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Host City: München, West Germany
Venue(s): Fencing Hall 1, Exhibition Lands (Hall 11 & 12), München
Date Started: August 31, 1972
Date Finished: August 31, 1972
Format: Top three finishers in each pool advanced to final.
| Gold: | Viktor Sidyak |
| Silver: | Péter Marót |
| Bronze: | Vladimir Nazlymov |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | BW | BL | TG | TR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Nazlymov | 26 | Soviet Union | URS | 5 | 0 | 25 | 9 | QU |
| 2 | Péter Marót | 27 | Hungary | HUN | 3 | 2 | 20 | 15 | QU |
| 3 | Michele Maffei | 25 | Italy | ITA | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | QU |
| 4 | Jerzy Pawłowski | 39 | Poland | POL | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | |
| 5 | Iosif Budahazi | 25 | Romania | ROU | 1 | 3 | 7 | 19 | |
| 6 | Bernard Vallée | 26 | France | FRA | 0 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | BW | BL | TG | TR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Sidyak | 28 | Soviet Union | URS | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | QU |
| 2 | Tamás Kovács | 29 | Hungary | HUN | 3 | 2 | 20 | 17 | QU |
| 3 | Régis Bonissent | 24 | France | FRA | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | QU |
| 4 | Paul Apostol | 26 | United States | USA | 2 | 3 | 18 | 19 | |
| 5 | Paul Wischeidt | 28 | West Germany | FRG | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | |
| 6 | Boris Stavrev | 37 | Bulgaria | BUL | 2 | 3 | 15 | 21 |