1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon

Events at the 1986 European Athletics Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
3000 m				women
5000 m		men
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men		women
10 km walk				women
20 km walk		men
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men
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These are the official results of the Men's marathon event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany, held on 30 August 1986.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Gelindo Bordin Italy (ITA)
Silver	Orlando Pizzolato Italy (ITA)
Bronze	Herbert Steffny West Germany (FRG)

Abbreviations

• All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds

Final ranking

Rank	Athlete	Time	Note
01 !	Gelindo Bordin (ITA)	2:10.54
02 !	Orlando Pizzolato (ITA)	2:10.57
03 !	Herbert Steffny (FRG)	2:11.30
4	Ralf Salzmann (FRG)	2:11.41
5	Hugh Jones (GBR)	2:11.49
6	Gerard Nijboer (NED)	2:12.46
7	Jacques Lefrand (FRA)	2:12.53
8	Antoni Niemczak (POL)	2:13.04
9	Kjell-Erik Ståhl (SWE)	2:13.14
10	Dirk Vanderherten (BEL)	2:13.29
11	Alex Gonzalez (FRA)	2:13.36
12	Wiktor Sawicki (POL)	2:15.16
13	Gianni Poli (ITA)	2:15.25
14	Tomislav Ašković (YUG)	2:15.27
15	Jerzy Skarżyński (POL)	2:16.40
16	Dick Hooper (IRL)	2:17.45
17	Jörg Peter (GDR)	2:18.05
18	Pär Wallin (SWE)	2:19.28
19	Pater Lyrenmann (SUI)	2:19.49
20	Steve Jones (GBR)	2:22.12
21	István Kerékjártó (HUN)	2:22.46
DID NOT FINISH (DNF)
—	Allister Hutton (GBR)	DNF
—	Freddy Vandervennet (BEL)	DNF
—	Henrik Sandstrom (FIN)	DNF
—	Santiago de la Parte (ESP)	DNF
—	Svend-Erik Kristensen (DEN)	DNF
—	Michael Heilmann (GDR)	DNF
—	Jouni Kortelainen (FIN)	DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.

See also

• 1983 Men's World Championships Marathon (Helsinki)
• 1984 Men's Olympic Marathon (Los Angeles)
• 1986 Marathon Year Ranking
• 1987 Men's World Championships Marathon (Rome)
• 1988 Men's Olympic Marathon (Seoul)

References

• Results
• marathonspiegel