| Date | 8 September 1972 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Fechthalle 2, Messegelände (Halle 20), München (Piste 3) | |
| Format | Most bouts won, ties broken by touches delivered. | |
| Jury President | Ludwig Brechenmacher | FRG |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Bouts Won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | East Germany | GDR | 8 | |
| Harry Fiedler • Eckhard Mannischeff • Hans-Peter Schulze • Bernd Uhlig | ||||
| – | United States | USA | 8 | |
| Todd Makler • George Masin • James Melcher • Stephen Netburn | ||||
East Germany| Pos | Number | Competitor | Bouts | Touches | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 198 | Harry Fiedler | 2-2 | 14-14 | ||||
| 199 | Eckhard Mannischeff | 2-2 | 17-14 | ||||
| 201 | Hans-Peter Schulze | 3-1 | 19-14 | ||||
| 202 | Bernd Uhlig | 1-3 | 15-19 | ||||
| Team Totals | 8-8 | 65-61 | |||||
United States| Pos | Number | Competitor | Bouts | Touches | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 398 | Todd Makler | 2-2 | 15-16 | ||||
| 399 | George Masin | 1-3 | 13-18 | ||||
| 400 | James Melcher | 3-1 | 17-14 | ||||
| 402 | Stephen Netburn | 2-2 | 16-17 | ||||
| Team Totals | 8-8 | 61-65 | |||||