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title: "Mahuchikh in the running for Europe's best female athlete: Ukrainian enters top 10 nominees"
description: "Yaroslava Mahuchikh entered the top 10 nominees for Europe's best female athlete of 2026 after winning world and European gold. The finalists will be named on October 1, and the winner on October 24."
date: 2026-09-15T15:04:00.000Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/mahuchikh-enters-top-10-nominees-for-europes-best-female-athlete
tags: [yaroslava-maguchikh, athletics, european-athletics, high-jump, world-championships-2026]
publisher: "XAB.info"
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# Mahuchikh in the running for Europe's best female athlete: Ukrainian enters top 10 nominees

![Yuliya Levchak (Machukh) with a trophy: Ukrainian athlete enters top 10 nominees for European Athlete of the Year](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/16/maguchih-pretenduet-na-zvanie-luchshej-legkoatletki-evropy/maguchih-pretenduet-na-zvanie-luchshej-legkoatletki-evropy-1.webp)

## 🎯 Key Points

- Yaroslava Mahuchikh entered the top 10 nominees for the title of Europe's best female athlete of 2026.
- In the 2026 season she became world and European champion, as well as the first absolute world champion in the high jump.
- The finalists will be named on October 1, and the winner on October 24; the result is formed by four types of voting, each worth 25%.

Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh has been named among the contenders for the title of Europe's best female athlete of 2026. According to Sport RBC.UA, citing the official European Athletics website, the athlete made the top 10 of nominees following an outstanding season in which she reaped the main harvest at both the world and continental levels.

### 2026 season: world and European gold

In the current season, Mahuchikh delivered impressive results. She won the gold medal at the 2026 World Championships, became the first absolute world champion in the history of the high jump, and took the continental title in the outdoor championship. According to Ukrainian media, it was at Euro 2026 that the Ukrainian claimed her third European title, replicating a historic record and bringing the Ukrainian team its first gold medal of the tournament, which made her the second three-time champion of the continent in history.

### The only one vying for a second award

It is worth noting that Yaroslava Mahuchikh was already recognized as Europe's best female athlete in 2024. Among all this year's nominees, she is the only athlete vying for her second such honor in her career. Alongside her, nine other star athletes will compete for the prestigious award, although their names are not disclosed in the provided materials.

### How the winner will be chosen

The names of the three finalists for the award will be announced on October 1, and the winner will be revealed at a ceremonial event on October 24. The final result will be formed on the basis of four types of voting, each carrying a weight of 25%: fan voting, voting by European Athletics member federations, the choice of media representatives, and the assessment of an expert committee.

### Men's list of nominees

European Athletics also published the list of contenders for the title of best male athlete. It includes Armand Duplantis, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Gianmarco Tamberi, Karsten Warholm, Andy Diaz Hernandez, Christian Chech, Simon Ehammer, Bence Galas, Massimo Stano, and Miltiadis Tentoglou.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [Second time in her career: Mahuchikh vying for the status of Europe's best female athlete](https://sport.rbc.ua/ukr/othersport/vdruge-kar-eri-maguchih-pretendue-status-1789479279.html) - Первичный источник: топ-10 номинанток, золото ЧМ-2026, первая абсолютная чемпионка мира, даты 1 и 24 октября, четыре вида голосования по 25%, мужской список.
- [Mahuchikh becomes the second three-time European champion in history](https://korrespondent.net/sport/4903284-mahuchykh-stala-vtoroi-v-ystoryy-trekhkratnoi-chempyonkoi-evropy) - Подтверждает статус трёхкратной чемпионки Европы (вторая в истории) на Евро-2026.
- [Mahuchikh wins her third European title and brings Ukraine its first "gold medal" at Euro 2026](https://ukranews.com/news/1168900-maguchih-v-tretij-raz-stala-chempionkoj-evropy-i-prinesla-ukraine-pervuyu-zolotuyu-medal-evro-2026) - Подтверждает третье золото Европы и первую золотую медаль Украины на Евро-2026.
- [Yaroslava Mahuchikh becomes European high jump champion, replicating a historic record](https://kp.ua/sport/a734651-jaroslava-mahuchikh-stala-chempionkoj-evropy-po-pryzhkam-v-vysotu-povtoriv-istoricheskij-rekord) - Подтверждает чемпионство на Евро-2026 и повторение исторического рекорда.

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: Who made the list of female nominees for Europe's best female athlete of 2026?
**A:** Yaroslava Mahuchikh made the top 10, along with nine other star athletes; their names are not disclosed in the provided materials.

### Q: When will the finalists and the winner be announced?
**A:** The names of the three finalists will be revealed on October 1, and the winner will be announced at a ceremonial event on October 24.

### Q: How is the final result of the award formed?
**A:** By four types of voting, each weighted at 25%: fans, European Athletics member federations, media representatives, and an expert committee.

### Q: Who made the men's list of nominees?
**A:** Armand Duplantis, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Gianmarco Tamberi, Karsten Warholm, Andy Diaz Hernandez, Christian Chech, Simon Ehammer, Bence Galas, Massimo Stano, and Miltiadis Tentoglou.