| Finals | | Game | date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur | | Final | 29.07 | 19:30 |  Soviet Union | 3-1 |  East Germany | 56-47 | 15-12 | 11-15 | 15-13 | 15-7 | | 1:19 | | 3-4 | 29.07 | 17:30 |  Bulgaria | 3-2 |  Hungary | 64-47 | 15-5 | 13-15 | 6-15 | 15-4 | 15-8 | 1:26 | | 5-6 | 29.07 | 18:00 |  Cuba | 3-1 |  Peru | 57-36 | 15-9 | 15-7 | 12-15 | 15-5 | | 1:29 | | 7-8 | 29.07 | 16:00 |  Brazil | 3-0 |  Romania | 45-32 | 15-8 | 15-12 | 15-12 | | 1:10 | | 1/2 | 27.07 | 17:30 | East Germany | 3-2 | Bulgaria | 63-55 | 15-10 | 12-15 | 15-9 | 7-15 | 15-6 | 1:47 | | 1/2 | 27.07 | 19:30 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Hungary | 45-26 | 15-11 | 15-13 | 15-2 | | 0:59 | | 5-8 | 27.07 | 17:30 | Peru | 3-0 | Romania | 45-32 | 15-12 | 15-9 | 15-11 | | 1:08 | | 5-8 | 27.07 | 19:30 | Cuba | 3-0 | Brazil | 45-13 | 15-2 | 15-5 | 15-6 | | 0:54 |
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| Final ranking | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | gr. | | 1. Soviet Union | 5 | 0 | 15: | 3 | 254/172 | 1.477 | A 1. | | 2. East Germany | 3 | 2 | 11: | 11 | 276/271 | 1.018 | A 2. | | 3. Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 12: | 9 | 257/224 | 1.147 | B 1. | | 4. Hungary | 2 | 3 | 10: | 12 | 234/279 | 0.839 | B 2. | | eliminated in Groups round. | | 5. Cuba | 3 | 2 | 10: | 7 | 219/166 | 1.319 | A 3. | | 6. Peru | 1 | 4 | 7: | 12 | 189/257 | 0.735 | A 4. | | 7. Brazil | 1 | 4 | 7: | 12 | 210/248 | 0.847 | B 4. | | 8. Romania | 2 | 3 | 7: | 13 | 221/243 | 0.909 | B 3. |
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| Japan, China and United States boicotted the Games. |
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| First 2 to Semi-Finals. Rest to Classification. |
| Group A | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1.Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 9: | 2 | 1.545 | | 2.East Germany | 2 | 1 | 7: | 6 | 1.038 | | 3.Cuba | 1 | 2 | 4: | 6 | 1.000 | | 4.Peru | 0 | 3 | 3: | 9 | 0.643 |
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| Team | Sovi | EaGe | Cuba | Peru | | Soviet Union | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:1 | | East Germany | | --- | 3:1 | 3:2 | | Cuba | | | --- | 3:0 | | Peru | | | | --- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur | | 21.07 | 19:30 | East Germany | 3-1 | Cuba | 55-43 | 15-11 | 15-13 | 10-15 | 15-4 | | 1:26 | | 21.07 | 19:30 | Soviet Union | 3-1 | Peru | 52-30 | 15-2 | 7-15 | 15-4 | 15-9 | | 1:11 | | 23.07 | 19:30 | Cuba | 3-0 | Peru | 45-17 | 15-6 | 15-5 | 15-6 | | 1:01 | | 23.07 | 19:30 | Soviet Union | 3-1 | East Germany | 56-40 | 15-5 | 10-15 | 16-14 | 15-6 | | 1:28 | | 25.07 | 19:30 | East Germany | 3-2 | Peru | 71-61 | 15-10 | 15-17 | 11-15 | 15-10 | 15-9 | 1:48 | | 25.07 | 19:30 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Cuba | 45-29 | 15-6 | 15-13 | 15-10 | | 1:09 |
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| Group B | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1.Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 7: | 4 | 1.211 | | 2.Hungary | 2 | 1 | 8: | 6 | 0.947 | | 3.Romania | 2 | 1 | 7: | 7 | 1.026 | | 4.Brazil | 0 | 3 | 4: | 9 | 0.889 |
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| Team | Bulg | Hung | Roma | Braz | | Bulgaria | --- | | 3:1 | 3:0 | | Hungary | 3:1 | --- | | 3:2 | | Romania | | 3:2 | --- | 3:2 | | Brazil | | | | --- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur | | 21.07 | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 3-1 | Romania | 52-33 | 15-9 | 7-15 | 15-5 | 15-4 | | 1:19 | | 21.07 | 17:30 | Hungary | 3-2 | Brazil | 62-69 | 17-15 | 9-15 | 15-12 | 6-1 5 | 15-12 | 1:47 | | 23.07 | 17:30 | Romania | 3-2 | Hungary | 60-46 | 5-15 | 15-3 | 15-5 | 10-15 | 15-8 | 1:29 | | 23.07 | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Brazil | 45-28 | 15-7 | 15-9 | 15-12 | | 1:03 | | 25.07 | 17:30 | Romania | 3-2 | Brazil | 64-55 | 10-15 | 9-15 | 15-6 | 15-13 | 15-6 | 1:52 | | 25.07 | 17:30 | Hungary | 3-1 | Bulgaria | 53-41 | 8-15 | 15-9 | 15-7 | 15-10 | | 1:19 |
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| 1. Soviet Union | | Nadezhda Radzevich | | Nataliya Razumova | | Olga Solovova | | Yelena Akhaminova | | Yelena Andreyuk | | Irina Makogonova | | Lyubov Kozyreva | | Svetlana Nikishina | | Lyudmila Chernyshova | | Svetlana Badulina | | Lidiya Loginova |
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| 2. East Germany | | Ute Kostrzewa | | Andrea Heim | | Annette Schultz | | Christine Walther-Mummhardt | | Heike Lehmann | | Barbara Czekalla | | Karla Roffeis | | Martina Schmidt | | Anke Westendorf | | Karin Püschel | | Brigitte Fetzer | | Katharina Bullin |
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| 3. Bulgaria | | Tanya Dimitrova | | Valentina Ilieva | | Silviya Petrunova | | Anka Khristolova | | Verka Borisova | | Rumyana Kaisheva | | Maya Georgieva | | Tanya Ayshinova | | Tsvetana Bozhurina | | Rositsa Dimitrova |
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| 4. Hungary | | Ágnes Juhász-Balajcza | | Ágnes Torma | | Bernadett Kőszegi | | Emerencia Siry-Király | | Emőke Szegedi-Vargha-Énekes | | Erzsébet Pálinkás-Varga | | Éva Sebők-Szalay | | Gabriella Csapó-Fekete | | Gabriella Lengyel | | Gyöngyi Bardi-Gerevich | | Juliana Szalonna | | Lucia Bánhegyi-Radó |
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| 5. Cuba | | Ana Díaz | | Ana María García | | Erenia Díaz | | Imilsis Téllez | | Josefina Capote | | Lucila Urgelles | | Maura Alfonso | | Mavis Guilarte | | Mercedes Pérez | | Mercedes Pomares | | Nelly Barnet |
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| 6. Peru | | Ana Cecilia Carrillo | | Natalia Málaga | | Aurora Heredia | | Carmen Pimentel | | Cecilia Tait | | María Cárdeñas | | Gina Torrealva | | María Cecilia del Risco | | Raquel Chumpitaz | | Silvia León |
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| 7. Brazil | | Denise Mattioli | | Eliana Aleixo | | Fernanda Silva | | Ivonete das Neves | | Jackie | | Lenice Oliveira | | Maria Salgado | | Maria Trade | | Ana Paula Mello | | Regina Vilela | | Rita Teixeira | | Vera Leme |
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| 8. Romania | | Victoria Banciu | | Gabriela Coman | | Ileana Dobrovschi | | Iuliana Enescu | | Corina Georgescu | | Victoria Georgescu | | Mariana Ionescu | | Irina Petculeţ | | Elena Piron | | Ioana Liteanu | | Corina Crivăţ | | Doina Săvoiu |
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