1986 FIVB Women's World Championship

The 1986 FIVB Women's Volleyball 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 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. 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

Final standings

Awards

• Most Valuable Player
  •  Yang Xilan (CHN)

• Best Blocker
  •  Valentina Ogienko (URS)

• Best Defender
  •  Denisse Fajardo (PER)

References

• Federation Internationale de Volleyball
• Peru info