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Host City: München, West Germany
Venue(s): Olympic Regatta Course, Oberschleißheim, München
Date Started: August 27, 1972
Date Finished: August 27, 1972
Format: Winner of each heat advanced to semi-finals
| Gold: | Yury Malyshev |
| Silver: | Alberto Demiddi |
| Bronze: | Wolfgang Güldenpfennig |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Demiddi | 28 | Argentina | ARG | 7:46.09 | QU |
| 2 | Udo Hild | 29 | West Germany | FRG | 7:48.12 | |
| 3 | Melchior Bürgin | 28 | Switzerland | SUI | 8:00.20 | |
| 4 | Janis Rodmanis | 22 | Chile | CHI | 8:23.38 | |
| 5 | Jim Butterfield | 21 | Bermuda | BER | 8:29.20 | |
| 6 | Guillermo Spamer | 20 | Mexico | MEX | 8:38.63 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yury Malyshev | 25 | Soviet Union | URS | 7:42.67 | QU |
| 2 | Wolfgang Güldenpfennig | 20 | East Germany | GDR | 7:46.31 | |
| 3 | Seán Drea | 25 | Ireland | IRL | 7:47.64 | |
| 4 | James Dietz | 23 | United States | USA | 7:57.85 | |
| 5 | Jaroslav Hellebrand | 26 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 7:58.15 | |
| 6 | Lennart Bälter | 26 | Sweden | SWE | 8:12.92 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yordan Valchev | 30 | Bulgaria | BUL | 7:50.29 | QU |
| 2 | Murray Watkinson | 33 | New Zealand | NZL | 7:51.29 | |
| 3 | Kenneth Dwan | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | 7:57.49 | |
| 4 | Kim Børgesen | 26 | Denmark | DEN | 7:58.94 | |
| 5 | Hideo Okamoto | 24 | Japan | JPN | 8:20.82 | |
| 6 | José Marques | 25 | Portugal | POR | 8:39.73 |