The women's 5000 metres at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 11 August 2026."European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026", European Athletics, 21 April 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
Background
+ Records before the 2026 European Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record"All time Top lists – Senior 5000 Metres women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026. 13:58.06 Eugene, United States 5 July 2025 European record"All time Top lists – Senior 5000 Metres women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026. 14:13.42 London, United Kingdom 23 July 2023 Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026. 14:35.29Rome, Italy 7 June 2024 World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 5000 Metres women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026. 14:18.414 June 2026 European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 5000 Metres 20men – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026. 14:33.56
Qualification For the women's 5000 metres, the qualification period was from 27 July 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes qualified by running the entry standard of 15:05.00 min or faster, by wildcard for the 2024 European Athletics Champion, or by their position on the World Athletics Rankings for the event. The target number was 25 athletes."Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 14 November 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
+ Qualification standings per 31 July 2026 QP CP Country Athlete Status Details 1 1 Nadia Battocletti Qualified by Wild Card Defending European Champion 2 1 Marta García Qualified by Entry Standard 14:33.40 - Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) - 22 AUG 2025 3 1 Maureen Koster Qualified by Entry Standard 14:33.56 - Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) - 04 JUN 2026 4 1 Elise Vanderelst Qualified by Entry Standard 14:40.70 - Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) - 22 AUG 2025 5 1 Hannah Nuttall Qualified by Entry Standard 14:48.09 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 18 SEP 2025 6 2 Innes Fitzgerald Qualified by Entry Standard 14:48.84 - Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) - 22 AUG 2025 7 1 Sarah Healy Qualified by Entry Standard 14:48.88 - Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) - 04 JUN 2026 8 2 Idaira Prieto Qualified by Entry Standard 14:55.15 - Putbosstadion, Oordegem (BEL) - 09 AUG 2025 9 2 Elisa Palmero Qualified by Entry Standard 14:57.87 - Putbosstadion, Oordegem (BEL) - 09 AUG 2025 10 3 India Weir Qualified by Entry Standard 15:01.92 - Putbosstadion, Oordegem (BEL) - 09 AUG 2025 11 3 Micol Majori Qualified by Entry Standard 15:04.32 - Giovanni Chiggiato Stadium, Caorle (ITA) - 02 AUG 2025 12 1 Gresa Bakraçi Qualified by Universality Place 13 1 Nathalie Blomqvist Qualified by World Rankings 11th - 1183 points 14 4 Federica Del Buono Qualified by World Rankings 12th - 1181 points reserve 4 Eloise Walker Qualified by World Rankings 15th - 1174 points 15 2 Amina Maatoug Qualified by World Rankings 17th - 1170 points 16 3 María Forero Qualified by World Rankings 18th - 1165 points 17 1 Vera Sjöberg Qualified by World Rankings 19th - 1160 points 18 1 Amalie Sæten Qualified by World Rankings 22nd - 1158 points 19 1 Lisa Redlinger Qualified by World Rankings 23rd - 1157 points 20 3 Jennifer Gulikers Qualified by World Rankings 26th - 1153 points 21 1 Vanessa Mikitenko Qualified by World Rankings 30th - 1147 points 22 2 Anna Marie Nordengen Sirevåg Qualified by World Rankings 33rd - 1145 points 23 2 Aino Suni Qualified by World Rankings 37th - 1138 points 24 1 Vera Bertemes-Hoffmann Qualified by World Rankings 42nd - 1127 points 25 3 Madelène Wanvik Holum Qualified by World Rankings 46th - 1119 points reserve 5 Chiara Munaretto Next best by World Rankings 78th - 1073 points reserve 1 Sümeyye Erol Next best by World Rankings 84th - 1070 points
Bye to semi-finals Reserve activated Withdrawal / reserve unused
Schedule DateTimeRound11 August 202619:25Final
Results Place Athlete Nation Time Notes Nadia Battocletti 15:37.84 Marta García 15:39.98 Micol Majori 15:40.65 4 Sarah Healy 15:40.95 5 Hannah Nuttall 15:41.27 6 Maureen Koster 15:41.51 7 Amina Maatoug 15:44.03 8 María Forero 15:44.25 9 Idaira Prieto 15:44.89 10 Vera Sjöberg 15:48.80 11 Federica Del Buono 15:49.41 12 15:54.25 13 Jennifer Gulikers 15:54.29 14 Vanessa Mikitenko 15:54.49 15 15:55.26 16 India Weir 15:55.42 17 15:57.19 18 Nathalie Blomqvist 15:58.36 19 Innes Fitzgerald 16:00.07 20 16:01.44 21 Elise Vanderelst 16:08.62 22 Vera Bertemes-Hoffmann 16:38.90 — Gresa Bakraçi
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