The women's 10,000 metres event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 18 July.
| Gold | Kathrin Kley | |
| Silver | Norah Maraga | |
| Bronze | Marleen Renders |
18 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 33:19.67 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 33:57.99 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 33:59.36 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 34:28.35 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 35:16.96 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 35:26.98 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 35:54.43 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 36:23.46 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 36:35.07 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 36:53.83 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 37:13.69 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 38:38.16 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 40:53.50 | ||||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 44:51.32 | |||
| align=left | align=left | | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.