1986 World Women's Handball Championship
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
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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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Final standings
| Qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics |