Sara Kolak won the women’s javelin throw at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham with 62.43 metres.
The Croatian led the final ahead of Germany’s Julia Ulbricht, who threw 61.53 metres, and Serbia’s Adriana Vilagoš, whose best throw reached 60.93 metres.
Javelin results are determined by each athlete’s longest valid throw in the final. The event combines a fast approach run with a controlled release, so the winning distance reflects both speed and technique rather than simply upper-body strength.
Kolak’s Birmingham title added a European outdoor championship victory to her international résumé. The result is separate from the women’s hammer, discus and shot put competitions, which use different implements and have different winning distances.