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Host City: München, West Germany
Venue(s): Olympic Regatta Course, Oberschleißheim, München
Date Started: August 27, 1972
Date Finished: September 2, 1972
| Gold: | Yury Malyshev |
| Silver: | Alberto Demiddi |
| Bronze: | Wolfgang Güldenpfennig |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yury Malyshev | 25 | Soviet Union | URS | Gold | |
| 2 | Alberto Demiddi | 28 | Argentina | ARG | Silver | |
| 3 | Wolfgang Güldenpfennig | 20 | East Germany | GDR | Bronze | |
| 4 | Udo Hild | 29 | West Germany | FRG | ||
| 5 | James Dietz | 23 | United States | USA | ||
| 6 | Melchior Bürgin | 28 | Switzerland | SUI | ||
| 7 | Seán Drea | 25 | Ireland | IRL | ||
| 8 | Yordan Valchev | 30 | Bulgaria | BUL | ||
| 9 | Kenneth Dwan | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 10 | Murray Watkinson | 33 | New Zealand | NZL | ||
| 11 | Kim Børgesen | 26 | Denmark | DEN | ||
| 12 | Jaroslav Hellebrand | 26 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | ||
| 4 h1 r2/4 | Lennart Bälter | 26 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 4 h2 r2/4 | Janis Rodmanis | 22 | Chile | CHI | ||
| 4 h3 r2/4 | Hideo Okamoto | 24 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 5 h1 r2/4 | Jim Butterfield | 21 | Bermuda | BER | ||
| 5 h2 r2/4 | José Marques | 25 | Portugal | POR | ||
| 5 h3 r2/4 | Guillermo Spamer | 20 | Mexico | MEX |