Natalia Bukowiecka with the silver medal at the European Championships in the 400 m run

Natalia Bukowiecka won the silver medal in the 400 m run at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. The winner was the Norwegian Henriette Jaeger. The bronze was won by Dutchwoman Lieke Klaver.

During the championship in Birmingham, Poles have already won five medals: four silver and a bronze.

Norwegian Henriette Jaeger improved the Norwegian record to 49.04 and had a significant advantage over her rivals. Bukowiecka's time was 50.04, and Klaver's time was 50.15.

23-year-old Jaeger became the European senior champion for the first time. Her previous successes include a silver medal at the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn and a bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing in 2025. She also triumphed in the European Under-23 Championships in Bergen.

Kaczmarek defended her title, winning in Rome two years ago. In 2024, she was in the best shape of her life, she broke Irena Szewińska's Polish record and won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Paris. This season he is in slightly worse shape.