1986 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship

The 1986 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship was the tenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Prague, Czechoslovakia from September 2 to September 13, 1986.

Teams

Group A

• Bulgaria
• Canada
• Czechoslovakia
• South Korea

Group B

• China
• East Germany
• Tunisia
• Soviet Union

Group C

• Brazil
• Cuba
• Peru
• West Germany

Group D

• Italy
• Japan
• North Korea
• United States

Squads

1986 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads

First round

Group A

1. KOR 2. BUL 3. TCH 4. CAN

KOR 3 BUL 1; TCH 3 CAN 1; KOR 3 TCH 0; BUL 3 CAN 1; KOR 3 CAN 0; BUL 3 TCH 1

Group B

1. CHN 2. GDR 3. URS 4. TUN

CHN 3 GDR 1; URS 3 TUN 0; CHN 3 URS 0; GDR 3 TUN 0; CHN 3 TUN 0; GDR 3 URS 1

Group C

1. CUB 2. PER 3. BRA 4. FRG

CUB 3 PER 2; BRA 3 FRG 1; CUB 3 BRA 0; PER 3 FRG 0; CUB 3 FRG 0; PER 3 BRA 1

Group D

1. JPN 2. USA 3. ITA 4. PRK

JPN 3 USA 1; ITA 3 PRK 0; JPN 3 ITA 1; USA 3 PRK 0; JPN 3 PRK 0; USA 3 ITA 1

Second round

GROUP E

1. CUB 2. PER 3. BRA 4. KOR 5. BUL 6. TCH

CUB 3 KOR 0; PER 3 BUL 0; BRA 3 TCH 0; CUB 3 BUL 0; PER 3 TCH 1; BRA 3 KOR 0; CUB 3 TCH 0; PER 3 KOR 0; BRA 2 BUL 3

GROUP F

1. CHN 2. GDR 3. URS 4. JPN 5. USA 6. ITA

CHN 3 JPN 0; GDR 3 USA 2; URS 3 ITA 1; CHN 3 USA 1; GDR 3 ITA 0; URS 3 JPN 1; CHN 3 ITA 0; GDR 3 JPN 0; URS 3 USA 2

Final round

	Semi Finals				Final
	1986-09-11 – Prague
	Cuba	3
					1986-09-13 – Prague
	East Germany	1
					Cuba	1
	1986-09-11 – Prague
					China	3
	Peru	0
	China	3
					3rd place
					1986-09-13 – Prague
					East Germany	1
					Peru	3

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	5-8th place				5th place
	1986-09-11 – Prague
	Brazil	3
					1986-09-12 – Prague
	Japan	1
					Brazil	3
	1986-09-11 – Prague
					Soviet Union	0
	Soviet Union	3
	South Korea	0
					7th place
					1986-09-12 – Prague
					Japan	3
					South Korea	0

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	9-12th place				9th place
	1986-09-11 – Prague
	Italy	3
					1986-09-12 – Prague
	Bulgaria	2
					Italy	3
	1986-09-11 – Prague
					United States	1
	United States	3
	Czechoslovakia	2
					11th place
					1986-09-12 – Prague
					Bulgaria	1
					Czechoslovakia	3

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Final standings

Place	Team
1.	China
2.	Cuba
3.	Peru
4.	East Germany
5.	Brazil
6.	Soviet Union
7.	Japan
8.	South Korea
9.	Italy
10.	United States
11.	Czechoslovakia
12.	Bulgaria
13.	West Germany
14.	North Korea
15.	Canada
16.	Tunisia

1986 FIVB Women's World Champions
China Second title

Team Roster

Xiaofeng Hu, Yuzhu Hou, Ying Jiang, Yanjun Li, Yan Liang, Wei Liu, Huijuan Su, Dan Wu, Xiaojun Yang, Xilan Yang, Qin Yin, and Meizhu Zheng. Head Coach: Rongfang Zhang.

Awards

• Most Valuable Player
  • Yang Xilan (CHN)
• Best Blocker
  • Valentina Ogienko (URS)
• Best Defender
  • Denisse Fajardo (PER)

References

• Federation Internationale de Volleyball
• Peru info