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
	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

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	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

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	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

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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