# Spain at the 1986 European Athletics Championships

Spain competed at the 1986 European Athletics Championships in Stuttgart, then West Germany, from 26–31 August 1986.
For the first time, a female athlete from Spain won a medal at the European Athletics Championships.

## Medals

| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
| Gold | Mari Cruz Díaz | Women's 10 km walk | 26 August |
| Bronze | Miguel Ángel Prieto | Men's 20 km walk | 27 August |
| Bronze | Carles Sala | Men's 110 m hurdles | 30 August |

## Results
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| José Javier Arqués | 100 m | 10.44 | 14 Q | 10.54 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ángel Heras | 400 m | 46.41 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Antonio Sánchez | 400 m | 45.78 | 6 Q | 45.71 | 6 Q | 45.41 NR | 6 |
| Colomán Trabado | 800 m | 1:49.42 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| José Manuel Abascal | 1500 m | 3:39.20 | 10 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| José Luis Carreira | 1500 m | 3:41.33 | 17 Q | — | — | 3:44.09 | 9 |
| José Luis González | 1500 m | 3:36.92 | 2 Q | — | — | 3:42.54 | 4 |
| José Manuel Albentosa | 5000 m | 13:49.86 | 23 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Abel Antón | 5000 m | 13:32.61 | 16 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Santiago Llorente | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | 29:00.42 | 18 |
| Carles Sala | 110 m hurdles | 13.85 | 8 q | 13.57 | =4 Q | 13.50 | |
| José Alonso | 400 m hurdles | 50.03 | 10 Q | 49.45 | 5 Q | 50.30 | 6 |
| Jorge Bello | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:38.13 | 19 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Francisco Sánchez | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:29.20 | 17 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Juan José Prado Antonio Sánchez José Alonso Ángel Heras | 4 × 400 m | 3:04.44 | 4 q | — | — | 3:04.12 | 5 |
| Santiago de la Parte | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| José Marín | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | DQ | DQ |
| Miguel Ángel Prieto | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:21:36 | |
| Manuel Alcalde | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Jordi Llopart | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | 3:52:12 | 9 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Antonio Corgos | Long jump | 7.67 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Javier García | Pole vault | NM | NM | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alberto Ruiz | Pole vault | NM | NM | did not advance | did not advance |
| Raúl Jimeno | Hammer throw | 65.62 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Blanca Lacambra | 400 m | 54.51 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rosa María Colorado | 800 m | 2:03.74 | 14 Q | 2:05.56 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mercedes Calleja | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | 33:20.68 | 24 |
| Cristina Pérez | 400 m hurdles | 58.19 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Montserrat Pujol | 400 m hurdles | 58.14 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Esther Lahoz Montserrat Pujol Cristina Pérez Blanca Lacambra | 4 × 400 m | — | — | — | — | 3:32.51 | 6 |
| Mercedes Calleja | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:40:46 | 11 |
| María Luisa Irizar | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Mari Cruz Díaz | 10 km walk | — | — | — | — | 46:09 | |
| María Reyes Sobrino | 10 km walk | — | — | — | — | 46:35 | 5 |