Spain competed at the 1986 European Athletics Championships in Stuttgart, then West Germany, from 26–31 August 1986.
| Spain at the 1986 European Athletics Championships | |
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| WA code | ESP |
| National federation | RFEA |
| Website | www |
| in Stuttgart | |
| Competitors | 34 (25 men and 9 women) in 23 events |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| European Athletics Championships appearances (overview) | |
For the first time, a female athlete from Spain won a medal at the European Athletics Championships.
Medals edit
| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Mari Cruz Díaz | Women's 10 km walk | 26 August |
 Bronze |
Miguel Ángel Prieto | Men's 20 km walk | 27 August |
| Bronze |
Carles Sala | Men's 110 m hurdles | 30 August |
Results edit
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| José Javier Arqués | 100 m | 10.44 | 14 Q | 10.54 | 16 | did not advance | |
| Ángel Heras | 400 m | 46.41 | 19 | did not advance | |||
| Antonio Sánchez | 45.78 | 6 Q | 45.71 | 6 Q | 45.41 NR | 6 | |
| Colomán Trabado | 800 m | 1:49.42 | 22 | did not advance | |||
| José Manuel Abascal | 1500 m | 3:39.20 | 10 | — | did not advance | ||
| José Luis Carreira | 3:41.33 | 17 Q | 3:44.09 | 9 | |||
| José Luis González | 3:36.92 | 2 Q | 3:42.54 | 4 | |||
| José Manuel Albentosa | 5000 m | 13:49.86 | 23 | — | did not advance | ||
| Abel Antón | 13:32.61 | 16 | did not advance | ||||
| Santiago Llorente | 10,000 m | — | 29:00.42 | 18 | |||
| Carles Sala | 110 m hurdles | 13.85 | 8 q | 13.57 | =4 Q | 13.50 |
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| José Alonso | 400 m hurdles | 50.03 | 10 Q | 49.45 | 5 Q | 50.30 | 6 |
| Jorge Bello | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:38.13 | 19 | — | did not advance | ||
| Francisco Sánchez | 8:29.20 | 17 | did not advance | ||||
| Juan José Prado Antonio Sánchez José Alonso Ángel Heras |
4 × 400 m | 3:04.44 | 4 q | — | 3:04.12 | 5 | |
| Santiago de la Parte | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||
| José Marín | 20 km walk | — | DQ | ||||
| Miguel Ángel Prieto | 1:21:36 |
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| Manuel Alcalde | 50 km walk | — | DNF | ||||
| Jordi Llopart | 3:52:12 | 9 | |||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Antonio Corgos | Long jump | 7.67 | 14 | did not advance | |
| Javier García | Pole vault | NM | did not advance | ||
| Alberto Ruiz | NM | did not advance | |||
| Raúl Jimeno | Hammer throw | 65.62 | 21 | did not advance | |
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Blanca Lacambra | 400 m | 54.51 | 17 | did not advance | |||
| Rosa María Colorado | 800 m | 2:03.74 | 14 Q | 2:05.56 | 15 | did not advance | |
| Mercedes Calleja | 10,000 m | — | 33:20.68 | 24 | |||
| Cristina Pérez | 400 m hurdles | 58.19 | 20 | did not advance | |||
| Montserrat Pujol | 58.14 | 19 | did not advance | ||||
| Esther Lahoz Montserrat Pujol Cristina Pérez Blanca Lacambra |
4 × 400 m | — | 3:32.51 | 6 | |||
| Mercedes Calleja | Marathon | — | 2:40:46 | 11 | |||
| María Luisa Irizar | DNF | ||||||
| Mari Cruz Díaz | 10 km walk | — | 46:09 |
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| María Reyes Sobrino | 46:35 | 5 | |||||