The men's marathon race walk at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 15 August 2026."European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026", European Athletics, 21 April 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
Background
+ Records before the 2026 European Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record"All time Top lists – Senior Marathon Race Walk men – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026. 2:55:28 Takahata, Japan 26 October 2025World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Marathon Race Walk men – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026. 2:58:21 Nomi, Japan 15 March 2026 Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026.New event European record"All time Top lists – Senior Marathon Race Walk men – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026.3:01:55Kelsterbach, Germany26 April 2026European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Marathon Race Walk men – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
Qualification The qualification period was from 27 January 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes qualified by the entry standard of 3:11:00 m or faster in marathon race walk, by the entry standard of 2:33:00 in 35 km walk, by wildcard for the 2022 European Athletics Championor (in 2024 the event was not run), or by their position on the World Athletics Rankings for the event. The target number was 35 athletes."Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 14 November 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2026. Eventually 32 athletes qualified.
+ Qualification standings per 31 July 2026 QP CP Country Athlete Status Details 1 1 Miguel Ángel López Qualified by Wild Card Defending European Champion 2 1 Bence Venyercsán Qualified by Entry Standard 3:03:45 - Dudince (SVK) - 07 MAR 2026 3 1 Andrea Agrusti Qualified by Entry Standard 3:03:55 - Weinauparkstadion, Zittau (GER) - 25 OCT 2025 4 1 Karl Junghannß Qualified by Entry Standard 3:04:33 - Dudince (SVK) - 07 MAR 2026 5 1 Serhii Svitlychnyi Qualified by Entry Standard 3:04:49 - Ivano-Frankivsk (UKR) - 18 OCT 2025 6 1 Perseus Karlström Qualified by Entry Standard 3:04:50 - Trolley Square, Santee, CA (USA) - 11 JAN 2026 7 2 Maryan Zakalnytskyy Qualified by Entry Standard 3:05:14 - Ivano-Frankivsk (UKR) - 18 OCT 2025 8 1 Martin Madeline-Degy Qualified by Entry Standard 3:05:34 - Salaise-sur-Sanne (FRA) - 16 NOV 2025 9 2 Christopher Linke Qualified by Entry Standard 3:05:44 - Dudince (SVK) - 07 MAR 2026 10 2 Máté Helebrandt Qualified by Entry Standard 3:07:26 - Weinauparkstadion, Zittau (GER) - 25 OCT 2025 11 2 Massimo Stano Qualified by Entry Standard 3:07:38 - Brasilia (BRA) - 12 APR 2026 12 2 Aurélien Quinion Qualified by Entry Standard 3:07:53 - Brasilia (BRA) - 12 APR 2026 13 3 Riccardo Orsoni Qualified by Entry Standard 3:08:09 - Brasilia (BRA) - 12 APR 2026 14 1 Jaromír Morávek Qualified by Entry Standard 3:08:10 - Weinauparkstadion, Zittau (GER) - 25 OCT 2025 reserve 4 Teodorico Caporaso Qualified by Entry Standard 3:08:30 - Stromlo Forest Park, Canberra (AUS) - 07 JUN 2026 15 2 Óscar Martínez Qualified by Entry Standard 3:09:08 - Dudince (SVK) - 07 MAR 2026 16 1 Raivo Saulgriezis Qualified by Entry Standard 3:09:31 - Weinauparkstadion, Zittau (GER) - 25 OCT 2025 17 3 Ivan Banzeruk Qualified by Entry Standard 3:09:50 - Ivano-Frankivsk (UKR) - 18 OCT 2025 18 3 José Manuel Pérez Qualified by Entry Standard 3:09:52 - Dudince (SVK) - 07 MAR 2026 19 3 Carl Dohmann Qualified by Entry Standard 3:09:55 - Weinauparkstadion, Zittau (GER) - 25 OCT 2025 reserve 4 Johannes Frenzl Qualified by Entry Standard 3:10:09 - Dudince (SVK) - 07 MAR 2026 20 3 Norbert Tóth Qualified by Entry Standard 3:10:25 - Dudince (SVK) - 07 MAR 2026 21 1 Dominik Černý Qualified by Entry Standard 2:26:31 - Dudince (SVK) - 22 MAR 2025 reserve 5 Matteo Giupponi Qualified by Entry Standard 2:27:18 - Dudince (SVK) - 22 MAR 2025 22 4 Daniel Chamosa Qualified by Entry Standard 2:27:56 - Lázeňský Park, Poděbrady (CZE) - 18 MAY 2025 reserve 5 Manuel Bermúdez Qualified by Entry Standard 2:28:43 - Lázeňský Park, Poděbrady (CZE) - 18 MAY 2025 23 1 Oisin Lane Qualified by Entry Standard 2:31:53 - Marín (ESP) - 09 MAR 2025 24 2 Michal Morvay Qualified by Entry Standard 2:33:00 - Dudince (SVK) - 22 MAR 2025 25 1 Cameron Corbishley Qualified by World Rankings 33rd - 1122 points 26 1 Alexandros Papamichail Qualified by World Rankings 39th - 1093 points 27 1 Ozan Bayram Qualified by World Rankings 40th - 1091 points 28 2 Salih Korkmaz Qualified by World Rankings 41st - 1086 points 29 3 Harun Bilir Qualified by World Rankings 46th - 1058 points 30 3 Michal Duda Qualified by World Rankings 48th - 1032 points 31 2 Georgios Kelepouris Qualified by World Rankings 50th - 1019 points 32 3 Andreas Karagiannis Qualified by World Rankings 55th - 822 points
Schedule DateTimeRound15 August 20267:30Final
Results Key:~ Red card for loss of contact> Red card for bent knee
Place Athlete Nation Time Red cards Notes Massimo Stano 2:56:49 , Miguel Ángel López 2:56:57 Aurélien Quinion 2:59:29 ~ ~ 4 Perseus Karlström 3:00:18 5 Riccardo Orsoni 3:00:44 6 Bence Venyercsán 3:01:18 > ~ ~ 7 3:02:32 8 Christopher Linke 3:02:58 9 3:03:50 10 Maryan Zakalnytskyy 3:04:38 11 Norbert Tóth 3:05:43 12 3:05:56 ~ 13 3:07:09 14 Martin Madeline-Degy 3:08:12 > ~ ~ 15 3:09:12 16 Máté Helebrandt 3:09:22 ~ 17 3:10:38 18 Michal Morvay 3:11:00 > 19 Cam Corbishley 3:13:31 ~ ~ 20 Jaromír Morávek 3:16:36 ~ ~ 21 Alexandros Papamichail 3:18:25 22 Ivan Banzeruk 3:18:30 > 23 Michal Duda 3:20:04 24 Dominik Černý 3:20:40 25 3:21:39 > ~ > 26 3:24:37 27 3:44:32 — Andrea Agrusti — ~
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