1986 IAAF Grand Prix Final
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| Host city | Rome, Italy |
|---|---|
| Events | 17 |
| Dates | 10 September |
| Main venue | Stadio Olimpico |
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.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Ben Johnson (CAN) | 10.02 |  Chidi Imoh (NGR) | 10.08 |  Linford Christie (GBR) | 10.15 |
| 800 metres | Peter Elliott (GBR) | 1:46.91 |  William Wuycke (VEN) | 1:47.03 |  Earl Jones (USA) | 1:47.16 |
| One mile | Steve Scott (USA) | 3:50.28 |  José Manuel Abascal (ESP) | 3:50.54 |  John Walker (NZL) | 3:50.93 |
| 5000 metres |  Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 13:13.13 |  Stefano Mei (ITA) | 13:14.29 | Sydney Maree (USA) | 13:14.62 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase |  William Van Dijck (BEL) | 8:25.34 |  Hagen Melzer (GDR) | 8:25.65 | Henry Marsh (USA) | 8:25.85 |
| 400 m hurdles | Andre Phillips (USA) | 48.14 |  Amadou Dia Bâ (SEN) | 48.47 | Danny Harris (USA) | 49.28 |
| High jump |  Igor Paklin (URS) | 2.34 m | Jim Howard (USA) | 2.31 m | Doug Nordquist (USA) | 2.28 m |
| Triple jump | Mike Conley, Sr. (USA) | 17.16 m | Dario Badinelli (ITA) | 16.82 m | Joseph Taiwo (NGR) | 16.79 m |
| Shot put | Ulf Timmermann (GDR) | 21.67 m |  Werner Günthör (SUI) | 21.61 m | Alessandro Andrei (ITA) | 21.20 m |
| Hammer throw | Sergey Litvinov (URS) | 84.88 m | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) | 81.98 m | Igor Nikulin (URS) | 79.84 m |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 metres | Valerie Brisco-Hooks (USA) | 22.30 | Evelyn Ashford (USA) | 22.31 |  Ewa Kasprzyk (POL) | 22.58 |
| 400 metres | Marita Koch (GDR) | 49.17 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks (USA) | 50.21 | Diane Dixon (USA) | 50.64 |
| 1500 metres | Tatyana Samolenko (URS) | 4:02.71 |  Maricica Puică (ROM) | 4:03.55 | Kirsty Wade (GBR) | 4:03.74 |
| 5000 metres | Olga Bondarenko (URS) | 15:16.84 | Svetlana Guskova (URS) | 15:17.95 | Mary Knisely (USA) | 15:22.33 |
| 100 m hurdles |  Yordanka Donkova (BUL) | 12.47 | Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL) | 12.49 | Cornelia Oschkenat (GDR) | 12.71 |
| Discus throw | Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) | 68.90 m | Svetla Mitkova (BUL) | 58.98 m |  Márta Kripli (HUN) | 58.52 m |
| Javelin throw | Petra Felke (GDR) | 70.64 m | Fatima Whitbread (GBR) | 69.40 m |  Tiina Lillak (FIN) | 65.46 m |
