# 1986 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 metres event at the 1986 European Athletics Championships was held in Stuttgart, then West Germany, at Neckarstadion on 26 and 27 August 1986.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
* Bulgaria (2)
* East Germany (3)
* Finland (1)
* France (1)
* Netherlands (3)
* Norway (1)
* Poland (1)
* Portugal (1)
* Soviet Union (3)
* Sweden (1)
* Switzerland (1)
* Great Britain (3)
* West Germany (3)

## Results
### Heats

26 August

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ingrid Auerswald | East Germany | 11.15 | Q |
| 2 | Anelia Nuneva | Bulgaria | 11.21 | Q |
| 3 | Heather Oakes | Great Britain | 11.28 | Q |
| 4 | Irina Slyusar | Soviet Union | 11.38 | Q |
| 5 | Laurence Bily | France | 11.46 | Q |
| 6 | Ulrike Sarvari | West Germany | 11.55 | q |
| 7 | Vroni Werthmüller | Switzerland | 11.62 | |
| 8 | Martha Grossenbacher | Netherlands | 11.65 | |
| | | | Wind: -1.4 m/s | Wind: -1.4 m/s |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Marlies Göhr | East Germany | 11.06 | Q |
| 2 | Els Vader | Netherlands | 11.30 | Q |
| 3 | Antonina Nastoburko | Soviet Union | 11.30 | Q |
| 4 | Paula Dunn | Great Britain | 11.31 | Q |
| 5 | Resi März | West Germany | 11.56 | Q |
| 6 | Jolanta Janota | Poland | 11.69 | |
| 7 | Virginia Gomes | Portugal | 11.80 | |
| 8 | Sisko Hanhijoki | Finland | 12.01 | |
| | | | Wind: -0.1 m/s | Wind: -0.1 m/s |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Nelli Cooman | Netherlands | 11.12 | NR, Q |
| 2 | Silke Gladisch | East Germany | 11.16 | Q |
| 3 | Heidi-Elke Gaugel | West Germany | 11.28 | Q |
| 4 | Olga Zolotaryova | Soviet Union | 11.36 | Q |
| 5 | Sandra Whittaker | Great Britain | 11.51 | Q |
| 6 | Nadezhda Georgieva | Bulgaria | 11.56 | |
| 7 | Sølvi Olsen | Norway | 11.89 | |
| 8 | Lena Möller | Sweden | 12.04 | |
| | | | Wind: -1.2 m/s | Wind: -1.2 m/s |

### Semi-finals

27 August

#### Semi-final 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Nelli Cooman | Netherlands | 11.14 | Q |
| 2 | Ingrid Auerswald | East Germany | 11.16 | Q |
| 3 | Heidi-Elke Gaugel | West Germany | 11.25 | Q |
| 4 | Olga Zolotaryova | Soviet Union | 11.28 | Q |
| 5 | Heather Oakes | Great Britain | 11.29 | |
| 6 | Antonina Nastoburko | Soviet Union | 11.33 | |
| 7 | Sandra Whittaker | Great Britain | 11.51 | |
| 8 | Ulrike Sarvari | West Germany | 11.53 | |
| | | | Wind: +0.7 m/s | Wind: +0.7 m/s |

#### Semi-final 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Marlies Göhr | East Germany | 10.98 | CR, Q |
| 2 | Silke Gladisch | East Germany | 11.05 | Q |
| 3 | Anelia Nuneva | Bulgaria | 11.08 | Q |
| 4 | Paula Dunn | Great Britain | 11.27 | Q |
| 5 | Irina Slyusar | Soviet Union | 11.35 | |
| 6 | Laurence Bily | France | 11.49 | |
| 7 | Resi März | West Germany | 11.60 | |
| | Els Vader | Netherlands | DQ | |
| | | | Wind: +1.2 m/s | Wind: +1.2 m/s |

### Final

27 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | Marlies Göhr | East Germany | 10.91 | CR |
| | Anelia Nuneva | Bulgaria | 11.04 | NR |
| | Nelli Cooman | Netherlands | 11.08 | NR |
| 4 | Silke Gladisch | East Germany | 11.09 | |
| 5 | Ingrid Auerswald | East Germany | 11.11 | |
| 6 | Olga Zolotaryova | Soviet Union | 11.23 | |
| 7 | Paula Dunn | Great Britain | 11.25 | |
| 8 | Heidi-Elke Gaugel | West Germany | 11.26 | |
| | | | Wind: +0.8 m/s | Wind: +0.8 m/s |