1986 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship

1986 World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Czechoslovakia
Dates	2–13 September
Champions	China (2nd title)

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

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

	9-12th place				9th place
	1986-09-11 – Prague
	Italy	3
					1986-09-12 – Prague
	Bulgaria	2
					Italy	3
	1986-09-11 – Prague
					United States	1
	United States	3
	Czechoslovakia	2
					11th place
					1986-09-12 – Prague
					Bulgaria	1
					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)
• Bost Scorer
  •  Yang Xilan (CHN)
• Best Blocker
  •  Valentina Ogienko (URS)
• Best Defender
  •  Denisse Fajardo (PER)

References

• Federation Internationale de Volleyball
• Peru info