The 1986
World Women's Handball Championship
The IHF Women's Handball World Championship has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957. European teams have won every time except 1995 where South Korea won as the first team outside Europe and 2013 where Brazil won ...
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Netherlands
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between 4–14 December 1986.
Qualification
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1984 Summer Olympics
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1985 World Championship B
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;Qualified from the
1986 Pan American Women's Handball Championship
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;Qualified from the
1985 African Women's Handball Championship
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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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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
References
International Handball Federation
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1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
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Women's handball in the Netherlands
December 1986 sports events in Europe