| 1986 New York City Marathon | |
|---|---|
 Men's winner the Italian Gianni Poli. | |
| Date | 2 November |
| Location |  New York City, NY |
| Event type | Marathon |
| Distance | 42.195 km |
| Edition | 17th |
| Course records | 2:08:12 (1981 men) 2:25:29 (1981 women) |
← 1985 1987 → | |
The 1986 New York City Marathon was the 17th edition of the New York City Marathon and took place in New York City on 2 November. [1]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Gianni Poli |  Italy | 2:11.06 |
 | Robert de Castella |  Australia | 2:11.43 |
 | Orlando Pizzolato | Italy | 2:12.13 |
| 4 | Ibrahim Hussein |  Kenya | 2:12.51 |
| 5 | Ralf Salzmann |  West Germany | 2:13.21 |
| 6 | Salvatore Bettiol | Italy | 2:13.27 |
| 7 | Agapius Masong |  Tanzania | 2:13.59 |
| 8 | Osvaldo Faustini | Italy | 2:14.03 |
| 9 | Pete Pfitzinger |  United States | 2:14.09 |
| 10 | Eddy Hellebuyck |  Belgium | 2:14.30 |
| 11 | James Ashworth |  United Kingdom | 2:15.20 |
| 12 | Mehmet Terzi |  Turkey | 2:15.49 |
| 13 | John Campbell |  New Zealand | 2:15.55 |
| 14 | Honorato Hernández |  Spain | 2:16.03 |
| 15 | Osmiro Da Silva |  Brazil | 2:16.24 |
| 16 | Bill Reifsnyder | United States | 2:16.31 |
| 17 | Barry-David Smith | United Kingdom | 2:16.33 |
| 18 | Peter Butler |  Canada | 2:16.44 |
| 19 | Gerard Nijboer |  Netherlands | 2:16.47 |
| 20 | Randy Reina | United States | 2:16.56 |
| 21 | Alexandre Gonzalez |  France | 2:16.58 |
| 22 | Malcolm East | United Kingdom | 2:17.12 |
| 23 | Gerhard Hartmann |  Austria | 2:17.27 |
| 24 | Lindsay Robertson | United Kingdom | 2:17.31 |
| 25 | Tomislav Ašković |  Yugoslavia | 2:18.27 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grete Waitz |  Norway | 2:28.06 |
| Lisa Ondieki | Australia | 2:29.12 |
| Laura Fogli | Italy | 2:29.44 |
| 4 | Jocelyne Villeton | France | 2:32.51 |
| 5 | Karolina Szabó |  Hungary | 2:34.51 |
| 6 | Odette Lapierre | Canada | 2:35.33 |
| 7 | Emma Scaunich | Italy | 2:37.50 |
| 8 | Rita Marchisio | Italy | 2:37.59 |
| 9 | Christa Vahlensieck | West Germany | 2:38.12 |
| 10 | Sharlet Gilbert | United States | 2:38.24 |
| 11 | Gabriela Wolf | West Germany | 2:38.46 |
| 12 | Jeannette Nordgren |  Sweden | 2:38.49 |
| 13 | Susan Stone | Canada | 2:39.05 |
| 14 | Leatrice Hayer | United States | 2:39.35 |
| 15 | Paola Moro | Italy | 2:40.37 |
| 16 | Antonella Bizioli | Italy | 2:40.38 |
| 17 | Wilma Rusman | Netherlands | 2:40.42 |
| 18 | Genoveva Eichenmann |  Switzerland | 2:40.46 |
| 19 | Mary O'connor | New Zealand | 2:41.00 |
| 20 | Michele Bush | United States | 2:41.36 |
| 21 | Teresa Ornduff | United States | 2:41.55 |
| 22 | Gillian Horovitz | United Kingdom | 2:46.32 |
| 23 | Deborah Heath | United Kingdom | 2:46.38 |
| 24 | Anne Roden | United Kingdom | 2:48.10 |
| 25 | Marilyn Hulak | United States | 2:49.52 |
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