The women'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 women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026. 3:24:19 Zittau, Germany 25 October 2025World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Marathon Race Walk women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026. 3:24:37 Brasilia, Brazil 12 April 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 women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026. 3:24:19 Zittau, Germany 25 October 2025European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Marathon Race Walk women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026. 3:25:42 Brasilia, Brazil 12 April 2026
Qualification The qualification period was from 27 January 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes qualified by the entry standard of 3:40:00 m or faster in marathon race walk, by the entry standard of 2:57:00 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 only 21 athletes qualified.
+ Qualification standings per 31 July 2026 QP CP Country Athlete Status Details 1 1 Antigoni Ntrismpioti Qualified by Wild Card Defending European Champion 2 1 Katarzyna Zdziebło Qualified by Entry Standard 3:24:19 - Weinauparkstadion, Zittau (GER) - 25 OCT 2025 3 1 Sofia Fiorini Qualified by Entry Standard 3:25:42 - Brasilia (BRA) - 12 APR 2026 4 2 Federica Curiazzi Qualified by Entry Standard 3:32:21 - Brasilia (BRA) - 12 APR 2026 5 1 Camille Moutard Qualified by Entry Standard 3:33:38 - Salaise-sur-Sanne (FRA) - 16 NOV 2025 6 3 Eleonora Anna Giorgi Qualified by Entry Standard 3:35:46 - Brasilia (BRA) - 12 APR 2026 7 2 Panagiota Tsinopoulou Qualified by Entry Standard 3:38:13 - Izmir (TUR) - 14 MAR 2026 8 1 Laura Monje Martínez Qualified by Entry Standard 3:39:11 - Dudince (SVK) - 07 MAR 2026 9 1 Hanna Shevchuk Qualified by Entry Standard 2:42:41 - Lázeňský Park, Poděbrady (CZE) - 18 MAY 2025 10 2 Raquel González Qualified by Entry Standard 2:45:41 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 13 SEP 2025 11 3 Lucía Redondo Qualified by Entry Standard 2:51:37 - Marín (ESP) - 09 MAR 2025 12 1 Bianca Maria Dittrich Qualified by World Rankings 16th - 1077 points 13 3 Olga Fiaska Qualified by World Rankings 19th - 1056 points 14 2 Anna Zdziebło Qualified by World Rankings 20th - 1050 points 15 1 Ayşe Aslan Qualified by World Rankings 23rd - 1031 points 16 2 Ada Junghannß Qualified by World Rankings 24th - 1023 points 17 1 Joana Pontes Qualified by World Rankings 25th - 1017 points 18 3 Kinga Waleriańczyk Qualified by World Rankings 26th - 1016 points reserve 4 Sara Vitiello Qualified by World Rankings 28th - 1005 points reserve 5 Lidia Barcella Qualified by World Rankings 29th - 995 points 19 2 Kader Güvenç Qualified by World Rankings 30th - 991 points 20 4 Efstathia Kourkoutsaki Qualified by World Rankings 31st - 927 points 21 3 Esma Öztekın Qualified by World Rankings 33rd - 888 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 Sofia Fiorini 3:15:11 Katarzyna Zdziebło 3:19:50 Raquel González 3:20:49 4 Antigoni Drisbioti 3:22:16 > > 5 Panayiota Tsinopoulou 3:25:14 6 Hanna Shevchuk 3:26:02 7 Lucía Redondo 3:28:28 8 3:31:56 9 3:40:37 10 Joana Pontes 3:41:36 11 Laura Monje Martínez 3:42:01 12 3:42:08 13 Ayşe Tekdal 3:43:29 ~ 14 3:43:58 15 Efstathia Kourkoutsaki 3:51:36 16 Esma Özteki̇n 4:04:59 > — > — Eleonora Giorgi > > — — Federica Curiazzi — Kader Güvenç > > > >
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