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Host City: München, West Germany
Venue(s): Outer Fjord, Kiel-Schilksee
Date Started: August 30, 1972
Date Finished: August 30, 1972
| Gold: | Serge Maury |
| Silver: | Ilias Khatzipavlis |
| Bronze: | Viktor Potapov |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | PTS | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Potapov | 25 | Soviet Union | URS | .0 | 2-30:18 | |
| 2 | Kees Douze | 33 | Netherlands | NED | 3.0 | 2-30:32 | |
| 3 | Walter Mai | 36 | West Germany | FRG | 5.7 | 2-30:52 | |
| 4 | José Manuel Quina | 37 | Portugal | POR | 8.0 | 2-30:56 | |
| 5 | György Fináczy | 30 | Hungary | HUN | 10.0 | 2-31:09 | |
| 6 | Brett de Thier | 27 | New Zealand | NZL | 11.7 | 2-31:15 | |
| 7 | Paul Hiles | 23 | Bermuda | BER | 13.0 | 2-31:45 | |
| 8 | Serge Maury | 26 | France | FRA | 14.0 | 2-32:02 | |
| 9 | Ilias Khatzipavlis | 23 | Greece | GRE | 15.0 | 2-32:24 | |
| 10 | Roberto Colliard | 19 | Mexico | MEX | 16.0 | 2-32:27 | |
| 11 | Patrick Pym | 35 | Great Britain | GBR | 17.0 | 2-32:39 | |
| 12 | Kazuoki Matsuyama | 30 | Japan | JPN | 18.0 | 2-33:04 | |
| 13 | Cláudio Biekarck | 21 | Brazil | BRA | 19.0 | 2-33:18 | |
| 14 | Lee Gentil | 37 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 20.0 | 2-33:25 | |
| 15 | Edward Bennett | 34 | United States | USA | 21.0 | 2-33:34 | |
| 16 | Mauro Pelaschiar | 23 | Italy | ITA | 22.0 | 2-33:52 | |
| 17 | John Bertrand | 25 | Australia | AUS | 23.0 | 2-34:09 | |
| 18 | Per Werenskiold | 28 | Norway | NOR | 24.0 | 2-34:13 | |
| 19 | Christian Schröder | 25 | East Germany | GDR | 25.0 | 2-34:17 | |
| 20 | Walter Bachmann | 23 | Switzerland | SUI | 26.0 | 2-34:21 | |
| 21 | Błażej Wyszkowski | 23 | Poland | POL | 27.0 | 2-34:35 | |
| 22 | John Clarke | 37 | Canada | CAN | 28.0 | 2-34:44 | |
| 23 | Thomas Lundqvist | 25 | Sweden | SWE | 29.0 | 2-34:45 | |
| 24 | Jacques Rogge | 30 | Belgium | BEL | 30.0 | 2-34:46 | |
| 25 | Miroslav Vejvoda | 40 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 31.0 | 2-35:06 | |
| 26 | Richard Griffin | 37 | United States Virgin Islands | ISV | 32.0 | 2-36:21 | |
| 27 | Gerardo Seeliger | 24 | Spain | ESP | 33.0 | 2-36:22 | |
| 28 | Minski Fabris | 31 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 34.0 | 2-36:25 | |
| 29 | Kim Weber | 26 | Finland | FIN | 35.0 | 2-36:52 | |
| 30 | Rachot Kanjanavanit | 48 | Thailand | THA | 36.0 | 2-37:19 | |
| 31 | Roberto Haas | 26 | Argentina | ARG | 37.0 | 2-37:52 | |
| 32 | Kevin McLaverty | 35 | Ireland | IRL | 38.0 | 2-37:59 | |
| 33 | Chen Hsiu-Hsiung | 36 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 39.0 | 2-43:06 | |
| 34 | Tehmasp Rustom Mogul | 34 | India | IND | 40.0 | 2-44:15 | |
| AC | Steen Kjølhede | 27 | Denmark | DEN | 45.0 | [2-44:30] | DQ |