| | Event type
Slalom, Men
| Date | 2 September 1972 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic (non-medal) |
| Location | Passader See |
| Participants | 15 from 11 countries |
The slalom was won by Italian Roby Zucchi over American Wayne Grimditch, with 44 buoys to 38½. Zucchi would win the 1975 World Championships in slalom. Grimditch was only 17-years-old in 1972, but had won the 1969 World Championships in jumping when he was only 14. He later won World Championships in tricks in 1973 and 1975. The 1971 World Champion, Mike Suyderhoud, was one of the few top skiiers in the world who was not in München.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roby Zucchi |  ITA | 44.0 | |||
| 2 | Wayne Grimditch |  USA | 38.5 | |||
| =3 | Jean-Michel Jamin |  FRA | 38.0 | |||
| =3 | Heikki Olamo |  FIN | 38.0 | |||
| 5 | Hans-Willi Ellermeier |  FRG | 32.0 | |||
| 6 | Karl-Heinz Benzinger | FRG | 29.5 | |||
| 7 | Bruce Cockburn |  AUS | 28.5 | |||
| 8 | Graeme Cockburn | AUS | 28.0 | |||
| =9 | Kim Reid |  CAN | 27.5 | |||
| =9 | Ricky McCormick | USA | 27.5 | |||
| =9 | Ian Walker |  GBR | 27.5 | |||
| 12 | Andrés Botero |  COL | 21.0 | |||
| 13 | Pierre Clerc |  SUI | 17.5 | |||
| 14 | Pierre Plouffe | CAN | 7.5 | |||
| 15 | Wolfgang Löscher |  AUT | 6.5 |