Spain at the 1986 European Athletics Championships

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
IAAF code	ESP
National federation	RFEA
Website	www.rfea.es
in Stuttgart
Competitors	34 (25 men and 9 women) in 23 events
Medals Ranked 8th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 3
European Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1969 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018

For the first time, a female athlete from Spain won a medal at the European Athletics Championships.

Medals

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

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	N/A		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	N/A		Did not advance
Abel Antón		13:32.61	16			Did not advance
Santiago Llorente	10,000 m	N/A				29:00.42	18
Carles Sala	110 m hurdles	13.85	8 q	13.57	=4 Q	13.50
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	N/A		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	N/A		3:04.12	5
Santiago de la Parte	Marathon	N/A				DNF
José Marín	20 km walk	N/A				DQ
Miguel Ángel Prieto						1:21:36
Manuel Alcalde	50 km walk	N/A				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	N/A				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	N/A				3:32.51	6
Mercedes Calleja	Marathon	N/A				2:40:46	11
María Luisa Irizar						DNF
Mari Cruz Díaz	10 km walk	N/A				46:09
María Reyes Sobrino						46:35	5