The 2026 European Athletics Championships closed on August 16 with the two marathons in the morning and a loaded evening on the track at Alexander Stadium. Germany’s Amanal Petros, so often the runner-up, finally won a major marathon title in 2:09:11, and Finland’s Alisa Vainio delivered on her billing as the favorite in the women’s race, winning in 2:22:26. On the track, Georgia Hunter Bell added 1500m gold to a big British week, Germany’s Frederik Ruppert took the steeplechase, and the relays produced a fittingly tight finish, with Italy edging Great Britain by three-hundredths of a second in the men’s 4x400m.
Below are the full finishing orders for both marathons and each of the final day’s track finals. Field events, the combined events, and para events are not included.
Women’s Marathon
- Alisa Vainio (FIN) 2:22:26
- Lili Anna Vindics-Tóth (HUN) 2:27:21
- Abbie Donnelly (GBR) 2:27:33
- Nóra Szabó (HUN) 2:27:39
- Natasha Wilson (GBR) 2:27:54
- Rebecca Lonedo (ITA) 2:27:55
- Sofiia Yaremchuk (ITA) 2:28:02
- Carolina Robles (ESP) 2:28:07
- Tereza Hrochová (CZE) 2:28:14
- Julia Mayer (AUT) 2:28:23
- Selamawit Teferi (ISR) 2:28:26
- Maor Tiyouri (ISR) 2:30:17
- Aleksandra Lisowska (POL) 2:30:21
- Rose Harvey (GBR) 2:30:34
- Fatima Azzahraa Ouhaddou Nafie (ESP) 2:30:37
- Laura Hottenrott (GER) 2:31:15
- Liza Šajn (SLO) 2:31:22
- Ester Navarrete (ESP) 2:31:57
- Fabienne Schlumpf (SUI) 2:32:11
- Meritxell Soler (ESP) 2:32:21
- Giovanna Epis (ITA) 2:33:02
- Louise Small (GBR) 2:33:32
- Tabea Themann (GER) 2:35:18
- Joana Vanessa Carvalho (POR) 2:35:50
- Hanna Lindholm (SWE) 2:36:42
- Fabienne Vonlanthen (SUI) 2:36:57
- Victoria Warpy (BEL) 2:37:23
- Valentine Mathy (BEL) 2:37:32
- Vaida Žūsinaitė-Nekriošienė (LTU) 2:37:47
- Andrea Meier (SUI) 2:38:45
- Alessia Tuccitto (ITA) 2:39:23
- Katharina Saathoff (GER) 2:39:34
- Samira Schnüriger (SUI) 2:39:58
- Clara Evans-Graham (GBR) 2:40:01
- Stamatia Noula (GRE) 2:40:02
- Luna Paltorp (DEN) 2:40:38
- Marinela Nineva (BUL) 2:40:58
- Sara Duarte (POR) 2:41:13
- Liis-Grete Hussar (EST) 2:41:17
- Carolina Johnson (SWE) 2:41:21
- Nina Reuter (GER) 2:42:34
- Kata Tomaschof (HUN) 2:43:07
- Kathrine Højgaard (DEN) 2:45:42
- Mónica Silva (POR) 2:46:06
- Eva Wutti (AUT) 2:47:29
- Mentamir Bikayia (ISR) 2:50:29
- Malejeva Mathijs (BEL) 2:57:37
- Réka Körmendi (HUN) 3:02:59
Men’s Marathon
- Amanal Petros (GER) 2:09:11
- Pietro Riva (ITA) 2:09:18
- Gashau Ayale (ISR) 2:09:21
- Suldan Hassan (SWE) 2:09:24
- Tadesse Getahon (ISR) 2:09:31
- Valentin Gondouin (FRA) 2:09:34
- Mahamed Mahamed (GBR) 2:09:43
- Haimro Alame (ISR) 2:09:45
- Samuel Fitwi Sibhatu (GER) 2:09:47
- Richard Ringer (GER) 2:10:05
- Emmanuel Roudolff Levisse (FRA) 2:10:34
- Yitayew Abuhay (ISR) 2:10:59
- Ebba Tulu Chala (SWE) 2:11:06
- Jorge González Rivera (ESP) 2:11:10
- Carlos Mayo (ESP) 2:11:27
- Ilias Fifa (ESP) 2:11:33
- Matthias Kyburz (SUI) 2:11:42
- Ahmed Ouhda (ITA) 2:11:45
- Hassan Chahdi (FRA) 2:12:04
- Ibrahim Chakir (ESP) 2:12:28
- Simon Boch (GER) 2:12:55
- Maru Teferi (ISR) 2:13:36
- Daniele Meucci (ITA) 2:14:33
- Jorge Blanco (ESP) 2:14:55
- Vincent Bierinckx (BEL) 2:15:32
- Andreas Vojta (AUT) 2:15:34
- Ádám Lomb (HUN) 2:16:15
- Erik Hille (GER) 2:16:22
- Nathan Sevenois (BEL) 2:16:34
- Sjur Prestsæter (NOR) 2:17:02
- Tiidrek Nurme (EST) 2:18:18
- Xavier Chevrier (ITA) 2:18:21
- Levente Szemerei (HUN) 2:18:27
- Martin Egebjerg Olesen (DEN) 2:18:28
- Bukayawe Malede (ISR) 2:18:37
- Patrik Wägeli (SUI) 2:18:38
- Tom Thurley (GER) 2:18:56
- Yohan Zaradzki (BEL) 2:18:58
- Karel Hussar (EST) 2:19:42
- Tewelde Menges (GBR) 2:19:45
- Georgios Stamoulis (GRE) 2:20:21
- Eivind Øygard (NOR) 2:20:40
- Paul O’Donnell (IRL) 2:20:41
- Fernando Carro (ESP) 2:21:14
- Hlynur Andrésson (ISL) 2:22:09
- Dario Ivanovski (MKD) 2:22:39
- Archie Casteel (SWE) 2:23:34
- Carlos Costa (POR) 2:23:41
- Jacob Dahl (DEN) 2:27:04
- Jonathan Mellor (GBR) 2:27:56
- László Tarnai (HUN) 2:30:12
- Erik Lomås (NOR) 2:33:33
Women’s 1500m
- Georgia Hunter Bell (GBR) 4:07.78
- Klaudia Kazimierska (POL) 4:08.80
- Patricia Silva (POR) 4:09.22
- Agathe Guillemot (FRA) 4:09.62
- Sarah Healy (IRL) 4:10.76
- Adèle Gay (FRA) 4:11.01
- Kristiina Sasínek Mäki (CZE) 4:11.06
- Sophie O’Sullivan (IRL) 4:11.72
- Weronika Lizakowska (POL) 4:11.81
- Augustine Haquet (FRA) 4:12.31
- Salomé Afonso (POR) 4:14.35
- Ludovica Cavalli (ITA) 4:18.91
Men’s 3000m Steeplechase
- Frederik Ruppert (GER) 8:25.33
- Ruben Querinjean (LUX) 8:25.61
- Karl Bebendorf (GER) 8:26.65
- Daniel Arce (ESP) 8:27.02
- Pierre Boudy (FRA) 8:28.90
- Alejandro Quijada (ESP) 8:29.15
- Rémi Schyns (BEL) 8:29.25
- Nicolas-Marie Daru (FRA) 8:29.46
- Niklas Buchholz (GER) 8:31.08
- Leo Magnusson (SWE) 8:32.87
- Osama Zoghlami (ITA) 8:33.25
- Kristian Imroth (GBR) 8:33.89
- Ala Zoghlami (ITA) 8:34.65
- William Battershill (GBR) 8:34.73
- Zak Seddon (GBR) 8:35.83
- Yassin Bouih (ITA) 8:36.15
Mixed 4x100m Relay
- Great Britain 39.97 (area record)
- Germany 40.11
- Spain 40.42
- Switzerland 40.87
- Portugal 40.90
Italy, the Netherlands, and Belgium did not finish.
Women’s 4x400m Relay
- Netherlands 3:21.10
- Great Britain 3:21.68
- Italy 3:23.57
- Spain 3:24.39
- France 3:24.50
- Belgium 3:25.19
- Poland 3:27.63
- Germany 3:28.90
Men’s 4x400m Relay
- Italy 2:59.16
- Great Britain 2:59.19
- Netherlands 2:59.49
- Belgium 2:59.51
- Hungary 2:59.68
- Poland 3:00.56
- Germany 3:02.45
- Switzerland 3:02.78
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