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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 | 1:14.56 | 4.87 | 5 | 30.94 | 5 | 52.34 | 1 | 26.07 | 3 | 21.40 | 1 | 22.22 | 1 | |
| 2 | Romania-1 | ROU | 1:15.31 | 4.88 | =6 | 30.85 | 2 | 52.51 | 3 | 25.97 | 2 | 21.66 | 4 | 22.80 | 7 | |
| 3 | Switzerland-1 | SUI | 1:15.36 | 4.76 | 2 | 30.89 | 3 | 52.66 | 4 | 26.13 | 4 | 21.77 | 5 | 22.70 | 3 | |
| 4 | West Germany-1 | FRG | 1:15.38 | 4.90 | 8 | 30.84 | 1 | 52.45 | 2 | 25.94 | 1 | 21.61 | 3 | 22.93 | 8 | |
| 5 | Austria-1 | AUT | 1:16.34 | 4.77 | 3 | 31.07 | 6 | 52.90 | 5 | 26.30 | 6 | 21.83 | 6 | 23.44 | 17 | |
| 6 | Japan-1 | JPN | 1:16.43 | 5.03 | 13 | 31.58 | =11 | 53.66 | 9 | 26.55 | 12 | 22.08 | 10 | 22.77 | =5 | |
| 7 | Italy-1 | ITA | 1:16.52 | 5.09 | 17 | 32.43 | 21 | 54.03 | 13 | 27.34 | 21 | 21.60 | 2 | 22.49 | 2 | |
| 8 | Canada-2 | CAN | 1:16.70 | 5.08 | =15 | 31.96 | 19 | 53.93 | 12 | 26.88 | 20 | 21.97 | 7 | 22.77 | =5 | |
| 9 | Italy-2 | ITA | 1:16.77 | 4.85 | 4 | 31.39 | 9 | 53.45 | 6 | 26.54 | 11 | 22.06 | 9 | 23.32 | 15 | |
| 10 | Sweden | SWE | 1:16.81 | 5.27 | 20 | 31.87 | 17 | 54.09 | 17 | 26.60 | 14 | 22.22 | 12 | 22.72 | 4 | |
| 11 | Switzerland-2 | SUI | 1:16.84 | 4.71 | 1 | 30.90 | 4 | 53.59 | 7 | 26.19 | 5 | 22.69 | 19 | 23.25 | =12 | |
| 12 | United States-1 | USA | 1:16.93 | 5.22 | 19 | 31.70 | 14 | 53.68 | 10 | 26.48 | 9 | 21.98 | 8 | 23.25 | =12 | |
| 13 | Romania-2 | ROU | 1:17.00 | 4.88 | =6 | 31.28 | 7 | 53.64 | 8 | 26.40 | 7 | 22.36 | 14 | 23.36 | 16 | |
| 14 | France-1 | FRA | 1:17.17 | 4.93 | 10 | 31.56 | 10 | 53.86 | 11 | 26.63 | 15 | 22.30 | 13 | 23.31 | 14 | |
| 15T | Great Britain-1 | GBR | 1:17.23 | 5.18 | 18 | 31.91 | 18 | 54.10 | 18 | 26.73 | 17 | 22.19 | 11 | 23.13 | 9 | |
| 15T | United States-2 | USA | 1:17.23 | 5.08 | =15 | 31.58 | =11 | 54.05 | 14 | 26.50 | 10 | 22.47 | 16 | 23.18 | 11 | |
| 17 | France-2 | FRA | 1:17.25 | 5.00 | 12 | 31.59 | 13 | 54.08 | 16 | 26.59 | 13 | 22.49 | 17 | 23.17 | 10 | |
| 18 | Austria-2 | AUT | 1:17.91 | 4.91 | 9 | 31.34 | 8 | 54.06 | 15 | 26.43 | 8 | 22.72 | 20 | 23.85 | 20 | |
| 19 | Great Britain-2 | GBR | 1:18.18 | 4.98 | 11 | 31.79 | 16 | 54.70 | 21 | 26.81 | 18 | 22.91 | 21 | 23.48 | 18 | |
| 20 | Canada-1 | CAN | 1:18.36 | 5.32 | 21 | 32.19 | 20 | 54.59 | 20 | 26.87 | 19 | 22.40 | 15 | 23.77 | 19 | |
| 21 | Japan-2 | JPN | 1:18.46 | 5.04 | 14 | 31.71 | 15 | 54.39 | 19 | 26.67 | 16 | 22.68 | 18 | 24.07 | 21 |