Park, Poděbrady (CZE) - 18 MAY 2025 12 1 David Kenny Qualified by Entry Standard 1:20:54 - Lázeňský Park, Poděbrady (CZE) - 18 MAY 2025 13 1 Mazlum Demir Qualified by Entry Standard 1:20:57 - Dudince (SVK) - 22 MAR 2025 14 1 Veli-Matti Partanen Qualified by World Rankings 16th - 1192 points 15 2 Jerry Jokinen Qualified by World Rankings 26th - 1172 points 16 2 Salih Korkmaz Qualified by World Rankings 28th - 1166 points reserve 5 Emiliano Brigante Qualified by World Rankings 33rd - 1149 points 17 3 Frederick Weigel Qualified by World Rankings 36th - 1143 points 18 3 Hayrettin Yıldız Qualified by World Rankings 40th - 1129 points 19 1 João Vieira Qualified by World Rankings 42nd - 1128 points 20 2 Oisin Lane Qualified by World Rankings 47th - 1118 points 21 1 Albert Kukla Qualified by World Rankings 53rd - 1114 points 22 2 Eduardo Camarate Qualified by World Rankings 61st - 1101 points 23 1 Georgios Kritoulis Qualified by World Rankings 64th - 1098 points 24 3 Joni Hava Qualified by World Rankings 70th - 1092 points 25 2 Roman Horbachov Qualified by World Rankings 77th - 1059 points 26 3 Tiago Ramos Qualified by World Rankings 79th - 1054 points 27 2 Andreas Papastergiou Qualified by World Rankings 98th - 1015 points 28 3 Konstantinos-Alexandros Ntentopoulos Qualified by World Rankings 103rd - 989 points
Schedule DateTimeRound15 August 20267:30Final
Results
Key:~ Red card for loss of contact> Red card for bent knee
Place Athlete Nation Time Red cards Notes Paul McGrath 1:23:23 Francesco Fortunato 1:23:36 Andrea Cosi 1:23:49 4 1:24:12 ~ 5 Salih Korkmaz 1:24:45 ~ ~ 6 David Kenny 1:24:49 ~ 7 Álvaro López 1:25:25 ~ ~ 8 Diego García 1:25:41 9 Maher Ben Hlima 1:26:14 > 10 1:26:33 11 Oisin Lane 1:27:09 ~ 12 Albert Kukla 1:28:01 13 Kilian Lebreton 1:28:22 14 Aku Partanen 1:29:07 ~ ~ ~ 15 Gianluca Picchiottino 1:29:14 16 1:29:25 17 Georgios Kritoulis 1:29:39 ~ 18 1:30:04 19 Eduardo Camarate 1:30:12 20 1:30:59 21 Hayrettin Yildiz 1:32:14 ~ ~ ~ 22 Tiago Ramos 1:32:28 23 Roman Horbachov 1:33:44 ~ ~ 24 1:37:34 ~ — João Vieira > — Mazlum Demir — Leo Köpp ~ ~ ~ ~
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