1986 World Men's Handball Championship
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.
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 standings
| Rank | Team |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
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| 16 |
| Qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
| Qualified for the 1987 World Men's Handball Championship Group B |
| 1986 Men's World Champions Yugoslavia First title |