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Host City: München, West Germany
Venue(s): Outer Fjord, Kiel-Schilksee
Date Started: September 1, 1972
Date Finished: September 1, 1972
| Gold: | Great Britain |
| Silver: | France |
| Bronze: | West Germany |
| Rank | Team | NOC | PTS | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | FRA | .0 | 1-52:27 | |
| 2 | New Zealand | NZL | 3.0 | 1-52:59 | |
| 3 | Great Britain | GBR | 5.7 | 1-54:21 | |
| 4 | Australia | AUS | 8.0 | 1-56:29 | |
| 5 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 10.0 | 1-57:15 | |
| 6 | Denmark | DEN | 11.7 | 1-57:22 | |
| 7 | Netherlands | NED | 13.0 | 1-57:26 | |
| 8 | Sweden | SWE | 14.0 | 1-58:10 | |
| 9 | Brazil | BRA | 15.0 | 1-58:23 | |
| 10 | Canada | CAN | 16.0 | 1-58:41 | |
| 11 | Soviet Union | URS | 17.0 | 1-58:45 | |
| 12 | West Germany | FRG | 18.0 | 1-58:51 | |
| 13 | Switzerland | SUI | 19.0 | 2-00:43 | |
| 14 | Norway | NOR | 20.0 | 2-02:15 | |
| 15 | Italy | ITA | 21.0 | 2-02:33 | |
| 16 | Ireland | IRL | 22.0 | 2-02:50 | |
| 17 | Japan | JPN | 23.0 | 2-03:21 | |
| 18 | Poland | POL | 24.0 | 2-03:42 | |
| 19 | Israel | ISR | 25.0 | 2-03:53 | |
| 20 | Hong Kong | HKG | 26.0 | 2-04:02 | |
| 21 | United States | USA | 27.0 | 2-04:12 | |
| 22 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 28.0 | 2-05:09 | |
| 23 | Hungary | HUN | 29.0 | 2-05:15 | |
| 24 | Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | 30.0 | 2-14:04 | |
| 25 | India | IND | 31.0 | 2-30:10 | |
| AC | East Germany | GDR | 34.0 | DNF | |
| AC | Greece | GRE | 34.0 | DNF | |
| AC | Mexico | MEX | 34.0 | DNF |