The 1986 IAAF Grand Prix Final was the second edition of the season-ending competition for the IAAF Grand Prix track and field circuit, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy on 10 September 1986. Saïd Aouita (5000 metres) and Yordanka Donkova (100 metres hurdles) were the overall points winners of the tournament.

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metresBen Johnson(CAN)10.02Chidi Imoh(NGR)10.08Linford Christie(GBR)10.15
800 metresPeter Elliott(GBR)1:46.91William Wuycke(VEN)1:47.03Earl Jones(USA)1:47.16
One mileSteve Scott(USA)3:50.28José Manuel Abascal(ESP)3:50.54John Walker(NZL)3:50.93
5000 metresSaïd Aouita(MAR)13:13.13Stefano Mei(ITA)13:14.29Sydney Maree(USA)13:14.62
3000 metres steeplechaseWilliam Van Dijck(BEL)8:25.34Hagen Melzer(GDR)8:25.65Henry Marsh(USA)8:25.85
400 m hurdlesAndre Phillips(USA)48.14Amadou Dia Bâ(SEN)48.47Danny Harris(USA)49.28
High jumpIgor Paklin(URS)2.34 mJim Howard(USA)2.31 mDoug Nordquist(USA)2.28 m
Triple jumpMike Conley, Sr.(USA)17.16 mDario Badinelli(ITA)16.82 mJoseph Taiwo(NGR)16.79 m
Shot putUlf Timmermann(GDR)21.67 mWerner Günthör(SUI)21.61 mAlessandro Andrei(ITA)21.20 m
Hammer throwSergey Litvinov(URS)84.88 mYuriy Sedykh(URS)81.98 mIgor Nikulin(URS)79.84 m

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
200 metresValerie Brisco-Hooks(USA)22.30Evelyn Ashford(USA)22.31Ewa Kasprzyk(POL)22.58
400 metresMarita Koch(GDR)49.17Valerie Brisco-Hooks(USA)50.21Diane Dixon(USA)50.64
1500 metresTatyana Samolenko(URS)4:02.71Maricica Puică(ROM)4:03.55Kirsty Wade(GBR)4:03.74
5000 metresOlga Bondarenko(URS)15:16.84Svetlana Guskova(URS)15:17.95Mary Knisely(USA)15:22.33
100 m hurdlesYordanka Donkova(BUL)12.47Ginka Zagorcheva(BUL)12.49Cornelia Oschkenat(GDR)12.71
Discus throwTsvetanka Khristova(BUL)68.90 mSvetla Mitkova(BUL)58.98 mMárta Kripli(HUN)58.52 m
Javelin throwPetra Felke(GDR)70.64 mFatima Whitbread(GBR)69.40 mTiina Lillak(FIN)65.46 m

Points leaders

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
OverallSaïd Aouita(MAR)63Andre Phillips(USA)61Steve Scott(USA)61
100 metresChidi Imoh(NGR)57Ben Johnson(CAN)54Harvey Glance(USA)41
800 metresJosé Luíz Barbosa(BRA)50Earl Jones(USA)49William Wuycke(VEN)49
One mileSteve Scott(USA)61José Luis González(ESP)42Jim Spivey(USA)37
5000 metresSaïd Aouita(MAR)54Vincent Rousseau(BEL)47Stefano Mei(ITA)38
3000 metres steeplechaseWilliam Van Dijck(BEL)54Henry Marsh(USA)52Graeme Fell(CAN)39
400 hurdlesAndre Phillips(USA)61Danny Harris(USA)57Amadou Dia Bâ(SEN)46
High jumpJim Howard(USA)59Doug Nordquist(USA)52.5Igor Paklin(URS)50.75
Triple jumpMike Conley, Sr.(USA)61Khristo Markov(BUL)46Joseph Taiwo(NGR)44
Shot putWerner Günthör(SUI)44Ron Backes(USA)40John Brenner(USA)38
Hammer throwYuriy Sedykh(URS)57Sergey Litvinov(URS)50Jüri Tamm(URS)31

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
OverallYordanka Donkova(BUL)69Maricica Puică(ROM)65Tsvetanka Khristova(BUL)63
200 metresEvelyn Ashford(USA)59Ewa Kasprzyk(POL)49Valerie Brisco-Hooks(USA)43
400 metresDiane Dixon(USA)53Valerie Brisco-Hooks(USA)51Lillie Leatherwood(USA)45
1500 metresMaricica Puică(ROM)62Doina Melinte(ROM)51Cornelia Bürki(SUI)33
5000 metresSvetlana Guskova(URS)41PattiSue Plumer(USA)41Mary Knisely(USA)39
100 hurdlesYordanka Donkova(BUL)69Cornelia Oschkenat(GDR)52Ginka Zagorcheva(BUL)47
Discus throwTsvetanka Khristova(BUL)63Svetla Mitkova(BUL)39Márta Kripli(HUN)28
Javelin throwPetra Felke(GDR)63Fatima Whitbread(GBR)59Trine Solberg(NOR)43
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