Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the gold medal at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, securing her third consecutive outdoor European title.
Entering the competition at 1.92 meters, Mahuchikh cleared that height on her first attempt. At 1.95 meters, she successfully cleared the bar on her second attempt, while fellow Ukrainian Iryna Gerashchenko missed and finished in fifth place. The decisive height was 1.97 meters, which Mahuchikh cleared on her first try. Her competitors, Maria Żodzik of Poland and Marija Vuković of Montenegro, both failed their three attempts at this height, sealing the victory for Mahuchikh.
This latest victory adds to Mahuchikh’s extensive list of accomplishments, which includes outdoor European gold medals in Munich in 2022 and Rome in 2024, a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and the world high-jump record of 2.10 meters set the previous year.
The European Athletics Championships in Birmingham took place from August 10 to 16, featuring 1,645 athletes from 49 countries competing for 50 sets of medals. The next championships are scheduled for 2028 in Chorzów, Poland. Additionally, another Ukrainian athlete, Mykhailo Kokhan, earned a bronze medal at the Birmingham event in the hammer throw.
