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

GoldItaly Gelindo Bordin
Italy (ITA)
SilverItaly Orlando Pizzolato
Italy (ITA)
BronzeWest Germany Herbert Steffny
West Germany (FRG)

Abbreviations

DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Final ranking

Rank Athlete Time Note
1st  Gelindo Bordin (ITA) 2:10.54
2nd  Orlando Pizzolato (ITA) 2:10.57
3rd  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

References