| Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
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| Slalom |
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| C-1 | men | |||
| C-2 | men | |||
| K-1 | men | women | ||
| Sprint |
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| C-1 1000 m | men | |||
| C-2 1000 m | men | |||
| K-1 500 m | women | |||
| K-1 1000 m | men | |||
| K-2 500 m | women | |||
| K-2 1000 m | men | |||
| K-4 1000 m | men | |||
These are the results of the men's C-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The C-1 (canoe single) event is raced by one-man canoes through a whitewater course. The venue for the 1972 Olympic competition was in Augsburg.
| Gold | Reinhard Eiben East Germany (GDR) |
| Silver | Reinhold Kauder West Germany (FRG) |
| Bronze | James McEwan United States (USA) |
The 22 competitors each took two runs through the whitewater slalom course on August 28. The best time of the two runs counted for the event.
| Rank | Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Result | ||||
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| Time | Points | Total | Time | Points | Total | Total | ||
| Reinhard Eiben (GDR) | 277.50 | 50 | 327.50 | 285.84 | 30 | 315.84 | 315.84 | |
| Reinhold Kauder (FRG) | 307.89 | 20 | 327.89 | 320.31 | 30 | 350.31 | 327.89 | |
| James McEwan (USA) | 331.52 | 90 | 421.52 | 295.95 | 40 | 335.95 | 335.95 | |
| 4 | Jochen Förster (GDR) | 284.42 | 70 | 354.42 | 295.45 | 70 | 365.45 | 354.42 |
| 5 | Wolfgang Peters (FRG) | - | - | - | 286.25 | 70 | 356.25 | 356.25 |
| 6 | Jürgen Köhler (GDR) | 312.88 | 60 | 372.88 | 327.70 | 120 | 447.70 | 372.88 |
| 7 | Karel Třešňák (TCH) | 298.70 | 120 | 418.70 | 315.07 | 70 | 385.07 | 385.07 |
| 8 | Petr Sodomka (TCH) | 301.11 | 90 | 391.11 | 298.83 | 100 | 398.83 | 391.11 |
| 9 | Zbyněk Pulec (TCH) | 351.46 | 200 | 551.46 | 331.38 | 60 | 391.38 | 391.38 |
| 10 | Angus Morrison (USA) | 293.77 | 100 | 393.77 | 332.88 | 100 | 432.88 | 393.77 |
| 11 | Wickliffe Walker (USA) | 354.40 | 140 | 494.40 | 369.76 | 30 | 399.76 | 399.76 |
| 12 | Michel Trenchant (FRA) | 306.73 | 140 | 446.73 | 325.98 | 80 | 405.98 | 405.98 |
| 13 | John Albert (GBR) | 328.40 | 110 | 438.40 | 339.15 | 210 | 549.75 | 438.40 |
| 14 | Tone Hočevar (YUG) | 403.41 | 250 | 653.41 | 365.40 | 80 | 445.40 | 445.40 |
| 15 | Claude Baux (FRA) | 348.69 | 150 | 498.69 | 323.16 | 140 | 463.16 | 463.16 |
| 16 | Bernhard Heinemann (FRG) | 328.10 | 170 | 498.10 | 377.41 | 90 | 467.41 | 467.41 |
| 17 | Damjan Prelovšek (YUG) | 323.85 | 160 | 483.85 | 346.11 | 200 | 546.11 | 483.85 |
| 18 | François Bonnet (FRA) | 336.17 | 190 | 526.17 | 351.23 | 210 | 561.23 | 526.17 |
| 19 | William Griffith (CAN) | 341.50 | 230 | 571.50 | 340.64 | 190 | 530.64 | 530.64 |
| 20 | Rowan Osborne (GBR) | 351.12 | 210 | 561.12 | 393.08 | 210 | 603.08 | 561.12 |
| 21 | Geoffrey Dinsdale (GBR) | 326.09 | 360 | 686.09 | 386.72 | 190 | 576.72 | 576.72 |
| 22 | Edy Paul (SUI) | - | - | - | 392.50 | 250 | 642.50 | 642.50 |