The 1986 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship

Volleyball World Championship

The FIVB World Championship is an international men's and women's indoor volleyball competition. It is the oldest and most important of all the international events organized by the FIVB and must not be confused with the FIVB World Cup or the FIVB World League/FIVB World Grand Prix.-Origins:The...

was the tenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Prague

Prague

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, Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

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 from September 2 to September 13, 1986.

Teams

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

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. JAP
2. USA
3. ITA
4. PRK

JAP 3 USA 1;
ITA 3 PRK 0;
JAP 3 ITA 1;
USA 3 PRK 0;
JAP 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 1;
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 3 BUL 2

GROUP F:
1. CHN
2. GDR
3. URS
4. JAP
5. USA
6. ITA

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

Final round

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Final standings

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Team Roster

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