Overcoming the Soviets, who defended the world title, and the powerful American team, Brazil won the silver medal, leaving gold for the owners of the house, the Yugoslavia national team.
Placement: Team runner-up
: Carlos Domingos Massoni “Mosquito”, Carmo de Souza “Rosa Branca”, Hélio Rubens Garcia, José Aparecido dos Santos, José Edvar Simões, José Luíz Olaio Neto, Luíz Cláudio Menon, Marcos Antonio Abdalla Leite “Marquinhos”, Pedro César Cardoso “Pedrinho”, Sérgio Toledo Machado”Macaroni”, Ubiratan Pereira Maciel and Wlamir Marques.
Technician: Togo Renan Soares “Kanela”.