1986 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
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The 17th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Madrid
, a city in Spain
, in 1986.
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, a city in Spain
Spain
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, in 1986.
Track
| Discipline | 1st | Time | 2nd | Time | 3rd | Time | |
| 60 m | M | Ronald Desruelles Ronald Desruelles Ronald Desruelles is a retired Belgian athlete. He started as a long jumper, and achieved a personal best of 8.08 in 1979, a national record that stood for 17 years. He then concentrated on the short sprints, and won numerous medals in 60 metres. With 6.57 seconds in 1986 he was ranked third on... (BEL) |
6.61 | 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... (GDR) |
6.64 | 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... (FRA) |
6.65 |
| F | Nelli Fiere-Cooman (NED) | 7.00 CR | Marlies 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... (GDR) |
7.08 | Silke Gladisch (GDR) | 7.14 | |
| 200 m | M | 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... (GBR) |
21.10 | Aleksandr Yevgenyev (URS) | 21.18 | Nikolay Razgonov (URS) | 21.48 |
| F | Marita Koch Marita Koch Marita Koch , is a former sprint track and field athlete... (GDR) |
22.58 | Ewa Kasprzyk Ewa Kasprzyk (athlete) Ewa Kasprzyk née Witkowska is a retired Polish athlete competing in sprinting events. She is the Polish record holder in 100 and 200 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outoors*100m 10.93 *200m 22.13... (POL) |
22.96 | Kirsten Emmelmann Kirsten Emmelmann Kirsten Emmelmann, née Siemon , is a former German track and field athlete who represented East Germany in the 1980s in the 400 meter sprint. Her biggest success came as a member of the 4x400 meter relay: in 1987 she was world champion, and at the 1988 Summer Olympics her team was third... (GDR) |
23.28 | |
| 400 m | M | 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... (GDR) |
46.98 | José Alonso José Alonso (athlete) José Alonso Valero is a retired Spanish hurdler, who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. During the indoor season he competed over 400 metres, winning two medals at the 1985 and 1986 European Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-References:*... (ESP) |
47.12 | Mathias Schersing (GDR) | 47.59 |
| F | 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... (GDR) |
51.40 | Petra Müller (GDR) | 51.59 | Ann-Louise Skoglund Ann-Louise Skoglund Ann-Louise Skoglund is a retired track and field hurdler from Sweden, best known for winning the gold medal in the women's 400m hurdles at the 1982 European Championships. She set the world best year performance in her event in 1982.... (SWE) |
52.40 | |
| 800 m | M | Peter Braun (FRG) | 1:48.96 | Colomán Trabado Colomán Trabado Colomán Trabado Pérez is a retired middle distance runner from Spain. He won the European Indoor Championships in 1983 and the inaugural World Indoor Games in 1985.-Major achievements:... (ESP) |
1:49.12 | Thierry Tonnelier (FRA) | 1:49.51 |
| F | Sigrun Ludwigs 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... (GDR) |
1:59.89 | Cristeana Matei (ROM) | 2:01.54 | Slobodanka Colovic (YUG) | 2:03.28 | |
| 1500 m | M | José Luis González (ESP) | 3:44.55 | José Luis Carreira (ESP) | 3:45.07 | 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... (NED) |
3:46.46 |
| F | Svetlana Kitova Svetlana Kitova Svetlana Kitova is a retired middle distance runner who represented the USSR and later Russia. Her greatest achievements were the 1989 World Indoor silver medal as well as two European Indoor gold medals... (URS) |
4:14.25 | Tatyana Lebonda (URS) | 4:14.29 | Mitica Junghiatu (ROM) | 4:15.00 | |
| 3000 m | M | Dietmar Millonig (AUT) | 7:59.08 | Stefano Mei Stefano Mei Stefano Mei is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 and 10000 metres.-Achievements:-References:*... (ITA) |
7:59.12 | João Campos (POR) | 7:59.15 |
| F | Ines Bibernell (GDR) | 8:52.52 | 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... (GBR) |
9:01.31 | Regina Cistiakova (URS) | 9:01.72 | |
| 60 m hurdles | M | Javier Moracho Javier Moracho Javier Moracho Torrente is a retired hurdler from Spain.He won the European Indoor Championships in 1986 and a silver medal at the inaugural World Indoor Games in 1985. He finished seventh at the 1980 Olympics.... (ESP) |
7.67 | Daniele Fontecchio Daniele Fontecchio Daniele Fontecchio is a retired Italian hurdler.-Career:His personal best time was 13.66 seconds, achieved in August 1985 in Moscow.-Achievements:-External links:... (ITA) |
7.70 | Holger Pohland (GDR) | 7.71 |
| F | Cornelia Oschkenat Cornelia Oschkenat Cornelia Oschkenat, née Riefstahl is a German track and field athlete and Olympics participant, who represented East Germany... (GDR) |
7.79 | Anne Piquereau (FRA) | 7.89 | Kerstin Knabe Kerstin Knabe Kerstin Knabe is a former German athlete, who ran for East Germany. She made her Olympic debut at the 1980 Games, placing 4th in the 100m hurdles. Knabe did not participate in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles because of a boycott of those Games by East Germany.-Achievements:-References:*... (GDR) |
7.90 |
Field
| Discipline | 1st | Meter | 2nd | Meter | 3rd | Meter | |
| High Jump | M | Dietmar Mögenburg Dietmar Mögenburg Dietmar Mögenburg is a former German high jumper who won gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics in Athens.-Career:... (FRG) |
2.34 | 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... (FRG) |
2.31 | Eddy Annys Eddy Annys Eddy Annys is a former high jumper from Belgium, who still is the national record holder with 2.36 metres and 2.31 m .... (BEL) Geoff Parsons (GBR) |
2.28 |
| F | Andrea Bienias (GDR) | 1.97 | Gabriele Günz Gabriele Günz Gabriele Günz, née Niebling is a retired East German high jumper.She won the silver medal at the 1986 European Indoor Championships. and finished sixth at the 1988 European Indoor Championships... (GDR) |
1.94 | Larisa Kositsyna Larisa Kositsyna Larisa Kositsyna is a retired Soviet high jumper. She competed in both the 1983 and 1987 World Championships in Athletics - Women's high jump.Her personal best jump was 2.00 metres, achieved in July 1988 in Chelyabinsk.... (URS) |
1.94 | |
| Long Jump | M | 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... (URS) |
8.32 CR | László Szalma László Szalma László Szalma is a retired Hungarian long jumper. He won six medals at the European Indoor Championships—two gold, three silver and one bronze—and finished fourth at the 1980 Olympic Games and the 1983 World Championships... (HUN) |
8.24 NR | Jan Leitner Jan Leitner Jan Leitner is a retired long jumper who represented Czechoslovakia. His greatest achievements were gold medals at the European Indoor and World Indoor Championships in 1984 and 1985.- Major achievements :... (TCH) |
8.17 |
| F | Heike 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... (GDR) |
7.18 CR | 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... (GDR) |
6.94 | Yelena Kokonova (URS) | 6.90 | |
| Triple Jump | M | Māris Bružiks Maris Bružiks Māris Bružiks is a retired triple jumper who represented the USSR, and later, following its dissolution, Latvia.... (URS) |
17.54 CR | Vladimir Plekhanov (URS) | 17.21 | Béla Bakosi Béla Bakosi Béla Bakosi is a retired triple jumper from Hungary. He won six medals at the European Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics.-Achievements:-External links:... (HUN) |
16.93 |
| Pole Vault | M | Atanas Tarev Atanas Tarev Atanas Tarev is a retired pole vaulter from Bulgaria. He won a bronze medal at the inaugural World Championships in 1983, and won the European Indoor Championships in 1986. The same year he jumped 5.80 metres, a personal best.... (BUL) |
5.70 | Marian Kolasa Marian Kolasa Marian Kolasa is a retired Polish pole vaulter. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships. His personal best was 5.80 metres, achieved in September 1986 in Kamp-Lintfort.-Achievements:-References:*... (POL) |
5.70 | Philippe Collet Philippe Collet Philippe Collet is a retired French pole vaulter.-Achievements:-External links:... (FRA) |
5.65 |
| Shot Put | M | 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.... (SUI) |
21.51 | Sergey Smirnov (URS) | 20.36 | Marco Montelatici Marco Montelatici Marco Montelatici is a retired male shot putter from Italy. He competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing in 6th place. Montelatici set his personal best in the men's shot put event in 1985.-References:*... (ITA) |
20.11 |
| F | Claudia Losch Claudia Losch Claudia Losch is a German track and field athlete.Losch won the German indoor championship in the shot put in 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, and 1989... (FRG) |
20.48 | Heidi Krieger (GDR) | 20.21 | Mihaela Loghin Mihaela Loghin Mihaela Loghin is a retired shot putter from Romania. In June 1984 she achieved a put of 21.00 metres, which would remain her personal best. In form for the Olympic Games the same year, she won a silver medal one centimetre behind Claudia Losch.-Achievements:-External links:... (ROM) |
19.07 |
Medal table
| 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Bulgaria |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 14 |  Romania |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
External links
- Results - men at GBRathletics.com
- Results - women at GBRathletics.com
- EAA