The 1986 Maghreb Athletics Championships was the tenth edition of the international athletics competition between the countries of the Maghreb. Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia were the competing nations. Organised by the Union des Fédérations d'Athlétisme du Maghreb Uni (Union of Athletics Federations of the United Maghreb), it took place in Tunis, Tunisia from 7–9 August.QUARANTE ANS D'HISTOIRE DE L'ATHLETISME ALGERIEN. Algeriathle. Retrieved on 2015-02-20. A total of 39 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 16 for women. The Maghreb men's marathon was held for the third and final time at the tournament.Maghreb Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-20.
Algeria topped the table, winning more than half the events on offer. Tunisia was the runner-up with eleven gold medals. The competition was affected by strong winds and many of the marks in the sprints and horizontal jumps were wind-assisted. The men's 10,000 metres race was not timed to international standards.
Medal summary Men 100 metres(wind: +3.8 m/s) 10.41w 10.50w 10.56w200 metres 21.09 21.13 21.17400 metres 48.11 48.23 48.26800 metres 1:52.16 1:52.93 1:53.161500 metres 4:00.05 4:01.58 4:01.695000 metres 14:22.14 14:27.96 14:32.8910,000 metres n/a n/a n/a110 m hurdles(wind: +4.3 m/s) 13.9w 14.2w 14.6w400 m hurdles 52.11 53.35 53.593000 metres steeplechase 8:36.49 8:42.04 8:47.924 × 100 m relay 41.10 42.08 42.904 × 400 m relay 3:09.8 3:15.5 3:16.4Marathon 2:29:13 2:30:06 2:36:0120 km walk 1:36:19 1:53:28 1:54:21High jump 2.08 m 2.05 m 1.95 mPole vault 4.83 m 4.60 m 4.50 mLong jump 7.55w m 7.41 m w 7.32 mTriple jump 15.74 m w 15.43 m w 15.40 mShot put 15.90 m 15.42 m 14.06 mDiscus throw 49.06 m 48.46 m 43.22 mHammer throw 66.82 m 65.78 m 59.78 mJavelin throw 73.08 m 70.20 m 67.88 mDecathlon 6802 pts 5890 pts 5807 pts
Women 100 metres(wind: +5.4 m/s) 11.93w 11.99w 12.00w200 metres 24.72 24.83 25.55400 metres 57.68 58.31 58.95800 metres 2:13.91 2:14.87 2:15.361500 metres 4:38.58 4:41.02 4:43.193000 metres 9:43.26 9:47.86 9:50.77100 m hurdles(wind: +4.7 m/s) 13.90w 14.07w 15.15w400 m hurdles 62.28 62.84 64.724 × 100 m relay 48.21 48.54 49.144 × 400 m relay 3:47.7 3:49.6 4:01.8High jump 1.74 m 1.69 m 1.59 mLong jump 5.79 m 5.78 m w 5.46 m wShot put 13.78 m 12.62 m 12.45 mDiscus throw 46.96 m 46.80 m 40.40 mJavelin throw 53.04 m 41.18 m 34.50 mHeptathlon 5483 pts 4270 pts 3852 pts
References
Champions Les championnats maghrebins d athletisme. Union Sportive Oudja. Retrieved on 2015-02-20.