The 1986 World Men's Handball Championship was the 11th team handball World Championship. It was held in Switzerland from February 25 to March 8, 1986. Yugoslavia won the championship. The tournament was played in Aarau, Basel, Bern, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Davos, Geneva, Luzern, Olten, St. Gallen, Solothurn, Winterthur and Zürich. Qualification Teams Preliminary round Group A Group B Group C Group D Ranking round Main round Group I Group II 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 Report Men Handball World Championship 1986 Dataesport The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Medallists from previous World Championships World Handball Championship tournaments World Mens Handball Championship, 1986 H 1986 in Swiss sport February 1986 sports events in Europe March 1986 sports events in Europe 20th century in Bern 20th century in Basel 20th century in Zürich 20th century in Geneva Sport in Davos Sports competitions in Zürich Sports competitions in Bern Sports competitions in Basel Sports competitions in Geneva