The men's discus throw at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place over two rounds at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 11 and 13 August 2026."European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026", European Athletics, 21 April 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.

Background

+ Records before the 2026 European Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record"All time Top lists – Senior Discus Throw men – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2026. 75.56 m Ramona, United States 13 April 2025 European record"All time Top lists – Senior Discus Throw men – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2026. Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2026. 69.78 mMunich, Germany 19 August 2022 World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Discus Throw men – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2026.74.04 mRamona, United States9 April 2026 European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Discus Throw men – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2026.74.00 m

Qualification For the men's discus throw, the qualification period was from 27 July 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes qualified by achieving the entry standard of 65.60 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 8 August 2026.

+ Qualification standings per 31 July 2026 QP CP Country Athlete Status Details 1 1 Kristjan Čeh Qualified by Wild Card Defending European Champion 2 1 Steven Richter Qualified by Entry Standard 74.00 - Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK (USA) - 09 APR 2026 3 1 Mykolas Alekna Qualified by Entry Standard 72.65 - Palangos Stadionas, Palanga (LTU) - 25 JUL 2026 4 1 Lawrence Okoye Qualified by Entry Standard 71.88 - Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK (USA) - 11 APR 2026 5 1 Ruben Rolvink Qualified by Entry Standard 71.22 - Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK (USA) - 31 MAY 2026 6 1 Daniel Ståhl Qualified by Entry Standard 70.47 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 21 SEP 2025 7 2 Marius Karges Qualified by Entry Standard 69.47 - Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK (USA) - 12 APR 2026 8 3 Henrik Janssen Qualified by Entry Standard 68.54 - Bungertstadion, Rehlingen (GER) - 24 MAY 2026 9 2 Shaquille Emanuelson Qualified by Entry Standard 68.14 - Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK (USA) - 14 JUN 2026 10 2 Andrius Gudžius Qualified by Entry Standard 67.73 - Palangos Stadionas, Palanga (LTU) - 06 JUN 2026 11 1 Lolassonn Djouhan Qualified by Entry Standard 67.52 - Complexe Sportif D'olembe, Yaoundé (CMR) - 31 MAY 2026 reserve 4 Miká Sosna Qualified by Entry Standard 67.24 - Heinz-Steyer-Stadion, Dresden (GER) - 03 AUG 2025 12 3 Martynas Alekna Qualified by Entry Standard 67.16 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 20 SEP 2025 13 1 Lukas Weißhaidinger Qualified by Entry Standard 67.00 - Rudolf Tonn Stadion, Schwechat (AUT) - 09 MAY 2026 14 1 Ola Stunes Isene Qualified by Entry Standard 66.29 - Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK (USA) - 25 APR 2026 15 1 Alin Alexandru Firfirică Qualified by Entry Standard 65.95 - GPS Stadium, Nicosia (CYP) - 14 MAR 2026 16 1 Diego Casas Qualified by Entry Standard 65.95 - Pistes d'atletisme Gaetà Huguet, Castellón (ESP) - 01 JUL 2026 17 1 Dimitrios Pavlidis Qualified by World Rankings 18th - 1164 points 18 1 Emanuel Sousa Qualified by World Rankings 20th - 1149 points 19 1 Damian Rodziak Qualified by World Rankings 21st - 1144 points 20 1 Enrico Saccomano Qualified by World Rankings 23rd - 1128 points 21 1 Guðni Valur Guðnason Qualified by World Rankings 24th - 1127 points 22 1 Ömer Şahin Qualified by World Rankings 25th - 1127 points 23 1 Róbert Szikszai Qualified by World Rankings 27th - 1122 points 24 1 Marek Bárta Qualified by World Rankings 28th - 1119 points252Alessio MannucciQualified by World Rankings29th - 1111 points262Jesper AhlinQualified by World Rankings30th - 1108 points272Will DiboQualified by World Rankings31st - 1107 points283Carmelo Alessandro MusciQualified by World Rankings32nd - 1101 points291Mico LampinenQualified by World Rankings36th - 1092 points302János HuszákQualified by World Rankings37th - 1091 pointsreserve1Iosif Michalis PapaNext best by World Rankings38th - 1083 pointsreserve3Wictor PeterssonNext best by World Rankings39th - 1080 pointsreserve3Zsombor DobóNext best by World Rankings46th - 1063 pointsreserve1Deyan GemizhvNext best by World Rankings55th - 1042 points

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Schedule Date Time Round11 August 2026 10:35 Qualification.13 August 2026 20:45 Final

Results Qualification The qualification round was held on 11 August 2026, at 10:35 in the morning. All athletes meeting the Qualification Standard (Q) of 66.00 m or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.

Group A PlaceAthleteNationRoundResultNotes #1 #2 #3 1 Daniel Ståhl 63.95 x x 63.95 m 2 Lolassonn Djouhan x x 63.10 63.10 m 3 Diego Casas 59.06 62.90 58.34 62.90 m 4 Andrius Gudžius x 60.48 62.54 62.54 m 5 Martynas Alekna 62.29 x 59.87 62.29 m 6 Ruben Rolvink 62.19 60.99 60.18 62.19 m 7 Steven Richter 62.02 x x 62.02 m 8 59.52 59.33 56.55 59.52 m 9 53.92 58.35 x 58.35 m 10 55.75 57.74 55.88 57.74 m 11 54.46 56.20 57.35 57.35 m 12 Ola Stunes Isene x 56.63 x 56.63 m 13 Mico Lampinen 53.83 56.47 56.44 56.47 m 14 Róbert Szikszai x 53.53 55.54 55.54 m 15 53.72 54.12 55.31 55.31 m

Group B PlaceAthleteNationRoundResultNotes #1 #2 #3 1 Mykolas Alekna 67.74 67.74 m 2 Kristjan Čeh 67.52 67.52 m 3 Henrik Janssen 64.56 x 65.42 65.42 m 4 Lukas Weißhaidinger 65.06 − − 65.06 m 5 Dimitrios Pavlidis 59.46 63.14 x 63.14 m 6 Shaquille Emanuelson 58.16 62.24 60.67 62.24 m 7 Alin Alexandru Firfirică 61.85 61.34 60.64 61.85 m 8 Marius Karges x 60.73 58.91 60.73 m 9 Damian Rodziak 59.92 x x 59.92 m 10 x 57.13 58.01 58.01 m 11 Guðni Valur Guðnason x 57.79 x 57.79 m 12 56.19 54.74 x 56.19 m 13 55.28 x x 55.28 m 14 János Huszák 52.08 54.95 53.00 54.95 m

Final The final was held on 13 August 2026, at 20:45 in the evening.

PlaceAthleteNationRoundResultNotes #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Kristjan Čeh 70.83 70.13 72.51 68.92 69.29 70.68 72.51 m Mykolas Alekna 69.89 68.40 x x x 69.23 69.89 m Henrik Janssen 69.08 69.53 67.40 67.29 66.29 66.39 69.53 m 4 Daniel Ståhl 67.68 67.40 64.75 68.22 x x 68.22 m 5 Shaquille Emanuelson 64.48 67.80 x 65.71 67.97 x 67.97 m 6 Diego Casas 65.64 x 65.54 x 61.82 65.26 65.64 m 7 Ruben Rolvink 65.45 62.55 62.35 60.69 64.47 x 65.45 m 8 Dimitrios Pavlidis 62.45 64.34 62.33 61.55 61.52 x 64.34 m 9 Andrius Gudžius 63.37 63.99 62.77 63.99 m 10 Lukas Weißhaidinger 63.80 x x 63.80 m 11 Lolassonn Djouhan 58.35 x 62.28 62.28 m 12 Martynas Alekna 59.56 61.78 60.35 61.78 m

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