1986 European Championships in Athletics

The 14th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 to 31 August 1986 at the Neckarstadion

Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

The Mercedes-Benz Arena is a stadium located in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and home to German Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.Before 1993 it was called Neckarstadion, named after the nearby river Neckar and between 1993 and July 2008 it was called Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion...

in Stuttgart

Stuttgart

Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....

, a city in West Germany

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

Track

1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994

100 metres	Linford Christie Linford Christie Linford Cicero Christie OBE is a former sprinter from the United Kingdom. He is the only British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at all four major competitions open to British athletes: the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games... United Kingdom	10.15	Steffen Bringmann Steffen Bringmann Steffen Bringmann is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.At the 1986 European Championships he won silver medals in the 100 metres and in the 4 x 100 metres relay, the latter with teammates Thomas Schröder, Olaf Prenzler and Frank Emmelmann... German Democratic Republic	10.20	Bruno Marie-Rose Bruno Marie-Rose Bruno Marie-Rose is a retired sprinter from France . He was a member of the French team which set a world record in the 4 x 100 metres relay in 1990 with a time of 37.79 seconds to win the gold medal at the European Championships... France	10.21
200 metres	Vladimir Krylov Vladimir Krylov Vladimir Valentinovich Krylov is a former Soviet athlete. He was Soviet 100, 200 and 400 metres champion, and also Soviet indoor 200 metres in 1989.... Soviet Union	20.52	Jürgen Evers Jürgen Evers Jürgen Evers is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won the silver medal in 200 m at the 1986 European Championships.... West Germany	20.75	Andrey Fedoriv Andrey Fedoriv Andrey Fedoriv is a former sprinter from the former Soviet Union, who specialised in the 200 metres.He was 4 times Soviet Indoor 200 metre champion. He also took 2nd place in the European Cup A in the 200m in 1993. He was also 3rd in the Euro Cup 200 in 87. In 1986 he won a bronze medal in the... Soviet Union	20.84
400 metres	Roger Black Roger Black Roger Anthony Black MBE is a retired British athlete. During his athletics career, he won individual silver medals in the 400 metres sprint at both the Olympic Games and World Championships, two individual gold medals at the European Championships, and 4x400 metres relay gold medals at both the... United Kingdom	44.59	Thomas Schönlebe Thomas Schönlebe Thomas Schönlebe is a former German 400 metres runner who won the gold medal at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome... German Democratic Republic	44.63	Mathias Schersing German Democratic Republic	44.85
800 metres	Sebastian Coe United Kingdom	1:44.50	Tom McKean Tom McKean Thomas McKean is a former Scottish middle distance runner who won the European Championships 800m gold medal at Split in 1990.... United Kingdom	1:44.61	Steve Cram Steve Cram Stephen "Steve" Cram MBE is a British retired athlete. Along with fellow Britons Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett, he was one of the world's dominant middle distance runners during the 1980s. Nicknamed "The Jarrow Arrow", Cram set world records in the 1500 metres, 2000 metres and the mile during a... United Kingdom	1:44.88
1500 metres	Steve Cram Steve Cram Stephen "Steve" Cram MBE is a British retired athlete. Along with fellow Britons Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett, he was one of the world's dominant middle distance runners during the 1980s. Nicknamed "The Jarrow Arrow", Cram set world records in the 1500 metres, 2000 metres and the mile during a... United Kingdom	3:41.09	Sebastian Coe United Kingdom	3:41.67	Han Kulker Han Kulker Johannes Nicolaas Maria Kulker is a former Dutch middle distance runner, who won a bronze medal at the 1986 European Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart over 1500 metres... Netherlands	3:42.11
5000 metres	Jack Buckner Jack Buckner Jack Richard Buckner was one of the many British athletes of the mid 1980s who dominated track and field. Educated at St. Petroc's preparatory school in Cornwall and Worksop College in Nottinghamshire it was clear from a young age that Buckner was highly talented... United Kingdom	13:10.15	Stefano Mei Stefano Mei Stefano Mei is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 and 10000 metres.-Achievements:-References:*... Italy	13:11.57	Tim Hutchings Tim Hutchings Timothy Hilton Hutchings is a former middle- and long-distance runner who represented England and Great Britain internationally.-Athletics career:... United Kingdom	13:12.88
10,000 metres	Stefano Mei Stefano Mei Stefano Mei is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 and 10000 metres.-Achievements:-References:*... Italy	27:41.03	Alberto Cova Alberto Cova Alberto Cova is a retired Italian athlete, winner of the 10,000 m at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-Career:Born in Inverigo, province of Como, Italy, Alberto Cova was characterized by his superiority in the sprint finish, and the only way to nullify this was to set a very fast pace from the start to... Italy	27:57.93	Salvatore Antibo Salvatore Antibo Salvatore Antibo is a former long distance runner from Italy.-Career:Antibo was born on February 7, 1962 in Altofonte, within the province of Palermo .... Italy	28:00.25
Marathon	Gelindo Bordin Gelindo Bordin Gelindo Bordin is an Italian former athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Born at Vicenza, Bordin made his first breakthrough at the 1986 European Championships, where he won a gold medal.... Italy	2: 10:54	Orlando Pizzolato Orlando Pizzolato Orlando Pizzolato is a retired long-distance runner from Italy, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in 16th place... Italy	2: 10:57	Herbert Steffny Herbert Steffny Herbert Steffny is a former German long distance track event runner and prominent physical trainer.-Professional career:... West Germany	2: 11:30
110 metres hurdles	Stéphane Caristan Stéphane Caristan Stéphane Caristan is a retired hurdler from France, who set the world's best year performance in 1986. He did so by winning the men's 110 metres hurdles final at the European Championships in Stuttgart, clocking 13.20, which was also his personal best. He competed in three consecutive Summer... France	13.20	Arto Bryggare Arto Bryggare Arto Kalervo Bryggare is a former Finnish hurdling athlete. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland from 1995 to 1999 and 2003 to 2007. His personal best time 13,35, made during trials in 1984 Los Angeles Games, is still the record time in... Finland	13.42	Carlos Sala Spain	13.50
400 metres hurdles	Harald Schmid Harald Schmid Harald Schmid is a former German track-and-field athlete.Schmid was one of the best 400 m hurdles runners in the world. His duels with Edwin Moses during the late 1970s and early 1980s are unforgettable. His race against Moses in Rome, 1987, is ranked as one of the races of the century... West Germany	48:65	Aleksandr Vasilyev Soviet Union	48:76	Sven Nylander Sven Nylander Sven Olof Nylander is a retired hurdler from Sweden, who is best known for winning two silver medals at the European Championships during his career... Sweden	49:38
3000 metres steeplechase	Hagen Melzer Hagen Melzer Hagen Melzer is a former German middle and long distance runner who specialized in the 3000 m steeplechase.... German Democratic Republic	8:16.65	Francesco Panetta Francesco Panetta Francesco Panetta is a former Italian long-distance runner, who won several medals at international championships in the 1980s. His greatest achievement was the victory at the World Championships' final over 3000m steeplechase in Rome 1987... Italy	8:16.85	Patriz Ilg Patriz Ilg Patriz Ilg is a retired 3000 m steeplechaser from West Germany.He won a silver medal at the 1978 European Championships and gold medals at the 1982 European Championships in Athens and the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki... West Germany	8:16.92
20 kilometres walk	Jozef Pribilinec Jozef Pribilinec Jozef Pribilinec is a Slovak athlete who mainly competed in racewalking.He was born in Kopernica.Pribilinec competed for the former Czechoslovakia at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea where he won the gold medal in the men's 20 kilometre walk event.-References:... Czechoslovakia	1: 21:15	Maurizio Damilano Maurizio Damilano Maurizio Damilano is an Italian former race walker.He was the 1980 Olympic Champion and the 1987 and 1991 World Champion in the 20 km race walk.... Italy	1: 21:17	Miguel Ángel Prieto Miguel Ángel Prieto Miguel Ángel Prieto Adanero is a race walker from Spain, who represented his native country at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, where he came tenth overall... Spain	1: 21:36
50 kilometres walk	Hartwig Gauder Hartwig Gauder Hartwig Gauder is a former German race walker.-Biography:In 1996 Gauda started suffering from a virus infection of his heart. After living with an artificial heart for several months, he received a heart transplant. He has subsequently taken part in the New York Marathon several times... German Democratic Republic	3: 40:55	Vyacheslav Ivanenko Vyacheslav Ivanenko Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanenko is a retired race walker who represented the USSR. He won the gold medal over 50 kilometres at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul with a personal best time of 3:38:29... Soviet Union	3: 41:54	Valeriy Suntsov Soviet Union	3: 42:38
4x100 metres relay	Aleksandr Yevgenyev Nikolay Yuschmanov Vladimir Muravyov Viktor Bryzgin Viktor Bryzgin Viktor Arkadyevich Bryzhin is a former Soviet athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics.Viktor Bryzhin trained at Dynamo in Voroshilovgrad. He made his debut in the international championships at the first World Championships, where he reached to the quarterfinal... Soviet Union	38.29	Thomas Schröder Thomas Schröder Thomas Schröder is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.He won the 100 m at the 1979 European Junior Championships, and at the following European Junior Championships in 1981 he won gold medals in both 100 m, 200 m and 4 x 100 metres relay.He competed at the... Steffen Bringmann Steffen Bringmann Steffen Bringmann is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.At the 1986 European Championships he won silver medals in the 100 metres and in the 4 x 100 metres relay, the latter with teammates Thomas Schröder, Olaf Prenzler and Frank Emmelmann... Olaf Prenzler Olaf Prenzler Olaf Prenzler is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.-Career:He was a European Junior silver medalist in the 100 metres in 1977... Frank Emmelmann Frank Emmelmann Frank Emmelmann is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.... German Democratic Republic	38.64	Elliot Bunney Elliot Bunney Elliot John Bunney was a Scottish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He won the AAAs Junior championships in 1984, and 85. He was also a Scottish 100 metre champion in 85, 86, 89, 91,92, and 93... Daley Thompson Daley Thompson Francis Morgan Ayodélé "Daley" Thompson CBE , is a former decathlete from England. He won the decathlon gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, and broke the world record for the event four times.... Mike McFarlane Linford Christie Linford Christie Linford Cicero Christie OBE is a former sprinter from the United Kingdom. He is the only British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at all four major competitions open to British athletes: the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games... United Kingdom	38.71
4x400 metres relay	Derek Redmond Derek Redmond Derek Anthony Redmond is a retired British athlete. During his career, he held the British record for the 400 metres sprint, and won gold medals in the 4x400 metres relay at the World Championships, European Championships and Commonwealth Games.However his career was blighted by a series of... Kriss Akabusi Kriss Akabusi Kriss Kezie Uche Chukwu Duru Akabusi MBE is a former sprint and hurdling athlete from the United Kingdom. During his career, he won the gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1990 European Championships, a gold in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships, and a silver medal in... Brian Whittle Brian Whittle Brian Whittle is a British athlete who won the gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at both the 1986 European Championships in Athletics and 1994 European Championships in Athletics. He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul... Roger Black Roger Black Roger Anthony Black MBE is a retired British athlete. During his athletics career, he won individual silver medals in the 400 metres sprint at both the Olympic Games and World Championships, two individual gold medals at the European Championships, and 4x400 metres relay gold medals at both the... United Kingdom	2:59.84	Klaus Just Klaus Just Klaus Just is a retired West German sprinter.His personal best time was 45.52 seconds, achieved in August 1985 in Stuttgart.Just represented the sports club SV Salamander Kornwestheim.-Achievements:... Edgar Itt Edgar Itt Edgar Itt was a West German athlete who competed for West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Norbert Dobeleit, Jörg Vaihinger and Ralf Lübke. He finished in eight position in the final of the... Harald Schmid Harald Schmid Harald Schmid is a former German track-and-field athlete.Schmid was one of the best 400 m hurdles runners in the world. His duels with Edwin Moses during the late 1970s and early 1980s are unforgettable. His race against Moses in Rome, 1987, is ranked as one of the races of the century... Ralf Lübke Ralf Lübke Ralf Lübke is a retired West German athlete who specialized in the 200 metres.At the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea he helped win the 4 x 400 metres relay bronze medal with his teammates Norbert Dobeleit, Edgar Itt and Jörg Vaihinger... West Germany	3:00.17	Vladimir Prosin Vladimir Krylov Vladimir Krylov Vladimir Valentinovich Krylov is a former Soviet athlete. He was Soviet 100, 200 and 400 metres champion, and also Soviet indoor 200 metres in 1989.... Arkadiy Kornilov Aleksandr Kurotchikin Soviet Union	3:00.47

Field

1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994

High jump	Igor Paklin Igor Paklin Igor Paklin is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Kyrgyzstan. He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Frunze.Competing in the high jump, he won the 1987 World Indoor Championships as well as a silver medal at the 1987 World Championships for the USSR... Soviet Union	2.34	Sergey Malchenko Soviet Union	2.31	Carlo Thränhardt Carlo Thränhardt Carlo Thränhardt is a former German high jumper, who won the silver medal at the 1981 European Indoor Championships in Grenoble. He excelled at indoor competitions, setting the world indoor record on three occasions between 1984-88... West Germany	2.31
Long jump	Robert Emmiyan Robert Emmiyan Robert Emmiyan is a retired long jumper who represented USSR and later Armenia. His personal best jump of 8.86 metres, which he achieved in Tsakhkadzor in May 1987, is the current European record and also the fourth best result of all time .His achievements include a silver medal at the 1987 World... Soviet Union	8.41	Sergey Layevskiy Sergey Layevskiy Sergey Layevskiy is a retired long jumper who represented the USSR and later Ukraine. He won a bronze medal at the 1985 European Indoor Championships and a silver medal at the 1986 European Championships.-Achievements:-External links:... Soviet Union	8.01	Giovanni Evangelisti Giovanni Evangelisti Giovanni Evangelisti is a retired long jumper from Italy. His greatest achievements were the Olympic bronze medal in 1984 and three World Indoor bronze medals... Italy	7.92
Pole vault	Sergey Bubka Soviet Union	5.85	Vasiliy Bubka Vasiliy Bubka Vasyliy Bubka is a retired pole vaulter who represented the USSR and later Ukraine... Soviet Union	5.75	Philippe Collet Philippe Collet Philippe Collet is a retired French pole vaulter.-Achievements:-External links:... France	5.75
Triple jump	Khristo Markov Bulgaria	17.66	Māris Bružiks Maris Bružiks Māris Bružiks is a retired triple jumper who represented the USSR, and later, following its dissolution, Latvia.... Soviet Union	17.33	Oleg Protsenko Oleg Protsenko Oleg Valeryevich Protsenko is a retired male triple jumper who represented the USSR. He won a bronze medal at the 1986 European Championships as well as a silver medal at the 1987 World Indoor Championships. In June 1990 he achieved a personal best jump of 17.75 metres, which puts him 17th in the... Soviet Union	17.28
Shot put	Werner Günthör Werner Günthör Werner Günthör is a former Swiss track and field athlete, who was the best shot putter in the history of Swiss track and field.... Switzerland	22.22	Ulf Timmermann Ulf Timmermann Ulf Timmermann is a German shot putter who broke many world records during the 1980s and is the first and one of only two people to ever throw over 23 metres .... German Democratic Republic	21.84	Udo Beyer Udo Beyer Udo Beyer is a former East German track and field athlete who competed in the shot put.- Life :Beyer is the oldest of the six children of heating mechanic Hans-Georg Beyer and his wife Eva-Marie and was born in Stalinstadt, today Eisenhüttenstadt. He grew up in Breslack, , and in Eisenhüttenstadt... German Democratic Republic	20.74
Discus throw	Romas Ubartas Romas Ubartas Romas Ubartas is a retired male discus thrower from Lithuania who won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics for the USSR and a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics for Lithuania. His personal best was 70.06m. He also became European champion, in 1986. In the Soviet time he trained at Dynamo... Soviet Union	67.08	Georgiy Kolnootchenko Georgiy Kolnootchenko Georgiy Kolnootchenko is a retired discus thrower from Belarus, who still is the national record holder with a distance of 69.44, thrown on July 3, 1982 in Indianapolis, USA. He won the silver medal in the men's discus event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West... Soviet Union	66.32	Vaclavas Kidykas Vaclavas Kidykas Vaclavas Kidykas is a retired male discus thrower from Lithuania. He placed third in the men's 1986 European Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart, West Germany with a throw of 65.5 meters and participated in four Olympic competitions... Soviet Union	65.60
Javelin throw	Klaus Tafelmeier Klaus Tafelmeier Klaus Tafelmeier is a retired German javelin thrower. He represented Bayer 04 Leverkusen.In September 1986 Tafelmeier threw 85.74 metres in Como to record the first official world record for the new javelin type. The record lasted until May 1987 when Jan Železný threw 87.66 metres... West Germany	84.76	Detlef Michel Detlef Michel Detlef Michel, born in Berlin, is a German track and field athlete. He represented East Germany during the 1980s and was one of the world's best in the javelin throw... German Democratic Republic	81.90	Viktor Yevsyukov Viktor Yevsyukov Viktor Yevsyukov is a retired javelin thrower who represented the Soviet Union and later Kazakhstan during his active career. He won the silver medal at the 1987 World Championships in Rome.... Soviet Union	81.80
Hammer throw	Yuriy Sedykh Yuriy Sedykh Yuriy Georgiyevich Sedykh is a retired Soviet/Ukrainian athlete who represented the USSR, specialising in the hammer throw.... Soviet Union	86.74 WR	Sergey Litvinov Sergey Litvinov Sergey Nikolaevich Litvinov is a hammer thrower who won two Olympic medals representing USSR. Additionally, he won the World Championships twice. Litvinov trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Rostov on Don... Soviet Union	85.74	Igor Nikulin Igor Nikulin (athlete) Igor Nikulin is a former hammer thrower who represented the USSR, the Unified Team, and later Russia. He won the bronze medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain.... Soviet Union	82.20
Decathlon	Daley Thompson Daley Thompson Francis Morgan Ayodélé "Daley" Thompson CBE , is a former decathlete from England. He won the decathlon gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, and broke the world record for the event four times.... United Kingdom	8811	Jürgen Hingsen Jürgen Hingsen Jürgen Hingsen is a former West German decathlete who won several medals at international championships and Olympic Games in the 1980s, and held the decathlon world record in 1982 and again from 1983 to 1984.... West Germany	8730	Siegfried Wentz Siegfried Wentz Siegfried Wentz is a former German track and field athlete. In the 1980s and until 1990 he represented West Germany and belonged to the world elite in the decathlon. His most notable result was winning the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California... West Germany	8676

Track

1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994

100 metres	Marlies Oelsner-Gohr Marlies Göhr Marlies Göhr is a former East German athlete, the winner of the 100 m at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. She ranked in the top 10 of the 100 m world rankings for twelve straight years, ranking first in six of those years... German Democratic Republic	10.91	Aneliya Nuneva Anelia Nuneva Aneliya Vechernikova née Nuneva is a retired sprinter from Bulgaria, she competed mainly in the 100m. In the final of the 100m at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games she was drawn in lane 4 alongside Florence Griffith-Joyner the red hot favorite... Bulgaria	11.04	Nelli Cooman Nelli Cooman Cornelli Antoinette Hariëtte Cooman is a former Dutch athlete of Surinamese origin. She was World Champion twice, six times European Champion and nineteen times national Champion of the Netherlands.... Netherlands	11.08
200 metres	Heike Daute-Drechsler Heike Drechsler Heike Gabriela Drechsler née Daute is a German track and field athlete. She is one of the most successful female long jumpers of all time and also had several successes in sprint disciplines.She is the only woman who has won two Olympic gold medals in the long jump... German Democratic Republic	21.71 WR	Marie-Christine Cazier Marie-Christine Cazier Marie-Christine Cazier-Ballo is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. She set three French records over the distance, the last being 22.32 seconds when she won a silver medal at the 1986 European Championships.-Achievements:-External links:... France	22.32	Silke Gladisch Silke Möller Silke Möller, née Gladisch is a German athlete, who in the 1980s competed for East Germany as one of the best female sprinters in the world. Her best result was a world record in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the World cup in Canberra on October 6, 1985... German Democratic Republic	22.64
400 metres	Marita Koch Marita Koch Marita Koch , is a former sprint track and field athlete... German Democratic Republic	48.22	Olga Vladykina Olga Bryzgina Olha Bryzhina is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine. She trained at Dynamo in Voroshilovgrad. Competing in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay, she was a particularly successful Olympian with three gold medals and one silver. At the 1988 Olympics the Soviet relay team... Soviet Union	49.67	Petra Muller Petra Schersing Petra Schersing, née Müller is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres... German Democratic Republic	49.88
800 metres	Nadezhda Mushta-Olizarenko Nadezhda Olizarenko Nadezhda Fyodorovna Olizarenko is a retired athlete, who competed mainly in the 800 metres. She represented the Soviet Union.Olizarenko competed for Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Russia in the 800 metres, where she won the gold medal ahead of country women Olga Mineyeva... Soviet Union	1:57.15	Sigrun Ludvigs-Wodars Sigrun Wodars Sigrun Grau is an East German former middle distance athlete, who was born Sigrun Ludwigs in Neu-Kaliß. She started out as a 400 m runner in Schwerin, and proved successful in this event in junior meets... German Democratic Republic	1:57.42	Lyubov Gurina Lyubov Gurina Lyubov Gurina is a retired middle-distance runner who represented the USSR, the Unified Team, and later Russia. Competing mainly in the 800 metres, in 1994 she became the oldest European Champion at the age of 37... Soviet Union	1:57.73
1500 metres	Ravilya Agletdinova Soviet Union	4:01.19	Tetyana Khamitova-Samolenko Soviet Union	4:02.36	Doina Besliu-Melinte Doina Melinte Doina Ofelia Melinte is a retired Romanian athlete.She won gold medals over 1500 metres at the European Indoor Championships in 1985, 1988 and 1990, the latter race even being a European record time with 4:00.27... Romania	4:02.44
3000 metres	Olga Krentzer-Bondarenko Olga Bondarenko Olga Petrovna Bondarenko is a retired female track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres. She trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Volgograd and represented the Soviet Union internationally.... Soviet Union	8:33.99	Maricica Luca-Puică Maricica Puica Maricica Puică is a Romanian former middle distance athlete, who won the 3000 meters gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, a race also remembered for the collision of Mary Decker and Zola Budd.... Romania	8:35.92	Yvonne Murray Yvonne Murray Yvonne Murray MBE , is a Scottish former middle-distance and long-distance track and road-running athlete. She won a bronze medal in the 3000 metres at the 1988 Olympic Games, and gold medals at this distance at the 1993 World Indoor Championships and the 1990 European Championships... United Kingdom	8:37.15
10,000 metres	Ingrid Kristiansen Ingrid Kristiansen Ingrid Kristiansen née Christensen , was one of the best female long distance runners in the second half of the 1980s. She finished in fourth place in the first women's Olympic marathon race, at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-Career:Kristiansen started her career quite unremarkably, running 2:30 - 2:40... Norway	30:23.25	Olga Krentzer-Bondarenko Olga Bondarenko Olga Petrovna Bondarenko is a retired female track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres. She trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Volgograd and represented the Soviet Union internationally.... Soviet Union	30:57.21	Ulrike Klapezynski-Bruns German Democratic Republic	31:19.76
Marathon	Rosa Mota Rosa Mota Rosa Maria Correia dos Santos Mota, GCIH, GCM is a Portuguese former marathon runner, one of her country's foremost athletes. She is also considered to have been one of the best marathon runners of the 20th century.... Portugal	2:28:38	Laura Fogli Laura Fogli Laura Fogli is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race.She won the inaugural edition of the Rome City Marathon in 1982.... Italy	2:32:52	Yekaterina Khramenkova Yekaterina Khramenkova Yekaterina Khramenkova is a retired long-distance runner from Belarus, best known for winning the bronze medal for the Soviet Union in the women's marathon at the 1986 European Championships . She was the winner of the 1992 Madrid Marathon... Soviet Union	2:34:18
100 metres hurdles	Yordanka Donkova-Kiryakova Yordanka Donkova Yordanka Donkova is a former hurdling athlete notable for winning an Olympic gold medal and bronze medal as well as 9 medals at European indoor and outdoor championships. She still holds the CR for the European Championships with 12.38 s. Donkova set four world records in 1986... Bulgaria	12.38	Cornelia Riefstahl-Oschkenat Cornelia Oschkenat Cornelia Oschkenat, née Riefstahl is a German track and field athlete and Olympics participant, who represented East Germany... German Democratic Republic	12.55	Ginka Zagorcheva-Boycheva Ginka Zagorcheva Ginka Zagorcheva-Boycheva is a former hurdling athlete from Bulgaria. Most notable for winning the 100 metres hurdles at the 1987 World Championships, with 12.25 seconds she held the world record for a year until it was beaten by Yordanka Donkova in August 1988... Bulgaria	12.70
400 metres hurdles	Marina Makeyeva-Stepanova Marina Stepanova Marina Stepanova is a former Soviet track and field athlete who was the first woman to run under 53 seconds in the 400 metres hurdles.-Career:... Soviet Union	53.32 WR	Sabine Busch Sabine Busch Sabine Busch is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles. She was born in Erfurt.At the 1982 European Championships she finished fourth in the 400 metres hurdles, but won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay together with teammates Kirsten... German Democratic Republic	53.60	Cornelia Feuerbach Cornelia Ullrich Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1988-0604-007, Cornelia Ulrich, Susanne Losch.jpg Cornelia Ullrich, née Feuerbach is a retired East German hurdler... German Democratic Republic	54.13
10 kilometres walk	Mari Cruz Díaz Spain	46:09	Ann Janson Sweden	46:13	Siw Ybañez Sweden	46:19
4x100 metres relay	Silke Gladisch Silke Möller Silke Möller, née Gladisch is a German athlete, who in the 1980s competed for East Germany as one of the best female sprinters in the world. Her best result was a world record in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the World cup in Canberra on October 6, 1985... Sabine Rieger Sabine Günther Sabine Günther, née Rieger is a retired East German sprinter who competed mainly in the 200 metres.She won the 200 metres gold medal at the 1981 European Junior Championships... Ingrid Brestrich-Auerswald Ingrid Auerswald Ingrid Lange, née Brestrich, divorced Auerswald is a retired German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres.... Marlies Oelsner-Göhr Marlies Göhr Marlies Göhr is a former East German athlete, the winner of the 100 m at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. She ranked in the top 10 of the 100 m world rankings for twelve straight years, ranking first in six of those years... German Democratic Republic	41.84	Ginka Zagorcheva-Boycheva Ginka Zagorcheva Ginka Zagorcheva-Boycheva is a former hurdling athlete from Bulgaria. Most notable for winning the 100 metres hurdles at the 1987 World Championships, with 12.25 seconds she held the world record for a year until it was beaten by Yordanka Donkova in August 1988... Aneliya Nuneva Anelia Nuneva Aneliya Vechernikova née Nuneva is a retired sprinter from Bulgaria, she competed mainly in the 100m. In the final of the 100m at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games she was drawn in lane 4 alongside Florence Griffith-Joyner the red hot favorite... Yordanka Donkova-Kiryakova Yordanka Donkova Yordanka Donkova is a former hurdling athlete notable for winning an Olympic gold medal and bronze medal as well as 9 medals at European indoor and outdoor championships. She still holds the CR for the European Championships with 12.38 s. Donkova set four world records in 1986... Nadezhda Georgieva-Ivanova Bulgaria	42.68	Antonia Nastorburko Natalya Bochina Marina Zhirova Olga Zolotaryova Soviet Union	42.74
4x400 metres relay	German Democratic Republic	3:16.87	West Germany	3:22.80	Poland	3:24.65

Field

1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994

High jump	Stefka Kostadinova Stefka Kostadinova Stefka Kostadinova is a Bulgarian retired athlete and the current women's world record holder in the high jump. She is the current president of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee.-Career:... Bulgaria	2.00	Svetlana Isaeva Bulgaria	1.92	Olga Turchak Olga Turchak Olga Turchak is a retired female high jumper from Kazakhstan, who set her personal best on 7 July 1986, jumping 2.01 metres at a meet in Moscow. She competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 , where she finished in fourth place... Soviet Union	1.93
Long jump	Heike Daute-Drechsler Heike Drechsler Heike Gabriela Drechsler née Daute is a German track and field athlete. She is one of the most successful female long jumpers of all time and also had several successes in sprint disciplines.She is the only woman who has won two Olympic gold medals in the long jump... German Democratic Republic	7.27	Galina Chistyakova Galina Chistyakova Galina Valentinovna Chistyakova is a retired athlete who represented the USSR and later Slovakia.She trained at Burevestnik in Moscow. Competing in long jump, Galina Chistyakova won the 1985 European Indoor Championships and a silver medal at the European Championships one year later... Soviet Union	7.09	Helga Radtke Helga Radtke Helga Radtke is a German track and field athlete. She competed from 1979 up until the 1990’s in the long and triple jumps. Until 1990 she represented East Germany... German Democratic Republic	6.89
Shot put	Heidi Krieger Andreas Krieger Andreas Krieger is a former German shot putter, who competed as a woman on the East German athletics team at SC Dynamo Berlin... German Democratic Republic	21.10	Ines Müller Ines Müller Ines Müller, née Reichenbach , is a German track and field athlete who represented East Germany in the shot put during the 1980s... German Democratic Republic	20.81	Natalya Akhrimenko Soviet Union	20.68
Discus throw	Diana Sachse Diana Gansky Diana Gansky, née Sachse , is a German track and field athlete. She won an Olympic medal and was one of the world's best discus throwers. She represented East Germany and was the 1986 European champion... German Democratic Republic	71.36	Tsvetanka Khristova Tsvetanka Khristova Tsvetanka Mincheva Khristova was a Bulgarian discus thrower who competed from the early 1980s to the mid 2000s, with a career break for a drugs ban.... Bulgaria	69.52	Martina Opitz Martina Hellmann Martina Hellmann, née Opitz , is a retired German track and field athlete who represented East Germany. She was the Olympic champion in the discus throw at the 1988 Summer Olympics. She also won the World Championship in that event in 1983 and again in 1987.Hellmann was sixteen years old when she... German Democratic Republic	68.26
Javelin throw	Fatima Whitbread Fatima Whitbread Fatima Whitbread MBE is a British former javelin thrower and multiple medal-winner.-Early life:... United Kingdom	77.44	Petra Felke Petra Felke Petra Meier, nee Felke is a former German track and field athlete and Olympic champion who represented East Germany.... German Democratic Republic	72.52	Beate Peters Beate Peters Beate Edeltraud Peters is a retired West German javelin thrower.She finished seventh at the 1983 World Championships and the 1984 Summer Olympics. She then won bronze medals at the 1986 European Championships and the 1987 World Championships... West Germany	68.04
Heptathlon	Anke Vater Anke Behmer Anke Behmer, née Vater is a former East German athlete who competed mainly in the heptathlon.... German Democratic Republic	6717	Natalya Schubenkova Soviet Union	6645	Judy Simpson Judy Simpson Judith Earline Veronica Simpson , is a former British heptathlete. She competed in three Commonwealth Games, 1982, 1986 and 1990, winning a silver, gold and bronze respectively in the heptathlon... United Kingdom	6623

Medals table

1	Soviet Union	11	13	12	36
2	German Democratic Republic	11	10	8	29
3	United Kingdom	8	2	5	15
4	Bulgaria	3	4	1	8
5	Italy	2	6	2	10
6	West Germany	2	4	5	11
7	Early Modern France	1	1	2	4
8	Spain	1	0	2	3
9	Czechoslovakia	1	0	0	1
9	Norway	1	0	0	1
9	Portugal	1	0	0	1
9	Switzerland	1	0	0	1
13	Sweden	0	1	2	3
14	Romania	0	1	1	2
15	Finland	0	1	0	1
16	Netherlands	0	0	2	2
17	Poland	0	0	1	1
17	Total	43	43	43	129

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