The women's javelin throw at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place over two rounds at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 14 and 16 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 Javelin Throw women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026. 72.28 m Stuttgart, Germany 13 September 2008World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Javelin Throw women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026. 71.74 m Xiamen, China 23 May 2026 Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026. 67.90 m Berlin, Germany 10 August 2018 European record"All time Top lists – Senior Javelin Throw women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026. 72.28 m Stuttgart, Germany 13 September 2008European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Javelin Throw women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026. 65.00 m Xiamen, China 23 May 2026

Qualification The qualification period was from 27 July 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes qualified by running the entry standard of 60.80 m or longer, 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 2 August 2026.

+ Qualification standings per 31 July 2026 QP CP Country Athlete Status Details 1 1 Adriana Vilagoš Qualified by Entry Standard 66.06 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 19 SEP 2025 2 1 Sigrid Borge Qualified by Entry Standard 65.00 - Egret Stadium, Xiamen (CHN) - 23 MAY 2026 3 1 Anete Sietiņa Qualified by Entry Standard 64.64 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 20 SEP 2025 4 1 Elina Tzengko Qualified by Entry Standard 64.57 - Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) - 28 AUG 2025 5 1 Maria Andrejczyk Qualified by Entry Standard 62.78 - Stadion Podskarbińska, Warszawa (POL) - 07 JUN 2026 6 1 Sara Kolak Qualified by Entry Standard 62.61 - Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) - 16 JUN 2026 7 1 Leonie Hügli Qualified by Entry Standard 62.18 - Stadion Allmend, Luzern (SUI) - 16 JUL 2026 8 1 Yulenmis Aguilar Qualified by Entry Standard 61.83 - Estadio de Larrabide, Pamplona (ESP) - 13 JUN 2026 9 2 Małgorzata Maślak-Glugla Qualified by Entry Standard 61.79 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 19 SEP 2025 10 1 Alizée Minard Qualified by Entry Standard 61.69 - Stadium Municipal, Albi (FRA) - 24 JUL 2026 11 1 Julia Ulbricht Qualified by Entry Standard 61.58 - Lohrheidestadion, Wattenscheid, Bochum (GER) - 26 JUL 2026 12 1 Nikol Tabačková Qualified by Entry Standard 61.44 - Sportzentrum Niederösterreich, St. Pölten (AUT) - 04 JUN 2026 13 2 Marija Vučenović Qualified by Entry Standard 61.10 - Atletski Stadion, Kraljevo (SRB) - 02 AUG 2025 14 1 Esra Türkmen Qualified by Entry Standard 61.10 - Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos (GRE) - 20 JUN 2026 15 2 Petra Sičaková Qualified by Entry Standard 60.98 - Mestský Stadion Sletište, Kladno (CZE) - 09 JUN 2026 16 1 Gedly Tugi Qualified by Entry Standard 60.90 - Kalevi Keskstaadion, Tallinn (EST) - 11 JUL 2026 17 2 Sabrina Boss Qualified by Entry Standard 60.88 - Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) - 25 JUL 2026 18 3 Nikola Ogrodníková Qualified by World Rankings 13th - 1121 points 19 2 Marie-Therese Obst Qualified by World Rankings 15th - 1115 points 20 2 Vita Barbić Qualified by World Rankings 21st - 1076 points 21 1 Emilia Karell Qualified by World Rankings 22nd - 1069 points 22 2 Eda Tuğsuz Qualified by World Rankings 25th - 1061 points 23 1 Freya Jones Qualified by World Rankings 26th - 1058 points 24 2 Luisa Tremel Qualified by World Rankings 28th - 1054 points 25 1 Paola Padovan Qualified by World Rankings 29th - 1053 points 26 2 Rebecca Nelimarkka Qualified by World Rankings 30th - 1048 points 27 1 Annabella Bogdán Qualified by World Rankings 31st - 1048 points 28 3 Kaja Mørch Pettersen Qualified by World Rankings 32nd - 1043 points 29 3 Jatta-Mari Jääskeläinen Qualified by World Rankings 36th - 1024 points 30 1 Beatrice Lantz Qualified by World Rankings 37th - 1024 points reserve 2 Federica Botter Next best by World Rankings 40th - 1020 points reserve 1 Orinta Navikaitė Next best by World Rankings 43rd - 1013 points reserve 3 Adele Toniutto Next best by World Rankings 44th - 1010 points reserve 3 Ivana Đurić Next best by World Rankings 47th - 1002 points reserve 1 Christiana Ellina Next best by World Rankings 53rd - 981 points reserve 4 Margherita Randazzo Next best by World Rankings 62nd - 964 points reserve 2 Irenie Jane Theodorou Next best by World Rankings 70th - 949 points

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Schedule DateTimeRound14 August 202610:40Qualification16 August 202619:55Final

Results

Qualification The qualification round was held on 14 August 2026, at 10:39 in the afternoon. All athletes meeting the Qualification Standard (Q) of 61.00 m or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.

Group A Place Athlete Nation Round Result Notes #1 #2 #3 1 Leonie Hügli 58.90 59.52 62.33 62.33 m , 2 Julia Ulbricht 60.86 59.76 x 60.86 m 3 Sara Kolak 58.13 x 60.82 60.82 m 4 Elina Tzengko 59.82 x 55.56 59.82 m , 5 Małgorzata Maślak-Glugla x 50.50 58.14 58.14 m 6 Sigrid Borge 57.22 55.87 56.94 57.22 m 7 Anete Sietiņa 56.24 x x 56.24 m 8 54.89 56.09 52.60 56.09 m 9 Nikola Ogrodníková 55.44 54.86 55.87 55.87 m 10 Marija Vučenović 54.90 x x 54.90 m 11 Freya Jones 52.22 53.93 x 53.93 m 12 53.72 52.52 x 53.72 m 13 x 52.41 52.32 52.41 m 14 Eda Tuğsuz 51.29 x x 51.29 m — Marie-Therese Obst x x x

Group B Place Athlete Nation Round Result Notes #1 #2 #3 1 Esra Türkmen 55.07 60.43 52.79 60.43 m 2 Yulenmis Aguilar 59.85 56.97 - 59.85 m 3 51.02 x 58.32 58.32 m 4 Alizée Minard 58.26 54.11 54.56 58.26 m 5 Adriana Vilagoš 50.73 x 57.25 57.25 m 6 Paola Padovan 47.43 53.04 56.90 56.90 m 7 Petra Sičaková 53.12 53.05 56.09 56.09 m 8 51.59 55.22 51.60 55.22 m 9 Maria Andrejczyk 55.21 53.62 x 55.21 m 10 54.50 x x 54.50 m 11 52.40 54.38 x 54.38 m 12 Annabella Bogdán 48.98 54.35 48.10 54.35 m 13 x 49.34 53.75 53.75 m 14 Vita Barbić 53.11 51.73 53.52 53.52 m 15 x 51.06 50.32 51.06 m

Final The final was held on 16 August 2026, at 19:55 in the evening.

PlaceAthleteNationRoundResultNotes #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Sara Kolak 62.43 59.17 58.67 57.84 60.49 61.37 62.43 m Julia Ulbricht 61.53 56.14 x x x x 61.53 m Adriana Vilagoš 54.02 60.93 56.65 52.49 56.14 56.65 60.93 m 4 Sigrid Borge 59.55 x 59.98 x 58.09 x 59.98 m 5 Alizée Minard 59.20 58.51 56.46 59.19 x 59.81 59.81 m 6 Esra Türkmen 53.87 56.16 59.29 56.06 53.83 57.40 59.29 m 7 Paola Padovan 58.91 52.60 56.28 53.62 x x 58.91 m 8 Małgorzata Maślak-Glugla 58.51 x x x x x 58.51 m 9 Yulenmis Aguilar 55.62 57.06 55.78 57.06 m 10 Leonie Hügli x 54.55 50.03 54.55 m 11 Elina Tzengko x 53.09 54.01 54.01 m 12 53.19 51.34 x 53.19 m

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