--- title: "Historical Bronze and a New Record: Lyudmyla Olyanovska Triumphantly Concludes the 2026 European Championships" description: "🇺🇦 **Historical Bronze for Ukraine!** Lyudmyla Olyanovska became the bronze medalist of the 2026 European Race Walking Championships (21 km). 🥇 Gold: Maria Perez (Spain) 🥈 Silver: Alessandra Mihai (Italy) 🥉 Bronze: Lyudmyla Olyanovska (Ukraine) 🔥 **Key Facts:** • Olyanovska set a new **Ukrainian national record** (1:31:07). • The fight for silver was tough: the gap from the rival was only 3 seconds. • This is Olyanovska's third medal at the Euros (after Zurich-2014 and Rome-2024). • Maria Sakharuk also entered the top 10 (8th place). Excellent result for the Ukrainian national team against the backdrop of Oleh Doroshchuk's success in the high jump! 🥈🇺🇦" date: 2026-08-15T10:36:25.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/olyanovska-bronze-2026-european-championships-national-record tags: [olyanovskaya, european-championship-2026, race-walking, ukraine-sport, national-record] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Historical Bronze and a New Record: Lyudmyla Olyanovska Triumphantly Concludes the 2026 European Championships ![Lyudmila Olyanovskaya celebrates victory at the European Championship-2026, tearing the finish line tape with a smile](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/15/olyanovskaya-bronza-chempionata-evropy-2026-natsionalnyy-rekord/olyanovskaya-bronza-chempionata-evropy-2026-natsionalnyy-rekord-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - Lyudmyla Olyanovska won bronze at the 2026 European Championships in the half-marathon. - The result of 1:31:07 became a new Ukrainian national record. - Olyanovska lost the silver to the Italian by just 3 seconds. - Ukrainian Maria Sakharuk also entered the top 10 (8th place). On August 15, 2026, Ukrainian athletics marked another significant event on the international stage. At the European Race Walking Championships, 33-year-old Lyudmyla Olyanovska demonstrated outstanding form, winning the bronze medal in the half-marathon discipline (21 km). The Ukrainian athlete's result, covering the distance in 1 hour 31 minutes 07 seconds, became not only a cause for pride but also a new national record for Ukraine. ### Details of the podium battle The race for medals this year turned into a true spectacle. The gold medal of the 2026 European Championships was won by the Spanish athlete Maria Perez, the 2024 Olympic champion, who confirmed her status as a leader in world sports. The fight for the second and third steps of the podium was maximally intense. Olyanovska lost the silver medal to the Italian Alessandra Mihai by just three seconds. Such a minimal margin testifies to the high level of competition and the mastery of both athletes. ### Traditions and new achievements For the native of Solobkovtsi village, this medal became the third in her career at continental championships. In her resume, Olyanovska already has the "silver" of the European Championships in Zurich (2014) and the "bronze" from the tournament in Rome (2024). Thus, in 2026 she confirmed her stability and the ability to perform at the highest level for more than a decade. In addition, another representative of Ukraine — Maria Sakharuk — made it into the top 10 of the competition finals, taking 8th place. ### Collective success of the Ukrainian team Olyanovska's success was not the only joy for Ukrainian fans. Earlier at these competitions, Oleh Doroshchuk won a silver medal in the high jump. The team standings of the 2026 European Championships are shaping up very successfully for the Ukrainian national team, which speaks of the quality preparation of athletes and the effectiveness of the coaching staff's work on the eve of new Olympic cycles. ### Contradictory data In the course of analyzing information sources, a small discrepancy in terminology arose. In one of the sources (Sport RBC.UA), Olyanovska's result is called a "new national record of Ukraine." However, other specialized resources (for example, kp.ua) previously reported on Olyanovska setting a world record in the 5000 meters indoors. In the context of the current news at the 2026 European Championships, we are talking specifically about the country's record in the 21 km (half-marathon) distance. It is important to distinguish these achievements: a world record on a short distance indoors and a national record on a long distance outdoors. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Race walking. Olyanovska won bronze at the 2026 European Championships](https://sport.ua/news/898288-sportivnaya-hodba-olyanovskaya-zavoevala-bronzu-na-chempionate-evropy-2026) - Основной источник данных о результатах гонки и рекорде. - [With a world record, the Ukrainian overcomes the mile in Austria for the first time in 36 years](https://korrespondent.net/sport/4891165-s-myrovym-rekordom-ukraynka-preodolevaet-mylui-v-avstryy-vpervye-za-36-let) - Подтверждено по источнику korrespondent.net - [Track and field athlete Olyanovska set a world record in 5000m race walking indoors](https://kp.ua/sport/a726075-lehkoatletka-oljanovskaja-ustanovila-mirovoj-rekord-na-5000-m-v-pomeshchenii) - Подтверждено по источнику kp.ua - [Ukrainian Lyudmyla Olyanovska rewrote the history of race walking](https://www.ua-football.com/sport/other/1782922308-ukrainka-lyudmila-olyanovskaya-perepisala-istoriyu-sportivnoy-hodby.html) - Подтверждено по источнику ua-football.com ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: What result did Lyudmyla Olyanovska show? **A:** She covered the 21 km distance in 1 hour 31 minutes 07 seconds. ### Q: Who took first and second place? **A:** Gold was taken by the Spanish athlete Maria Perez, silver — by the Italian Alessandra Mihai. ### Q: Is this Olyanovska's first record? **A:** No, this is a new national record in the half-marathon distance. Previously, she had already won medals at the Euros in 2014 and 2024.