De marathon voor mannen op de Olympische Zomerspelen 1972 op het stratenparcours in München vond plaats op zondag 10 september 1972. De wedstrijd startte om 15:00 lokale tijd en werd gewonnen door de Amerikaan Frank Shorter.
Rang | Atleet | Land | Tijd |
1 | Frank Shorter | USA | 2:12.19,8 |
2 | Karel Lismont | BEL | 2:14.31,8 |
3 | Mamo Wolde | ETH | 2:15.08,4 |
4 | Kenny Moore | USA | 2:15.39,8 |
5 | Kenji Kimihara | JPN | 2:16.27,0 |
6 | Ron Hill | GBR | 2:16.30,6 |
7 | Don Macgregor | GBR | 2:16.34,4 |
8 | Jack Foster | NZL | 2:16.56,2 |
9 | Jack Bacheler | USA | 2:17.38,2 |
10 | Lengissa Bedane | ETH | 2:18.36,8 |
11 | Seppo Nikkari | FIN | 2:18.49,4 |
12 | Akio Usami | JPN | 2:18.58,0 |
13 | Derek Clayton | AUS | 2:19.49,6 |
14 | Yury Velikorodnykh | URS | 2:20.02,2 |
15 | Anatolijus Baranovas | URS | 2:20.10,4 |
16 | Paul Angenvoorth | FRG | 2:20.19,0 |
17 | Richard Mabuza | SWZ | 2:20.39,6 |
18 | Demissie Wolde | ETH | 2:20.44,0 |
19 | Reino Paukkonen | FIN | 2:21.06,4 |
20 | Colin Kirkham | GBR | 2:21.54,8 |
21 | Antonio Brutti | ITA | 2:22.12,0 |
22 | Dave Mckenzie | NZL | 2:22.19,2 |
23 | Dan Mcdaid | IRL | 2:22.25,2 |
24 | Renato Martini | ITA | 2:22.41,4 |
25 | Eckhard Lesse | GDR | 2:22.49,6 |
26 | Jacinto Sabinal | MEX | 2:22.56,6 |
27 | Gyula Tóth | HUN | 2:22.59,8 |
28 | Fernand Kolbeck | FRA | 2:23.01,2 |
29 | Hernán Barreneche | COL | 2:23.40,0 |
30 | Jørgen Jensen | DEN | 2:24.00,2 |
31 | Manfred Steffny | FRG | 2:24.25,4 |
32 | Lutz Philipp | FRG | 2:24.25,4 |
33 | Ferenc Szekeres | HUN | 2:25.17,6 |
34 | Terry Manners | NZL | 2:25.29,2 |
35 | Ihor Shcherbak | URS | 2:25.37,4 |
36 | Yoshiaki Unetani | JPN | 2:25.59,0 |
37 | Kim Chang-Son | PRK | 2:26.45,6 |
38 | Franco de Menego | ITA | 2:26.52,2 |
39 | Agustín Fernández | ESP | 2:27.14,2 |
40 | Edward Stawiarz | POL | 2:28.12,4 |
41 | Armando Aldegalega | POR | 2:28.24,6 |
42 | Des Mcgann | IRL | 2:28.31,6 |
43 | Carlos Cuque | GUA | 2:28.37,0 |
44 | Alfons Sidler | SUI | 2:29.09,2 |
45 | Alfredo Peñaloza | MEX | 2:29.51,0 |
46 | Walter Van Renterghem | BEL | 2:29.58,4 |
47 | Donie Walsh | IRL | 2:31.12,0 |
48 | Álvaro Mejía | COL | 2:31.56,4 |
49 | Ryu Man-Hyong | PRK | 2:32.29,4 |
50 | Carlos Pérez | ESP | 2:33.22,6 |
51 | Rafael Tadeo | MEX | 2:35.48,4 |
52 | Víctor Mora | COL | 2:37.34,6 |
53 | Fernando Molina | ARG | 2:38.18,6 |
54 | Julio Quevedo | GUA | 2:40.38,6 |
55 | Ramón Cabrera | ARG | 2:42.37,2 |
56 | Matthews Kambale | MAW | 2:45.50,0 |
57 | Hla Thein | BIR | 2:48.53,2 |
58 | Ricardo Condori | BOL | 2:56.11,4 |
59 | Fulgence Rwabu | UGA | 2:57.04,4 |
60 | Bhakta Bahadur Sapkota | NEP | 2:57.58,8 |
61 | Crispin Quispe | BOL | 3:07.22,8 |
62 | Maurice Charlotin | HAI | 3:29.21,0 |
— | İsmail Akçay | TUR | DNF |
— | Nazario Araújo | ARG | DNF |
— | Jama Awil Aden | SOM | DNF |
— | Jit Bahadur Khatri Chhetri | NEP | DNF |
— | Rodolfo Gómez | NCA | DNF |
— | Richard Juma | KEN | DNF |
— | Juvenal Rocha | BOL | DNF |
— | Gaston Roelants | BEL | DNF |
— | Lucien Rosa | CEY | DNF |
— | Shag Musa Medani | SUD | DNF |
— | Pekka Tiihonen | FIN | DNF |
— | Julius Wakachu | TAN | DNF |
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