The 1986 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in the Soviet Union from 12 April to 28 April. The games were played at the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow, and eight teams took part. Each team played each other once, and then the four best teams played each other again. This was the 51st World Championships, and also the 62nd ice hockey European Championships. The reigning world champions from Czechoslovakia finished fifth, and the Soviet Union became World Champions for the twentieth time, and also won their 24th European Championship. In the European Championship, only games between European teams are counted.
World Championship Group A (Soviet Union)[]
First Round[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 32 - 09 | 14 |
| 2 |  Sweden |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 34 - 18 | 11 |
| 3 |  Finland |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 28 - 18 | 10 |
| 4 |  Canada |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 24 - 22 | 6 |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 - 17 | 5 |
| 6 |  United States of America |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 27 - 28 | 4 |
| 7 |  Federal Republic of Germany |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 - 39 | 4 |
| 8 |  Poland |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 - 43 | 2 |
| 12 April | |||
| Canada
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8-3 | Federal Republic of Germany
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| 12 April | |||
| Finland
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5-4 | United States of America
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| 12 April | |||
| Poland
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2-1 | Czechoslovakia
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| 12 April | |||
| Soviet Union
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4-2 | Sweden
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| 13 April | |||
| Sweden
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4-1 | Canada
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| 13 April | |||
| United States of America
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7-2 | Poland
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| 13 April | |||
| Soviet Union
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4-1 | Finland
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| 13 April | |||
| Federal Republic of Germany
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4-3 | Czechoslovakia
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| 15 April | |||
| Sweden
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3-2 | Czechoslovakia
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| 15 April | |||
| Soviet Union
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7-2 | Poland
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| 15 April | |||
| United States of America
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9-2 | Federal Republic of Germany
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| 15 April | |||
| Finland
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3-2 | Canada
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| 16 April | |||
| Canada
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8-3 | Poland
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| 16 April | |||
| Finland
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1-1 | Czechoslovakia
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| 16 April | |||
| Soviet Union
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4-1 | Federal Republic of Germany
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| 16 April | |||
| Sweden
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5-2 | United States of America
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| 17 April | |||
| Soviet Union
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4-0 | Canada
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| 17 April | |||
| Czechoslovakia
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5-2 | United States of America
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| 17 April | |||
| Finland
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4-2 | Poland
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| 17 April | |||
| Sweden
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4-2 | Federal Republic of Germany
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| 18 April | |||
| Sweden
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12-3 | Poland
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| 18 April | |||
| Finland
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10-1 | Federal Republic of Germany
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| 19 April | |||
| Canada
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4-2 | United States of America
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| 19 April | |||
| Soviet Union
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4-2 | Czechoslovakia
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| 20 April | |||
| Federal Republic of Germany
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4-1 | Poland
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| 20 April | |||
| Sweden
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4-4 | Finland
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| 22 April | |||
| Czechoslovakia
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3-1 | Canada
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| 22 April | |||
| Soviet Union
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5-1 | United States of America
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Final Round[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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| 1 |  Soviet Union |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 - 06 | 6 |
| 2 |  Sweden |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 - 12 | 3 |
| 3 |  Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 - 16 | 2 |
| 4 |  Finland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 07 - 16 | 1 |
| 24 April | |||
| Soviet Union
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7-4 | Canada
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| 24 April | |||
| Sweden
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4-4 | Finland
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| 26 April | |||
| Sweden
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6-5 | Canada
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| 26 April | |||
| Soviet Union
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8-0 | Finland
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| 28 April | |||
| Canada
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4-3 | Finland
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| 28 April | |||
| Soviet Union
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3-2 | Sweden
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Consolation Round[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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| 5 |  Czechoslovakia |
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 38 - 21 | 11 |
| 6 |  United States |
10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 41 - 43 | 8 |
| 7 |  West Germany |
10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 23 - 52 | 5 |
| 8 |  Poland |
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 26 - 63 | 3 |
| 23 April | |||
| Czechoslovakia
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8-1 | Poland
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| 23 April | |||
| United States of America
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5-0 | Federal Republic of Germany
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| 25 April | |||
| United States of America
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7-5 | Poland
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| 25 April | |||
| Czechoslovakia
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3-1 | Federal Republic of Germany
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| 27 April | |||
| Czechoslovakia
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10-2 | United States of America
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| 27 April | |||
| Federal Republic of Germany
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5-5 | Poland
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World Championship Group B (Netherlands)[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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| 9 |  Switzerland |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 38 - 20 | 12 |
| 10 |  Italy |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 21 - 18 | 8 |
| 11 |  East Germany |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 25 - 21 | 8 |
| 12 |  France |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 - 25 | 6 |
| 13 |  Netherlands |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 25 - 32 | 6 |
| 14 |  Austria |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 24 - 27 | 6 |
| 15 |  Yugoslavia |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 24 - 25 | 6 |
| 16 |  Japan |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 - 26 | 4 |
| 20 March | |||
| Netherlands
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6-3 | Yugoslavia
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| 20 March | |||
| East Germany
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4-6 | Austria
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| 20 March | |||
| Switzerland
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4-1 | Italy
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| 20 March | |||
| France
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1-2 | Japan
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| 21 March | |||
| Austria
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1-6 | Italy
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| 21 March | |||
| Japan
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4-6 | Switzerland
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| 22 March | |||
| Netherlands
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3-4 | France
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| 22 March | |||
| East Germany
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4-2 | Yugoslavia
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| 23 March | |||
| Switzerland
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8-2 | France
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| 23 March | |||
| Yugoslavia
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2-5 | Austria
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| 23 March | |||
| Netherlands
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3-4 | Japan
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| 23 March | |||
| East Germany
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3-4 | Italy
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| 24 March | |||
| Japan
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0-1 | Italy
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| 24 March | |||
| Austria
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3-4 | Switzerland
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| 25 March | |||
| France
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5-6 | Yugoslavia
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| 25 March | |||
| Netherlands
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2-5 | East Germany
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| 26 March | |||
| Italy
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1-4 | Yugoslavia
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| 26 March | |||
| Japan
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3-4 | East Germany
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| 26 March | |||
| France
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6-1 | Austria
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| 26 March | |||
| Netherlands
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3-11 | Switzerland
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| 28 March | |||
| East Germany
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0-3 | France
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| 28 March | |||
| Yugoslavia
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2-4 | Switzerland
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| 28 March | |||
| Japan
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2-6 | Austria
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| 28 March | |||
| Netherlands
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5-3 | Italy
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| 29 March | |||
| Yugoslavia
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5-0 | Japan
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| 29 March | |||
| Italy
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5-1 | France
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| 29 March | |||
| Switzerland
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1-5 | East Germany
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| 29 March | |||
| Netherlands
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3-2 | Austria
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World Championship Group C (Spain)[]
First Round[]
Group 1[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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| 1 |  Norway |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 - 07 | 8 |
| 2 |  Romania |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 - 09 | 6 |
| 3 |  Denmark |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 - 13 | 4 |
| 4 |  Spain |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 08 - 32 | 1 |
| 5 |  South Korea |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 05 - 38 | 1 |
| 23 March | |||
| Norway
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18-3 | Spain
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| 23 March | |||
| Romania
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13-0 | South Korea
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| 24 March | |||
| Norway
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11-1 | South Korea
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| 24 March | |||
| Romania
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5-1 | Denmark
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| 26 March | |||
| South Korea
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1-11 | Denmark
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| 26 March | |||
| Romania
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5-2 | Spain
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| 27 March | |||
| Norway
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7-0 | Denmark
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| 27 March | |||
| Spain
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3-3 | South Korea
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| 29 March | |||
| Denmark
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6-0 | Spain
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| 29 March | |||
| Norway
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6-3 | Romania
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Group 2[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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| 1 |  China |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 - 04 | 7 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 - 16 | 6 |
| 3 |  North Korea |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 08 - 15 | 3 |
| 4 |  Hungary |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 - 14 | 3 |
| 5 |  Australia |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 09 - 33 | 1 |
| 23 March | |||
| China
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15-0 | Australia
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| 23 March | |||
| Hungary
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2-4 | North Korea
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| 24 March | |||
| Australia
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3-11 | Hungary
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| 24 March | |||
| China
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9-1 | Bulgaria
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| 26 March | |||
| North Korea
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1-9 | China
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| 26 March | |||
| Australia
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4-5 | Bulgaria
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| 27 March | |||
| North Korea
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2-2 | Australia
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| 27 March | |||
| Bulgaria
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5-2 | Hungary
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| 29 March | |||
| Bulgaria
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2-1 | North Korea
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| 29 March | |||
| Hungary
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2-2 | China
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Final Round[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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| 17 |  Norway |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 - 07 | 5 |
| 18 |  China |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 - 07 | 5 |
| 19 |  Bulgaria |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 09 - 23 | 2 |
| 20 |  Romania |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 - 17 | 0 |
| 30 March | |||
| Norway
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10-1 | Bulgaria
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| 30 March | |||
| China
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4-3 | Romania
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| 01 April | |||
| Bulgaria
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7-4 | Romania
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| 01 April | |||
| Norway
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3-3 | China
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Consolation Round[]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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| 21 |  Denmark |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 - 05 | 6 |
| 22 |  Hungary |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 - 17 | 2 |
| 23 |  North Korea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 - 14 | 2 |
| 24 |  Spain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 - 21 | 2 |
| 30 March | |||
| Denmark
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8-4 | Hungary
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| 30 March | |||
| Spain
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6-5 | North Korea
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| 01 April | |||
| Spain
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5-10 | Hungary
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| 01 April | |||
| Denmark
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6-1 | North Korea
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| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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| 25 |  South Korea |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 09 - 07 | 2 |
| 26 |  Australia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07 - 09 | 0 |
| 31 March | |||
| South Korea
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9-7 | Australia
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World Championship medal table[]
| 1986 World Championships Medal Table | Country |
|---|---|
| Gold | Soviet Union
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| Silver | Sweden
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| Bronze | Canada
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| 4 | Finland
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| 5 | Czechoslovakia
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| 6 | United States
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| 7 |  Germany
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| 8 | Poland
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European Championships medal table[]
| 1986 European Championships | Country |
|---|---|
| Gold | Soviet Union
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| Silver | Sweden
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| Bronze | Finland
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| 4 | Germany
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| 5 | Poland
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| 6 | Czechoslovakia
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