Ukraine’s Mahuchikh Wins Third Consecutive European High Jump Gold

Ukrainian athlete Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the gold medal in the women’s high jump at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, clearing a height of 1.97 meters, Ukrinform reported. Mahuchikh entered the competition at 1.92 meters, clearing the bar on her first attempt. She required a second attempt to clear 1.95 meters.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Fellow Ukrainian Iryna Herashchenko, who had cleared 1.83 meters, 1.88 meters, and 1.92 meters, failed to clear 1.95 meters and finished in fifth place. With the bar raised to 1.97 meters, Mahuchikh cleared the height on her first attempt, securing the gold medal. She subsequently made three unsuccessful attempts at 2.01 meters. Poland’s Maria Zhodzik secured the silver medal, and Montenegro’s Marija Vukovic took bronze. Both athletes cleared 1.95 meters but failed all three attempts at 1.97 meters. The victory in Birmingham marks Mahuchikh’s third consecutive European Championship title, following her wins in 2022 and 2024. According to Suspilne Sport, Mahuchikh tied the record for the most European Championship titles in the high jump. With this victory, Mahuchikh tied the record set by Spain’s Ruth Beitia, who had previously been the only athlete to become a three-time European champion in the high jump. She won three consecutive gold medals in 2012, 2014, and 2016. Beitia also became an Olympic champion in 2016, but she never won a world championship. Mahuchikh won gold at the 2023 World Championships. Other Topics of Interest Ukrainian Defense Firm DEMZ to Build Ammunition Plant in Lithuania The Lithuanian government has signed an agreement with Ukrainian defense company DEMZ to build an ammunition plant, with production slated for 2027. World Indoor Championships and sports controversies Mahuchikh’s European title follows her gold medal victory at the World Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, in March, where she cleared 2.01 meters. Ukrainian athlete Yuliia Levchenko secured silver at the same event with a jump of 1.99 meters. These athletic achievements occur against the backdrop of ongoing debates regarding the participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus in international sports. In February, the International Paralympic Committee allowed a limited number of Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in the 2026 Games under their national flags. Separately, the International Olympic Committee disqualified Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych from the 2026 Winter Olympics after he refused to remove a helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed during the war. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.