Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the European high jump championship for the third consecutive time
Ukraine won its first gold at Euro 2026 in Birmingham and, overall, claimed four medals at the tournament
Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the European Championships gold medal in the high jump for the third consecutive time. Her victory was the first gold for the Ukraine team at this year’s tournament.
According to «Suspilne.Sport», the women’s final took place on Saturday, 15 August, in Birmingham. It featured 15 athletes, who began competing at a height of 1.83 meters.
The bar at 1.88 meters was cleared by Ukrainian Iryna Herashchenko on her second attempt. At that height the Serbian athlete Angelina Topic ended her competition, failing to convert any of her three attempts.
Mahuchikh entered the contest at 1.92 meters and cleared it on her first attempt. Herashchenko cleared that bar only on her third attempt.
The height of 1.95 meters proved too much for Iryna Herashchenko, so she finished the European Championships in the top-5. Yaroslava Mahuchikh continued to fight for the medals alongside Polish athlete Maria Zhodzik and Montenegro’s representative Marija Vukovic. They advanced to the final phase of the competition.
In the end Mahuchikh became European high jump champion for the third consecutive time. This is the Ukrainian team’s first gold at the European Championships-2026 and the fourth medal overall for the Ukrainian team at the tournament.
Earlier Yaroslava Mahuchikh competed at the Diamond League meeting in London. The Ukrainian lost to Australian jumper Nicola Olyslagers and finished second.
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