Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's marathon

The men's marathon event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held in Edinburgh, Scotland on 1 August 1986.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Robert De Castella	Australia	2:10:15
	Dave Edge	Canada	2:11:08
	Steve Moneghetti	Australia	2:11:18
4	John Graham	Scotland	2:12:10
5	Art Boileau	Canada	2:12:58
6	Philip O'Brien	England	2:14:54
7	Ieuan Ellis	Wales	2:15:12
8	Kevin Forster	England	2:16:36
9	Martin Deane	Northern Ireland	2:16:49
10	Fraser Clyne	Scotland	2:17:30
11	Peter Butler	Canada	2:18:52
12	Sam Hlawe	Swaziland	2:20:06
13	John Campbell	New Zealand	2:21:25
14	Bigboy Matlapeng	Botswana	2:24:05
15	Grenville Wood	Australia	2:26:48
16	Kenneth Hlasa	Lesotho	2:29:47
17	Golekane Mosweu	Botswana	2:33:23
18	Johnson Mbangiwa	Botswana	2:36:13
19	Brian Holden	Guernsey	2:39:12
20	Toka Maama	Lesotho	2:45:13
	Charles Spedding	England	DNF