The women's 60 metres hurdles event at the 1986 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 22 and 23 February.[1]
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Cornelia Oschkenat | Anne Piquereau | Kerstin Knabe |
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 7.91 | Q | |||
| 2 | 3 | 7.93 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 7.98 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 8.00 | Q | |||
| 5 | 3 | 8.01 | q | |||
| 6 | 3 | 8.07 | q | |||
| 7 | 3 | 8.09 | q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 8.12 | Q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 8.16 | q | |||
| 10 | 2 | 8.17 | Q | |||
| 11 | 1 | 8.20 | q | |||
| 12 | 2 | 8.28 | q | |||
| 13 | 1 | 8.31 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 8.40 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 8.44 | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 8.73 | ||||
| 17 | 3 | 8.77 | ||||
| 2 |
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 7.84 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 7.86 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 7.89 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 7.93 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 7.94 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 8.00 | Q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 8.01 | ||||
| 8 | 2 | 8.02 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | 8.05 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 8.06 | =AJR | |||
| 11 | 1 | 8.13 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 8.18 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.79 | |||||
| 7.89 | |||||
| 7.90 | |||||
| 4 | 7.91 | PB | |||
| 5 | 7.94 | ||||
| 6 | 8.09 |