1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres road run
The men's 20 kilometres road run event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, on 20 July.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Tadesse Gebre Ethiopia |
| Silver | Juma Mnyampanda Tanzania |
| Bronze | Negash Dube Ethiopia |
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
20 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tadesse Gebre | Ethiopia | 1:01:32 | |
 | Juma Mnyampanda | Tanzania | 1:01:45 | |
 | Negash Dube | Ethiopia | 1:04:23 | |
| 4 | Stephan Freigang |  East Germany | 1:04:52 | |
| 5 | Siarhei Sokov |  Soviet Union | 1:04:58 | |
| 6 | Stephen Spiers |  Australia | 1:05:01 | |
| 7 | Talal Omar Abdillahi |  Djibouti | 1:05:58 | |
| 8 | Hoche Yaya Aden | Djibouti | 1:05:59 | |
| 9 | Alejandro Aros |  Chile | 1:06:13 | |
| 10 | József Kovács |  Hungary | 1:06:26 | |
| 11 | Orlando Santiago |  Puerto Rico | 1:07:02 | |
| 12 | Jacky Puech |  France | 1:07:25 | |
| 13 | Sándor Barcza | Hungary | 1:07:42 | |
| 14 | Francisco García |  Mexico | 1:07:55 | |
| 15 | Thierry Vera | France | 1:08:05 | |
| 16 | Brian Walter |  United States | 1:08:14 | |
| 17 | Grigorios Georgitsas |  Greece | 1:10:09 | |
| 18 | Konstadínos Kourdís | Greece | 1:11:35 | |
| 19 | Philip Ellis |  Canada | 1:12:05 | |
| 20 | Benjamin Vilakati |  Swaziland | 1:12:08 | |
| 21 | Boukary Ouédraogo |  Burkina Faso | 1:14:28 | |
| 22 | Aleksandr Kostikov | Soviet Union | 1:15:16 | |
| 23 | Thabiso Moqhali |  Lesotho | 1:20:57 | |
| 24 | Marc Davis | United States | 1:29:13 | |
| Gino Van Geyte |  Belgium | DNF | ||
| Anthony Ford | Australia | DNF | ||
| Luigi Bentavegna |  Italy | DNF | ||
| Tom Bessai | Canada | DNF |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
Australia (2)
Belgium (1)
Burkina Faso (1)
Canada (2)
Chile (1)
Djibouti (2)
East Germany (1)
Ethiopia (2)
France (2)
Greece (2)
Hungary (2)
Italy (1)
Lesotho (1)
Mexico (1)
Puerto Rico (1)
Soviet Union (2)
Swaziland (1)
Tanzania (1)
United States (2)
References[edit]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1986 Athens GRE Jul 16-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 26 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015