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.

[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Complete results were published.

[12] 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 *   Host nation (West Germany)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.

[13] Differences to competition format since the 1982 European Championships: