| Date | 1 September 1972 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Fechthalle 2, Messegelände (Halle 20), München (Piste 2) | |
| Format | Most bouts won, ties broken by touches delivered. | |
| Jury President | Chaba Pallaghy |  USA |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Bouts Won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Soviet Union |  URS | 9 | |
| Vasily Stankovich • Viktor Putyatin • Anatoly Koteshev • Vladimir Denisov | ||||
| – | West Germany |  FRG | 6 | |
| Klaus Reichert • Fritz Wessel • Harald Hein • Dieter Wellmann | ||||
Soviet Union| Pos | Number | Competitor | Bouts | Touches | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 383 | Vasily Stankovich | 3-1 | 18-13 | ||||
| 378 | Viktor Putyatin | 2-2 | 14-14 | ||||
| 373 | Anatoly Koteshev | 3-1 | 16-13 | ||||
| 371 | Vladimir Denisov | 1-2 | 10-13 | ||||
| Team Totals | 9-6 | 58-53 | |||||
West Germany| Pos | Number | Competitor | Bouts | Touches | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 217 | Klaus Reichert | 1-3 | 13-17 | ||||
| 221 | Fritz Wessel | 0-3 | 10-15 | ||||
| 211 | Harald Hein | 4-0 | 20-7 | ||||
| 220 | Dieter Wellmann | 1-3 | 10-19 | ||||
| Team Totals | 6-9 | 53-58 | |||||
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bout #1 | 01 Sep | Anatoly Koteshev | URS | 5 – 2 | Klaus Reichert | FRG | |
| Bout #2 | 01 Sep | Anatoly Koteshev | URS | 5 – 2 | Fritz Wessel | FRG | |
| Bout #3 | 01 Sep | Anatoly Koteshev | URS | 1 – 5 | Harald Hein | FRG | |
| Bout #4 | 01 Sep | Anatoly Koteshev | URS | 5 – 4 | Dieter Wellmann | FRG | |
| Bout #5 | 01 Sep | Vasily Stankovich | URS | 5 – 3 | Klaus Reichert | FRG | |
| Bout #6 | 01 Sep | Vasily Stankovich | URS | 5 – 4 | Fritz Wessel | FRG | |
| Bout #7 | 01 Sep | Vasily Stankovich | URS | 3 – 5 | Harald Hein | FRG | |
| Bout #8 | 01 Sep | Vasily Stankovich | URS | 5 – 1 | Dieter Wellmann | FRG | |
| Bout #9 | 01 Sep | Viktor Putyatin | URS | 2 – 5 | Klaus Reichert | FRG | |
| Bout #10 | 01 Sep | Viktor Putyatin | URS | 5 – 4 | Fritz Wessel | FRG | |
| Bout #11 | 01 Sep | Viktor Putyatin | URS | 2 – 5 | Harald Hein | FRG | |
| Bout #12 | 01 Sep | Viktor Putyatin | URS | 5 – 0 | Dieter Wellmann | FRG | |
| Bout #13 | 01 Sep | Vladimir Denisov | URS | 5 – 3 | Klaus Reichert | FRG | |
| Bout #14 | 01 Sep | Vladimir Denisov | URS | — | Fritz Wessel | FRG | Not contested |
| Bout #15 | 01 Sep | Vladimir Denisov | URS | 1 – 5 | Harald Hein | FRG | |
| Bout #16 | 01 Sep | Vladimir Denisov | URS | 4 – 5 | Dieter Wellmann | FRG |
