[1] Eight teams qualified for the Games, with Italy defeating the host nation Greece for the gold medal.

The United States won the bronze medal.

The eight qualifying teams were split into two groups of four for the preliminary round, which was played in a round-robin format.

Classification matches were also played to determine the final ranking for all teams.

The top three teams from the event qualified through to the Olympics Games (Hungary, Italy and Russia) while Canada also got through on the basis of being the replacement for the African team.