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Host City: München, West Germany
Venue(s): Fencing Hall 1, Exhibition Lands (Hall 20), München
Date Started: August 30, 1972
Date Finished: August 30, 1972
Format: Top four finishers in each pool advanced to round two.
| Gold: | Viktor Sidyak |
| Silver: | Péter Marót |
| Bronze: | Vladimir Nazlymov |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | BW | BL | TG | TR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michele Maffei | 25 | Italy | ITA | 5 | 0 | 25 | 11 | QU |
| 2 | Alex Orban | 33 | United States | USA | 4 | 1 | 22 | 17 | QU |
| 3 | Boris Stavrev | 37 | Bulgaria | BUL | 3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | QU |
| 4 | Guzman Salazar | 20 | Cuba | CUB | 2 | 3 | 18 | 22 | QU |
| 5 | Bernd Brodar | 25 | Austria | AUT | 1 | 4 | 17 | 24 | |
| 6 | Chan Matthew | 25 | Hong Kong | HKG | 0 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | BW | BL | TG | TR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Aldo Montano | 24 | Italy | ITA | 5 | 0 | 25 | 8 | QU |
| 2 | Fritz Prause | 23 | Austria | AUT | 4 | 1 | 22 | 14 | QU |
| 3 | Jerzy Pawłowski | 39 | Poland | POL | 3 | 2 | 20 | 15 | QU |
| 4 | Sandor Gombay | 33 | Switzerland | SUI | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | QU |
| 5 | Mark Rakita | 34 | Soviet Union | URS | 1 | 4 | 13 | 21 | |
| 6 | Robert Elliott | 22 | Hong Kong | HKG | 0 | 5 | 4 | 25 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | BW | BL | TG | TR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Sidyak | 28 | Soviet Union | URS | 5 | 0 | 25 | 13 | QU |
| 2 | Knut Höhne | 22 | West Germany | FRG | 3 | 2 | 22 | 21 | QU |
| 3 | John Deanfield | 20 | Great Britain | GBR | 3 | 2 | 18 | 21 | QU |
| 4 | Paul Apostol | 26 | United States | USA | 2 | 3 | 22 | 20 | QU |
| 5 | Vicente Calderón | 23 | Mexico | MEX | 1 | 4 | 20 | 20 | |
| 6 | Fawzi Merhi | 22 | Lebanon | LIB | 1 | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | BW | BL | TG | TR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Irimiciuc | 23 | Romania | ROU | 4 | 1 | 24 | 10 | QU |
| 2 | Stoyko Lipchev | 26 | Bulgaria | BUL | 4 | 1 | 23 | 15 | QU |
| 3 | Walter Convents | 23 | West Germany | FRG | 4 | 1 | 20 | 14 | QU |
| 4 | Richard Oldcorn | 34 | Great Britain | GBR | 2 | 3 | 16 | 19 | QU |
| 5 | Guillermo Saucedo | 31 | Argentina | ARG | 1 | 4 | 14 | 22 | |
| 6 | Yves Daniel Darricau | 19 | Lebanon | LIB | 0 | 5 | 8 | 25 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | BW | BL | TG | TR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamás Kovács | 29 | Hungary | HUN | 5 | 0 | 25 | 6 | QU |
| 2 | Constantin Nicolae | 33 | Romania | ROU | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | QU |
| 3 | Paul Wischeidt | 28 | West Germany | FRG | 3 | 2 | 19 | 17 | QU |
| 4 | Roberto Alva | 20 | Mexico | MEX | 3 | 2 | 17 | 18 | QU |
| 5 | Fernando Lúpiz | 19 | Argentina | ARG | 1 | 4 | 9 | 21 | |
| 6 | Richard Cohen | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | 0 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | BW | BL | TG | TR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Régis Bonissent | 24 | France | FRA | 4 | 0 | 20 | 12 | QU |
| 2 | Hans Brandstätter | 23 | Austria | AUT | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | QU |
| 3 | Józef Nowara | 27 | Poland | POL | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | QU |
| 4 | Iosif Budahazi | 25 | Romania | ROU | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | QU |
| 5 | Janos Mohoss | 36 | Switzerland | SUI | 0 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | BW | BL | TG | TR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tibor Pézsa | 36 | Hungary | HUN | 5 | 0 | 25 | 11 | QU |
| 2 | Eddy Ham | 22 | Netherlands | NED | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | QU |
| 3 | Bernard Vallée | 26 | France | FRA | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | QU |
| 4 | Anani Mikhaylov | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | QU |
| 5 | Enrique Barza | 22 | Peru | PER | 1 | 4 | 9 | 24 | |
| 6 | Bob Foxcroft | 38 | Canada | CAN | 0 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | BW | BL | TG | TR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Nazlymov | 26 | Soviet Union | URS | 4 | 1 | 21 | 12 | QU |
| 2 | Janusz Majewski | 32 | Poland | POL | 4 | 1 | 22 | 14 | QU |
| 3 | Philippe Bena | 20 | France | FRA | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | QU |
| 4 | Manuel Ortíz | 24 | Cuba | CUB | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | QU |
| 5 | Ioannis Khatzisarantos | 24 | Greece | GRE | 1 | 4 | 13 | 24 | |
| 6 | Hermilo Leal | 20 | Mexico | MEX | 0 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | BW | BL | TG | TR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Péter Marót | 27 | Hungary | HUN | 4 | 1 | 24 | 9 | QU |
| 2 | Rolando Rigoli | 31 | Italy | ITA | 4 | 1 | 22 | 14 | QU |
| 3 | Alfonso Morales | 35 | United States | USA | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | QU |
| 4 | Francisco de la Torre | 20 | Cuba | CUB | 3 | 2 | 22 | 19 | QU |
| 5 | Mehmet Akpınar | 32 | Turkey | TUR | 1 | 4 | 9 | 22 | |
| 6 | Istvan Kulcsar | 35 | Switzerland | SUI | 0 | 5 | 9 | 25 |