| 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-2 slalom competition in canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The C-2 (canoe single) event is raced by two-man canoes through a whitewater course. The venue for the 1972 Olympic competition was in Augsburg.
| Gold | Walter Hofmann & Rolf-Dieter Amend East Germany (GDR) |
| Silver | Hans-Otto Schumacher & Wilhelm Baues West Germany (FRG) |
| Bronze | Jean-Louis Olry & Jean-Claude Olry France (FRA) |
The 20 teams each took two runs through the whitewater slalom course on August 30. One team did not start either run. 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 | ||
| Walter Hofmann & Rolf-Dieter Amend (GDR) | 270.68 | 40 | 310.68 | 285.51 | 160 | 445.51 | 310.68 | |
| Hans-Otto Schumacher & Wilhelm Baues (FRG) | 286.96 | 30 | 316.96 | 291.90 | 20 | 311.90 | 311.90 | |
| Jean-Louis Olry & Jean-Claude Olry (FRA) | 322.04 | 40 | 362.04 | 305.10 | 10 | 315.10 | 315.10 | |
| 4 | Jürgen Kretschmer & Klaus Trummer (GDR) | 299.57 | 30 | 329.57 | - | - | - | 329.57 |
| 5 | Jan Frączek & Ryszard Seruga (POL) | 326.31 | 40 | 366.31 | 316.78 | 70 | 386.78 | 366.31 |
| 6 | Janez Andrijašič & Peter Guzelj (YUG) | - | - | - | 318.01 | 50 | 368.01 | 372.88 |
| 7 | Michael Reimann & Olaf Fricke (FRG) | 301.86 | 70 | 371.86 | 310.00 | 200 | 510.00 | 371.86 |
| 8 | Heimo Müllneritsch & Helmar Steindl (AUT) | 305.14 | 70 | 375.14 | 296.72 | 160 | 456.72 | 375.14 |
| 9 | Theo Nüsing & Hans Jakob Hitz (FRG) | 306.67 | 80 | 386.67 | 324.38 | 90 | 414.38 | 386.67 |
| 10 | František Kadaňka & Antonín Brabec (TCH) | 308.88 | 80 | 388.88 | 312.33 | 150 | 462.33 | 388.88 |
| 11 | Gabriel Janoušek & Milan Horyna (TCH) | - | - | - | 322.30 | 80 | 402.30 | 402.30 |
| 12 | Tom Southworth & John Burton (USA) | 387.83 | 40 | 427.83 | 317.55 | 90 | 407.55 | 407.55 |
| 13 | Jerzy Jeż & Wojciech Kudlik (POL) | - | - | - | 366.10 | 50 | 416.10 | 416.10 |
| 14 | Russ Nichols & John Evans (USA) | 322.02 | 200 | 522.02 | 310.08 | 130 | 440.08 | 440.08 |
| 15 | David Allen & Lindsay Williams (GBR) | - | - | - | 367.08 | 80 | 447.08 | 447.08 |
| 16 | Zdeněk Měšťan & Ladislav Měšťan (TCH) | 319.10 | 130 | 449.10 | 319.00 | 140 | 459.00 | 449.10 |
| 17 | Maciej Rychta & Zbigniew Leśniak (POL) | 299.64 | 160 | 459.64 | 295.70 | 160 | 455.70 | 455.70 |
| 18 | Jürgen Henze & Herbert Fischer (GDR) | - | - | - | 308.44 | 200 | 508.44 | 508.44 |
| 19 | Dušan Tuma & Franc Žitnik (YUG) | 328.55 | 230 | 558.55 | - | - | - | 558.55 |
| 20 | John Court & Jon Goodwin (GBR) | - | - | - | - | - | - | Did not start |