The Junior men's race at the 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Colombier, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, at the Planeyse Colombier on March 23, 1986.

A report on the event was given in The Herald[1] and in the Evening Times.

[2] Complete results,[3] medallists,[4] and the results of British athletes[5] were published.

An unofficial count yields the participation of 172 athletes from 34 countries in the Junior men's race, one athlete less than the official number published.

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