World Records and Championship Marks in Birmingham
María Pérez set a world record in the inaugural European Championships half marathon race walk. Julian Weber, Andreas Almgren, and Massimo Stano also broke championship records.
María Pérez: Race walk
Result: 1:30:06 · 1st
María Pérez won the women’s half marathon race walk in 1:30:06, setting a world, European, and championship record. The result came in the inaugural women’s half marathon race walk at a major championship.
Massimo Stano: Race walk
Result: 2:56:49 · 1st
Massimo Stano won the men’s marathon race walk in 2:56:49, setting European and championship records. The event was being held for the first time at a major championship.
Julian Weber: Field
Result: 90.40m · 1st
Julian Weber won the men’s javelin with a championship-record 90.40m. He became the first man to throw beyond 90 metres at the European Championships, surpassing the 1998 record in the sixth round.
Yaroslava Mahuchikh: Field
Result: 1.97m · 1st
Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the women’s high jump at 1.97m for her third consecutive European outdoor title. She repeated her victories from Munich 2022 and Rome 2024, earning her 10th major title.
Henriette Jaeger: Track
Result: 49.04 · 1st
Henriette Jaeger won the women’s 400m in a Norwegian record and European lead of 49.04. She won by exactly one second and claimed her second title of the championships.
Andreas Almgren: Track
Result: 27:23.44 · 1st
Andreas Almgren won the men’s 10,000m in 27:23.44, breaking the European Championships record. His mark replaced Martti Vainio’s 27:30.99 from 1978, the longest-surviving championship record on the program.