The Senior women'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 Glasgow 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 161 athletes from 36 countries in the Senior women's race.

This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.