1986 World Aquatics Championships

Host City Madrid
Country ESP
Held 13 – 23 August 1986
Competitors 1106
Countries 62

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Solo Women — Medal 155 24
Duet Women — Medal 40 20
Team Women — Medal 134 15
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
3 m Springboard Men — Medal 34 22
10 m Platform Men — Medal 29 18
3 m Springboard Women — Medal 35 24
10 m Platform Women — Medal 26 17
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
50 m Freestyle Men — Medal 51 34
100 m Freestyle Men — Medal 62 41
200 m Freestyle Men — Medal 60 39
400 m Freestyle Men — Medal 44 31
1,500 m Freestyle Men — Medal 32 22
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 99 23
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 70 16
100 m Backstroke Men — Medal 42 32
200 m Backstroke Men — Medal 37 29
100 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 48 34
200 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 41 29
100 m Butterfly Men — Medal 51 36
200 m Butterfly Men — Medal 38 27
200 m Individual Medley Men — Medal 49 36
400 m Individual Medley Men — Medal 35 26
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Men — Medal 87 19
50 m Freestyle Women — Medal 40 25
100 m Freestyle Women — Medal 47 31
200 m Freestyle Women — Medal 40 26
400 m Freestyle Women — Medal 37 25
800 m Freestyle Women — Medal 31 22
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 68 15
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 64 14
100 m Backstroke Women — Medal 35 24
200 m Backstroke Women — Medal 29 23
100 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 37 26
200 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 31 24
100 m Butterfly Women — Medal 43 30
200 m Butterfly Women — Medal 33 22
200 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 31 22
400 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 22 17
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Women — Medal 74 17
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Water Polo Men 14 – 22 August 1986 Medal 195 15
Water Polo Women 14 – 22 August 1986 Medal 107 9

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 East Germany GDR 14 12 4 30
2 United States USA 9 10 13 32
3 Canada CAN 4 2 2 8
4 Germany GER 4 2 1 7
5 Hungary HUN 3 0 0 3
6 China CHN 2 4 1 7
7 Soviet Union URS 2 3 7 12
8 Romania ROU 1 0 1 2
9 Australia AUS 1 0 0 1
= Yugoslavia YUG 1 0 0 1
11 Italy ITA 0 3 0 3
12 Netherlands NED 0 1 4 5
13 Bulgaria BUL 0 1 1 2
= France FRA 0 1 1 2
= Switzerland SUI 0 1 1 2
16 New Zealand NZL 0 1 0 1
17 Great Britain GBR 0 0 2 2
= Japan JPN 0 0 2 2
19 Denmark DEN 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
Solo, Women Carolyn Waldo CAN Sarah Josephson USA Muriel Hermine FRA
Duet, Women Michelle Cameron / Carolyn Waldo CAN Sarah Josephson / Karen Josephson USA Megumi Ito / Mikako Kotani JPN
Team, Women Canada CAN United States USA Japan JPN
3 m Springboard, Men Greg Louganis USA Tan Liangde CHN Li Hongping CHN
10 m Platform, Men Greg Louganis USA Li Kongzheng CHN Bruce Kimball USA
3 m Springboard, Women Gao Min CHN Li Yihua CHN Marina Babkova URS
10 m Platform, Women Chen Lin CHN Lu Wei CHN Wendy Wyland USA
50 m Freestyle, Men Tom Jager USA Dano Halsall SUI Matt Biondi USA
100 m Freestyle, Men Matt Biondi USA Stéphan Caron FRA Tom Jager USA
200 m Freestyle, Men Michael Groß GER Sven Lodziewski GDR Matt Biondi USA
400 m Freestyle, Men Rainer Henkel GER Uwe Daßler GDR Dan Jorgensen USA
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Rainer Henkel GER Stefano Battistelli ITA Dan Jorgensen USA
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men United States USA Soviet Union URS East Germany GDR
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men East Germany GDR Germany GER United States USA
100 m Backstroke, Men Igor Polyansky URS Dirk Richter GDR Sergey Zabolotnov URS
200 m Backstroke, Men Igor Polyansky URS Frank Baltrusch GDR Frank Hoffmeister GER
100 m Breaststroke, Men Victor Davis CAN Gianni Minervini ITA Dmitry Volkov URS
200 m Breaststroke, Men József Szabó HUN Victor Davis CAN Steven Bentley USA
100 m Butterfly, Men Pablo Morales USA Matt Biondi USA Andy Jameson GBR
200 m Butterfly, Men Michael Groß GER Anthony Mosse NZL Benny Nielsen DEN
200 m Individual Medley, Men Tamás Darnyi HUN Alex Baumann CAN Vadim Yaroshchuk URS
400 m Individual Medley, Men Tamás Darnyi HUN Vadim Yaroshchuk URS Alex Baumann CAN
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men United States USA Germany GER Soviet Union URS
50 m Freestyle, Women Tamara Costache ROU Kristin Otto GDR Marie-Thérèse Armentero SUI
100 m Freestyle, Women Kristin Otto GDR Jenna Johnson USA Conny van Bentum NED
200 m Freestyle, Women Heike Friedrich GDR Manuela Stellmach GDR Mary T. Meagher USA
400 m Freestyle, Women Heike Friedrich GDR Astrid Strauß GDR Sarah Hardcastle GBR
800 m Freestyle, Women Astrid Strauß GDR Katja Hartmann GDR Debbie Babashoff USA
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women East Germany GDR United States USA Netherlands NED
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Women East Germany GDR United States USA Netherlands NED
100 m Backstroke, Women Betsy Mitchell USA Kathrin Zimmermann GDR Nataliya Shibayeva URS
200 m Backstroke, Women Cornelia Sirch GDR Betsy Mitchell USA Kathrin Zimmermann GDR
100 m Breaststroke, Women Sylvia Gerasch GDR Silke Hörner GDR Tanya Bogomilova BUL
200 m Breaststroke, Women Silke Hörner GDR Tanya Bogomilova BUL Allison Higson CAN
100 m Butterfly, Women Kornelia Greßler GDR Kristin Otto GDR Mary T. Meagher USA
200 m Butterfly, Women Mary T. Meagher USA Kornelia Greßler GDR Birte Weigang GDR
200 m Individual Medley, Women Kristin Otto GDR Yelena Dendeberova URS Kathleen Nord GDR
400 m Individual Medley, Women Kathleen Nord GDR Michelle Griglione USA Noëmi Lung ROU
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women East Germany GDR United States USA Netherlands NED
Water Polo, Men Yugoslavia YUG Italy ITA Soviet Union URS
Water Polo, Women Australia AUS Netherlands NED United States USA