# Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport at the Olympics, returning to the Olympic program after a 36-year absence. The competition was for men only and it was contested by sixteen teams.
The teams were split into four groups of four teams each. Each team played every other team in its group.
The lowest team in group A played the lowest in group B while the lowest in groups C and D played each other. The winners of those games played each other for 13th and 14th places, while the losers played each other for 15th and 16th.
The third-ranked teams in groups A and B also played each, as did those in groups C and D. Again, the winners of those games played each other, this time for 9th and 10th places. The losers played for 11th and 12th places.
The top two teams in each group advanced to the main round. Those from groups A and B became group I while those from groups C and D became group II. Another round-robin was played within those groups, with the results from the preliminary round carrying over.
The fourth-ranked teams in each of the two main round groups played each other for 7th and 8th place. The third-ranked teams played against each other for 5th and 6th place. The second-ranked teams played for the bronze medal and 4th place. The top teams in group I and group II played each other for the gold and silver medals.

## Medallists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Yugoslavia (YUG)Abaz Arslanagić Petar Fajfrić Hrvoje Horvat Milorad Karalić Đorđe Lavrnić Milan Lazarević Zdravko Miljak Slobodan Mišković Branislav Pokrajac Nebojša Popović Miroslav Pribanić Albin Vidović Zoran Živković Zdenko Zorko | Czechoslovakia (TCH) Ladislav Beneš František Brůna Vladimír Haber Vladimír Jarý Jiří Kavan Arnošt Klimčík Jaroslav Konečný František Králík Jindřich Krepindl Vincent Lafko Andrej Lukošík Pavel Mikeš Petr Pospíšil Ivan Satrapa Zdeněk Škára Jaroslav Škarvan | Romania (ROU) Ştefan Birtalan Adrian Cosma Marin Dan Alexandru Dincă Cristian Gaţu Gheorghe Gruia Roland Gunesch Gabriel Kicsid Ghiţă Licu Cornel Penu Valentin Samungi Simion Schöbel Werner Stöckl Constantin Tudosie Radu Voina |

## Qualification

| Qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 26 April 1966 | Rome | 1 | West Germany |
| 1970 World Championship | 26 February – 8 March 1970 | France | 7 | Romania East Germany Yugoslavia Denmark Sweden Czechoslovakia Hungary |
| Asian qualification tournament | 13–29 November 1971 | Japan | 1 | Japan |
| American qualification tournament | 2–6 February 1972 | Elkhart | 1 | United States |
| European qualification tournament | 15–25 March 1972 | Spain | 5 | Soviet Union Norway Iceland Poland Spain |
| African qualification tournament | 25–31 March 1972 | Tunis | 1 | Tunisia |
| Total | | | 16 | |

## Results
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 4 | Main round |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 4 | Main round |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 3 | 9–12th place semifinals |
| 4 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 1 | 13–16th place semifinals |
| 30 August 1972 | Denmark | 12–12 | Soviet Union | Donauhalle, Ulm Referees: Falk, Rosmanith (FRG) |
| 30 August 1972 | Vodsgaard 4 | (7–6) | Gassy 6 | Donauhalle, Ulm Referees: Falk, Rosmanith (FRG) |
| 30 August 1972 | Sweden | 13–13 | Poland | Donauhalle, Ulm Referees: Simanović, Valčić (YUG) |
| 30 August 1972 | L. Eriksson 7 | (5–7) | Dybol 7 | Donauhalle, Ulm Referees: Simanović, Valčić (YUG) |
| 1 September 1972 | Denmark | 8–11 | Poland | Hohenstaufenhalle, Göppingen Referees: Keszthelyi, Márki (HUN) |
| 1 September 1972 | Hansen 4 | (4–6) | Melcer 5 | Hohenstaufenhalle, Göppingen Referees: Keszthelyi, Márki (HUN) |
| 1 September 1972 | Sweden | 11–11 | Soviet Union | Hohenstaufenhalle, Göppingen Referees: Reichel, Tetens (FRG) |
| 1 September 1972 | L. Eriksson 4 | (4–3) | Usaty 4 | Hohenstaufenhalle, Göppingen Referees: Reichel, Tetens (FRG) |
| 3 September 1972 | Denmark | 10–16 | Sweden | Sporthalle, Böblingen Referees: Cârligeanu, Sidea (ROU) |
| 3 September 1972 | K. Andersen, Hansen 4 | (4–8) | Bj. Andersson, L. Eriksson 4 | Sporthalle, Böblingen Referees: Cârligeanu, Sidea (ROU) |
| 3 September 1972 | Soviet Union | 17–11 | Poland | Sporthalle, Böblingen Referees: Huseby, Nilson (NOR) |
| 3 September 1972 | Ilyin 5 | (9–4) | Melcer 4 | Sporthalle, Böblingen Referees: Huseby, Nilson (NOR) |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | East Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 3 | Main round |
| 3 | Iceland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 3 | 9–12th place semifinals |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 73 | −41 | 0 | 13–16th place semifinals |
| 30 August 1972 | East Germany | 16–11 | Iceland | Sporthalle, Augsburg Referees: Cârligeanu, Sidea (ROU) |
| 30 August 1972 | Randt 5 | (7–6) | four players 2 | Sporthalle, Augsburg Referees: Cârligeanu, Sidea (ROU) |
| 30 August 1972 | Czechoslovakia | 25–7 | Tunisia | Sporthalle, Augsburg Referees: Reichel, Tetens (FRG) |
| 30 August 1972 | Beneš 8 | (10–3) | Khalladi 2 | Sporthalle, Augsburg Referees: Reichel, Tetens (FRG) |
| 1 September 1972 | East Germany | 21–9 | Tunisia | Donauhalle, Ulm Referees: Huseby, Nilson (NOR) |
| 1 September 1972 | Ganschow, Lakenmacher 5 | (11–2) | Hamrouni, Sebabti 3 | Donauhalle, Ulm Referees: Huseby, Nilson (NOR) |
| 1 September 1972 | Czechoslovakia | 19–19 | Iceland | Donauhalle, Ulm Referees: Falk, Rosmanith (FRG) |
| 1 September 1972 | Konečný 6 | (8–10) | Björgvinsson 5 | Donauhalle, Ulm Referees: Falk, Rosmanith (FRG) |
| 3 September 1972 | East Germany | 14–12 | Czechoslovakia | Hohenstaufenhalle, Göppingen Referees: Simanović, Valčić (YUG) |
| 3 September 1972 | Ganschow 4 | (5–4) | Konečný 7 | Hohenstaufenhalle, Göppingen Referees: Simanović, Valčić (YUG) |
| 3 September 1972 | Iceland | 27–16 | Tunisia | Hohenstaufenhalle, Göppingen Referees: Keszthelyi, Márki (HUN) |
| 3 September 1972 | Magnússon 7 | (14–7) | Klai, Sebabti 3 | Hohenstaufenhalle, Göppingen Referees: Keszthelyi, Márki (HUN) |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Romania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | West Germany (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 3 | Main round |
| 3 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 3 | 9–12th place semifinals |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 0 | 13–16th place semifinals |
| 30 August 1972 | Romania | 18–14 | Norway | Sporthalle, Böblingen Referees: Siebert, Singer (GDR) |
| 30 August 1972 | Gruia, Gunnesch 6 | (11–10) | T. Hansen 4 | Sporthalle, Böblingen Referees: Siebert, Singer (GDR) |
| 30 August 1972 | West Germany | 13–10 | Spain | Sporthalle, Böblingen Referees: Ovdal, Rodil (DEN) |
| 30 August 1972 | Lange, Lübking 3 | (7–5) | De Andrés 4 | Sporthalle, Böblingen Referees: Ovdal, Rodil (DEN) |
| 1 September 1972 | Romania | 15–12 | Spain | Sporthalle, Augsburg Referees: Janerstam, Larsson (SWE) |
| 1 September 1972 | Gruia, Tudosie 3 | (6–4) | De Andrés 5 | Sporthalle, Augsburg Referees: Janerstam, Larsson (SWE) |
| 1 September 1972 | West Germany | 15–15 | Norway | Sporthalle, Augsburg Referees: Bertschinger, Gabriel (SUI) |
| 1 September 1972 | Bucher 7 | (7–8) | Reinertsen 4 | Sporthalle, Augsburg Referees: Bertschinger, Gabriel (SUI) |
| 3 September 1972 | Romania | 13–11 | West Germany | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Carlsson, Olsson (SWE) |
| 3 September 1972 | Gruia 7 | (5–5) | Bucher, Westebbe 3 | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Carlsson, Olsson (SWE) |
| 3 September 1972 | Norway | 19–17 | Spain | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Siebert, Singer (GDR) |
| 3 September 1972 | Reinertsen 5 | (10–4) | Taure 6 | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Siebert, Singer (GDR) |

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 45 | +19 | 4 | Main round |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 2 | 9–12th place semifinals |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 73 | −27 | 0 | 13–16th place semifinals |
| 30 August 1972 | Yugoslavia | 20–14 | Japan | Hohenstaufenhalle, Göppingen Referees: Janerstam, Larsson (SWE) |
| 30 August 1972 | Lavrnić 5 | (11–7) | Noda 4 | Hohenstaufenhalle, Göppingen Referees: Janerstam, Larsson (SWE) |
| 30 August 1972 | Hungary | 28–15 | United States | Hohenstaufenhalle, Göppingen Referees: Repo, Tuominen (FIN) |
| 30 August 1972 | Varga 13 | (16–8) | Rogers, Schlesinger 4 | Hohenstaufenhalle, Göppingen Referees: Repo, Tuominen (FIN) |
| 1 September 1972 | Yugoslavia | 25–15 | United States | Sporthalle, Böblingen Referees: Siebert, Singer (GDR) |
| 1 September 1972 | Horvat, Pribanić 7 | (11–9) | Abrahamson 6 | Sporthalle, Böblingen Referees: Siebert, Singer (GDR) |
| 1 September 1972 | Hungary | 20–12 | Japan | Sporthalle, Böblingen Referees: Carlsson, Olsson (SWE) |
| 1 September 1972 | Varga 6 | (10–7) | Chikamori, Kino 3 | Sporthalle, Böblingen Referees: Carlsson, Olsson (SWE) |
| 3 September 1972 | Yugoslavia | 18–16 | Hungary | Sporthalle, Augsburg Referees: Ovdal, Rodil (DEN) |
| 3 September 1972 | Lavrnić 8 | (9–8) | Varga 5 | Sporthalle, Augsburg Referees: Ovdal, Rodil (DEN) |
| 3 September 1972 | Japan | 20–16 | United States | Sporthalle, Augsburg Referees: Bertschinger, Gabriel (SUI) |
| 3 September 1972 | Iida 7 | (9–9) | Abrahamson, Rogers 4 | Sporthalle, Augsburg Referees: Bertschinger, Gabriel (SUI) |

### Classification round
#### Bracket
##### 9th place bracket

| 9–12th place semifinals | 9–12th place semifinals | 9th place | 9th place |
| 7 September | 7 September |
| Poland | 20 |
| Poland | 20 | 9 September | 9 September |
| Iceland | 17 | 9 September | 9 September |
| Iceland | 17 | Poland | 20 |
| 7 September | 7 September | | Poland | 20 |
| 7 September | 7 September | Norway (ET) | 23 |
| Norway | 19 | Norway (ET) | 23 |
| Japan | 17 | | |
| Japan | 17 | 11th place | 11th place |
| | | 9 September | 9 September |
| | | Iceland | 18 |
| | | Japan | 19 |

##### 13th place bracket

| 13–16th place semifinals | 13–16th place semifinals | 13th place | 13th place |
| 7 September | 7 September |
| Denmark | 29 |
| Denmark | 29 | 9 September | 9 September |
| Tunisia | 21 | 9 September | 9 September |
| Tunisia | 21 | Denmark | 19 |
| 7 September | 7 September | | Denmark | 19 |
| 7 September | 7 September | United States | 18 |
| Spain | 20 | United States | 18 |
| United States | 22 | | |
| United States | 22 | 15th place | 15th place |
| | | 9 September | 9 September |
| | | Tunisia | 20 |
| | | Spain | 23 |

#### 13–16th place semifinals

| 7 September 1972 | Denmark | 29–21 | Tunisia | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Huseby, Nilson (NOR) |
| 7 September 1972 | Hansen 8 | (11–9) | Sebabti 8 | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Huseby, Nilson (NOR) |
| 7 September 1972 | Spain | 20–22 | United States | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Bertschinger, Gabriel (SUI) |
| 7 September 1972 | Morera 7 | (11–8) | Abrahamson 7 | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Bertschinger, Gabriel (SUI) |

#### 9–12th place semifinals

| 7 September 1972 | Poland | 20–17 | Iceland | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Reichel, Tetens (FRG) |
| 7 September 1972 | Antczak 5 | (10–7) | Magnússon 6 | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Reichel, Tetens (FRG) |
| 7 September 1972 | Norway | 19–17 | Japan | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Falk, Rosmanith (FRG) |
| 7 September 1972 | T. Hansen 5 | (8–9) | Arinaga 5 | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Falk, Rosmanith (FRG) |

#### 15th place game

| 9 September 1972 | Tunisia | 20–23 | Spain | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Falk, Rosmanith (FRG) |
| 9 September 1972 | Sebabti 9 | (10–11) | Rochel 9 | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Falk, Rosmanith (FRG) |

#### 13th place game

| 9 September 1972 | Denmark | 19–18 | United States | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Keszthelyi, Márki (HUN) |
| 9 September 1972 | Hansen 8 | (12–6) | Abrahamson, Rogers 5 | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Keszthelyi, Márki (HUN) |

#### Eleventh place game

| 9 September 1972 | Iceland | 18–19 | Japan | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Sidea, Cârligeanu (ROU) |
| 9 September 1972 | Hallsteinsson 7 | (12–11) | three players 4 | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Sidea, Cârligeanu (ROU) |

#### Ninth place game

| 9 September 1972 | Poland | 20–23 (ET) | Norway | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Reichel, Tetens (FRG) |
| 9 September 1972 | Melcer 6 | (10–10) | T. Hansen 10 | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Reichel, Tetens (FRG) |
| Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Reichel, Tetens (FRG) |||

### Main round
#### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 4 | Gold medal game |
| 2 | East Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 4 | Bronze medal game |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 3 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 1 | Seventh place game |
| 5 September 1972 | Sweden | 12–15 | Czechoslovakia | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Falk, Rosmanith (FRG) |
| 5 September 1972 | L. Eriksson 5 | (6–7) | three players 3 | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Falk, Rosmanith (FRG) |
| 6 September 1972 | Soviet Union | 11–8 | East Germany | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Simanović, Valčić (YUG) |
| 6 September 1972 | Klimov, Panov 3 | (4–4) | four players 2 | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Simanović, Valčić (YUG) |
| 8 September 1972 | Sweden | 11–14 | East Germany | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Cârligeanu, Sidea (ROU) |
| 8 September 1972 | L. Eriksson 4 | (6–8) | Ganschow 6 | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Cârligeanu, Sidea (ROU) |
| 8 September 1972 | Soviet Union | 12–15 | Czechoslovakia | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Keszthelyi, Márki (HUN) |
| 8 September 1972 | Kulev 7 | (7–7) | Konečný 4 | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Keszthelyi, Márki (HUN) |

#### Group II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 6 | Gold medal game |
| 2 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 4 | Bronze medal game |
| 3 | West Germany (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 2 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 0 | Seventh place game |
| 6 September 1972 | Romania | 20–14 | Hungary | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Singer, Siebert (GDR) |
| 6 September 1972 | Gruia 8 | (11–6) | Kaló, Varga 3 | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Singer, Siebert (GDR) |
| 6 September 1972 | West Germany | 15–24 | Yugoslavia | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Ovdal, Rodil (DEN) |
| 6 September 1972 | Bucher, Karrer 4 | (7–14) | Lavrnić, Lazarević 6 | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Ovdal, Rodil (DEN) |
| 8 September 1972 | Romania | 13–14 | Yugoslavia | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Carlsson, Olsson (SWE) |
| 8 September 1972 | Gruia 8 | (4–5) | Lazarević 6 | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Carlsson, Olsson (SWE) |
| 8 September 1972 | West Germany | 17–14 | Hungary | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Janerstam, Larsson (SWE) |
| 8 September 1972 | Möller 6 | (8–6) | Stiller, K. Vass 3 | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Janerstam, Larsson (SWE) |

### Final round
#### Seventh place game

| 10 September 1972 | Sweden | 19–18 | Hungary | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Singer, Siebert (GDR) |
| 10 September 1972 | Persson 5 | (11–8) | K. Vass 6 | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Singer, Siebert (GDR) |

#### Fifth place game

| 10 September 1972 | Soviet Union | 17–16 | West Germany | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Simanović, Valčić (YUG) |
| 10 September 1972 | Panov, Usaty 4 | (10–9) | Möller, Wehnert 5 | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Simanović, Valčić (YUG) |

#### Bronze medal game

| 10 September 1972 | East Germany | 16–19 | Romania | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Carlsson, Olsson (SWE) |
| 10 September 1972 | Böhme 4 | (8–11) | Gruia, Gunesch 5 | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Carlsson, Olsson (SWE) |

#### Gold medal game

| 10 September 1972 | Yugoslavia | 21–16 | Czechoslovakia | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Ovdal, Rodil (DEN) |
| 10 September 1972 | Lazarević 6 | (12–5) | Jarý 6 | Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Ovdal, Rodil (DEN) |

## Participating nations

Each country was allowed to enter a team of 16 players and they all were eligible for participation. Japan entered only a squad of twelve.
A total of 242(*) handball players from 16 nations competed at the Munich Games:
* Czechoslovakia (16)
* Denmark (16)
* East Germany (16)
* West Germany (16)
* Hungary (15)
* Iceland (15)
* Japan (12)
* Norway (16)
* Poland (15)
* Romania (15)
* Soviet Union (15)
* Spain (15)
* Sweden (16)
* Tunisia (15)
* United States (15)
* Yugoslavia (14)
(*) NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least.
Not all reserve players are known.

## Team rosters

| Czechoslovakia | Denmark | East Germany | Hungary |
| Ladislav Beneš František Brůna Vladimír Haber Vladimír Jarý Jiří Kavan Arnošt Klimčík Jaroslav Konečný František Králík Jindřich Krepindl Vincent Lafko Andrej Lukošík Pavel Mikeš Petr Pospíšil Ivan Satrapa Zdeněk Škára Jaroslav Škarvan | Arne Andersen Keld Andersen Jørgen Frandsen Claus From Flemming Hansen Jørgen Heidemann Søren Jensen Bent Jørgensen Kay Jørgensen Flemming Lauritzen Svend Lund Tom Lund Thor Munkager Vagn Nielsen Karsten Sørensen Jørgen Vodsgaard | Wolfgang Böhme Reiner Frieske Reiner Ganschow Jürgen Hildebrand Horst Jankhöfer Wolfgang Lakenmacher Klaus Langhoff Peter Larisch Peter Randt Udo Röhrig Josef Rose Siegfried Voigt Klaus Weiß Rainer Würdig Rainer Zimmermann Harry Zörnack | János Adorján Béla Bartalos János Csík László Harka József Horváth Sándor Kaló István Marosi Lajos Simó János Stiller István Szabó László Szabó Sándor Takács István Varga (BHSE) Károly Vass (Elektromos SE) Sándor Vass (Elektromos SE)Gyula Hurth |
| Iceland | Japan | Norway | Poland |
| Axel Axelsson Ólafur Benediktsson Björgvin Björgvinsson Hjalti Einarsson Sigurður Einarsson Birgir Finnbogason Stefán Gunnarsson Geir Hallsteinsson Ólafur Jónsson Stefán Jónsson Jón Magnússon Ágúst Ögmundsson Sigurbergur Sigsteinsson Viðar Símonarson Gunnsteinn SkúlasonGísli Blöndal | Shuji Arinaga Katsuhiko Chikamori Kiyotaka Hayakawa Hiroshi Honda Masayuki Hyokai Nobuyuki Iida Minoru Kino Takezo Nakai Toshio Niimi Kiyoshi Noda Kenichi Sasaki Toshihiko Shimosato | Per Ankre Arnulf Bæk Pål Bye Pål Cappelen Carl Graff-Wang Inge Hansen Torstein Hansen Roger Hverven Ulf Magnussen Jan Økseter Sten Osther Jon Reinertsen Geir Røse Per Søderstrøm Harald Tyrdal Finn Urdal Coach: Thor Nohr | Zdzisław Antczak Zbigniew Dybol Franciszek Gąsior Jan Gmyrek Bogdan Kowalczyk Zygfryd Kuchta Andrzej Lech Jerzy Melcer Helmut Pniociński Henryk Rozmiarek Andrzej Sokołowski Engelbert Szolc Andrzej Szymczak Włodzimierz Wachowicz Robert Zawada |
| Romania | Soviet Union | Spain | Sweden |
| Ştefan Birtalan Adrian Cosma Marin Dan Alexandru Dincă Cristian Gaţu Gheorghe Gruia Roland Gunesch Gabriel Kicsid Ghiţă Licu Cornel Penu Valentin Samungi Simion Schöbel Werner Stöckl Constantin Tudosie Radu Voina | Valeri Gassy(University Krasnodar) Vasily Ilyin(MAI Moscow) Mykhaylo Ishchenko(ZMetI Zaporozhzhie) Yury Klimov(MAI Moscow) Valentin Kulev(Kuntsevo Moscow) Yuriy Lahutyn(ZMetI Zaporozhzhie) Mikhail Lutsenko(Kuntsevo Moscow) Vladimir Maksimov(MAI Moscow) Albert Oganezov(MAI Moscow) Aleksandr Panov(University Krasnodar) Oleksandr Rezanov(ZMetI Zaporozhzhie) Nikolay Semyonov(Kuntsevo Moscow) Anatoly Shevchenko(Kuntsevo Moscow) Ivan Usaty(CSKA Moscow) Jānis Vilsons(MAI Moscow) | Antonio Andreu Miguel Ángel Cascallana Fernando de Andrés Javier García Jesús Guerrero Juan Miguel Igartua Santos Labaca Francisco López Juan Antonio Medina Juan Morera Vicente Ortega José Perramón José Rochel José Manuel Taure José Villamarín | Björn Andersson Bo Andersson Dan Eriksson Lennart Eriksson Johan Fischerström Göran Hård af Segerstad Bengt Johansson Benny Johansson Jan Jonsson Lars Karlsson Michael Koch Olle Olsson Sten Olsson Thomas Persson Bertil Söderberg Frank Ström |
| Tunisia | United States | West Germany | Yugoslavia |
| Ahmed Bechir Bel Hadj Abderraouf Ben Samir Moncef Besbes Rached Boudhina Taoufik Djemail Aleya Hamrouni Mohamed Naceur Jelili Mounir Jelili Mohamed Klai Mohamed Khalladi Faouzi Ksouri Moncef Loueslati Mohamed Sebabti Amor Sghaier Abdel Aziz Zaibi Ridha Zitoun | Richard Abrahamson Fletcher Abram Roger Baker Dennis Berkholtz Larry Caton Vincent DiCalogero Elmer Edes Thomas Hardiman Rudolph Matthews Sandor Rivnyak James Rogers Richard Schlesinger Kevin Serrapede Robert Sparks Joel Voelkert Coach: Peter Buehning Sr. Assistant coach: Laszlo JurakHarry Winkler | Herwig Ahrendsen Hans-Jürgen Bode Wolfgang Braun Peter Bucher Jochen Feldhoff Diethard Finkelmann Josef Karrer Klaus Kater Klaus Lange Herbert Lübking Heiner Möller Hans-Peter Neuhaus Uwe Rathjen Herbert Rogge Herbert Wehnert Klaus Westebbe | Abas Arslanagić (Borac Banja Luka) Petar Fajfrić (Crvenka) Hrvoje Horvat (Partizan Bjelovar) Milorad Karalić (Borac Banja Luka) Đorđe Lavrnić (Krivaja Zavidovići) Milan Lazarević (Crvena zvezda Beograd) Zdravko Miljak (Medveščak Zagreb) Slobodan Mišković (Crvenka) Branislav Pokrajac (Dinamo Pančevo) Nebojša Popović (Borac Banja Luka) Miroslav Pribanić (Partizan Bjelovar) Albin Vidović (BHSE) Zoran Živković (FAP Priboj na Limu) Zdenko Zorko (Zagreb) Coach: Vlado ŠtenclČedomir Bugarski Dobrivoje Selec |