| Final Group | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio |  | 1. Japan | 3 | 0 | 9: | 2 | 157/99 | 1.586 |  | 2. Cuba | 1 | 2 | 5: | 6 | 124/132 | 0.939 |  | 3. South Korea | 1 | 2 | 4: | 6 | 113/136 | 0.831 |  | 4. China | 1 | 2 | 4: | 8 | 136/163 | 0.834 |   
| Team | Japa | Cuba | SoKo | Chin |  | Japan | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:1 |  | Cuba |   | --- | 3:0 |   |  | South Korea |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | China |   | 3:2 |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | played at Osaka |  | Sun 13.11 |   Japan | 3-0 |   Cuba | 45-20 | 15-1 | 15-9 | 15-10 |   |  | Sun 13.11 |   South Korea | 3-0 |   China | 47-36 | 15-12 | 15-9 | 17-15 |   |  | Mon 14.11 |   Cuba | 3-0 |   South Korea | 46-24 | 15-7 | 16-14 | 15-3 |   |  | Mon 14.11 |   Japan | 3-1 |   China | 58-37 | 15-4 | 15-9 | 13-15 | 15-9 |   |  | Tue 15.11 |   China | 3-2 |   Cuba | 63-58 | 6-15 | 15-6 | 12-15 | 15-13 | 15-9 |  | Tue 15.11 |   Japan | 3-1 |   South Korea | 54-42 | 15-6 | 15-11 | 9-15 | 15-10 |   |   
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| Final Ranking | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | .?OL 1976 |  | 1. Japan | 5 | 1 | 17: | 5 | 311/204 | 1.525 | 1. |  | 2. Cuba | 4 | 2 | 14: | 8 | 293/257 | 1.140 | 5. |  | 3. South Korea | 3 | 3 | 11: | 11 | 290/281 | 1.032 | 3. |  | 4. China | 4 | 2 | 13: | 11 | 302/279 | 1.082 |   |  |  Group 5-8 |  | 5. Peru | 4 | 2 | 15: | 8 | 358/269 | 1.331 | 7. |  | 6. Hungary | 2 | 4 | 8: | 13 | 235/280 | 0.839 | 4. |  | 7. United States | 2 | 4 | 10: | 15 | 318/399 | 0.797 | 8. |  | 8. Soviet Union | 0 | 6 | 1: | 18 | 144/282 | 0.511 | 2. |   
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|  Awards  |  | MVP – Takako Shirai (JPN) |  | Attacker: Mercedes Pomares (CUB) |  | Blocker: Hui-ying Tsao (CHN) |  | Setter: Noriko Matsuda (JPN) |  | Server: Yumi Egami (JPN) |  | Defender: Hye-Jeong Cho (KOR) |  | Spirit of Fight: Hui-ying Tsao (CHN) |  | Coach:: Shigeo Yamada (JPN) |   
|  Best 6 |  | Echiko Maeda (JPN) |  | Takako Shirai (JPN) |  | Noriko Matsuda (JPN) |  | Mercedes Pomares (CUB) |  | Hui-ying Tsao (CHN) |  | Kyung-Hwa Yoo (KOR) |   
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| Group 5-8 | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio |  | 5. Peru | 3 | 0 | 9: | 2 | 162/97 | 1.670 |  | 6. Hungary | 2 | 1 | 6: | 4 | 129/120 | 1.075 |  | 7. United States | 1 | 2 | 6: | 7 | 155/175 | 0.886 |  | 8. Soviet Union | 0 | 3 | 1: | 9 | 93/147 | 0.633 |   
| Team | Peru | Hung | Unit | Sovi |  | Peru | --- | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:0 |  | Hungary |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | United States |   |   | --- | 3:1 |  | Soviet Union |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | played at Gunma |  | Sat 12.11 |   Peru | 3-0 |   Hungary | 45-28 | 15-11 | 15-8 | 15-9 |   |  | Sat 12.11 |   United States | 3-1 |   Soviet Union | 57-47 | 15-12 | 12-15 | 15-13 | 15-7 |   |  | Sun 13.11 |   Hungary | 3-1 |   United States | 56-47 | 7-15 | 18-16 | 16-14 | 15-2 |   |  | Sun 13.11 |   Peru | 3-0 |   Soviet Union | 45-18 | 15-10 | 15-2 | 15-6 |   |  | Mon 14.11 |   Hungary | 3-0 |   Soviet Union | 45-28 | 15-11 | 15-8 | 15-9 |   |  | Mon 14.11 |   Peru | 3-2 |   United States | 72-51 | 12-15 | 13-15 | 15-4 | 15-2 | 17-15 |   
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| Group A | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio |  | 1. China | 3 | 0 | 9: | 3 | 166/116 | 1.431 |  | 2. Japan | 2 | 1 | 8: | 3 | 154/105 | 1.467 |  | 3. United States | 1 | 2 | 4: | 8 | 122/167 | 0.731 |  | 4. Hungary | 0 | 3 | 2: | 9 | 106/160 | 0.662 |   
| Team | Chin | Japa | Unit | Hung |  | China | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Japan |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | United States |   |   | --- | 3:2 |  | Hungary |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | Mon 07.11 |   China | 3-1 |   United States | 57-31 | 15-11 | 15-3 | 12-15 | 15-2 |   |  | Mon 07.11 |   Japan | 3-0 |   Hungary | 45-20 | 15-6 | 15-7 | 15-7 |   |  | Tue 08.11 |   China | 3-0 |   Hungary | 45-21 | 15-10 | 15-5 | 15-6 |   |  | Tue 08.11 |   Japan | 3-0 |   United States | 45-21 | 15-2 | 15-6 | 15-13 |   |  | Thu 10.11 |   United States | 3-2 |   Hungary | 70-65 | 15-10 | 10-15 | 14-16 | 16-14 | 15-10 |  | Thu 10.11 |   China | 3-2 |   Japan | 64-64 | 8-15 | 15-12 | 15-9 | 11-15 | 15-13 |   
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| Group B | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio |  | 1. South Korea | 3 | 0 | 9: | 4 | 177/145 | 1.221 |  | 2. Cuba | 2 | 1 | 8: | 4 | 169/125 | 1.352 |  | 3. Peru | 1 | 2 | 6: | 6 | 139/131 | 1.061 |  | 4. Soviet Union | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | 51/135 | 0.378 |   
| Team | SoKo | Cuba | Peru | Sovi |  | South Korea | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:2 |  | Cuba |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Peru |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Soviet Union |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 07.11 |   Peru | 3-0 |   Soviet Union | 45-11 | 15-4 | 15-1 | 15-6 |   |  | 07.11 |   South Korea | 3-2 |   Cuba | 67-69 | 15-11 | 13-15 | 6-15 | 15-12 | 18-16 |  | 08.11 |   Cuba | 3-0 |   Soviet Union | 45-20 | 15-6 | 15-5 | 15-9 |   |  | 08.11 |   South Korea | 3-2 |   Peru | 65-56 | 15-11 | 15-4 | 10-15 | 10-15 | 15-11 |  | 10.11 |   South Korea | 3-0 |   Soviet Union | 45-20 | 15-8 | 15-8 | 15-4 |   |  | 10.11 |   Cuba | 3-1 |   Peru | 55-38 | 15-6 | 10-15 | 15-10 | 15-7 |   |   
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| Japan was current Olympic Champion from Olympics Women 1976 and World Championship World Women 1974. |  | Soviet Union and South Korea were respective 2nd and 3rd from those tournaments. |  | Japanase team almost same as Winner of Montreal Olympics Women 1976. |  | From Montreal 1976 China replaced East Germany (altough East Germany quaified to World Cup) and United States replaced Canada. |   
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|  1. Japan |  | Takako Shirai  |  | Noriko Matsuda  |  | Yumi Egami  |  | Echiko Maeda  |  | Yuko Arakida |  | Katsuko Kanesaka |  | Yuri Yokoyama |  | Hiromi Yano |  | Mariko Yoshida |  | Kayoko Sude |  | Akiko Takayanagi |  | Coach: Shigeo Yamada  |   
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|  2. Cuba |  | Nelly Barnett |  | Mamita Perez |  | Mercedes Pomares |  | Ana Ibis Diaz |  | Imilsis Tellez |  | Ana Maria Garcia |  | Maura Alfonso |   
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|  3. South Korea |  | Kyung-Hwa Yoo  |  | Hye-Jeong Cho  |   
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|  5. Peru |  | Luísa Fuentes |  | Irma Cordero |  | Delia Cordova |  | Gaby Cardenas |  | Aurora Heredia |  | Ana Cecília Carrillo |  | Silvia Leon |  | Carmen Pimentel |  | Cecília Tait |  | Cecília Del Risco |  | Maruja Ostolaza |  | Coach: Man Bok Park |   
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|  6. Hungary |  | Coach: Gabriella Kotsis |   
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|  7. United States |  | Flora Hyman |   
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|  8. Soviet Union |  | Lyudmila Zhigiliy |  | Nadezhda Radzevich |  | Galina Myachina |  | Olga Belova |  | Tatyana Cherkasova |  | Irina Makogonova |  | Lyudmila Suleykina |  | Lyudmila Bazyuk |  | Olga Dubyaga |  | Nataliya Zhalnina |  | N. Korostelyova |  | V. Ratkevich |  | Coach: Viktor Tyurin  |   
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