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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 12 and ties and all those reaching 66.00 metres advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Anatoliy Bondarchuk |
| Silver: | Jochen Sachse |
| Bronze: | Vasily Khmelevsky |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anatoliy Bondarchuk | 32 | Soviet Union | URS | 72.88 | QU |
| 2 | Gyula Zsivótzky | 35 | Hungary | HUN | 71.20 | QU |
| 3 | Reinhard Theimer | 24 | East Germany | GDR | 70.66 | QU |
| 4 | Vasily Khmelevsky | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 70.00 | QU |
| 5 | Jochen Sachse | 23 | East Germany | GDR | 69.94 | QU |
| 6 | Strećko Štiglić | 29 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 69.60 | QU |
| 7 | Tom Gage | 29 | United States | USA | 69.40 | QU |
| 8 | Mario Vecchiato | 23 | Italy | ITA | 68.12 | QU |
| 9 | Jacques Accambray | 22 | France | FRA | 68.00 | QU |
| 10 | Karl-Hans Riehm | 21 | West Germany | FRG | 67.64 | QU |
| 11 | István Encsi | 29 | Hungary | HUN | 67.38 | QU |
| 12 | Shigenobu Murofushi | 26 | Japan | JPN | 67.26 | QU |
| 13 | Stavros Moutaftsidis | 24 | Greece | GRE | 67.22 | QU |
| 14 | Edwin Klein | 24 | West Germany | FRG | 67.14 | QU |
| 15 | Uwe Beyer | 27 | West Germany | FRG | 67.04 | QU |
| 16 | Peter Sternad | 26 | Austria | AUT | 66.74 | QU |
| 17 | Iosyp Hamskiy | 22 | Soviet Union | URS | 66.72 | QU |
| 18 | Takeo Sugawara | 34 | Japan | JPN | 66.50 | QU |
| 19 | Sándor Eckschmiedt | 33 | Hungary | HUN | 66.44 | QU |
| 20 | Barry Williams | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | 66.32 | QU |
| 21 | Todor Manolov | 21 | Bulgaria | BUL | 65.62 | |
| 22 | Al Schoterman | 21 | United States | USA | 65.18 | |
| 23 | Stanisław Lubiejewski | 25 | Poland | POL | 64.80 | |
| 24 | Howard Payne | 41 | Great Britain | GBR | 64.56 | |
| 25 | Yoshihisa Ishida | 28 | Japan | JPN | 63.82 | |
| 26 | Georgios Georgiadis | 24 | Greece | GRE | 63.58 | |
| 27 | George Frenn | 30 | United States | USA | 62.14 | |
| 28 | William Silen | 23 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 62.02 | |
| 29 | Vladimir Prikhodko | 28 | France | FRA | 61.78 | |
| 30 | José Alberto Vallejo | 29 | Argentina | ARG | 60.08 | |
| 31 | Darwin Piñeyrúa | 26 | Uruguay | URU | 59.84 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reinhard Theimer | 24 | East Germany | GDR | 70.66 | |
| 2 | Vasily Khmelevsky | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 70.00 | |
| 3 | Strećko Štiglić | 29 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 69.60 | |
| 4 | Mario Vecchiato | 23 | Italy | ITA | 68.12 | |
| 5 | Karl-Hans Riehm | 21 | West Germany | FRG | 67.64 | |
| 6 | István Encsi | 29 | Hungary | HUN | 67.38 | |
| 7 | Stavros Moutaftsidis | 24 | Greece | GRE | 67.22 | |
| 8 | Edwin Klein | 24 | West Germany | FRG | 67.14 | |
| 9 | Takeo Sugawara | 34 | Japan | JPN | 66.50 | |
| 10 | Barry Williams | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | 66.32 | |
| 11 | Al Schoterman | 21 | United States | USA | 65.18 | |
| 12 | Stanisław Lubiejewski | 25 | Poland | POL | 64.80 | |
| 13 | George Frenn | 30 | United States | USA | 62.14 | |
| 14 | Vladimir Prikhodko | 28 | France | FRA | 61.78 | |
| 15 | Darwin Piñeyrúa | 26 | Uruguay | URU | 59.84 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anatoliy Bondarchuk | 32 | Soviet Union | URS | 72.88 | |
| 2 | Gyula Zsivótzky | 35 | Hungary | HUN | 71.20 | |
| 3 | Jochen Sachse | 23 | East Germany | GDR | 69.94 | |
| 4 | Tom Gage | 29 | United States | USA | 69.40 | |
| 5 | Jacques Accambray | 22 | France | FRA | 68.00 | |
| 6 | Shigenobu Murofushi | 26 | Japan | JPN | 67.26 | |
| 7 | Uwe Beyer | 27 | West Germany | FRG | 67.04 | |
| 8 | Peter Sternad | 26 | Austria | AUT | 66.74 | |
| 9 | Iosyp Hamskiy | 22 | Soviet Union | URS | 66.72 | |
| 10 | Sándor Eckschmiedt | 33 | Hungary | HUN | 66.44 | |
| 11 | Todor Manolov | 21 | Bulgaria | BUL | 65.62 | |
| 12 | Howard Payne | 41 | Great Britain | GBR | 64.56 | |
| 13 | Yoshihisa Ishida | 28 | Japan | JPN | 63.82 | |
| 14 | Georgios Georgiadis | 24 | Greece | GRE | 63.58 | |
| 15 | William Silen | 23 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 62.02 | |
| 16 | José Alberto Vallejo | 29 | Argentina | ARG | 60.08 |