1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump
The women's long jump event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 18 and 19 July.Medalists
Results
Final
19 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| Patricia Bille | GDR | 6.70 | |
| Anu Kaljurand | URS | 6.46 | |
| Tatyana Ter-Mesrobyan | URS | 6.39 | |
| 4 | Caroline Missoudan | FRA | 6.33 | |
| 5 | Mirela Belu | | 6.27 | |
| 6 | Wang Shu-Hua | TPE | 6.18 | |
| 7 | Carlette Guidry | USA | 6.13 | |
| 8 | Fiona May | UK | 6.11 | |
| 9 | Ulrike Kubla | FRG | 6.02 | |
| 10 | Mieke van der Kolk | NED | 5.98 | |
| 11 | Kathi Sabernig | AUT | 5.87 | |
| 12 | Katalin Csapo | | 5.83 | |
Qualifications
18 JulGroup A
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Patricia Bille | GDR | 6.17 | Q |
| 2 | Tatyana Ter-Mesrobyan | URS | 6.06 | q |
| 3 | Katalin Csapo | | 5.97 | q |
| 4 | Mariana Khristova | | 5.86 | |
| 5 | Niurka Montalvo | CUB | 5.86 | |
| 6 | Beatrice Utondu | NGR | 5.83 | |
| 7 | Tonya Sedwick | USA | 5.78 | |
| 8 | Simone Lemieux | CAN | 5.65 | |
| 9 | Sandra Govinden | MRI | 5.52 | |
| 10 | K.H. Salaimma | IND | 5.39 | |
| 11 | Buenaventura Santana | DOM | 5.27 | |
| 12 | Karin Andersson | SWE | 5.24 | |
| 13 | Cathy Rasehei | PNG | 4.97 | |
Group B
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Mieke van der Kolk | NED | 6.20 | Q |
| 2 | Mirela Belu | | 6.12 | Q |
| 3 | Ulrike Kubla | FRG | 6.10 | Q |
| 4 | Fiona May | UK | 6.10 | Q |
| 5 | Anu Kaljurand | URS | 6.10 | Q |
| 6 | Caroline Missoudan | FRA | 6.06 | q |
| 7 | Wang Shu-Hua | TPE | 5.95 | q |
| 8 | Carlette Guidry | USA | 5.94 | q |
| 9 | Kathi Sabernig | AUT | 5.87 | q |
| 10 | Caroline Nwajei | NGR | 5.79 | |
| 11 | Akiko Maekawa | JPN | 5.71 | |
| 12 | Leslie Wilson | CAN | 5.62 | |
| 13 | Mónica Falcioni | URU | 5.52 | |
| 14 | Rowan Maynard | ATG | 5.43 | |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event.
