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Host City: Sapporo, Japan
Venue(s): Mount Teine Bobsleigh Course, Mount Teine
Date Started: February 5, 1972
Date Finished: February 5, 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 | 1:13.51 | 4.77 | 7 | 30.22 | 4 | 51.53 | 2 | 25.45 | =1 | 21.31 | 5 | 21.98 | 1 | |
| 2 | Italy-1 | ITA | 1:13.71 | 4.78 | 8 | 30.31 | 5 | 51.27 | 1 | 25.53 | 5 | 20.96 | 1 | 22.44 | 7 | |
| 3 | Romania-1 | ROU | 1:14.04 | 4.89 | 12 | 30.53 | =8 | 51.64 | 3 | 25.64 | 7 | 21.11 | 3 | 22.40 | 5 | |
| 4 | Sweden | SWE | 1:14.08 | 4.96 | =16 | 30.86 | 16 | 51.93 | 7 | 25.90 | 15 | 21.07 | 2 | 22.15 | 3 | |
| 5 | Italy-2 | ITA | 1:14.23 | 4.85 | 10 | 30.57 | 10 | 52.15 | 9 | 25.72 | 8 | 21.58 | =8 | 22.08 | 2 | |
| 6 | West Germany-1 | FRG | 1:14.35 | 4.75 | 5 | 30.20 | 3 | 51.80 | 6 | 25.45 | =1 | 21.60 | 11 | 22.55 | 10 | |
| 7 | Switzerland-1 | SUI | 1:14.36 | 4.74 | =3 | 30.53 | =8 | 51.72 | =4 | 25.79 | =10 | 21.19 | 4 | 22.64 | 11 | |
| 8 | Switzerland-2 | SUI | 1:14.38 | 4.58 | 1 | 30.07 | 1 | 51.72 | =4 | 25.49 | 4 | 21.65 | 12 | 22.66 | 12 | |
| 9 | Austria-1 | AUT | 1:14.44 | 4.70 | 2 | 30.18 | 2 | 51.99 | 8 | 25.48 | 3 | 21.81 | 16 | 22.45 | 8 | |
| 10 | France-1 | FRA | 1:14.53 | 4.74 | =3 | 30.47 | 7 | 52.16 | 10 | 25.73 | 9 | 21.69 | =13 | 22.37 | 4 | |
| 11 | Romania-2 | ROU | 1:14.67 | 4.80 | 9 | 30.59 | 11 | 52.17 | 11 | 25.79 | =10 | 21.58 | =8 | 22.50 | 9 | |
| 12 | France-2 | FRA | 1:14.81 | 4.90 | =13 | 30.71 | =12 | 52.40 | 14 | 25.81 | =12 | 21.69 | =13 | 22.41 | 6 | |
| 13 | Canada-2 | CAN | 1:14.90 | 4.90 | =13 | 30.71 | =12 | 52.22 | 12 | 25.81 | =12 | 21.51 | 6 | 22.68 | =14 | |
| 14 | Japan-1 | JPN | 1:15.17 | 4.87 | 11 | 30.73 | 14 | 52.25 | 13 | 25.86 | 14 | 21.52 | 7 | 22.92 | 18 | |
| 15 | United States-1 | USA | 1:15.52 | 5.12 | 20 | 31.25 | 20 | 52.84 | 16 | 26.13 | 20 | 21.59 | 10 | 22.68 | =14 | |
| 16 | Japan-2 | JPN | 1:15.63 | 4.90 | =13 | 30.81 | 15 | 52.63 | 15 | 25.91 | 16 | 21.82 | 17 | 23.00 | 20 | |
| 17 | Canada-1 | CAN | 1:15.66 | 5.19 | 21 | 31.20 | 19 | 52.92 | 18 | 26.01 | 19 | 21.72 | 15 | 22.74 | 16 | |
| 18 | Great Britain-2 | GBR | 1:15.71 | 4.96 | =16 | 30.91 | 17 | 53.04 | 20 | 25.95 | =17 | 22.13 | 20 | 22.67 | 13 | |
| 19 | Great Britain-1 | GBR | 1:15.80 | 5.08 | 19 | 31.03 | 18 | 53.01 | 19 | 25.95 | =17 | 21.98 | 19 | 22.79 | 17 | |
| 20 | Austria-2 | AUT | 1:15.84 | 4.76 | 6 | 30.38 | 6 | 52.88 | 17 | 25.62 | 6 | 22.50 | 21 | 22.96 | 19 | |
| 21 | United States-2 | USA | 1:16.66 | 5.01 | 18 | 31.42 | 21 | 53.32 | 21 | 26.41 | 21 | 21.90 | 18 | 23.34 | 21 |