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Host City: München, West Germany
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, München
Date Started: September 4, 1972
Date Finished: September 4, 1972
Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Rod Milburn |
| Silver: | Guy Drut |
| Bronze: | Tom Hill |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Hill | 22 | United States | USA | 13.47 | 7 | QU |
| 2 | Guy Drut | 21 | France | FRA | 13.49 | 5 | QU |
| 3 | Leszek Wodzyński | 26 | Poland | POL | 13.81 | 6 | QU |
| 4 | Petr Čech | 23 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 13.82 | 8 | QU |
| 5 | Sergio Liani | 29 | Italy | ITA | 13.90 | 4 | |
| 6 | Rich McDonald | 23 | Canada | CAN | 14.22 | 3 | |
| 7 | Berwyn Price | 21 | Great Britain | GBR | 14.37 | 2 | |
| 8 | Mirosław Wodzyński | 21 | Poland | POL | 14.63 | 1 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rod Milburn | 22 | United States | USA | 13.44 | 7 | QU |
| 2 | Frank Siebeck | 23 | East Germany | GDR | 13.58 | 4 | QU |
| 3 | Willie Davenport | 29 | United States | USA | 13.73 | 1 | QU |
| 4 | Lubomír Nádeníček | 25 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 13.89 | 6 | QU |
| 5 | Marek Jóźwik | 25 | Poland | POL | 14.06 | 8 | |
| 6 | Günther Nickel | 26 | West Germany | FRG | 14.23 | 5 | |
| 7 | Alan Pascoe | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | 14.24 | 3 | |
| 8 | Marco Acerbi | 23 | Italy | ITA | 14.45 | 2 |