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 (later replaced by ) Preliminary round Group A Group B Group C Group D Main round Group E Group F Group G Finals Eleventh Place Playoff Ninth Place Playoff Seventh Place Playoff Fifth Place Playoff Third Place Playoff Final Final standings References International Handball Federation W W World Handball Championship tournaments W Women's handball in the Netherlands December 1986 sports events in Europe