| Finals | | Game | date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | | Final | 09.08 | 20:00 | China | 3-0 | United States | 46-26 | 16-14 | 15-3 | 15-9 | | | 3-4 | 09.08 | 16:00 | Japan | 3-1 | Peru | 58-36 | 13-15 | 15-4 | 15-7 | 15-10 | | 5-6 | 07.08 | 10:00 | South Korea | 3-0 | West Germany | 45-22 | 15-10 | 15-10 | 15-2 | | | 7-8 | 07.08 | 10:00 | Brazil | 3-0 | Canada | 45-20 | 15-9 | 15-3 | 15-8 | | | 1/2 | 05.08 | 18:30 | China | 3-0 | Peru | 46-33 | 16-14 | 15-9 | 15-10 | | | 1/2 | 05.08 | 18:30 | United States | 3-0 | Japan | 45-21 | 15-10 | 15-7 | 15-4 | | | 5-8 | 05.08 | 10:00 | West Germany | 3-0 | Canada | 45-13 | 15-5 | 15-7 | 15-1 | | | 5-8 | 05.08 | 10:00 | South Korea | 3-1 | Brazil | 58-47 | 13-15 | 15-13 | 15-9 | 15-10 |
| Final ranking | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | gr.
| | 1. China | 4 | 1 | 13: | 3 | 1.475 | A 2. | | 2. United States | 4 | 1 | 12: | 6 | 1.155 | A 1. | | 3. Japan | 4 | 1 | 12: | 5 | 1.442 | B 1. | | 4. Peru | 2 | 3 | 7: | 11 | 0.838 | B 2. | | 5. South Korea | 3 | 2 | 12: | 7 | 1.237 | B 3. | | 6. West Germany | 2 | 3 | 6: | 9 | 0.870 | A 3. | | 7. Brazil | 1 | 4 | 6: | 12 | 0.898 | A 4. | | 8. Canada | 0 | 5 | 0: | 15 | 0.391 | B 4. |
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| Soviet Union, Cuba and East Germany declared no participation. |
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| Groups Round. First 2 to Semi-Finals. Rest to Classification. |
| Group A | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1.United States | 3 | 0 | 9: | 3 | 1.201 | | 2.China | 2 | 1 | 7: | 3 | 1.426 | | 3.West Germany | 1 | 2 | 3: | 6 | 0.738 | | 4.Brazil | 0 | 3 | 2: | 9 | 0.759 |
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| Team | Un | Ch | We | Br | | United States | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:2 | | China | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | West Germany | | | --- | 3:0 | | Brazil | | | | --- |
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| West Germany replaced East Germany |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | 30.07 | 10:00 | China | 3-0 | Brazil | 45-34 | 15-13 | 15-10 | 15-11 | | | | 30.07 | 18:30 | United States | 3-0 | West Germany | 47-33 | 17-15 | 15-8 | 15-10 | | | | 01.08 | 10:00 | China | 3-0 | West Germany | 45-14 | 15-5 | 15-6 | 15-3 | | | | 01.08 | 18:30 | United States | 3-2 | Brazil | 67-52 | 12-15 | 10-15 | 15-5 | 15-5 | 15-12 | | 03.08 | 10:00 | United States | 3-1 | China | 53-54 | 15-13 | 7-15 | 16-14 | 15-12 | | | 03.08 | 18:30 | West Germany | 3-0 | Brazil | 46-34 | 15-9 | 16-14 | 15-11 | | |
| Group B | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1.Japan | 3 | 0 | 9: | 1 | 1.959 | | 2.Peru | 2 | 1 | 6: | 5 | 0.984 | | 3.South Korea | 1 | 2 | 6: | 6 | 1.096 | | 4.Canada | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | 0.407 |
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| Team | Ja | Pe | So | Ca | | Japan | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | | Peru | | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 | | South Korea | | | --- | 3:0 | | Canada | | | | --- |
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| Peru replaced Soviet Union | Canada replaced Cuba | Japan replaced Africa Team |
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | 30.07 | Peru | 3-0 | Canada | 45-23 | 15-9 | 15-10 | 15-4 | | | 30.07 | Japan | 3-1 | South Korea | 53-35 | 8-15 | 15-11 | 15-2 | 15-7 | | | 01.08 | South Korea | 3-0 | Canada | 45-14 | 15-10 | 15-1 | 15-3 | | | 01.08 | Japan | 3-0 | Peru | 45-20 | 15-8 | 15-7 | 15-5 | | | 03.08 | Peru | 3-2 | South Korea | 58-57 | 15-8 | 15-6 | 7-15 | 6-15 | 15-13 | | 03.08 | Japan | 3-0 | Canada | 45-18 | 15-6 | 15-6 | 15-6 | |
| 1. China | | Cao Ping | | Liu Changcheng | | Shen Keqin | | Song Jinwei | | Xiao Qingsong | | Yang Liqun | | Yan Jianming | | Yu Juemin | | Ju Jixin | | Zhang Yousheng | | Zhao Feng | | Zuo Yue |
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| 2. United States | | Paula Weishoff | | Sue Woodstra | | Rita Crockett | | Laurie Flachmeier | | Carolyn Becker | | Flo Hyman | | Rose Magers | | Julie Vollertsen | | Debbie Green | | Kim Ruddins | | Jeanne Beauprey | | Linda Chisholm |
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| 3. Japan | | Yumi Egami-Maruyama | | Kimie Morita | | Yuko Mitsuya | | Miyoko Hirose | | Kyoko Ishida | | Yoko Kagabu | | Norie Hiro | | Kayoko Sugiyama | | Sachiko Otani | | Keiko Miyajima | | Emiko Odaka | | Kumi Nakada |
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| 4. Peru | | Carmen Pimentel | | Cecilia Tait | | Denise Fajardo | | Gaby Pérez | | Gina Torrealva | | Isabel Heredia | | Luisa Cervera | | María Cecilia del Risco | | Miriam Gallardo | | Natalia Málaga | | Rosa García |
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| 5. South Korea | | Han Gyeong-Ae | | Kim Jeong-Sun | | Kim Ok-Sun | | Lee Eun-Gyeong | | Lee Myeong-Hui | | Lee Un-Im | | Lee Yeong-Seon | | Im Hye-Suk | | Park Mi-Hui | | Yun Jeong-Hye |
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| 6. West Germany | | Almut Kemperdick | | Andrea Sauvigny | | Beate Bühler | | Gudrun Witte | | Marina Staden | | Regina Vossen | | Renate Riek | | Ruth Holzhausen | | Sigrid Terstegge | | Terry Brandel-Place | | Ute Hankers |
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| 7. Brazil | | Ana Maria Richa | | Eliana da Costa | | Fernanda Silva | | Heloísa Roese | | Jackie | | Luiza Machado | | Maria Salgado | | Silva Mônica da | | Regina Pereira | | Sandra | | Vera Leme |
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| 8. Canada | | Alex Ketrzynski | | Allan Coulter | | Dave Jones | | Don Saxton | | Garth Pischke | | Glenn Hoag | | John Barrett | | Paul Gratton | | Randy Wagner | | Rick Bacon | | Terry Danyluk | | Tom Jones |
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