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Men's Olympic Games 1972 - Home
Germany - 30 August 1972 - 10 September 1972
Winner
: Yougoslavia
Final standings
| 1 | Yougoslavia |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia |
| 3 |  Romania |
| 4 |  East Germany |
| 5 |  U.S.S.R. |
| 6 |  West Germany |
| 7 |  Sweden |
| 8 |  Hungary |
| 9 |  Norway |
| 10 |  Poland |
| 11 |  Japan |
| 12 |  Iceland |
| 13 |  Denmark |
| 14 |  United States |
| 15 |  Spain |
| 16 |  Tunisia |
Preliminary Round - Group A (Germany - 30/08/1972 - 03/09/1972)
Classification
Last matches
30 August 1972 | |||
| IN Ulm | U.S.S.R. | 12 - 12 |  Denmark |
| IN Ulm | Sweden | 13 - 13 |  Poland |
1 September 1972 | |||
| IN Göppingen | Poland | 11 - 8 | Denmark |
| IN Göppingen | Sweden | 11 - 11 | U.S.S.R. |
3 September 1972 | |||
| IN Böblingen | Sweden | 16 - 10 | Denmark |
| IN Böblingen | U.S.S.R. | 17 - 11 | Poland |
Preliminary Round - Group B (Germany - 30/08/1972 - 03/09/1972)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 32 | +19 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 40 | +16 |
| 3 | Iceland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 51 | +6 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 73 | -41 |
Last matches
30 August 1972 | |||
| IN Augsburg | East Germany | 16 - 11 |  Iceland |
| IN Augsburg | Czechoslovakia | 25 - 7 |  Tunisia |
1 September 1972 | |||
| IN Ulm | Czechoslovakia | 19 - 19 | Iceland |
| IN Ulm | East Germany | 21 - 9 | Tunisia |
3 September 1972 | |||
| IN Göppingen | East Germany | 14 - 12 | Czechoslovakia |
| IN Göppingen | Iceland | 27 - 16 | Tunisia |
Preliminary Round - Group C (Germany - 30/08/1972 - 03/09/1972)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 37 | +9 |
| 2 | West Germany | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 38 | +1 |
| 3 | Norway | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 50 | -2 |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 47 | -8 |
Last matches
30 August 1972 | |||
| IN Böblingen | West Germany | 13 - 10 |  Spain |
| IN Böblingen | Romania | 18 - 14 |  Norway |
1 September 1972 | |||
| IN Augsburg | Romania | 15 - 12 | Spain |
| IN Augsburg | West Germany | 15 - 15 | Norway |
3 September 1972 | |||
| IN München | Romania | 13 - 11 | West Germany |
| IN München | Norway | 19 - 17 | Spain |
Preliminary Round - Group D (Germany - 30/08/1972 - 03/09/1972)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yougoslavia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 45 | +18 |
| 2 | Hungary | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 45 | +19 |
| 3 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 56 | -10 |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 73 | -27 |
Last matches
30 August 1972 | |||
| IN Göppingen | Yougoslavia | 20 - 14 |  Japan |
| IN Göppingen | Hungary | 28 - 15 |  United States |
1 September 1972 | |||
| IN Böblingen | Hungary | 20 - 12 | Japan |
| IN Böblingen | Yougoslavia | 25 - 15 | United States |
3 September 1972 | |||
| IN Augsburg | Yougoslavia | 18 - 16 | Hungary |
| IN Augsburg | Japan | 20 - 16 | United States |
Main Round - Group I (Germany - München - 03/09/1972 - 07/09/1972)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 38 | +4 |
| 2 | East Germany | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 34 | +2 |
| 3 | U.S.S.R. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| 4 | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 40 | -6 |
Last matches
3 September 1972 | |||
| U.S.S.R. | 11 - 11 | Sweden | |
| East Germany | 14 - 12 | Czechoslovakia | |
5 September 1972 | |||
| U.S.S.R. | 11 - 8 | East Germany | |
| Czechoslovakia | 15 - 12 | Sweden | |
7 September 1972 | |||
| East Germany | 14 - 11 | Sweden | |
| Czechoslovakia | 15 - 12 | U.S.S.R. | |
Main Round - Group II (Germany - München - 03/09/1972 - 07/09/1972)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yougoslavia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 44 | +12 |
| 2 | Romania | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 39 | +7 |
| 3 | West Germany | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 51 | -8 |
| 4 | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 55 | -11 |
Last matches
3 September 1972 | |||
| Romania | 13 - 11 | West Germany | |
| Yougoslavia | 18 - 16 | Hungary | |
5 September 1972 | |||
| Romania | 20 - 14 | Hungary | |
| Yougoslavia | 24 - 15 | West Germany | |
7 September 1972 | |||
| Yougoslavia | 14 - 13 | Romania | |
| West Germany | 17 - 14 | Hungary | |
Final round (Germany - München - 08/09/1972 - 10/09/1972)
Classification Round
8 September 1972 | |||
| Norway | 19 - 17 | Japan | |
| Poland | 20 - 17 | Iceland | |
| United States | 22 - 20 | Spain | |
| Denmark | 29 - 21 | Tunisia | |
9 September 1972 | |||
| U.S.S.R. | 17 - 16 | West Germany | |
| Denmark | 19 - 18 | United States | |
| Sweden | 19 - 18 | Hungary | |
| Japan | 19 - 18 | Iceland | |
| Norway | 23 - 20 | Poland | |
| Spain | 23 - 20 | Tunisia | |
Third Place Match
10 September 1972 | |||
| Romania | 19 - 16 | East Germany | |
Final
10 September 1972 | |||
| Yougoslavia | 21 - 16 | Czechoslovakia | |
Statistics
- General statistics
- Various statistics
Wins 1 Yougoslavia 7 2 Romania 6 3 East Germany 5 4 Czechoslovakia 3 5 Norway 3 6 U.S.S.R. 3 Drawn matches 1 Sweden 3 2 U.S.S.R. 3 3 Czechoslovakia 1 4 Denmark 1 5 Iceland 1 6 Norway 1 Losses 1 Hungary 5 2 Tunisia 5 3 Spain 4 4 United States 4 5 West Germany 4 6 Czechoslovakia 3
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