title: 1986 World Sports Acrobatics Championships
text: # 1986 World Sports Acrobatics Championships
  
  The 7th World Sports Acrobatics Championships were held in Rennes, France, in 1986.
  
  ## Men's Tumbling
  
  ### Overall
  
  | Team | Country |
  | - | - |
  | I. Brikman | Soviet Union |
  | A. Garstka | Poland |
  | C. Fox | United States |
  
  ### Somersault
  
  | Team | Country |
  | - | - |
  | Evgeuni Ivanov | Soviet Union |
  | Andrzej Garstka | Poland |
  | Chad Fox | United States |
  | Ian Matthews | United Kingdom |
  
  ### Twisting
  
  | Team | Country |
  | - | - |
  | Igor Brickman | Soviet Union |
  | Ian Matthews | United Kingdom |
  | Shao Chunhua | China |
  | Chad Fox | United States |
  
  ### Men's Group
  
  **Overall**
  
  * Country
  * Soviet Union
  * China
  * Bulgaria
  
  **Balance**
  
  * Country
  * Soviet Union
  * Bulgaria
  * China
  
  **Tempo**
  
  * Country
  * Soviet Union
  * China
  * West Germany
  
  ### Men's Pair
  
  **Overall**
  
  | Team | Country |
  | - | - |
  | Sergey Tsigevskiy, Valeriy Liapunov | Soviet Union |
  | Xu Hong, Hu Bingchen | China |
  | D. Dimitrov, D. Karadzhev | Bulgaria |
  
  **Balance**
  
  | Team | Country |
  | - | - |
  | Sergey Tsigevskiy, Valeriy Liapunov | Soviet Union |
  | Xu Hong, Hu Bingchen | China |
  | D. Dimitrov, D. Karadzhev | Bulgaria |
  
  **Tempo**
  
  | Team | Country |
  | - | - |
  | Xu Hong, Hu Bingchen | China |
  | D. Dimitrov, D. Karadzhev | Bulgaria |
  | R. Jillg, A. Grassman | West Germany |
  
  ### Mixed Pair
  
  **Overall**
  
  | Team | Country |
  | - | - |
  | I. Miller, E. Marchenko | Soviet Union |
  | R. Pencheva, E. Krystev | Bulgaria |
  | Mao Heihua, Siu Ligan | China |
  
  **Balance**
  
  | Team | Country |
  | - | - |
  | R. Pencheva, E. Krystev | Bulgaria |
  | I. Miller, E. Marchenko | Soviet Union |
  | Mao Heihua, Siu Ligan | China |
  
  **Tempo**
  
  | Team | Country |
  | - | - |
  | I. Miller, E. Marchenko | Soviet Union |
  | R. Pencheva, E. Krystev | Bulgaria |
  | Mao Heihua, Siu Ligan | China |
  | T. Korzeniak, K. Murawski | Poland |
  
  ### Women's Group
  
  **Overall**
  
  * Country
  * Bulgaria
  * China
  * Poland
  
  **Balance**
  
  * Country
  * Bulgaria
  * Poland
  * China
  
  **Tempo**
  
  * Country
  * Bulgaria
  * China
  * Poland
  * Soviet Union
  * West Germany
  
  ### Women's Pair
  
  **Overall**
  
  | Team | Country |
  | - | - |
  | S. Kostova, I. Bakalova | Bulgaria |
  | A. Babanisa, S. Bezrutchko | Soviet Union |
  | M. Gluthshek, M. Krzhizhanovskaya | Poland |
  
  **Balance**
  
  | Team | Country |
  | - | - |
  | S. Kostova, I. Bakalova | Bulgaria |
  | A. Babanisa, S. Bezrutchko | Soviet Union |
  | M. Gluthshek, M. Krzhizhanovskaya | Poland |
  | Liu Yin, Wang Yin | China |
  
  **Tempo**
  
  | Team | Country |
  | - | - |
  | M. Gluthshek, M. Krzhizhanovskaya | Poland |
  | S. Kostova, I. Bakalova | Bulgaria |
  | A. Babanisa, S. Bezrutchko | Soviet Union |
  | Liu Yin, Wang Yin | China |
  | C. Borgman, T. Blalock | United States |
  | A. Tout, A. Boultwood | United Kingdom |
  
  ### Women's Tumbling
  
  **Overall**
  
  | Gymnast | Country |
  | - | - |
  | Huang Ruifen | China |
  | Ludmila Gromova | Soviet Union |
  | Vania Dmitrova | Bulgaria |
  
  **Somersault**
  
  | Gymnast | Country |
  | - | - |
  | Ludmila Gromova | Soviet Union |
  | Huang Ruifen | China |
  | Jill Hollembeak | United States |
  
  **Twisting**
  
  | Gymnast | Country |
  | - | - |
  | Huang Ruifen | China |
  | Elena Bougaeva | Soviet Union |
  | Vania Dmitrova | Bulgaria |
  