The 1986 FIVB Men's World Championship was the eleventh edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 24 September to 5 October 1986 in France.
Qualification Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost country11982 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship1–15 October 198271985 Men's European Volleyball Championship29 Sep – 4 Oct 198511985 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship27 Sep – 7 Oct 1985 Santiago de los Caballeros11985 Men's South American Volleyball Championship24 Jul – 1 Aug 1985 Caracas1Asian Qualifier5–7 October 1985 Sydney11983 Men's African Volleyball Championship7–14 December 1983 Port Said11986 FIVB Men's Volleyball World B Championship3–12 April 1986 Piraeus3Total16
Squads
Results First round Pool A Location: Montpellier
Pool B Location: Tourcoing
Pool C Location: Clermont-Ferrand
Pool D Location: Orléans
Second round The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the second round.
1st–12th pools Pool E Location: Toulouse
Pool F Location: Nantes
13th–16th places Location: Évreux
Final round 9th–12th places
9th–12th semifinals
11th place match
9th place match
5th–8th places
5th–8th semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
Finals
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Team roster Dusty Dvorak, David Saunders, Steven Salmons, Bob Ctvrtlik, Doug Partie, Steve Timmons, Craig Buck, Jeff Stork, Eric Sato, Patrick Powers, Karch Kiraly Head coach Marv Dunphy
Awards Most Valuable Player Philippe Blain
External links Federation Internationale de Volleyball