1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Colombier, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, at the Planeyse Colombier on March 23, 1986. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald and in the Evening Times.

Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Teams

 * Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 161 athletes from 36 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.


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 * 🇦🇺 australia (6)
 * 🇧🇪 belgium (6)
 * 🇧🇷 brazil (4)
 * 🇨🇦 canada (6)
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 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england (5)
 * 🇪🇹 ethiopia (4)
 * 🇫🇮 finland (2)
 * 🇫🇷 france (6)
 * 🇮🇳 india (6)
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 * 🇮🇪 ireland (6)
 * 🇮🇹 italy (5)
 * 🇯🇵 japan (5)
 * 🇱🇺 luxembourg (1)
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 * 🇲🇦 morocco (5)
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 * 🇳🇿 new zealand (6)
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 * 🇳🇴 norway (4)
 * 🇵🇱 poland (6)
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 * 🇷🇴 romania (5)
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 * 🇪🇸 spain (6)
 * 🇸🇪 sweden (2)
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 * 🇺🇸 united states (6)
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 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 wales (6)
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