1986 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship explained

Competition:	FIVB Women's World Championship
Gender:	women
Continent:	World
Year:	1986
Dates:	2–13 September
Opened:	Gustáv Husák
Teams:	16
Champions:	China
Title Number:	2
Second:	Cuba
Third:	Peru
Fourth:	East Germany
Mvp:	Yang Xilan
Last:	1982 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
Next:	1990 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship

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

Teams

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Squads

See main article: 1986 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads.

Results

First round

Pool A

Location: Žilina

Pool B

Location: Plzeň

Pool C

Location: Brno

Pool D

Location: Olomouc

Second round

The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the second round.

1st–12th pools

Pool E

Location: Ostrava

Pool F

Location: Prague

13th–16th places

Location: Plzeň

Final round

9th–12th places

9th place match

5th–8th places

5th place match

Finals

Final

Final standing

Rank	Team
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align=center	6
align=center	7
align=center	8
align=center	9
align=center	10
align=center	11
align=center	12
align=center	13
align=center	14
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