Qualification
The Olympic tournament was to be contested by twelve nations. The top eleven nations from the 1991 World Championships (eight from pool A, top three from pool B) qualified directly, while the twelfth ranked nation had to play off against the winner of that year's pool C.
- April 14, 1991, Denmark
| Denmark | 4:6 | Poland |
- April 16, 1991, Poland
| Poland | 9:5 | Denmark |
Poland qualified in final tournament
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