The 14th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 to 31 August 1986 at the Neckarstadion, now known as MHPArena, in Stuttgart, a city in West Germany.
Contemporaneous reports were given in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results were published.
1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994
1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994
1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994
1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994
All the medals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1dLKh0aH1U&list=PLK1QYHf4OvhN6ydKbmo2wLecwCOef15SL
According to an unofficial count, 878 athletes from 31 countries participated in the event, 28 athletes less than the official number of 906 as published.
Differences to competition format since the 1982 European Championships: