Day 3 of the 2026 European Athletics Championships added three track titles at Alexander Stadium on August 12. Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith, the European record holder, took the men’s 400m in 44.17, holding off France’s Muhammad Abdallah Kounta and the Netherlands’ Jonas Phijffers, who were split by a hundredth for the minor medals. Slovakia’s Emma Zapletalová won the women’s 400m hurdles in 52.91, comfortably clear of Britain’s Emily Newnham, and Switzerland’s Jason Joseph edged a tight men’s 110m hurdles in 13.12 from France’s Just Kwaou-Mathey.
Below are the full finishing orders for each of Day 3’s track finals. Field events, the combined events, and para events are not included.
Men’s 400m
- Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR) 44.17
- Muhammad Abdallah Kounta (FRA) 44.40
- Jonas Phijffers (NED) 44.41
- Attila Molnár (HUN) 44.55
- Jean Paul Bredau (GER) 44.93
- Maksymilian Szwed (POL) 45.06
- Patrik Simon Enyingi (HUN) 45.36
- Daniel Segers (BEL) 45.48
Women’s 400m Hurdles
- Emma Zapletalová (SVK) 52.91
- Emily Newnham (GBR) 53.33
- Fatoumata Binta Diallo (POR) 53.55
- Paulien Couckuyt (BEL) 53.87
- Ayomide Folorunso (ITA) 54.29
- Lina Nielsen (GBR) 54.35
- Amalie Iuel (NOR) 54.70
- Louise Maraval (FRA) 54.88
Men’s 110m Hurdles
- Jason Joseph (SUI) 13.12
- Just Kwaou-Mathey (FRA) 13.16
- Jakub Szymański (POL) 13.26
- Thomas Wilkes (FRA) 13.36
- Enzo Diessl (AUT) 13.44
- Theo Pedre (FRA) 13.46
- Samuel Bennett (GBR) 13.62
- Milan Trajkovic (CYP) 13.87
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