The women's half 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 Half Marathon Race Walk women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026.1:31:39Taicang, China1 March 2026World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Half Marathon Race Walk women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026. Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026.New event European record"All time Top lists – Senior Half Marathon Race Walk women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026.1:32:21Poděbrady, Czech Republic8 May 2026European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Half Marathon Race Walk women – 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 1:36:20 m or faster in half marathon race walk, by the entry standard of 1:31:00 in 20 km walk, 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 28 athletes qualified.
+ Qualification standings per 31 July 2026 QP CP Country Athlete Status Details 1 1 Antonella Palmisano Qualified by Wild Card Defending European Champion 2 1 María Pérez Qualified by Entry Standard 1:32:51 - La Coruña (ESP) - 23 MAY 2026 3 2 Antía Chamosa Qualified by Entry Standard 1:33:45 - Cieza (ESP) - 08 MAR 2026 4 2 Alexandrina Mihai Qualified by Entry Standard 1:33:51 - La Coruña (ESP) - 23 MAY 2026 5 1 Pauline Stey Qualified by Entry Standard 1:33:54 - Lens (FRA) - 08 MAR 2026 6 1 Lyudmila Olyanovska Qualified by Entry Standard 1:34:18 - Pulko Str., Alytus (LTU) - 02 MAY 2026 7 3 Aldara Meilán Qualified by Entry Standard 1:34:44 - Cieza (ESP) - 08 MAR 2026 8 3 Nicole Colombi Qualified by Entry Standard 1:35:44 - St Anne's Park, Dublin (IRL) - 14 DEC 2025 9 2 Clémence Beretta Qualified by Entry Standard 1:28:05 - Lázeňský Park, Poděbrady (CZE) - 18 MAY 2025 10 2 Mariia Sakharuk Qualified by Entry Standard 1:29:13 - Alytus (LTU) - 12 JUN 2025 11 1 Meryem Bekmez Qualified by Entry Standard 1:30:00 - Lohrheidestadion, Wattenscheid, Bochum (GER) - 27 JUL 2025 12 3 Ana Delahaie Qualified by World Rankings 22nd - 1144 points 13 1 Ema Klimentová Qualified by World Rankings 24th - 1137 points 14 1 Mina Stanković Qualified by World Rankings 27th - 1128 points 15 4 Giulia Gabriele Qualified by World Rankings 28th - 1125 points 16 1 Christina Papadopoulou Qualified by World Rankings 29th - 1120 points 17 1 Hana Černá Qualified by World Rankings 30th - 1112 points 5 Michelle Cantò Qualified by World Rankings 31st - 1110 points 18 1 Vitória Oliveira Qualified by World Rankings 32nd - 1107 points 19 1 Tiziana Spiller Qualified by World Rankings 33rd - 1106 points 6 Giada Traina Qualified by World Rankings 34th - 1105 points 20 1 Theresia Emma Mohr Qualified by World Rankings 38th - 1088 points 21 1 Austėja Kavaliauskaitė Qualified by World Rankings 39th - 1085 points 22 1 Magdalena Żelazna Qualified by World Rankings 40th - 1085 points 23 2 Kader Dost Qualified by World Rankings 44th - 1068 points 24 2 Eliška Martínková Qualified by World Rankings 45th - 1060 points 25 1 Heta Veikkola Qualified by World Rankings 50th - 1033 points 26 3 Emine Ceylan Qualified by World Rankings 51st - 1029 points 27 3 Alžběta Franklová Qualified by World Rankings 56th - 1017 points 28 2 Alexandra Kovács Qualified by World Rankings 57th - 1015 points 29 2 Anastasia Antonopoulou Qualified by World Rankings 58th - 1013 points 30 2 Enni Nurmi Qualified by World Rankings 61st - 1007 points 31 3 Anniina Kivimäki Qualified by World Rankings 70th - 975 points 32 1 Modra Liepiņa Qualified by World Rankings 83rd - 925 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 María Pérez 1:30:06 Alexandrina Mihai 1:31:04 ~ ~ Lyudmyla Olyanovska 1:31:07 > 4 Pauline Stey 1:31:12 5 Antonella Palmisano 1:32:10 6 Ana Delahaie 1:33:32 7 Clémence Beretta 1:34:10 ~ 8 Mariia Sakharuk 1:34:28 9 Aldara Meilán 1:34:53 10 1:35:32 11 Nicole Colombi 1:35:36 ~ ~ > 12 1:35:57 13 1:36:10 > > 14 Meryem Bekmez 1:36:10 15 Ema Klimentová 1:36:29 ~ ~ 16 Michelle Canto 1:37:59 17 1:38:10 18 1:38:41 19 Hana Burzalová 1:39:47 20 1:40:08 21 Anastasia Antonopoulou 1:40:30 22 1:40:59 23 Alexandra Kovács 1:41:45 24 Kader Dost 1:42:29 ~ 25 1:43:16 26 Emine Ceylan 1:43:25 27 1:44:02 ~ 28 Alžběta Franklová 1:44:47 29 1:48:02 ~ > 30 Modra Liepiņa 1:48:58 —
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