Every Track Result From Day 1 of the 2026 European Championships

The 2026 European Athletics Championships opened on August 10 at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, and the first night settled three track titles. Britain’s Amy Hunt closed the evening with 100m gold in 11.00, holding off Poland’s Ewa Swoboda by two hundredths. Jakob Ingebrigtsen was made to work for the men’s 5000m, winning a bunched sprint finish in 13:15.29 by just over a tenth from Germany’s Florian Bremm. And Norway, anchored by the group of Karsten Warholm, Amalie Iuel, Andreas Ofstad Kulseng and Henriette Jæger, took the mixed 4x400m relay in 3:09.62, with Great Britain second.

Below are the full finishing orders for each of Day 1’s track finals. Field events, the combined events, and para events are not included.

Men’s 5000m

1. Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 13:15.29
2. Florian Bremm (GER) 13:15.60
3. Etienne Daguinos (FRA) 13:16.09
4. Jimmy Gressier (FRA) 13:16.36
5. Magnus Tuv Myhre (NOR) 13:16.59
6. Mahadi Abdi Ali (NED) 13:17.17
7. Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu (SUI) 13:18.24
8. Nicholas Griggs (IRL) 13:21.07
9. Isaac Kimeli (BEL) 13:23.17
10. Tim Verbaandert (NED) 13:23.23
11. Mike Foppen (NED) 13:23.67
12. James West (GBR) 13:24.63
13. Tuomas Heikkilä (FIN) 13:30.64
14. Brian Fay (IRL) 13:31.15
15. Joel Ibler Lillesø (DEN) 13:32.58
16. Francesco Guerra (ITA) 13:33.30
17. Simas Bertašius (LTU) 13:36.22
18. Darragh McElhinney (IRL) 13:37.62
19. Konjoneh Maggi (ITA) 13:39.79
20. Sebastiano Parolini (ITA) 13:41.30
21. Andreas Fjeld Halvorsen (NOR) 14:00.73

Women’s 100m

1. Amy Hunt (GBR) 11.00
2. Ewa Swoboda (POL) 11.02
3. Delphine Nkansa (BEL) 11.06
4. Géraldine Di Tizio-Frey (SUI) 11.07
5. Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) 11.10
6. Patrizia Van der Weken (LUX) 11.10
7. Zaynab Dosso (ITA) 11.12
8. Salomé Kora (SUI) 11.51

Mixed 4x400m Relay

1. Norway 3:09.62
2. Great Britain 3:10.47
3. Netherlands 3:10.77
4. Poland 3:12.07
5. Spain 3:12.29
6. Italy 3:13.12
7. France 3:15.85
8. Belgium 3:17.92