Water polo at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament

The 1986 Women's World Water Polo Championship was the first edition of the women's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 14 to 22 August 1986, and was incorporated into the 1986 World Aquatics Championships in Madrid, Spain.[1]

1986 World Water Polo Championship
5th FINA World Aquatics Championships
Location Spain
Date(s)14–22 August
Category1986 World Aquatics Championships
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Teams

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Preliminary round

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GROUP A

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Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   United States 5 3 2 1 0 32 18 +14
2.   Canada 5 3 2 1 0 27 17 +10
3.   Hungary 2 3 1 0 2 24 30 –6
4.   Norway 0 3 0 0 3 19 37 –18

GROUP B

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Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   Australia 8 4 4 0 0 53 19 +34
2.   Netherlands 6 4 3 0 1 56 19 +37
3.   West Germany 4 4 2 0 2 30 47 –17
4.   Belgium 2 4 1 0 3 25 54 –29
5.   Great Britain 0 4 0 0 4 23 48 –25

Final round

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GROUP C

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Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   Australia 10 5 5 0 0 54 30 +24
2.   Netherlands 8 5 4 0 1 55 30 +25
3.   United States 5 5 2 1 2 45 34 +11
4.   Canada 5 5 2 1 2 38 35 +3
5.   Hungary 2 5 1 0 4 37 52 –15
6.   West Germany 0 5 0 0 5 23 71 –48

GROUP D

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Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
7.   Norway 4 2 2 0 0 21 17 +4
8.   Belgium 2 2 1 0 1 20 19 +1
9.   Great Britain 0 2 0 0 2 17 22 –5

Final ranking

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Individual awards

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  • Most Valuable Player
  • ???
  • Best Goalkeeper
  • ???


RANK TOPSCORERS GOALS
1.   Alice Lindhout (NED) 26
2.   Debbie Handley (AUS) 22
3.   Greet van den Veen (NED) 18

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
  Australia [1][2]
Judy Gair
Cummins Handley
Amanda Leeson
Katie Mcadams
Megan Meloncelli
Lynne Morrison
Sandy Mills-O'mellia
Jackie Northam
Cathy Parkers
Janet Rayner
Julie Sheperd
Debbie Watson
  Netherlands
Anita Bibo
Hellen Boering
Janet Heijnert
Monique Kranenburg
Patricia Libregts
Alice Lindhout
Ineke Pesman
Janny Spijker
Lieneke van den Heuvel
Greet van den Veen
Marjo van der Mark
Madeline van Heemstra
Hedda Verdam
  United States
Theresa Breckon
Lynn Comer
Yolanda Gascon
Dion Gray
Vaune Kadlubek
Marybeth Kolding
Simone LaPay
Laura Laughlin
Maureen O'Toole
Marla Smith
Jill Sterkel
Lyn Taylor
Lynn Wittstock

References

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  1. ^ a b c "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 57. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ Women's World Cup Results, sportquick