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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's singles | Vadim Borisov (URS) | Nandan Bal (IND) | Andrei Dîrzu (ROU) |
Men's doubles | Ramiz Akhmerov and Vadim Borisov (URS) | Dick Metz and Blaine Willenborg (USA) | Andrei Dîrzu and Florin Segărceanu (ROU) |
Women's singles | Zhmyreva (URS) | Eugenia Birioukova (URS) | Virginia Ruzici (ROU) |
Women's doubles | Florența Mihai and Ruzici (ROU) | Ham and Kim (KOR) | Eugenia Birioukova and Zhmyreva (URS) |
Mixed doubles | Ruzici and Banriel (ROU) | Eugenia Birioukova and Ramiz Akhmerov (URS) | Hélène Pelletier and Mothadi (CAN) |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2 | Romania (ROU) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
3 | India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (6 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
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