1986 European Athletics Championships Medals table Medals table

| Rank_ | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 11 | 13 | 12 | 36 |
| 2 | East Germany | 11 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Italy | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | West Germany | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | France | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |