1986 IAAF Grand Prix Final
Host cityRome, Italy
Dates10 September
StadiumStadio Olimpico
Events17
Previous1985 Rome
Next1987 Brussels

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.

Medal summary

Men

100 metresBen Johnson (Canada)10.02Chidi Imoh (Nigeria)10.08Linford Christie (United Kingdom)10.15
800 metresPeter Elliott (United Kingdom)1:46.91William Wuycke (Venezuela)1:47.03Earl Jones (United States)1:47.16
One mileSteve Scott (United States)3:50.28José Manuel Abascal (Spain)3:50.54John Walker (New Zealand)3:50.93
5000 metresSaïd Aouita (Morocco)13:13.13Stefano Mei (Italy)13:14.29Sydney Maree (United States)13:14.62
3000 metres steeplechaseWilliam Van Dijck (Belgium)8:25.34Hagen Melzer (East Germany)8:25.65Henry Marsh (United States)8:25.85
400 m hurdlesAndre Phillips (United States)48.14Amadou Dia Bâ (Senegal)48.47Danny Harris (United States)49.28
High jumpIgor Paklin (Soviet Union)2.34 mJim Howard (United States)2.31 mDoug Nordquist (United States)2.28 m
Triple jumpMike Conley, Sr. (United States)17.16 mDario Badinelli (Italy)16.82 mJoseph Taiwo (Nigeria)16.79 m
Shot putUlf Timmermann (East Germany)21.67 mWerner Günthör (Switzerland)21.61 mAlessandro Andrei (Italy)21.20 m
Hammer throwSergey Litvinov (Soviet Union)84.88 mYuriy Sedykh (Soviet Union)81.98 mIgor Nikulin (Soviet Union)79.84 m

Women

200 metresValerie Brisco-Hooks (United States)22.30Evelyn Ashford (United States)22.31Ewa Kasprzyk (Poland)22.58
400 metresMarita Koch (East Germany)49.17Valerie Brisco-Hooks (United States)50.21Diane Dixon (United States)50.64
1500 metresTatyana Samolenko (Soviet Union)4:02.71Maricica Puică (Romania)4:03.55Kirsty Wade (United Kingdom)4:03.74
5000 metresOlga Bondarenko (Soviet Union)15:16.84Svetlana Guskova (Soviet Union)15:17.95Mary Knisely (United States)15:22.33
100 m hurdlesYordanka Donkova (Bulgaria)12.47Ginka Zagorcheva (Bulgaria)12.49Cornelia Oschkenat (East Germany)12.71
Discus throwTsvetanka Khristova (Bulgaria)68.90 mSvetla Mitkova (Bulgaria)58.98 mMárta Kripli (Hungary)58.52 m
Javelin throwPetra Felke (East Germany)70.64 mFatima Whitbread (United Kingdom)69.40 mTiina Lillak (Finland)65.46 m

Points leaders

Men

OverallSaïd Aouita (Morocco)63Andre Phillips (United States)61Steve Scott (United States)61
100 metresChidi Imoh (Nigeria)57Ben Johnson (Canada)54Harvey Glance (United States)41
800 metresJosé Luíz Barbosa (Brazil)50Earl Jones (United States)49William Wuycke (Venezuela)49
One mileSteve Scott (United States)61José Luis González (Spain)42Jim Spivey (United States)37
5000 metresSaïd Aouita (Morocco)54Vincent Rousseau (Belgium)47Stefano Mei (Italy)38
3000 metres steeplechaseWilliam Van Dijck (Belgium)54Henry Marsh (United States)52Graeme Fell (Canada)39
400 hurdlesAndre Phillips (United States)61Danny Harris (United States)57Amadou Dia Bâ (Senegal)46
High jumpJim Howard (United States)59Doug Nordquist (United States)52.5Igor Paklin (Soviet Union)50.75
Triple jumpMike Conley, Sr. (United States)61Khristo Markov (Bulgaria)46Joseph Taiwo (Nigeria)44
Shot putWerner Günthör (Switzerland)44Ron Backes (United States)40John Brenner (United States)38
Hammer throwYuriy Sedykh (Soviet Union)57Sergey Litvinov (Soviet Union)50Jüri Tamm (Soviet Union)31

Women

OverallYordanka Donkova (Bulgaria)69Maricica Puică (Romania)65Tsvetanka Khristova (Bulgaria)63
200 metresEvelyn Ashford (United States)59Ewa Kasprzyk (Poland)49Valerie Brisco-Hooks (United States)43
400 metresDiane Dixon (United States)53Valerie Brisco-Hooks (United States)51Lillie Leatherwood (United States)45
1500 metresMaricica Puică (Romania)62Doina Melinte (Romania)51Cornelia Bürki (Switzerland)33
5000 metresSvetlana Guskova (Soviet Union)41PattiSue Plumer (United States)41Mary Knisely (United States)39
100 hurdlesYordanka Donkova (Bulgaria)69Cornelia Oschkenat (East Germany)52Ginka Zagorcheva (Bulgaria)47
Discus throwTsvetanka Khristova (Bulgaria)63Svetla Mitkova (Bulgaria)39Márta Kripli (Hungary)28
Javelin throwPetra Felke (East Germany)63Fatima Whitbread (United Kingdom)59Trine Solberg (Norway)43

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