Ukrainian athlete Nelli Chukanivska won the gold medal at the 2026 European Aquatics Championships in women’s high diving. The competition took place in Paris on a 20-metre platform set up on the Pont de Bir-Hakeim bridge over the Seine.
The Ukrainian’s victory is confirmed by the results from European Aquatics and data from Reuters.
The women’s high diving final took place on August 8. Chukanivska finished first in the 20-metre platform event. This is Ukraine’s second gold medal at the 2026 European Championships. Earlier, Oleksii Sereda and Kseniia Bailo became champions in the synchronised 10-metre platform event.
Italy’s Elisa Cosetti won the silver medal, while Germany’s Maike-Elena Halbisch took bronze.
Ahead of the competition, European Aquatics named Chukanivska as one of the athletes to watch at the championships. The federation noted her recent successful performances in the World Series, which had established the Ukrainian as one of the breakthrough performers of the European season.
Eight athletes competed in the women’s event in Paris. The first two rounds took place on August 7, with two more rounds, including the final dives, held on August 8.
