1986 World Women's Handball Championship


The 1986 World Women's Handball Championship took place in the Netherlands between 4–14 December 1986.

Qualification

;Host nation
;Qualified from the 1984 Summer Olympics
;Qualified from the 1985 World Championship B
;Qualified from Asia
;Qualified from the 1986 Pan American Women's Handball Championship
;Qualified from the 1985 African Women's Handball Championship

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Main round

Group E

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Group F

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Group G

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Finals

Eleventh Place Playoff

Ninth Place Playoff

Seventh Place Playoff

Fifth Place Playoff

Third Place Playoff

Final

Final standings

Qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics