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1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships


FieldValue
Name1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition14th
DateMarch 23
Host cityColombier, Neuchâtel, Switzerland Switzerland
LocationPlaneyse Colombier
Nations participating57
Athletes participating670
Races3
Distances12 km – Senior men
7.75 km – Junior men
4.65 km – Senior women
Previous1985 Lisbon
Next1987 Warszawa

7.75 km – Junior men 4.65 km – Senior women The 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Colombier, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, at the Planeyse Colombier on March 23, 1986. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald | access-date = October 22, 2013 and in the Evening Times. | access-date = October 22, 2013

Complete results for men, |access-date=October 22, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110512/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM1986S.html |archive-date=October 16, 2007 junior men, |access-date=October 22, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110039/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM1986S.html |archive-date=October 16, 2007 women, |access-date=October 22, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110856/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW1986S.html |archive-date=October 16, 2007 medallists, | access-date = October 9, 2013 and the results of British athletes |access-date=October 9, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927091955/http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf |archive-date=September 27, 2013 were published.

Medallists

Senior womenENG65NZL67FRA76

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Main article: 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race

Rankwidth=20%Athletewidth=15%Countrywidth=10%TimeFull results
John Ngugi
Abebe Mekonnen
Joseph Kiptum
4Bekele Debele
5Paul Kipkoech
6Pat Porter
7Kipsubai Koskei
8Some Muge
9Alberto Cova
10John Easker
11Ezequiel Canario
12Thierry Watrice
(Sisa Kirati)(45)

|| 45 |-

(Wami Alemayehu)(128)

|| 119 |-

(Keith Brantly)(DNF)

|| 204

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Junior men's race (7.75 km)

Main article: 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

Rankwidth=20%Athletewidth=15%Countrywidth=10%TimeFull results
Melese Feissa
Sammy Bitok
Demeke Bekele
4Rafera Workench
5Ararse Fuffa
6Habte Negash
7Brahim Boutayeb
8Alejandro Gómez
9William Mutwol
10Peter Rono
11David Onwonga
12José Gruneiro
(Belayneh Tadesse)(16)

|| 13 |-

(John Kiptum)(28)

|| 32 |-

(Mariano Campal)(50)

|| 52

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Senior women's race (4.65 km)

Main article: 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

Rankwidth=20%Athletewidth=15%Countrywidth=10%TimeFull results
Zola Budd
Lynn Jennings
Annette Sergent
4Martine Fays
5Rosa Mota
6Nan Doak
7Christine McMiken
8Albertina Machado
9Elena Fidatof
10Carole Bradford
11Liève Slegers
12Lyudmila Matveyeva
(Julie Laughton)(40)

|| 65 |-

(Debbie Elsmore)(33)

|| 67 |-

(Isabelle Matthys)(70)

|| 76

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Medal table (unofficial)

  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 670 athletes from 57 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

  • ALG (7)
  • AUS (20)
  • AUT (5)
  • BEL (20)
  • BOT (2)
  • BRA (11)
  • CAN (21)
  • CHN (7)
  • TPE (7)
  • COL (3)
  • CYP (8)
  • TCH (3)
  • DEN (13)
  • DJI (6)
  • EGY (6)
  • ENG (20)
  • ETH (19)
  • FIN (10)
  • FRA (21)
  • HKG (8)
  • HUN (6)
  • IND (21)
  • INA (4)
  • IRL (21)
  • ISR (1)
  • ITA (20)
  • JAM (6)
  • JPN (19)
  • KEN (14)
  • KUW (11)
  • LUX (1)
  • MLT (8)
  • MRI (7)
  • MAR (19)
  • NED (14)
  • NZL (14)
  • NIR (18)
  • NOR (10)
  • POL (21)
  • POR (21)
  • PUR (7)
  • ROU (5)
  • SCO (21)
  • URS (10)
  • ESP (21)
  • SUD (7)
  • SWE (16)
  • SUI (21)
  • TAN (1)
  • TUN (13)
  • TUR (6)
  • USA (21)
  • ISV (3)
  • WAL (21)
  • FRG (17)
  • YUG (1)
  • ZIM (6)

References

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