1986 IAAF Grand Prix Final
# 1986 IAAF Grand Prix Final

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

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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 |

## Points leaders

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 63 | Andre Phillips (USA) | 61 | Steve Scott (USA) | 61 |
| 100 metres | Chidi Imoh (NGR) | 57 | Ben Johnson (CAN) | 54 | Harvey Glance (USA) | 41 |
| 800 metres | José Luíz Barbosa (BRA) | 50 | Earl Jones (USA) | 49 | William Wuycke (VEN) | 49 |
| One mile | Steve Scott (USA) | 61 | José Luis González (ESP) | 42 | Jim Spivey (USA) | 37 |
| 5000 metres | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 54 | Vincent Rousseau (BEL) | 47 | Stefano Mei (ITA) | 38 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | William Van Dijck (BEL) | 54 | Henry Marsh (USA) | 52 | Graeme Fell (CAN) | 39 |
| 400 hurdles | Andre Phillips (USA) | 61 | Danny Harris (USA) | 57 | Amadou Dia Bâ (SEN) | 46 |
| High jump | Jim Howard (USA) | 59 | Doug Nordquist (USA) | 52.5 | Igor Paklin (URS) | 50.75 |
| Triple jump | Mike Conley, Sr. (USA) | 61 | Khristo Markov (BUL) | 46 | Joseph Taiwo (NGR) | 44 |
| Shot put | Werner Günthör (SUI) | 44 | Ron Backes (USA) | 40 | John Brenner (USA) | 38 |
| Hammer throw | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) | 57 | Sergey Litvinov (URS) | 50 | Jüri Tamm (URS) | 31 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) | 69 | Maricica Puică (ROM) | 65 | Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) | 63 |
| 200 metres | Evelyn Ashford (USA) | 59 | Ewa Kasprzyk (POL) | 49 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks (USA) | 43 |
| 400 metres | Diane Dixon (USA) | 53 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks (USA) | 51 | Lillie Leatherwood (USA) | 45 |
| 1500 metres | Maricica Puică (ROM) | 62 | Doina Melinte (ROM) | 51 | Cornelia Bürki (SUI) | 33 |
| 5000 metres | Svetlana Guskova (URS) | 41 | PattiSue Plumer (USA) | 41 | Mary Knisely (USA) | 39 |
| 100 hurdles | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) | 69 | Cornelia Oschkenat (GDR) | 52 | Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL) | 47 |
| Discus throw | Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) | 63 | Svetla Mitkova (BUL) | 39 | Márta Kripli (HUN) | 28 |
| Javelin throw | Petra Felke (GDR) | 63 | Fatima Whitbread (GBR) | 59 | Trine Solberg (NOR) | 43 |
