1986 FIBA World Championship for Women

1986 edition of the FIBA World Championship for Women

1986 FIBA World Championship
for Women10th FIBA World Championship for Women

Tournament details
Host country| Soviet Union
Dates| 8–17 August
Teams| 12
Venue(s)| 3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions|  United States (4th title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer|  Borrell (26.7)
Official website
1986 FIBA World Championship for Women

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1986 USSR stamp.

The 1986 FIBA World Championship for Women (Russian:1986 Чемпионат мира ФИБА среди женщин) was the tenth FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was hosted by the Soviet Union, from 8 to 17 August 1986.

The United States won their fourth world championship, defeating the Soviet Union 108–88 in the final.

## Venues[edit]

* Olympic Stadium (Moscow)
* Minsk Sports Palace (Minsk)
* (Vilnius)

## Squads[edit]

Main article: 1986 FIBA World Championship for Women squads

## Preliminary round[edit]

### Group A[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Soviet Union | 5  | 5  | 0  | 450  | 360  | +90  | 10  | Advance to Final Four Round
2  |  Canada | 5  | 4  | 1  | 343  | 326  | +17  | 9
3  |  Cuba | 5  | 3  | 2  | 397  | 358  | +39  | 8  | Eliminated
4  |  Bulgaria | 5  | 2  | 3  | 361  | 373  | −12  | 7
5  |  South Korea | 5  | 1  | 4  | 279  | 371  | −92  | 6
6  |  Brazil | 5  | 0  | 5  | 389  | 341  | +48  | 5

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings

### Group B[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  United States | 5  | 5  | 0  | 447  | 300  | +147  | 10  | Advance to Final Four Round
2  |  Czechoslovakia | 5  | 4  | 1  | 358  | 334  | +24  | 9
3  |  China | 5  | 3  | 2  | 408  | 344  | +64  | 8  | Eliminated
4  |  Hungary | 5  | 2  | 3  | 343  | 380  | −37  | 7
5  |  Australia | 5  | 1  | 4  | 297  | 342  | −45  | 6
6  |  Chinese Taipei | 5  | 0  | 5  | 269  | 422  | −153  | 5

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings

## Final four[edit]

| Semifinals| | Final

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|  Canada|  59

|  United States| 88 |

|  United States |  108

| |  Soviet Union | 88

|  Soviet Union |  78

|  Czechoslovakia| 67 |

| Third place

|  Canada |  64

|  Czechoslovakia | 59

### Bronze medal game[edit]

August 16
19:00

Boxscore

Canada | 64-59 |  Czechoslovakia

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Scoring by half: 33-31, 31-28
Pts: Smith 19 |  | Pts: Kotikova 14

### Final[edit]

August 17
19:00

Boxscore

United States | 108-88 |  Soviet Union

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Scoring by half: 56-43, 52-45
Pts: Miller 23 |  | Pts: Iakovleva 29

## Final standings[edit]

#  | Team

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1  |  United States
2  |  Soviet Union
3  |  Canada
4  |  Czechoslovakia
5  |  China
6  |  Cuba
7  |  Bulgaria
8  |  Hungary
9  |  Australia
10  |  South Korea
11  |  Brazil
12  |  Chinese Taipei

## Awards[edit]

1986 World Championship winner

United States
Fourth title

## References[edit]

* Todor Krastev. "Women Basketball World Championship 1986 Moskva (URS) - 08-17.08 Winner United States". Archived from the original on 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2014-05-12.

## External links[edit]

* 1986 FIBA World Championship for Women

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FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup

Tournaments|

* Chile 1953
* Brazil 1957
* Soviet Union 1959
* Peru 1964
* Czechoslovakia 1967
* Brazil 1971
* Colombia 1975
* South Korea 1979
* Brazil 1983
* Soviet Union 1986
* Malaysia 1990
* Australia 1994
* Germany 1998
* China 2002
* Brazil 2006
* Czech Republic 2010
* Turkey 2014
* Spain 2018
* Australia 2022
* Germany 2026

Finals|

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* 1971
* 1975
* 1979
* 1983
* 1986
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* 2006
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Squads|

* 1953
* 1957
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* 1967
* 1971
* 1975
* 1979
* 1983
* 1986
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* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
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Qualifying tournaments|

* Africa
* Americas
* Asia and Oceania
* Europe
* Olympics

* Team appearances
* Awards
* All-Tournament Team
* Most Valuable Player

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