| | | | Final Group | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1.East Germany | 49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 60: | 49 |  | 2.Soviet Union | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 70: | 58 |  | 3.Hungary | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 52: | 46 |  | 4.Romania | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 65: | 55 |  | 5.Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 59: | 63 |  | 6.Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 43: | 78 | 
 | | team | Ea | So | Hu | Ro | Yu | Cz |  | East Germany | ---- | 10:10 | 10:9 | 10:7 | 13:12 | 17:11 |  | Soviet Union |  | ---- |  | 17:16 | 17:12 | 16:8 |  | Hungary |  | 12:10 | ---- | 11:10 |  | 12:5 |  | Romania |  |  |  | ---- | 12:11 | 20:6 |  | Yugoslavia |  |  | 11:8 |  | ---- | 13:13 |  | Czechoslovakia |  |  |  |  |  | ---- | 
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 | date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | played at Kiev |  | 07 12 |  |  East Germany | 10- 9 |  Hungary | 6-6 |  | 07.12 | 16:15 |  Soviet Union | 17-16 |  Romania | 13-8 |  | 07.12 |  |  Yugoslavia | 13-13 |  Czechoslovakia | 7-4 |  | 09.12 |  |  East Germany | 13-12 |  Yugoslavia | 7-6 |  | 09.12 |  |  Soviet Union | 16- 8 |  Czechoslovakia | 12-2 |  | 09.12 | 18:15 |  Hungary | 11-10 |  Romania | 9-6 |  | 11.12 |  |  Soviet Union | 17-12 |  Yugoslavia | 7-6 |  | 11.12 |  |  Hungary | 12-5 |  Czechoslovakia | 6-1 |  | 11.12 | 18:15 |  East Germany | 10-7 |  Romania | 5-4 |  | 13.12 | 14:30 |  Romania | 12-11 |  Yugoslavia | 6-6 |  | 13.12 |  |  East Germany | 17-11 |  Czechoslovakia | 7-7 |  | 13.12 |  |  Hungary | 12-10 |  Soviet Union | 6-5 | 
 | | Final ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. East Germany | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 113: | 63 |  | 2. Soviet Union | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 118: | 70 |  | 3. Hungary | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 97: | 61 |  | 4. Romania | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 102: | 83 |  | 5. Yugoslavia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 116: | 75 |  | 6. Czechoslovakia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 85: | 103 |  | Group 7-9 Vilnius |  | 7. Poland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 65: | 65 |  | 8. Norway | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 61: | 66 |  | 9. Denmark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 62: | 69 |  | Group 10-12 Vilnius |  | 10.Japan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 82: | 81 |  | 11.United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 42: | 113 |  | 12.Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40: | 134 | 
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 | | Group 7-9 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 7.Poland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30: | 20 |  | 8.Norway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23: | 24 |  | 9.Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19: | 28 | 
 | Team | Po | No | De |  | Poland | ---- | 14:11 | 16: 9 |  | Norway |  | ---- | 12:10 |  | Denmark |  |  | ---- | 
 | | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | played at Vilnius |  | 07.12 |  Poland | 14-11 |  Norway | 9-5 |  | 08.12 |  Poland | 16-9 |  Denmark |  |  | 09.12 |  Norway | 12-10 |  Denmark | 8-4 | 
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 | | Group 10-12 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 10.Japan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43: | 20 |  | 11.United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24: | 30 |  | 12.Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23: | 40 | 
 | Team | Ja | Un | Tu |  | Japan | ---- | 17:10 | 26:10 |  | United States |  | ---- | 14:13 |  | Tunisia |  |  | ---- | 
 | | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | played at Vilnius |  | 07.12 |  Japan | 17-10 |  United States | 6-5 |  | 08.12 |  United States | 14-13 |  Tunisia |  |  | 09.12 |  Japan | 26-10 |  Tunisia | 14-3 | 
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 | | Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1.Romania | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57: | 34 |  | 2.Czechoslovakia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48: | 45 |  | 3.Norway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38: | 42 |  | 4.Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39: | 61 | 
 | Team | Ro | Cz | No | Ja |  | Romania | ---- | 20: 6 | 13:10 | 24:18 |  | Czechoslovakia |  | ---- | 21:12 | 21:13 |  | Norway |  |  | ---- | 16: 8 |  | Japan |  |  |  | ---- | 
 | | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | played at Vilnius |  | 03.12 |  Romania | 24-18 |  Japan | 12-8 |  | 03.12 |  Czechoslovakia | 21-12 |  Norway |  |  | 04.12 |  Romania | 13-10 |  Norway | 6-3 |  | 04.12 |  Czechoslovakia | 21-13 |  Japan | 10-3 |  | 05.12 |  Romania | 20-6 |  Czechoslovakia | 9-2 |  | transfered to Final Group Kiev |  | 05.12 |  Norway | 16-8 |  Japan | 9-5 | 
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 | | Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1.Yugoslavia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68: | 20 |  | 2.Hungary | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53: | 26 |  | 3.Denmark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43: | 41 |  | 4.Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17: | 94 | 
 | Team | Yu | Hu | De | Tu |  | Yugoslavia | --- | 11:8 | 16:9 | 41:3 |  | Hungary |  | --- | 17:9 | 28:6 |  | Denmark |  |  | --- | 25:8 |  | Tunisia |  |  |  | --- | 
 | | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | played at Rostov na Don |  | 03.12 |  Hungary | 17-9 |  Denmark | 7-6 |  | 03.12 |  Yugoslavia | 41-3 |  Tunisia | 20-2 |  | 04.12 |  Hungary | 28-6 |  Tunisia | 14-3 |  | 04.12 |  Yugoslavia | 16-9 |  Denmark |  |  | 05.12 |  Yugoslavia | 11-8 |  Hungary | 7-6 |  | transfered to Final Group Kiev |  | 05.12 |  Denmark | 25-8 |  Tunisia | 13-4 | 
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 | | Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1.East Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 63: | 24 |  | 2.Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58: | 22 |  | 3.Poland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35: | 45 |  | 4.United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18: | 83 | 
 | Team | Ea | So | Po | Un |  | East Germany | ---- | 10:10 | 24: 6 | 29: 8 |  | Soviet Union |  | ---- | 15: 8 | 33: 4 |  | Poland |  |  | ---- | 21: 6 |  | United States |  |  |  | ---- | 
 | | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | played at Kiev |  | 03.12 |  East Germany | 24-6 |  Poland | 9-4 |  | 03.12 |  Soviet Union | 33-4 |  United States | 11-2 |  | 04.12 |  Poland | 21-6 |  United States |  |  | 04.12 |  East Germany | 10-10 |  Soviet Union |  |  | transfered to Final Group Kiev |  | 05.12 |  East Germany | 29-8 |  United States | 15-3 |  | 05.12 |  Soviet Union | 15-8 |  Poland | 9-3 | 
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 | | 1. East Germany |  | Hannelore Zober |  | Eva Paskuy |  | Hannelore Burosch |  | Christine Gehlhoff |  | Evelyn Matz |  | Roswitha Krause |  | Christina Rost |  | Petra Kahnt |  | Christina Lange |  | Ursula Putzier |  | Sylvia Siefert |  | Marion Tietz |  | Kristina Richter |  | Waltraud Kretzschmar |  | Beate Kahn |  | Karin Janicke |  | Liane Michaelis | 
 | | 2. Soviet Union |  | Zinaida Turchina |  | Larissa Bobrova |  | Lyudmila Bobrus |  | Svetlana Bodrova |  | Svetlana Dubinina-Pinchuk |  | Tatyana Glushchenko |  | Nadyezda Ishchenko |  | Maria Litoshenko |  | Tatyana Makarets |  | Lyudmila Panchuk |  | Galina Sacharova |  | Nataliya Shertstuk |  | Lyudmila Shubina |  | Sofia Tafteleva | 
 | | 3. Hungary |  | Eva Angyal |  | Maria Berzsenyi |  | Agota Bujdosó |  | Klara Csíkné Horváth |  | Zsuzsa Kéziné Pethő |  | Katalin Tóth Harsányi |  | Rozalia Lelkesné |  | Marta Megyeriné Pacsai |  | Ilona Nagy |  | MArianna Nagy |  | Erzsebet Németh |  | Ilona Samus |  | Amalia Sterbinszky |  | Vanya Maria Vadászné | 
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 | | 4. Romania |  | Elisabeta Ionescu |  | Viorica Ionica |  | Lidia Stan |  | Petruta Baicoianu Cojocaru |  | Magda Miclos Ilies |  | Simona Arghir Sandu |  | Nadina Lutas Ibadula |  | Irene Oancea |  | Constanta Pitigo |  | Doina Furcoi Solomonov |  | Rozalia Soos |  | Cristina Petrovici |  | Georgeta Lacusta Manolescu |  | Maria Mihoc |  | Maria Bosi Igorov |  | Iuliana Hobincu |  | Coach: Constantin Pilica Popescu |  | Coach: Dan Balas | 
 | | 5. Yugoslavia |  | Zdenka Ištvanović-C |  | Dragica Palaversa |  | Nadežda Abramović |  | Jadranka Antić |  | Ljubica Bukurov |  | Zorica Dragović |  | Katica Ileš |  | Zdenka Leutar |  | Milenka Lukić |  | Vida Nenadić |  | Mirjana Ognjenović |  | Vesna Radović |  | Ivanka Šuprinović |  | Ana Titlić |  | Mara Torti |  | Milka Veinović |  | Coach: Bogdan Margan |  | Assistant: Vinko Kandija | 
 | | 8. Norway |  | Liv Bjoerk |  | Siri Keul |  | Sissel Buchholdt |  | Marit Breivik |  | Bjørg Andersen |  | Kari Aagaard |  | Astri Knudsen Bech |  | Unni Anisdahl |  | Anne Aanestad Winter |  | Turid Sannes |  | Hjoerdis Hoesoeien |  | Wenche Wensberg |  | Randi Elisabeth Dyrdal |  | Lisabeth H. Muhrer |  | Coach: Frode Kyvåg | 
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 | | Czechoslovakia | NOR | ROU | YUG | URS | HUN | GDR |  | Vassova | 5(5) | 3 (3) | 1 | 3(3) | 1(1) | 1 |  | Foltynova | 4 |  | 5(1) | 3 | 2 | 1 |  | Polacikova | 4 |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | Horalova | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Kufkova | 2(1) |  | 4(4) | 1 | 2(1) | 4(2) |  | Angyalova | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Michalcikova | 1(1) |  |  |  |  |  |  | Bolakova |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | Matisova |  | 1 |  |  |  | 3 |  | Bartakova |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | Boledovicova |  |  | 2 | 1 |  | Bartakova |  |  | 2 | 
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