At the 1986 Goodwill Games, the athletics competition was held in July 1986 at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Soviet Union. A total of 42 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 19 by female athletes.
In contrast to other major athletics competitions, the Goodwill Games operated an invitational policy, which meant that there were no qualifying stage of the events and the contests operated on a single or double final format.Goodwill Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-06-28. The inaugural athletics competition brought two new world records: Sergey Bubka cleared 6.01 m for a new pole vault record and Jackie Joyner improved the women's heptathlon record to 7148 points.1986, The Inaugural Games . Goodwill Games. Retrieved on 2010-06-28. In the 100 metres races, Ben Johnson gained his first international victory over Carl Lewis while Evelyn Ashford pipped Heike Drechsler to the gold in the women's race.
The Soviet Union dominated the medal table, winning 50% more medals than the United States.
Records NameEventCountryRecordTypeSergey Bubka Pole vault 6.01 m WRJackie Joyner Heptathlon 7148 pts WRKey:WR — World record AR — Area record GR — Games record NR — National record
Medal summary
Men 100 metres 9.95 10.04 10.06200 metres 20.12 20.45 20.49400 metres 44.98 45.11 45.15800 metres 1:46.52 1:46.89 1:47.051500 metres 3:39.86 3:40.18 3:40.315000 metres 13:46.65 13:47.11 13:47.1710,000 metres 28:11.21 28:11.87 28:12.04110 metres hurdles 13.25 13.28 13.31400 metres hurdles 47.94 48.24 48.593000 metres steeplechase 8:23.06 8:23.92 8:25.734×100 metres relay Lee McRaeFloyd HeardHarvey GlanceCarl Lewis37.98 "A"Aleksandr YevgenyevVladimir MuravyovNikolai YushmanovViktor Bryzhin38.19 "B"Aleksandr KutepovRoman OsipenkoDmitry BartenevSergey Klyonov40.224×400 metres relay Vladimir KrylovVladimir ProsinVladimir VolodkoAleksandr Kurochkin3:01.25 Walter McCoyClarence DanielDanny EverettDarrell Robinson3:01.47 Djétenan KouadioAkissi KpidiRené Djédjémel MélédjéGabriel Tiacoh3:13.51 Marathon 2:14:42 2:15:24 2:16:2220 km walk 1:23:29 1:23:36 1:23:53 High jump 2.34 m 2.32 m 2.32 m Pole vault 6.01 m WR 5.80 m 5.75 m Long jump 8.61 m 8.41 m 8.20 m Triple jump 17.69 m 17.35 m 17.33 m Shot put 21.79 m 21.09 m 20.62 m Discus throw 67.12 m 64.24 m 64.02 m Hammer throw 84.72 m 84.64 m 80.04 m Javelin throw 83.46 m 83.12 m 81.44 m Decathlon 8322 pts 8244 pts 8082 pts
Women 100 metres 10.91 10.91 11.12200 metres 22.12 22.13 22.27400 metres 49.96 50.29 50.47800 metres 1:57.52 1:57.54 1:57.871500 metres 4:05.50 4:06.14 4:07.213000 metres 8:38.83 8:39.19 8:39.255000 metres 15:03.51 15:05.50 15:11.78100 metres hurdles 12.40 12.62 12.72400 metres hurdles 53.81 54.55 54.804×100 metres relay Michelle FinnDiane WilliamsRandy GivensEvelyn Ashford42.12 Olga ZolotaryovaMaia AzarashviliIrina SlyusarElvira Barbashina42.27 Only two teams finished4×400 metres relay Chandra CheeseboroughBrenda ClietteLillie LeatherwoodDiane Dixon3:21.22 Marina StepanovaMariya PiniginaLyudmyla DzhyhalovaOlga Vladykina3:21.99 Only two teams started Marathon 2:33:55 2:34:09 2:34:4010 km walk 45:08.13 45:56.50 46:00.27 High jump 2.03 m 2.01 m 1.96 m Long jump 7.27 m 7.17 m 7.07 m Shot put 21.37 m 20.33 m 19.89 m Discus throw 69.54 m 69.04 m 68.46 m Javelin throw 70.78 m 61.28 m 60.58 m Heptathlon 7148 pts WR 6635 pts 6631 pts
Medal table
References
Results Goodwill Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-06-24. Athletics results. Goodwill Games. Retrieved on 2010-06-24.
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