The 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Colombier, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, at the Planeyse Colombier on March 23, 1986. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald and in the Evening Times.

Complete results for men, junior men, women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Medallists IndividualSenior men(12 km)John Ngugi 35:32.9Abebe Mekonnen 35:34.8Joseph Kiptum 35:39.8Junior men(7.75 km)Melese Feissa 22:47.6Sammy Bitok 22:52.7Demeke Bekele 22:56Senior women(4.65 km)Zola Budd 14:49.6Lynn Jennings 15:07.8Annette Sergent 15:12.2 TeamSenior men 45 119 204Junior men 13 32 52Senior women 65 67 76

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time John Ngugi 35:32.9 Abebe Mekonnen 35:34.8 Joseph Kiptum 35:39.8 4 Bekele Debele 35:42.6 5 Paul Kipkoech 35:47.2 6 Pat Porter 35:48.4 7 Kipsubai Koskei 35:54.8 8 Some Muge 35:55.7 9 Alberto Cova 35:58.8 10 John Easker 35:59.9 11 Ezequiel Canario 36:03.9 12 Thierry Watrice 36:05 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points John Ngugi 1 Joseph Kiptum 3 Paul Kipkoech 5 Kipsubai Koskei 7 Some Muge 8 Andrew Masai 21 (Boniface Merande) (35) (Joshua Kipkemboi) (43) (Sisa Kirati) (45) 45 Abebe Mekonnen 2 Bekele Debele 4 Wolde Silasse Melkessa 26 Mohammed Kedir 27 Wodajo Bulti 28 Haji Bulbula 32 (Chala Urgessa) (36) (Dereje Nedi) (63) (Wami Alemayehu) (128) 119 Pat Porter 6 John Easker 10 Ed Eyestone 13 Bruce Bickford 15 Alan Scharsu 79 Craig Virgin 81 (Jeff Drenth) (87) (Randy Reina) (99) (Keith Brantly) (DNF) 204 4 255 5 256 6 263 7 297 8 360 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7.75 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Melese Feissa 22:47.6 Sammy Bitok 22:52.7 Demeke Bekele 22:56 4 Rafera Workench 22:57.4 5 Ararse Fuffa 23:06.1 6 Habte Negash 23:07.4 7 Brahim Boutayeb 23:09.4 8 Alejandro Gómez 23:17.3 9 William Mutwol 23:21.6 10 Peter Rono 23:33.7 11 David Onwonga 23:35.9 12 José Gruneiro 23:41.8 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Melese Feissa 1 Demeke Bekele 3 Rafera Workench 4 Ararse Fuffa 5 (Habte Negash) (6) (Belayneh Tadesse) (16) 13 Sammy Bitok 2 William Mutwol 9 Peter Rono 10 David Onwonga 11 (John Kiptum) (28) 32 Alejandro Gómez 8 José Gruneiro 12 Anacleto Jiménez 13 José Carlos Adán 19 (Manuel Martín) (46) (Mariano Campal) (50) 52 4 91 5 94 6 137 7 152 8 159 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (4.65 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Zola Budd 14:49.6 Lynn Jennings 15:07.8 Annette Sergent 15:12.2 4 Martine Fays 15:14.3 5 Rosa Mota 15:18.5 6 Nan Doak 15:22.8 7 Christine McMiken 15:23.6 8 Albertina Machado 15:24.4 9 Elena Fidatof 15:25.3 10 Carole Bradford 15:27.5 11 Liève Slegers 15:28.3 12 Lyudmila Matveyeva 15:28.6 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Zola Budd 1 Carole Bradford 10 Ruth Partridge 20 Jane Shields 34 (Julie Laughton) (40) 65 Christine McMiken 7 Gail Rear 18 Mary O'Connor 19 Wendy Renner 23 (Sue Bruce) (32) (Debbie Elsmore) (33) 67 Annette Sergent 3 Martine Fays 4 Anne Viallix 26 Jacqueline Lefeuvre 43 (Maria Lelut) (44) (Isabelle Matthys) (70) 76 4 82 5 118 6 129 7 140 8 140 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 670 athletes from 57 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

(7) (20) (5) (20) (2) (11) (21) (7) (7) (3) (8) (3) (13) (6) (6) (20) (19) (10) (21) (8) (6) (21) (4) (21) (1) (20) (6) (19) (14) (11) (1) (8) (7) (19) (14) (14) (18) (10) (21) (21) (7) (5) (21) (10) (21) (7) (16) (21) (1) (13) (6) (21) (3) (21) (17) (1) (6)

See also 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race 1986 in athletics (track and field)

References

External links The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005 GBRathletics Athletics Australia