1986 FIVB Women's Volleyball 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.

1986 FIVB Women's World Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Czechoslovakia
Dates	2–13 September
Teams	16
Officially opened by	Gustáv Husák
Champions	China (2nd title)
Runners-up	Cuba
Third place	Peru
Fourth place	East Germany
Tournament awards
MVP	Yang Xilan

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

Main article: 1986 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship squads

Results

First round

Pool A

Location: Žilina

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	6	9	0	MAX	135	71	1.901	1st–12th pools
2	Bulgaria	3	2	1	5	6	6	1.000	162	143	1.133
3	Czechoslovakia	3	1	2	4	5	6	0.833	120	136	0.882
4	Canada	3	0	3	3	1	9	0.111	81	148	0.547	13th–16th places

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
2 Sep	16:30	Bulgaria	3–2	Czechoslovakia	16–14	15–8	11–15	12–15	15–4	69–56
2 Sep	20:00	South Korea	3–0	Canada	15–9	15–1	15–7			45–17
3 Sep	16:30	South Korea	3–0	Bulgaria	15–13	15–10	15–12			45–35
3 Sep	20:00	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Canada	15–10	15–8	15–4			45–22
4 Sep	16:30	Bulgaria	3–1	Canada	15–12	15–6	13–15	15–9		58–42
4 Sep	20:00	South Korea	3–0	Czechoslovakia	15–3	15–11	15–5			45–19

Pool B

Location: Plzeň

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	6	9	1	9.000	147	73	2.014	1st–12th pools
2	East Germany	3	2	1	5	7	5	1.400	148	119	1.244
3	Soviet Union	3	1	2	4	5	6	0.833	134	117	1.145
4	Tunisia	3	0	3	3	0	9	0.000	15	135	0.111	13th–16th places

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
2 Sep	16:30	China	3–1	East Germany	12–15	15–6	15–10	15–4		57–35
2 Sep	20:00	Soviet Union	3–0	Tunisia	15–1	15–2	15–1			45–4
3 Sep	16:30	East Germany	3–2	Soviet Union	12–15	11–15	15–11	15–6	15–9	68–56
3 Sep	20:00	China	3–0	Tunisia	15–0	15–3	15–2			45–5
4 Sep	16:30	East Germany	3–0	Tunisia	15–2	15–1	15–3			45–6
4 Sep	20:00	China	3–0	Soviet Union	15–9	15–11	15–13			45–33

Pool C

Location: Brno

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Cuba	3	3	0	6	9	2	4.500	160	110	1.455	1st–12th pools
2	Peru	3	2	1	5	8	4	2.000	164	143	1.147
3	Brazil	3	1	2	4	4	7	0.571	129	157	0.822
4	West Germany	3	0	3	3	1	9	0.111	103	146	0.705	13th–16th places

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
2 Sep	16:30	Cuba	3–0	Brazil	15–9	15–9	15–12			45–30
2 Sep	20:00	Peru	3–0	West Germany	15–4	15–4	15–11			45–19
3 Sep	16:30	Peru	3–1	Brazil	15–5	10–15	15–7	15–10		55–37
3 Sep	20:00	Cuba	3–0	West Germany	15–9	15–2	15–9			45–20
4 Sep	16:00	Brazil	3–1	West Germany	8–15	15–11	15–13	15-6		53–45
4 Sep	20:00	Cuba	3–2	Peru	11–15	15–11	15–8	14–16	15–10	70–60

Pool D

Location: Olomouc

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	6	9	2	4.500	160	111	1.441	1st–12th pools
2	United States	3	2	1	5	7	4	1.750	144	131	1.099
3	Italy	3	1	2	4	4	6	0.667	118	122	0.967
4	North Korea	3	0	3	3	1	9	0.111	92	150	0.613	13th–16th places

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
2 Sep	12:00	Japan	3–1	North Korea	15–6	13–15	15–9	15–8		58–38
2 Sep	20:00	United States	3–1	Italy	15–7	8–15	15–12	15–10		53–44
3 Sep	12:00	Japan	3–0	Italy	15–11	15–10	15–7			45–28
3 Sep	20:00	United States	3–0	North Korea	15–6	16–14	15–10			46–30
4 Sep	12:00	Japan	3–1	United States	12–15	15–11	15–7	15–12		57–45
4 Sep	16:30	Italy	3–0	North Korea	15–5	15–5	16–14			46–24

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Cuba	5	5	0	10	15	3	5.000	259	170	1.524	Finals
2	Peru	5	4	1	9	14	5	2.800	265	197	1.345
3	Brazil	5	2	3	7	9	9	1.000	239	245	0.976	5th–8th places
4	South Korea	5	2	3	7	7	9	0.778	190	197	0.964
5	Bulgaria	5	2	3	7	6	13	0.462	222	265	0.838	9th–12th places
6	Czechoslovakia	5	0	5	5	3	15	0.200	162	263	0.616

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
7 Sep	13:00	Bulgaria	3–2	Brazil	16–14	8–15	17–15	14–16	15–13	70–73
7 Sep	16:30	Cuba	3–1	South Korea	15–12	15–8	8–15	15–3		53–38
7 Sep	20:00	Peru	3–1	Czechoslovakia	12–15	15–5	15–0	15–8		57–28
8 Sep	13:00	Cuba	3–0	Bulgaria	15–7	15–3	16–14			46–24
8 Sep	16:30	Peru	3–0	South Korea	15–8	15–11	15–12			45–31
8 Sep	20:00	Brazil	3–0	Czechoslovakia	15–13	16–14	16–14			47–41
9 Sep	13:00	Peru	3–0	Bulgaria	15–10	15–4	15–10			45–24
9 Sep	16:30	Brazil	3–0	South Korea	15–9	15–12	15–12			45–33
9 Sep	20:00	Cuba	3–0	Czechoslovakia	15–9	15–0	15–9			45–18

Pool F

Location: Prague

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	China	5	5	0	10	15	1	15.000	237	126	1.881	Finals
2	East Germany	5	4	1	9	13	7	1.857	261	236	1.106
3	Soviet Union	5	3	2	8	11	6	1.833	224	176	1.273	5th–8th places
4	Japan	5	2	3	7	6	10	0.600	167	208	0.803
5	United States	5	1	4	6	6	13	0.462	204	258	0.791	9th–12th places
6	Italy	5	0	5	5	1	15	0.067	145	234	0.620

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
7 Sep	13:00	Soviet Union	3–0	Italy	15–3	15–11	15–11			45–25
7 Sep	16:30	East Germany	3–0	Japan	15–11	15–9	15–11			45–31
7 Sep	20:00	China	3–0	United States	15–4	15–10	15–5			45–19
8 Sep	13:00	Soviet Union	3–0	Japan	15–0	15–8	15–8			45–16
8 Sep	16:30	China	3–0	Italy	15–4	15–4	15–13			45–21
8 Sep	20:00	East Germany	3–2	United States	15–12	9–15	15–10	13–15	15–13	67–65
9 Sep	13:00	China	3–0	Japan	15–6	15–8	15–4			45–18
9 Sep	16:30	East Germany	3–0	Italy	16–14	15–4	15–9			46–27
9 Sep	20:00	Soviet Union	3–0	United States	15–4	15–12	15–6			45–22

13th–16th places

Location: Plzeň

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR
13	West Germany	3	3	0	6	9	1	9.000	148	83	1.783
14	North Korea	3	2	1	5	6	3	2.000	114	80	1.425
15	Canada	3	1	2	4	4	6	0.667	123	113	1.088
16	Tunisia	3	0	3	3	0	9	0.000	26	135	0.193

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
7 Sep	16:30	West Germany	3–0	North Korea	15–6	15–12	15–4			45–22
7 Sep	20:00	Canada	3–0	Tunisia	15–0	15–4	15–4			45–8
8 Sep	16:30	West Germany	3–0	Tunisia	15–0	15–3	15–6			45–9
8 Sep	20:00	North Korea	3–0	Canada	15–3	17–15	15–8			47–26
9 Sep	16:30	West Germany	3–1	Canada	17–15	11–15	15–9	15–13		58–52
9 Sep	20:00	North Korea	3–0	Tunisia	15–7	15–0	15–2			45–9

Final round

9th–12th places

	9th–12th semifinals				9th place
	12 September – Žilina
	Italy	3
					13 September – Žilina
	Bulgaria	2
					Italy	3
	12 September – Žilina
					United States	1
	United States	3
	Czechoslovakia	2
					11th place
					13 September – Žilina
					Bulgaria	1
					Czechoslovakia	3

9th–12th semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
12 Sep	16:30	Italy	3–2	Bulgaria	15–12	8–15	16–14	5–15	15–12	59–68
12 Sep	20:00	United States	3–2	Czechoslovakia	7–15	15–3	10–15	15–6	15–12	62–51

11th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Sep	16:30	Bulgaria	1–3	Czechoslovakia	15–12	10–15	11–15	9–15		45–57

9th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Sep	20:00	Italy	3–1	United States	15–4	15–12	10–15	15–12		55–43

5th–8th places

	5th–8th semifinals				5th place
	12 September – Ostrava
	Brazil	3
					13 September – Ostrava
	Japan	1
					Brazil	3
	12 September – Ostrava
					Soviet Union	0
	Soviet Union	3
	South Korea	0
					7th place
					13 September – Ostrava
					Japan	3
					South Korea	0

5th–8th semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
12 Sep	16:30	Brazil	3–1	Japan	15–13	15–17	17–15	16–14		63–59
12 Sep	20:00	Soviet Union	3–0	South Korea	15–13	15–10	15–8			45–31

7th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Sep	16:30	Japan	3–0	South Korea	15–10	15–8	16–14			46–32

5th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Sep	20:00	Brazil	3–0	Soviet Union	15–6	15–8	15–10			45–24

Finals

	Semifinals				Final
	12 September – Prague
	Cuba	3
					13 September – Prague
	East Germany	1
					Cuba	1
	12 September – Prague
					China	3
	China	3
	Peru	0
					3rd place
					13 September – Prague
					East Germany	1
					Peru	3

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
12 Sep	16:30	Cuba	3–1	East Germany	13–15	15–3	15–7	15–3		58–28
12 Sep	20:00	China	3–0	Peru	18–16	15–2	15–8			48–26

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Sep	16:30	East Germany	1–3	Peru	15–13	14–16	9–15	8–15		46–59

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Sep	20:00	Cuba	1–3	China	6–15	7–15	15–10	9–15		37–55

Final standing

Rank	Team
	China
	Cuba
	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 Women's World champions
China 2nd title

Team roster

Hu Xiaofeng, Liang Yan, Liu Wei, Hou Yuzhu, Yin Qin, Yang Xilan (c), Su Huijuan, Jiang Ying, Li Yanjun, Yang Xiaojun, Zheng Meizhu, Wu Dan

Head coach

Zhang Rongfang

Awards

• Most valuable player

  Yang Xilan

• Best scorer

  Yang Xilan

• Best blocker

  Valentina Ogienko

• Best defender

  Denisse Fajardo

External links

• Federation Internationale de Volleyball
• Peru info