| Final |  | date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 |  | 17.05 | 15:30 |   Argentina | 3-1 |   Cuba | 59-47 | 14-16 | 15-11 | 15-13 | 15-7 |   
| This was a tournament for the best ranked teams from  |  | each continent from World Men 1986  |   
 After all continental qualifications only Egypt did not qualify for Olympic Games.        
 
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|  Qualification from World Men 1986  |  | Brazil | 4th | Host |  | Cuba | 5th | Norceca |  | France | 6th | Europe |  | Argentina | 7th | South America |  | Japan | 10th | Asia |  | Egypt | 14th | Africa |   
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| Final ranking | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Argentina | 5 | 1 | 15: | 5 | 1.428 |  | 2. Cuba | 5 | 1 | 16: | 6 | 1.312 |  | 3. Brazil | 3 | 2 | 10: | 8 | 1.066 |  | 4. Japan | 2 | 3 | 8: | 12 | 0.980 |  | 5. France | 1 | 4 | 8: | 13 | 0.901 |  | 6. Egypt | 0 | 5 | 2: | 15 | 0.424 |   
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| Round Robin | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Cuba | 5 | 0 | 15: | 3 | 1.486 |  | 2. Argentina | 4 | 1 | 12: | 4 | 1.481  |  | 3. Brazil | 3 | 2 | 10: | 8 | 1.066 |  | 4. Japan | 2 | 3 | 8: | 12 | 0.980  |  | 5. France | 1 | 4 | 8: | 13 | 0.901 |  | 6. Egypt | 0 | 5 | 2: | 15 | 0.424 |   
| Team | Cub | Arg | Bra | Jap | Fra | Egy  |  | Cuba | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:0 |  | Argentina |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Brazil |   |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Japan |   |   |   | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 |  | France |   |   |   |   | --- | 3:1 |  | Egypt |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 10.05 |   |   Cuba | 3-2 |   France | 65-59 | 13-15 | 7-15 | 15-11 | 15-7 | 15-11 |  | 10.05 |   |   Japan | 3-1 |   Egypt | 54-24 | 9-15 | 15-2 | 15-5 | 15-5 |   |  | 10.05 | 22:30 |   Argentina | 3-0 |   Brazil | 45-30 | 15-9 | 15-9 | 15-12 |   |  | 11.05 | 16:30 |   Argentina | 3-0 |   France | 45-32 | 15-12 | 15-7 | 15-13 |   |  | 11.05 | 19:00 |   Cuba | 3-0 |   Japan | 47-37 | 15-10 | 17-15 | 15-12 |   |  | 11.05 | 22:30 |   Brazil | 3-0 |   Egypt | 45-12 | 15-4 | 15-3 | 15-5 |   |  | 12.05 | 16:30 |   Cuba | 3-0 |   Egypt | 45-11 | 15-1 | 15-3 | 15-7 | 0:56 |   |  | 12.05 | 19:00 |   Argentina | 3-1 |   Japan | 59-32 | 15-2 | 14-16 | 15-9 | 15-5 |   |  | 12.05 | 22:30 |   Brazil | 3-1 |   France | 60-48 | 15-11 | 15-17 | 15-13 | 15-7 |   |  | 14.05 | 16:30 |   France | 3-1 |   Egypt | 54-41 | 15-9 | 15-8 | 9-15 | 15-9 |   |  | 14.05 | 19:00 |   Cuba | 3-0 |   Argentina | 45-34 | 15-12 | 15-9 | 15-13 |   |  | 14.05 | 22:30 |   Brazil | 3-1 |   Japan | 56-48 | 15-10 | 11-15 | 15-13 | 15-10 |   |  | 15.05 | 16:30 |   Argentina | 3-0 |   Egypt | 45-15 | 15-4 | 14-2 | 15-9 |   |  | 15.05 | 19:00 |   Japan | 3-2 |   France | 73-63 | 12-15 | 15-12 | 16-18 | 15-12 | 15-6 |  | 15.05 | 22:30 |   Cuba | 3-1 |   Brazil | 58-34 | 17-15 | 15-11 | 15-2 | 15-6 |   |   
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| Argentina |  | Eduardo Martinez |  | Daniel Castellani |  | Alejandro Diz |  | Hugo Conte |  | Waldo Cantor |  | Raul Quiroga |  | Claudio Zulianello |  | Alejandro |  | Leonardo |   
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| Cuba |  | 1. L. Tabares |  | 2. Ricardo Rojas |  | 3. Rodolfo Guillen |  | 4. Joel Charles |  | 5. Idalberto Valdes |  | 6. L. Beltran |  | 7. Raul Vilches |  | 8. Raul Diago |  | 9. A. Sanmentos |  | 10.Carlos Ruiz |  | 11.Lazaro Martin |  | 12.Manuel Torres |  | Orlando Samuel |   
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| Brazil |  | 1. Helder |  | 2. Xando |  | 4. Montanaro |  | 5. Rui |  | 6. Renan |  | 7. William |  | 8. Amaur |  | 9. Carlao |  | 10.Elberto |  | 11.Leo |  | 12.Bernard |  | Jose Carlos Brunoro |   
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| Japan |  | 1. Yuji Kasama |  | 2. Akihiro Iwashima |  | 3. Yasumori Kumada |  | 4. Eizabaro Mitsubashi |  | 5. Masayoshi Manabe |  | 6. Kazumoto Yoneyana |  | 7. Naoki Tanaka |  | 8. Hidharu Hara |  | 9. Kimio Sugimoto |  | 10.Yuzuru Inoue |  | 11.Massaki Karto |  | 12.Shunichi Kawai |  | Tsumotu Koyama |   
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