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1986 FIBA World Championship
for Women

10th 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)
PPG (Team)	United States (91.0)
Official website
1986 FIBA World Championship for Women
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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※

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

Squads※

Preliminary round※

Group A※

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
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

Group B※

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
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

Final four※

	Semifinals				Final
	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※

August 16 19:00

Boxscore

Canada	64–59	Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 33-31, 31-28
Pts: Smith 19		Pts: Kotikova 14

Final※

August 17 19:00

Boxscore

United States	108–88	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 56-43, 52-45
Pts: Miller 23		Pts: Iakovleva 29

Final standings※

#	Team
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※

1986 World Championship winner
United States Fourth title

References※

• 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※

• 1986 FIBA World Championship for Women