| Event: | Women's marathon |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
These are the official results of the Women's marathon at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany. The race was held on 30 August 1986.
| Gold | Rosa Mota Portugal (POR) | |
| Silver |  Laura FogliItaly (ITA) | |
| Bronze | Yekaterina Khramenkova Soviet Union (URS) |
| DNS | did not start | |
| NM | no mark | |
| WR | world record | |
| AR | area record | |
| NR | national record | |
| PB | personal best | |
| SB | season best |
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:28:38 | CR | |||
| 2:32:52 | ||||
| 2:34:14 | ||||
| 4 | 2:34:31 | |||
| 5 | 2:35:17 | |||
| 6 | 2:35:34 | |||
| 7 | 2:39:05 | |||
| 8 | 2:39:19 | |||
| 9 | 2:40:20 | |||
| 10 | 2:40:33 | |||
| 11 | 2:40:46 | |||
| 12 | 2:41:54 | |||
| 13 | 2:42:06 | |||
| 14 | 2:42:39 | |||
| 15 | 2:42:54 | |||
| 16 | 2:43:16 | |||
| 17 | 2:43:30 | |||
| 18 | 2:43:34 | |||
| 19 | 2:45:26 | |||
| 20 | 2:45:36 | |||
| 21 | 2:45:36 | |||
| 22 | 2:50:13 | |||
| 23 | 2:52:07 | |||
| DID NOT FINISH (DNF) | ||||
| — | DNF | |||
| — | DNF | |||
| — | DNF | |||
| — | DNF | |||
| — | DNF | |||
| — | DNF | |||
| — | DNF | |||
| — | DNF | |||
According to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
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