| | | Finals |  | Game (date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | Final | 30.10 | Soviet Union | 27-24 | South Korea | 9-16 |  | 3-4 | 02. | Poland | 30-29 | East Germany | 10-15 |  | after 2 over times ; FT 22-22 (5-5) ; 1OT 27-27 (3-2) |  | 5-6 | 03. | Norway | 35-27 | China | 19-13 |  | 7-8 | 30.10 | Romania | 20-15 | Yugoslavia | 13-4 |  | 9-10 | 05. | West Germany | 25-22 | France | 11-9 |  | after over time ; FT 19-19 (6-3) |  | 11-12 | 06. | Denmark | 22-19 | Japan | 11-10 | 
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 | | Final ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Soviet Union | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 243: | 157 |  | 2. South Korea | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 253: | 143 |  | 3. Poland | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 186: | 161 |  | 4. East Germany | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 172: | 156 |  | 5. Norway | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 203: | 194 |  | 6. China | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 212: | 202 |  | 7. Romania | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 185: | 176 |  | 8. Yugoslavia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 168: | 183 |  | 9. West Germany | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 152: | 155 |  | 10.France | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 133: | 190 |  | 11.Denmark | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 161: | 178 |  | 12.Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 148: | 190 |  | Group 13-15 |  | 13.Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 75: | 100 |  | 14.Austria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 63: | 103 |  | 15.Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50: | 116 |  | -. Ivory Coast | DNS | 
 |  | | Qualification |  | South Korea | Host |  | Europe - URS, POL, GDR, NOR, ROU, YUG, FRG, FRA, NED, AUT, ESP | 11 |  | Asia - KOR, CHN, JPN | 3 |  | _ Africa Women Junior 1986 - IVC | 1 |  | America - |  | 
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 | | Group I | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. South Korea | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 139: | 77 |  | 2. Poland | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 111: | 95 |  | 3. China | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 120: | 118 |  | 4. Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 110: | 124 |  | 5. France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 71: | 110 |  | 6. Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 94: | 121 | 
 | | Team | Sout | Pola | Chin | Yugo | Fran | Japa |  | South Korea | ---- | 28:15 | 27:18 | 33:17 | 23:10 | 28:17 |  | Poland |  | ---- | 27:19 | 22:19 | 24:11 | 23:18 |  | China |  |  | ---- | 37:26 | 20:15 | 26:23 |  | Yugoslavia |  |  |  | ---- | 24:15 | 24:17 |  | France |  |  |  |  | ---- | 20:19 |  | Japan |  |  |  |  |  | ---- | 
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 | | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 01. | China | 37-26 | Yugoslavia | 18-13 |  | 02. | Poland | 24-11 | France | 11-6 |  | 03. | South Korea | 28-17 | Japan | 12-4 |  | 04. | France | 20-19 | Japan | 10-11 |  | 05. | Poland | 27-19 | China | 16-8 |  | 06. | South Korea | 33-17 | Yugoslavia | 16-8 |  | 07. | Yugoslavia | 24-15 | France | 11-7 |  | 08. | China | 26-23 | Japan | 15-10 |  | 09. | South Korea | 28-15 | Poland | 12-8 | 
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 | | Group II | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | 25%% |  | 1. Soviet Union | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 123: | 84 |  |  | 2. East Germany | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 87: | 87 | -6 |  | 3. Norway | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 110: | 104 | -7 |  | 4. Romania | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 107: | 105 |  |  | 5. West Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 74: | 95 |  |  | 6. Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 88: | 114 |  | 
 | | Team | Sovi | East | Norw | Roma | West | Denm |  | Soviet Union | ---- | 18:16 | 26:21 | 28:19 | 23:9 | 28:19 |  | East Germany |  | ---- |  | 18:16 | 19:14 | 15:14 |  | Norway |  | 25:19 | ---- |  | 17:16 | 32:20 |  | Romania |  |  | 23:15 | ---- | 25:20 | 24:24 |  | West Germany |  |  |  |  | ---- | 15:11 |  | Denmark |  |  |  |  |  | ---- | 
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 | | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 26.10 | Romania | 25-20 | West Germany | 11-8 |  | 02. | Soviet Union | 28-19 | Denmark | 14-6 |  | 03. | Norway | 25-19 | East Germany | 12-8 |  | 04. | Norway | 32-20 | Denmark | 18-12 |  | 05. | Soviet Union | 23-9 | West Germany | 11-6 |  | 27.10 | East Germany | 18-16 | Romania | 11-7 |  | 29.10 | Romania | 24-24 | Denmark | 12-14 |  | 08. | Soviet Union | 18-16 | East Germany | 12-6 |  | 09. | Norway | 17-16 | West Germany | 8-6 | 
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 | | Group 13-15 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 13.Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39: | 23 |  | 14.Austria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29: | 31 |  | 15.Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20: | 34 | 
 | | Team | Neth | Aust | Spai |  | Netherlands | ---- | 21:13 | 18:10 |  | Austria |  | ---- | 16:10 |  | Spain |  |  | ---- | 
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 | | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 01. | Austria | 16-10 | Spain | 9-7 |  | 02. | Netherlands | 18-10 | Spain | 10-4 |  | 03. | Netherlands | 21-13 | Austria | 807 | 
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 | | Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Poland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45: | 37 |  | 2. Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43: | 39 |  | 3. Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35: | 47 |  | -. Ivory Coast | DNS | 
 | Team | Pola | Yugo | Japa | Ivor |  | Poland | ---- | 22:19 | 23:18 |  |  | Yugoslavia |  | ---- | 24:17 |  |  | Japan |  |  | ---- |  |  | Ivory Coast |  |  |  | ---- | 
 | | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 01. | Poland | 23-18 | Japan | 8-9 |  | 02. | Yugoslavia | 24-17 | Japan | 9-6 |  | 03. | Poland | 22-19 | Yugoslavia | 8-8 | 
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 | | Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. South Korea | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90: | 39 |  | 2. China | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65: | 49 |  | 3. France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40: | 55 |  | 4. Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30: | 82 | 
 | Team | SoKo | Chin | Fran | Spai |  | South Korea | ---- | 27:18 | 23:10 | 40:11 |  | China |  | ---- | 20:15 | 27:7 |  | France |  |  | ---- | 15:12 |  | Spain |  |  |  | ---- | 
 | | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 01. | South Korea | 27-18 | China | 15-8 |  | 02. | France | 15-12 | Spain | 6-6 |  | 03. | South Korea | 40-11 | Spain | 18-5 |  | 04. | China | 20-15 | France | 8-3 |  | 05. | South Korea | 23-10 | France | 12-5 |  | 06. | China | 27-7 | Spain | 12-4 | 
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 | | Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Soviet Union | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93: | 49 |  | 2. Romania | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58: | 56 |  | 3. Norway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58: | 63 |  | 4. Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36: | 77 | 
 | Team | Sovi | Roma | Norw | Neth |  | Soviet Union | ---- | 28:19 | 26:21 | 39:9 |  | Romania |  | ---- | 23:15 | 16:13 |  | Norway |  |  | ---- | 22:14 |  | Netherlands |  |  |  | ---- | 
 | | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 01. | Soviet Union | 39-9 | Netherlands | 39-9 |  | 19.10 | Romania | 23-15 | Norway | 11-6 |  | 2-.10 | Soviet Union | 28-19 | Romania | 11-9 |  | 04. | Norway | 22-14 | Netherlands | 10-5 |  | 05. | Soviet Union | 26-21 | Norway | 13-12 |  | 23.10 | Romania | 16-13 | Netherlands | 10-6 | 
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 | | Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. East Germany | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56: | 39 |  | 2. West Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53: | 38 |  | 3. Denmark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51: | 45 |  | 4. Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34: | 72 | 
 | Team | East | West | Denm | Aust |  | East Germany | ---- | 19:14 | 15:14 | 22:11 |  | West Germany |  | ---- | 15:11 | 24:8 |  | Denmark |  |  | ---- | 26:15 |  | Austria |  |  |  | ---- | 
 | | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 01. | East Germany | 19-14 | West Germany | 9-5 |  | 02. | Denmark | 26-15 | Austria | 10-6 |  | 03. | East Germany | 22-11 | Austria | 9-3 |  | 04. | West Germany | 15-11 | Denmark | 5-2 |  | 05. | East Germany | 15-14 | Denmark | 9-7 |  | 06. | West Germany | 24-8 | Austria | 5-3 | 
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