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

## Preliminary round

### GROUP A

| | 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

| | 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

### GROUP C

| | 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

| | 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

| RANK | TEAM |
| - | - |
| | Australia |
| | Netherlands |
| | United States |
| 4. | Canada |
| 5. | Hungary |
| 6. | West Germany |
| 7. | Norway |
| 8. | Belgium |
| 9. | Great Britain |

* 1986 FINA Women's World champion
* Australia First title

## Individual awards

* 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

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| AustraliaJudy 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 |
