The women's 100 metres event at the 1986 European Athletics Championships was held in Stuttgart, then West Germany, at Neckarstadion on 26 and 27 August 1986.

Participation According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

(2) (3) (1) (1) (3) (1) (1) (1) (3) (1) (1) (3) (3)

Results Heats 26 August Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Ingrid Auerswald 11.15 2 Anelia Nuneva 11.21 3 Heather Oakes 11.28 4 Irina Slyusar 11.38 5 Laurence Bily 11.46 6 Ulrike Sarvari 11.55 7 Vroni Werthmüller 11.62 8 Martha Grossenbacher 11.65 Wind: -1.4 m/s

Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Marlies Göhr 11.06 2 Els Vader 11.30 3 Antonina Nastoburko 11.30 4 Paula Dunn 11.31 5 Resi März 11.56 6 Jolanta Janota 11.69 7 Virginia Gomes 11.80 8 Sisko Hanhijoki 12.01 Wind: -0.1 m/s

Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Nelli Cooman 11.12 , 2 Silke Gladisch 11.16 3 Heidi-Elke Gaugel 11.28 4 Olga Zolotaryova 11.36 5 Sandra Whittaker 11.51 6 Nadezhda Georgieva 11.56 7 Sølvi Olsen 11.89 8 Lena Möller 12.04 Wind: -1.2 m/s

Semi-finals 27 August Semi-final 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Nelli Cooman 11.14 2 Ingrid Auerswald 11.16 3 Heidi-Elke Gaugel 11.25 4 Olga Zolotaryova 11.28 5 Heather Oakes 11.29 6 Antonina Nastoburko 11.33 7 Sandra Whittaker 11.51 8 Ulrike Sarvari 11.53 Wind: +0.7 m/s

Semi-final 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Marlies Göhr 10.98 , 2 Silke Gladisch 11.05 3 Anelia Nuneva 11.08 4 Paula Dunn 11.27 5 Irina Slyusar 11.35 6 Laurence Bily 11.49 7 Resi März 11.60 Els Vader DQ Wind: +1.2 m/s

Final 27 August Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Marlies Göhr 10.91 Anelia Nuneva 11.04 Nelli Cooman 11.08 4 Silke Gladisch 11.09 5 Ingrid Auerswald 11.11 6 Olga Zolotaryova 11.23 7 Paula Dunn 11.25 8 Heidi-Elke Gaugel 11.26 Wind: +0.8 m/s

References