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Ukrainian track and field athlete Lyudmyla Olyanovska has become a European Championships medalist for the third time in her career. She set a personal best.
The Ukrainian athlete competed in the half marathon-distance of 21 kilometers in racewalking. Her result was reported by 24 Channel.
What is known about Olyanovska’s success at the European Championships-2026
Our 33-year-old representative previously won medals in the 20-kilometer distance. Those came in 2014 and 2024.
On Saturday, 15 August, she competed in the distance that was one kilometer longer. As a result of the competition, Lyudmyla finished third, losing to the silver medalist, Italian Alessandrini Mihei, by only three seconds. The best on the continent was Spain’s María Pérez.
Olyanovska’s result is now both her personal and the national record for this distance – 1:31:07.
How the European Championships-2026 in Birmingham are going for Ukraine
So far our country has two more medals, won by Oleh Doroshchuk and hammer thrower Mykhailo Kokhan. In the overall medal standings Ukraine occupies 17 place.
The Ukrainians’ haul could increase tonight, when the women enter the high jump sector. Among the 12 best in qualification there was a place for Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Iryna Herashchenko.
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