| Final Group | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 1. Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 9: | 2 | 158/99 | 1.596 | | 2. Romania | 2 | 1 | 6: | 3 | 117/106 | 1.104 | | 3. United States | 1 | 2 | 4: | 6 | 111/125 | 0.888 | | 4. South Korea | 0 | 3 | 1: | 9 | 87/143 | 0.608 |
| Team | Bulg | Roma | Unit | SoKo | | Bulgaria | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:1 | | Romania | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | United States | | | --- | 3:0 | | South Korea | | | | --- |
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| Bulgaria and Romania qualified to Olympic Men 1980, Czechoslovakia replaced China (boicotted the games). | | Bulgaria lost the Final 1-3 against Soviet Union. |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | | played in Sofia | | transferred from Groups Round - Romania 3-1 South Korea and Bulgaria 3-1 United States. | | Sat 26.01 |  Bulgaria | 3-1 |  South Korea | 53-41 | 15-8 | 15-10 | 8-15 | 15-8 | | Sat 26.01 |  Romania | 3-0 |  United States | 46-34 | 15-10 | 16-14 | 15-10 | | | Sun 27.01 | United States | 3-0 | South Korea | 45-20 | 15-4 | 15- 9 | 15-7 | | | Sun 27.01 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Romania | 46-26 | 15-9 | 16-14 | 15-3 | |
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| Final Ranking | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 1. Bulgaria | 6 | 0 | 18: | 3 | 305/160 | 1.906 | | 2. Romania | 5 | 1 | 15: | 5 | 277/198 | 1.399 | | 3. United States | 4 | 2 | 13: | 7 | 257/221 | 1.163 | | 4. South Korea | 3 | 3 | 10: | 12 | 248/271 | 0.915 | | eliminated in First Groups Round | | 5. East Germany | 2 | 2 | 7: | 7 | 173/176 | 0.983 | | 6. Czechoslovakia | 2 | 2 | 8: | 9 | 206/212 | 0.972 | | 7. Japan | 1 | 3 | 8: | 9 | 186/212 | 0.877 | | 8. Canada | 1 | 3 | 4: | 10 | 172/197 | 0.873 | | 9. Mexico | 0 | 4 | 2: | 12 | 104/212 | 0.491 | | 10.Hungary | 0 | 4 | 1: | 12 | 124/193 | 0.642 |
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| Europe (5): Bulgaria (1.), Romania (2.), East Germany (5.), Czechoslovakia (6.), Hungary (10.). Europe had 3 quotas. | | Norceca (3): United States (3.), Canada (8.) and Mexico (9.). | | Asia (2): South Korea (4.), Japan (5.). | | South America and Africa had 2 quotas each. |
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| Group A | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 1. Bulgaria | 4 | 0 | 12: | 2 | 2.215 | | 2. United States | 3 | 1 | 10: | 4 | 1.148 | | 3. East Germany | 2 | 2 | 7: | 7 | 173/176 | 0.983 | | 4. Canada | 1 | 3 | 4: | 10 | 172/197 | 0.873 | | 5. Mexico | 0 | 4 | 2: | 12 | 104/212 | 0.491 |
| Team | Bulg | UnSt | EaGe | Cana | Mexi | | Bulgaria | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | United States | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 | | East Germany | | | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | | Canada | | | | --- | 3:1 | | Mexico | | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | | played in Sofia | | Sun 20.01 |  Canada | 3-1 |  Mexico | 66-50 | 15-6 | 18-20 | 18-16 | 15-8 | | Sun 20.01 | Bulgaria | 3-1 | United States | 59-32 | 15-3 | 14-16 | 15-11 | 15-2 | | transferred to Final Group | | Mon 21.01 | United States | 3-0 |  East Germany | 45-35 | 15-13 | 15-13 | 15-9 | | | Mon 21.01 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Mexico | 45- 8 | 15-1 | 15-4 | 15-3 | | | Tue 22.01 | East Germany | 3-0 | Mexico | 45-16 | 15-6 | 15-2 | 15-8 | | | Tue 22.01 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Canada | 45-17 | 15-4 | 15-2 | 15-11 | | | Wed 23.01 | United States | 3-1 | Mexico | 56-30 | 15-7 | 15-4 | 11-15 | 15-4 | | Wed 23.01 | East Germany | 3-1 | Canada | 57-58 | 16-14 | 8-15 | 17-15 | 16-14 | | Thu 24.01 | United States | 3-0 | Canada | 45-31 | 15-11 | 15-10 | 15-10 | | | Thu 24.01 | Bulgaria | 3-1 | East Germany | 57-36 | 12-15 | 15-8 | 15-10 | 15-3 |
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| Group B | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1. Romania | 4 | 0 | 12: | 2 | 1.737 | | 2. South Korea | 3 | 1 | 9: | 6 | 1.081 | | 3. Czechoslovakia | 2 | 2 | 8: | 9 | 206/212 | 0.972 | | 4. Japan | 1 | 3 | 8: | 9 | 186/212 | 0.877 | | 5. Hungary | 0 | 4 | 1: | 12 | 124/193 | 0.642 | | Romania | 205/118 | 1.737 |  Czechoslovakia | 206/212 | 0.972 | | South Korea | 187/173 | 1.081 |  Japan | 186/212 | 0.877 |  Hungary | 124/193 | 0.642 |
| Team | Roma | SoKo | Czec | Japa | Hung | | Romania | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 | | South Korea | | --- | 3:1 | 3:2 | 3:0 | | Czechoslovakia | | | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 | | Japan | | | | --- | 3:0 | | Hungary | | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | played in Pernik | | Sun 20.01 | Romania | 3-0 | Hungary | 45-26 | 15-8 | 15-11 | 15-7 | | | Sun 20.01 | Czechoslovakia | 3-2 | Japan | 69-59 | 13-15 | 15-13 | 11-15 | 15-10 | 15-6 | | Mon 21.01 | South Korea | 3-0 | Hungary | 45-33 | 15-8 | 15-13 | 15-12 | | | Mon 21.01 | Romania | 3-1 | Czechoslovakia | 58-30 | 15-2 | 15-7 | 13-15 | 15-6 | | | Tue 22.01 | South Korea | 3-1 | Czechoslovakia | 50-49 | 5-15 | 15-10 | 15-11 | 15-13 | | | Tue 22.01 | Romania | 3-1 | Japan | 57-36 | 15-4 | 15-8 | 12-15 | 15-9 | | | Wed 23.01 | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | Hungary | 58-45 | 15-10 | 15-10 | 13-15 | 15-10 | | | Wed 23.01 | South Korea | 3-2 | Japan | 66-46 | 15-0 | 15-13 | 13-15 | 8-15 | 15-3 | | Thu 24.01 | Japan | 3-0 | Hungary | 45-20 | 15-9 | 15-5 | 15-6 | | | Thu 24.01 | Romania | 3-0 | South Korea | 45-26 | 15-8 | 15-11 | 15-7 | | | transferred to Final Group |
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