1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres walk

The women's 5000 metres walk event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 20 July.

Medalists

Gold	Wang Yan China
Silver	Natalya Zykova Soviet Union
Bronze	Jin Bingyie China

Results

Final

20 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Wang Yan	China	22:03.65
	Natalya Zykova	Soviet Union	22:17.76
	Jin Bingyie	China	22:17.83
4	Mari Cruz Díaz	Spain	23:07.66
5	Kjersti Tysse	Norway	23:09.99
6	Emilia Cano	Spain	23:18.05
7	Gabrielle Blythe	Australia	23:56.56
8	Mihaela Daogaroiu	Romania	24:06.24
9	Atanaska Dzhivkova	Bulgaria	24:25.27
10	Sabine Desmet	Belgium	24:35.23
11	Barbara Niewojt	Poland	24:36.09
12	Aleyna Narbey	Australia	24:37.96
13	Julie Drake	United Kingdom	24:39.11
14	Lora Rigutto	Canada	24:42.65
15	Olimpiada Ivanova	Soviet Union	25:01.87
16	Cinzia Agnolon	Italy	25:20.88
17	Kerry Bratton	United States	25:23.02
18	Kathrin Born	East Germany	25:31.67
19	Beata Betlej	Poland	25:36.88
20	Magdalena Pettersson	Sweden	26:08.55
21	Victoria Lawrence	United Kingdom	26:36.70
22	Edith Montpetit	Canada	26:44.00
23	Sybil Perez	United States	26:58.13
24	Ele Katehou	Greece	27:48.59

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.

• Australia (2)
• Belgium (1)
• Bulgaria (1)
• Canada (2)
• China (2)
• East Germany (1)
• Greece (1)
• Italy (1)
• Norway (1)
• Poland (2)
• Romania (1)
• Soviet Union (2)
• Spain (2)
• Sweden (1)
• United Kingdom (2)
• United States (2)