The 14th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 to 31 August 1986 at the Neckarstadion, now known as MHPArena, in Stuttgart, a city in West Germany.

Contemporaneous reports were given in the Glasgow Herald.

Men's results Complete results were published.

Track 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994 100 metresLinford Christie10.15Steffen Bringmann 10.20Bruno Marie-Rose 10.21200 metresVladimir Krylov 20.52Jürgen Evers 20.75Andrey Fedoriv 20.84400 metresRoger Black44.59Thomas Schönlebe44.63Mathias Schersing44.85800 metresSebastian Coe1:44.50Tom McKean1:44.61Steve Cram1:44.881500 metresSteve Cram3:41.09Sebastian Coe3:41.67Han Kulker 3:42.115000 metresJack Buckner 13:10.15Stefano Mei13:11.57Tim Hutchings13:12.8810,000 metresStefano Mei27:56.79Alberto Cova27:57.93Salvatore Antibo28:00.25MarathonGelindo Bordin2: 10:54Orlando Pizzolato2: 10:57Herbert Steffny 2: 11:30110 metres hurdlesStéphane Caristan13.20Arto Bryggare13.42Carlos Sala13.50400 metres hurdlesHarald Schmid 48.65Aleksandr Vasilyev 48.76Sven Nylander 49.383000 metres steeplechaseHagen Melzer8:16.65Francesco Panetta8:16.85Patriz Ilg8:16.9220 kilometres walkJozef Pribilinec 1: 21:15Maurizio Damilano1: 21:17Miguel Ángel Prieto 1: 21:3650 kilometres walkHartwig Gauder3:40:55Vyacheslav Ivanenko3:41:54Valeriy Suntsov3:42:384 × 100 metres relay Aleksandr YevgenyevNikolay Yuschmanov Vladimir MuravyovViktor Bryzgin38.29Thomas Schröder Steffen Bringmann Olaf Prenzler Frank Emmelmann38.64Elliot BunneyDaley Thompson Mike McFarlaneLinford Christie38.714 × 400 metres relayDerek Redmond Kriss AkabusiBrian Whittle Roger Black2:59.84Klaus Just Edgar Itt Harald SchmidRalf Lübke 3:00.17Vladimir Prosin Vladimir Krylov Arkadiy Kornilov Aleksandr Kurotchikin 3:00.47

Field 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994 High jumpIgor Paklin2.34Sergey Malchenko2.31Carlo Thränhardt 2.31Long jumpRobert Emmiyan8.41Sergey Layevskiy8.01Giovanni Evangelisti7.92Pole vaultSergey Bubka5.85Vasiliy Bubka5.75Philippe Collet5.75Triple jumpKhristo Markov17.66Māris Bružiks17.33Oleg Protsenko17.28Shot putWerner Günthör22.22Ulf Timmermann21.84Udo Beyer20.74Discus throwRomas Ubartas67.08Georgiy Kolnootchenko66.32Vaclavas Kidykas65.60Javelin throwKlaus Tafelmeier84.76Detlef Michel81.90Viktor Yevsyukov81.80Hammer throwYuriy Sedykh86.74WRSergey Litvinov85.74Igor Nikulin82.20DecathlonDaley Thompson8811Jürgen Hingsen8730Siegfried Wentz8676

Women's results

Track 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994 100 metresMarlies Göhr10.91Aneliya Nuneva11.04Nelli Cooman11.08200 metresHeike Drechsler21.71WRMarie-Christine Cazier22.32Silke Gladisch22.64400 metresMarita Koch48.22Olga Vladykina49.67Petra Muller49.88800 metresNadiya Olizarenko1:57.15Sigrun Wodars1:57.42Lyubov Gurina1:57.731500 metresRavilya Agletdinova4:01.19Tetyana Samolenko4:02.36Doina Melinte 4:02.443000 metresOlga Bondarenko8:33.99Maricica Puică8:35.92Yvonne Murray8:37.1510,000 metresIngrid Kristiansen30:23.25Olga Bondarenko30:57.21Ulrike Bruns31:19.76MarathonRosa Mota2:28:38Laura Fogli 2:32:52Yekaterina Khramenkova2:34:18100 metres hurdlesYordanka Donkova12.38Cornelia Oschkenat12.55Ginka Zagorcheva12.70400 metres hurdlesMarina Stepanova53.32WRSabine Busch53.60Cornelia Feuerbach54.1310 kilometres walkMari Cruz Díaz46:09Ann Jansson46:13Siv Ibáñez46:194 × 100 metres relaySilke GladischSabine RiegerIngrid AuerswaldMarlies Göhr 41.84Ginka ZagorchevaAneliya NunevaYordanka DonkovaNadezhda Georgieva 42.68Antonina Nastoburko Natalya Bochina Marina Zhirova Olga Zolotaryova 42.744 × 400 metres relayKirsten EmmelmannSabine BuschPetra MüllerMarita Koch 3:16.87Gisela KinzelUte ThimmHeidi-Elke GaugelGaby Bussmann 3:22.80Ewa KasprzykMarzena WojdeckaElżbieta KapustaGenowefa Błaszak 3:24.65

Field 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994 High jumpStefka Kostadinova2.00Svetlana Isaeva-Leseva1.93Olga Turchak1.93Long jumpHeike Drechsler7.27Galina Chistyakova7.09Helga Radtke6.89Shot putHeidi Krieger21.10Ines Müller20.81Natalya Akhrimenko20.68Discus throwDiana Sachse71.36Tsvetanka Khristova69.52Martina Opitz68.26Javelin throwFatima Whitbread76.32Petra Felke72.52Beate Peters68.04HeptathlonAnke Behmer6717Natalya Schubenkova6645Judy Simpson6623

All the medals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1dLKh0aH1U&list=PLK1QYHf4OvhN6ydKbmo2wLecwCOef15SL

Medal table

Participation According to an unofficial count, 878 athletes from 31 countries participated in the event, 28 athletes less than the official number of 906 as published.

(17) (20) (34) (6) (29) (17) (65) (31) (59) (1) (6) (24) (3) (12) (47) (2) (2) (1) (16) (30) (34) (21) (16) (98) (33) (49) (26) (6) (79) (82) (12)

See also 1986 in the sport of athletics

Notes Differences to competition format since the 1982 European Championships:

New events added: Women's 20 km walk replaces the 10 km walk . Women's 10 000 m.

References

EAA