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Host City: Sapporo, Japan
Venue(s): Mount Teine Bobsleigh Course, Mount Teine
Date Started: February 4, 1972
Date Finished: February 4, 1972
| Gold: | West Germany-2 |
| Silver: | West Germany-1 |
| Bronze: | Switzerland-1 |
| Rank | Team | NOC | T | IT1 | IR1 | IT2 | IR2 | IT3 | IR3 | ST1 | SR1 | ST2 | SR2 | ST3 | SR3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany-2 | FRG | 1:14.81 | 4.94 | 4 | 31.26 | 1 | 52.71 | 1 | 26.32 | 1 | 21.45 | 1 | 22.10 | 1 | |
| 2 | Switzerland-1 | SUI | 1:15.61 | 4.88 | 3 | 31.37 | 3 | 52.98 | 2 | 26.49 | 3 | 21.61 | 3 | 22.63 | 4 | |
| 3 | Italy-1 | ITA | 1:15.62 | 5.07 | =10 | 31.89 | 11 | 53.36 | 5 | 26.82 | =10 | 21.47 | 2 | 22.26 | 2 | |
| 4 | Switzerland-2 | SUI | 1:15.89 | 4.83 | =1 | 31.57 | 4 | 53.20 | 3 | 26.74 | =7 | 21.63 | 4 | 22.69 | 5 | |
| 5 | West Germany-1 | FRG | 1:16.04 | 5.06 | 9 | 31.62 | 5 | 53.58 | 6 | 26.56 | 5 | 21.96 | 7 | 22.46 | 3 | |
| 6 | Austria-1 | AUT | 1:16.48 | 4.83 | =1 | 31.29 | 2 | 53.26 | 4 | 26.46 | 2 | 21.97 | 8 | 23.22 | 14 | |
| 7 | Romania-1 | ROU | 1:16.50 | 5.08 | 12 | 31.63 | 6 | 53.67 | 8 | 26.55 | 4 | 22.04 | 10 | 22.83 | 6 | |
| 8 | France-1 | FRA | 1:16.66 | 5.03 | 6 | 31.88 | 10 | 53.66 | 7 | 26.85 | 12 | 21.78 | 5 | 23.00 | 9 | |
| 9 | Sweden | SWE | 1:16.68 | 5.11 | =15 | 31.98 | 13 | 53.82 | 9 | 26.87 | 13 | 21.84 | 6 | 22.86 | 7 | |
| 10 | Austria-2 | AUT | 1:16.99 | 5.04 | =7 | 31.78 | 8 | 53.96 | 10 | 26.74 | =7 | 22.18 | =11 | 23.03 | 11 | |
| 11 | France-2 | FRA | 1:17.08 | 5.09 | 13 | 31.87 | 9 | 54.13 | 13 | 26.78 | 9 | 22.26 | 13 | 22.95 | 8 | |
| 12 | Italy-2 | ITA | 1:17.20 | 5.00 | 5 | 31.70 | 7 | 54.00 | 12 | 26.70 | 6 | 22.30 | 14 | 23.20 | 13 | |
| 13 | United States-2 | USA | 1:17.34 | 5.15 | 18 | 31.97 | 12 | 53.99 | 11 | 26.82 | =10 | 22.02 | 9 | 23.35 | 15 | |
| 14 | Romania-2 | ROU | 1:17.98 | 5.04 | =7 | 32.05 | =14 | 54.60 | 14 | 27.01 | 16 | 22.55 | 16 | 23.38 | 16 | |
| 15 | Great Britain-2 | GBR | 1:18.09 | 5.10 | 14 | 32.05 | =14 | 54.70 | 15 | 26.95 | 14 | 22.65 | 17 | 23.39 | 17 | |
| 16T | Japan-1 | JPN | 1:18.13 | 5.07 | =10 | 32.11 | 17 | 55.11 | 19 | 27.04 | 17 | 23.00 | 20 | 23.02 | 10 | |
| 16T | United States-1 | USA | 1:18.13 | 5.40 | 20 | 32.76 | 20 | 55.07 | 18 | 27.36 | 20 | 22.31 | 15 | 23.06 | 12 | |
| 18 | Canada-2 | CAN | 1:18.49 | 5.14 | 17 | 32.28 | 18 | 55.05 | 17 | 27.14 | 19 | 22.77 | 19 | 23.44 | 18 | |
| 19 | Great Britain-1 | GBR | 1:18.60 | 5.27 | 19 | 32.33 | 19 | 55.00 | 16 | 27.06 | 18 | 22.67 | 18 | 23.60 | 20 | |
| 20 | Canada-1 | CAN | 1:18.82 | 5.51 | 21 | 33.14 | 21 | 55.32 | 21 | 27.63 | 21 | 22.18 | =11 | 23.50 | 19 | |
| 21 | Japan-2 | JPN | 1:18.98 | 5.11 | =15 | 32.07 | 16 | 55.17 | 20 | 26.96 | 15 | 23.10 | 21 | 23.81 | 21 |