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Host City: München, West Germany
Venue(s): Outer Fjord, Kiel-Schilksee
Date Started: August 31, 1972
Date Finished: August 31, 1972
| Gold: | Great Britain |
| Silver: | France |
| Bronze: | West Germany |
| Rank | Team | NOC | PTS | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | GBR | .0 | 2-22:13 | |
| 2 | New Zealand | NZL | 3.0 | 2-23:31 | |
| 3 | West Germany | FRG | 5.7 | 2-24:01 | |
| 4 | Australia | AUS | 8.0 | 2-24:16 | |
| 5 | Soviet Union | URS | 10.0 | 2-24:50 | |
| 6 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 11.7 | 2-24:52 | |
| 7 | Canada | CAN | 13.0 | 2-25:09 | |
| 8 | France | FRA | 14.0 | 2-25:50 | |
| 9 | Denmark | DEN | 15.0 | 2-26:08 | |
| 10 | Greece | GRE | 16.0 | 2-26:12 | |
| 11 | United States | USA | 17.0 | 2-26:18 | |
| 12 | East Germany | GDR | 18.0 | 2-27:12 | |
| 13 | Poland | POL | 19.0 | 2-27:17 | |
| 14 | Sweden | SWE | 20.0 | 2-27:26 | |
| 15 | Norway | NOR | 21.0 | 2-27:29 | |
| 16 | Ireland | IRL | 22.0 | 2-27:45 | |
| 17 | Switzerland | SUI | 23.0 | 2-27:58 | |
| 18 | Italy | ITA | 24.0 | 2-28:00 | |
| 19 | Brazil | BRA | 25.0 | 2-28:02 | |
| 20 | Japan | JPN | 26.0 | 2-29:16 | |
| 21 | Hungary | HUN | 27.0 | 2-29:19 | |
| 22 | Israel | ISR | 28.0 | 2-30:22 | |
| 23 | Netherlands | NED | 29.0 | 2-30:41 | |
| 24 | Hong Kong | HKG | 30.0 | 2-30:45 | |
| 25 | Mexico | MEX | 31.0 | 2-30:57 | |
| 26 | Austria | AUT | 32.0 | 2-32:16 | |
| 27 | Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | 33.0 | 2-37:02 | |
| 28 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 34.0 | 2-37:02 | |
| 29 | India | IND | 35.0 | 2-46:06 |