The 1986 World Women's Curling Championship, the women's world curling championship, was held from March 23–29 at the Kelowna Memorial Arena in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.

Canada, skipped by Marilyn Darte (also known as Marilyn Bodogh-Darte at the time) won the gold medal, easily defeating West Germany, skipped by Andrea Schöpp in the final, 12–5.

The Darte rink won the game thanks to steals of two in the third, four in the sixth and a single in the seventh.

The teams then traded singles in the fourth and fifth The steal of four in the sixth came as a result of a missed wick attempt by Schöpp, when she ended up just brushing off a Canadian stone, and rolling out of the rings, to go down 2–9.

[1] Skip: Marilyn Darte Third: Kathy McEdwards Second: Christine Jurgenson Lead: Jan Augustyn Skip: Helena Blach Third: Jette Olsen Second: Malene Krause Lead: Lone Kristoffersen Fourth: Huguette Jullien Skip: Paulette Sulpice Second: Isabelle Quere Lead: Jocelyn Lhenry Skip: Andrea Schöpp Third: Monika Wagner Second: Stephanie Mayr Lead: Elinore Schöpp Skip: Laura van Imhoff Third: Elisabeth Veening Second: Jenny Bovenschen Lead: Marjorie Querido Skip: Anne Jøtun Bakke Third: Hilde Jøtun Second: Trine Trulsen Lead: Billie Skjerpen Skip: Isobel Torrance Jr. Third: Margaret Craig Second: Jackie Steele Lead: Sheila Harvey Fourth: Maud Nordlander Skip: Inga Arfwidsson Second: Ulrika Åkerberg Lead: Barbro Arfwidsson Skip: Erika Müller Third: Irene Bürgi Second: Barbara Meier Lead: Cristina Lestander Skip: Geraldine Tilden Third: Linda Barneson Second: Barb Polski Lead: Barb Gutzmer [3] [4] [4] [5] [6] [7] [7] [8] [8] [8] [8] [9] [9]