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Host City: München, West Germany
Venue(s): Olympic Regatta Course, Oberschleißheim, München
Date Started: September 5, 1972
Date Finished: September 9, 1972
| Gold: | Yuliya Riabchynska |
| Silver: | Mieke Jaapies |
| Bronze: | Anna Pfeffer |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuliya Riabchynska | 25 | Soviet Union | URS | Gold | OB |
| 2 | Mieke Jaapies | 29 | Netherlands | NED | Silver | |
| 3 | Anna Pfeffer | 26 | Hungary | HUN | Bronze | |
| 4 | Irene Pepinghege | 31 | West Germany | FRG | ||
| 5 | Bettina Müller | 20 | East Germany | GDR | ||
| 6 | Maria Nichiforov | 21 | Romania | ROU | ||
| 7 | Kate Olsen | 25 | Denmark | DEN | ||
| 8 | Ing-Marie Svensson | 22 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 9 | Marcia Jones Smoke | 31 | United States | USA | ||
| 4 h1r3/4 | Marjorie Homer-Dixon | 27 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 4 h2r3/4 | Stanisława Szydłowska | 28 | Poland | POL | ||
| 4 h3r3/4 | Françoise Gaud | 25 | France | FRA | ||
| 4 h1r2/4 | Natasha Petrova | 21 | Bulgaria | BUL | ||
| 4 h2r2/4 | Jane Rouse | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 5 h1r2/4 | Ann McQuaid | 21 | Ireland | IRL |