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

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

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

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

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

FIVB Volleyball World Championship
Men's	Tournaments Czechoslovakia 1949 Soviet Union 1952 France 1956 Brazil 1960 Soviet Union 1962 Czechoslovakia 1966 Bulgaria 1970 Mexico 1974 Italy 1978 Argentina 1982 France 1986 Brazil 1990 Greece 1994 Japan 1998 Argentina 2002 Japan 2006 Italy 2010 Poland 2014 Italy/Bulgaria 2018 Qualification 1949 1952 1956 1960 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Squads 1949 1952 1956 1960 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Women's	Tournaments Soviet Union 1952 France 1956 Brazil 1960 Soviet Union 1962 Japan 1967 Bulgaria 1970 Mexico 1974 Soviet Union 1978 Peru 1982 Czechoslovakia 1986 China 1990 Brazil 1994 Japan 1998 Germany 2002 Japan 2006 Japan 2010 Italy 2014 Japan 2018 Qualification 1952 1956 1960 1962 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Squads 1952 1956 1960 1962 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
National team appearances (Men's – Women's)