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Host City: München, West Germany
Venue(s): Olympic Regatta Course, Oberschleißheim, München
Date Started: August 31, 1972
Date Finished: August 31, 1972
Format: Top three finishers in each heat advanced to final
| Gold: | Yury Malyshev |
| Silver: | Alberto Demiddi |
| Bronze: | Wolfgang Güldenpfennig |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Demiddi | 28 | Argentina | ARG | 8:10.01 | QU |
| 2 | Wolfgang Güldenpfennig | 20 | East Germany | GDR | 8:16.35 | QU |
| 3 | Melchior Bürgin | 28 | Switzerland | SUI | 8:16.95 | QU |
| 4 | Yordan Valchev | 30 | Bulgaria | BUL | 8:17.64 | |
| 5 | Seán Drea | 25 | Ireland | IRL | 8:27.70 | |
| 6 | Jaroslav Hellebrand | 26 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 8:44.60 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yury Malyshev | 25 | Soviet Union | URS | 8:13.49 | QU |
| 2 | Jim Dietz | 23 | United States | USA | 8:21.54 | QU |
| 3 | Udo Hild | 29 | West Germany | FRG | 8:26.37 | QU |
| 4 | Kim Børgesen | 26 | Denmark | DEN | 8:27.93 | |
| 5 | Murray Watkinson | 33 | New Zealand | NZL | 8:30.88 | |
| 6 | Kenneth Dwan | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | 8:38.62 |