The women's high jump at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place over two rounds at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 13 and 15 August 2026."European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026", European Athletics, 21 April 2026. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
Background
+ Records before the 2026 European Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record"All time Top lists – Senior High Jump Women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026. 2.10 m Paris, France 7 July 2024 European record"All time Top lists – Senior High Jump Women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026. World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 High Jump Women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026.2.03 mLviv, Ukraine17 January 2026 European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 High Jump Women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026.Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026.Gothenburg, Sweden11 August 2006 Barcelona, Spain 1 August 2010
Qualification For the women's high jump, the qualification period was from 27 July 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes qualified by achieving the entry standard of 1.94 m or better, by wildcard for the 2024 European Athletics Champion, 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 6 August 2026.
+ Qualification standings per 31 July 2026 QP CP Country Athlete Status Details 1 1 Yaroslava Mahuchikh Qualified by Wild Card Defending European Champion 2 1 Christina Honsel Qualified by Entry Standard 2.00 - Marktplatz, Heilbronn (GER) - 09 AUG 2025 3 1 Morgan Lake Qualified by Entry Standard 2.00 - Sechseläutenplatz, Zürich (SUI) - 27 AUG 2025 4 1 Maria Żodzik Qualified by Entry Standard 2.00 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 21 SEP 2025 5 1 Angelina Topić Qualified by Entry Standard 2.00 - Športová hala Dukla, Banská Bystrica (SVK) (i) - 24 FEB 2026 6 1 Marija Vuković Qualified by Entry Standard 1.98 - Filothei Stadium, Athina (GRE) - 03 JUN 2026 7 1 Merel Maes Qualified by Entry Standard 1.97 - Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) - 02 AUG 2025 8 2 Iryna Herashchenko Qualified by Entry Standard 1.97 - Egret Stadium, Xiamen (CHN) - 23 MAY 2026 9 1 Louise Ekman Qualified by Entry Standard 1.96 - Športová hala Dukla, Banská Bystrica (SVK) (i) - 24 FEB 2026 10 1 Michaela Hrubá Qualified by Entry Standard 1.94 - Marktplatz, Heilbronn (GER) - 09 AUG 2025 11 1 Solène Gicquel Qualified by World Rankings 11th - 1189 points 12 1 Elena Kulichenko Qualified by World Rankings 13th - 1184 points 13 1 Ella Junnila Qualified by World Rankings 15th - 1177 points 14 1 Lia Apostolovski Qualified by World Rankings 16th - 1168 points 15 1 Lilianna Bátori Qualified by World Rankings 18th - 1167 points 16 1 Idea Pieroni Qualified by World Rankings 21st - 1147 points 17 1 Una Stancev Qualified by World Rankings 22nd - 1146 points 18 2 Engla Nilsson Qualified by World Rankings 25th - 1143 points 19 2 Dorothea Gantert Qualified by World Rankings 26th - 1138 points 20 2 Wiktoria Miąso Qualified by World Rankings 29th - 1132 points 21 1 Panagiota Dosi Qualified by World Rankings 33rd - 1123 points 22 2 Asia Tavernini Qualified by World Rankings 35th - 1122 points 23 2 Styliana Ioannidou Qualified by World Rankings 36th - 1120 points 24 3 Ellen Ekholm Qualified by World Rankings 37th - 1115 points 25 3 Maja Słodzińska Qualified by World Rankings 38th - 1115 points 26 3 Marta Morara Qualified by World Rankings 40th - 1110 points 27 2 Ela Velepec Qualified by World Rankings 41st - 1109 points 28 3 Anna-Elisabeth Ehlers Qualified by World Rankings 43rd - 1108 points 29 1 Karmen Bruus Qualified by World Rankings 52nd - 1096 points 30 1 Berra Aygün Qualified by World Rankings 58th - 1087 points reserve 4 Aurora Vicini Next best by World Rankings 59th - 1082 points reserve 1 Annie Stapleton Next best by World Rankings 63rd - 1074 points reserve 2 Fédra Fekete Next best by World Rankings 69th - 1070 points
Schedule Date Time Round13 August 2026 10:55 Qualification.15 August 2026 20:07 Final
Results Qualification The qualification round was held on 11 August 2026, at 10:43 in the morning. All athletes meeting the Qualification Standard (Q) of 1.91 m or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.
Group A Place Athlete Nation 1.75 1.80 1.84 1.88 1.91 Result Notes 1 Louise Ekman o o o o o 1.91 m 1 Yaroslava Mahuchikh − − − o o 1.91 m 1 Marija Vuković − − o o o 1.91 m 4 Karmen Bruus o o o o xo 1.91 m 4 Asia Tavernini o o o o xo 1.91 m 6 Solène Gicquel − o o o xxo 1.91 m 7 Morgan Lake − o o xo xxo 1.91 m 8 Lia Apostolovski o o o o xxx 1.88 m 8 o o o o xxx 1.88 m 10 o o o xo xxx 1.88 m 11 Lilianna Bátori − o xo xxo xxx 1.88 m 12 Anna-Elisabeth Ehlers o o o xxx 1.84 m 12 Michaela Hrubá o o o xxx 1.84 m 14 o o xxx 1.80 m 14 Styliana Ioannidou o o xxx 1.80 m
Group B Place Athlete Nation 1.75 1.80 1.84 1.88 1.91 Result Notes 1 Iryna Herashchenko − o o o o 1.91 m 1 Christina Honsel − o o o o 1.91 m 1 Elena Kulichenko − o o o o 1.91 m , = 1 Angelina Topić − o o o o 1.91 m 1 Maria Żodzik − o o o o 1.91 m 6 Merel Maes o o o o xo 1.91 m , 7 Ella Junnila o xo o o xo 1.91 m , = 8 Idea Pieroni o o o o xxo 1.91 m , 9 Una Stancev o o o o xxx 1.88 m 10 o o xo o xxx 1.88 m 11 Panagiota Dosi o xxo o xxx 1.84 m 12 Dorothea Gantert o o xo xxx 1.84 m 13 Engla Nilsson o o xxo xxx 1.84 m 14 o xo xxo xxx 1.84 m 15 o o xxx 1.80 m
Final The final was held on 15 August 2026, at 20:07 in the evening.
Place Athlete Nation 1.83 1.88 1.92 1.95 1.97 1.99 2.01 Result Notes Yaroslava Mahuchikh − − o xo o - xxx 1.97 m Maria Żodzik xxo o xo o xxx 1.95 m Marija Vuković o o xo xo xxx 1.95 m 4 Christina Honsel o xxo o xxx 1.92 m 5 Iryna Herashchenko o xo xxo xxx 1.92 m 6 Louise Ekman o o xxx 1.88 m 7 Asia Tavernini xxo o xxx 1.88 m 8 Solène Gicquel o xo xxx 1.88 m 8 Morgan Lake o xo xxx 1.88 m 10 Ella Junnila o xxo xxx 1.88 m 10 Elena Kulichenko o xxo xxx 1.88 m 12 Angelina Topić o xxx 1.83 m 13 Karmen Bruus xxo xxx 1.83 m 13 Merel Maes xxo xxx 1.83 m 13 Idea Pieroni xxo xxx 1.83 m
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