Amanal Petros claims European marathon gold in Birmingham
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 16, 2026, 10:33 AM
Last updated Aug 16, 2026
Amanal Petros of Germany won the European marathon title on August 16 in Birmingham, completing the race in a championship record time of 2 hours 9 minutes and 11 seconds. He achieved this despite describing the course as 'terrible' and endured a challenging solo run of nearly 20 kilometers. Petros finished ahead of Italy's Pietro Riva and Israel's Gashau Ayale, who completed the race in 2:09:18 and 2:09:21, respectively. The marathon highlighted Petros's remarkable performance, contributing to Germany's fifth gold medal at the European Athletics Championships. In the women's race, Finland's Alisa Vainio secured a start-to-finish victory in 2:22:26.
- •Amanal Petros set a championship record with his marathon time.
- •He faced significant challenges on the hilly course.
- •Petros's win is Germany's fifth gold medal at these championships.
- •Pietro Riva and Gashau Ayale completed the podium.
- •Alisa Vainio won the women's marathon with a time of 2:22:26.
- 11:56 AMYahoo Sports — Amanal Petros wins men's marathon at European championships. Alisa Vainio dominates in women's race
- 10:33 AMYahoo Sports — Germany's Petros captures European marathon gold on 'terrible' course
"Amanal Petros made sure there was no photo finish this time. The German won the men's marathon at the European championships on Sunday morning by a whopping 7 seconds, less than a year after missing out on gold in a photo finish at the world championships in Tokyo. Petros crossed the finish line in Birmingham in 2 hours, 9 minutes and 11 seconds — breaking the championships record in the process.
"Germany's Amanal Petros won the European marathon title for the first time on Sunday, taking gold in Birmingham in a championship record of 2 hours 9 minutes and 11 seconds. But the world silver medallist found the going tough in England's second city, despite a dominant performance after a solo run of almost 20 kilometres.
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External links- Yahoo SportsAug 16, 2026, 11:56 AMAmanal Petros wins men's marathon at European championships. Alisa Vainio dominates in women's race
Amanal Petros made sure there was no photo finish this time. The German won the men's marathon at the European championships on Sunday morning by a whopping 7 seconds, less than a year after missing out on gold in a photo finish at the world championships in Tokyo. Petros crossed the finish line in Birmingham in 2 hours, 9 minutes and 11 seconds — breaking the championships record in the process.
- Yahoo SportsAug 16, 2026, 10:33 AMGermany's Petros captures European marathon gold on 'terrible' course
Germany's Amanal Petros won the European marathon title for the first time on Sunday, taking gold in Birmingham in a championship record of 2 hours 9 minutes and 11 seconds. But the world silver medallist found the going tough in England's second city, despite a dominant performance after a solo run of almost 20 kilometres.
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