The 1986
World Men's Handball Championship
The IHF Men's Handball World Championship has been organized indoor by the International Handball Federation since 1938.
In the twenty-nine tournaments held, twelve national teams have won the title. France is the most successful team with six ...
was the 11th
team handball
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World Championship. It was held in
Switzerland
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from February 25 to March 8, 1986.
Yugoslavia
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won the championship. The tournament was played in
Aarau
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Basel
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Bern
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La Chaux-de-Fonds
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Davos
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Geneva
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Luzern
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Olten
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St. Gallen,
Solothurn
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Winterthur
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and
Zürich
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Qualification
Teams
Preliminary round
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Ranking round
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Main round
Group I
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Group II
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Final round
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standings
Medal summary
Top goalscorers
External links
IHF ReportDataesportThe Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Medallists from previous World Championships
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