1986 FIBA World Championship for Women

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1986 FIBA World Championship
for Women
10th FIBA World Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host nationSoviet Union
DatesAugust 8 – August 17
Teams12
Venues3 
(in 3 host cities)
Champions United States
(4th title)
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Cuba Borrell (26.7)  United States (91.0)
Official website
< 1983
1990 >
1986 USSR stamp.

The 1986 FIBA World Championship for Women (Russian:1986 Чемпионат мира ФИБА среди женщин) was hosted by the Soviet Union from August 8–17, 1986. The USA won the tournament, defeating the Soviet Union 108-88 in the final.

Venues[]

Squads[]

Main article:

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

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

Final four[]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Canada 59
 
 
 
 United States88
 
 United States 108
 
 
 
 Soviet Union 88
 
 Soviet Union 78
 
 
 Czechoslovakia67
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Canada 64
 
 
 Czechoslovakia 59

Bronze medal game[]

July 22
19:00
Canada  64–59  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 33-31, 31-28
Pts: Smith 19 Pts: 14

Final[]

August 17
19:00
United States  108–88  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 56-43, 52-45
Pts: Miller 23 Pts: Iakovleva 29

Final standings[]

# Team
Med 1.png 1  United States
Med 2.png 2  Soviet Union
Med 3.png 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 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2014-05-12.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""