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Date: 1 September 1972 / 2 September 1972
| Rank | Name | Nation | Distance |
| 1 | Wolfgang Nordwig | GDR | 5.50m [18' ½"] |
| 2 | Robert Seagren | USA | 5.40m [17' 8 ½"] |
| 3 | Jan Johnson | USA | 5.35m [17' 6 ¾"] |
| 4 | Reinhard Kuretzki | FRG | 5.30m [17' 4 ¾"] |
| 5 | Bruce Simpson | CAN | 5.20m [17' ¾"] |
| 6 | Volker Ohl | FRG | 5.20m [17' ¾"] |
| 7 | Hans Lagerqvist | SWE | 5.20m [17' ¾"] |
| 8 | Francois Tracanelli | FRA | 5.10m [16' 8 ¾"] |
| 9 | Ingemar Jernberg | SWE | 5.10m [16' 8 ¾"] |
| 10 | Wojciech Buciarski | POL | 5.00m [16' 4 ¾"] |
| 11 | Christos Papanikolau | GRE | 5.00m [16' 4 ¾"] |
| Qualifying | |||
| 12 | Herve d'Encausse | FRA | 5.10m [16' 8 ¾"] |
| 12 | Tadeusz Slusarski | POL | 5.00m [16' 4 ¾"] |
| 12 | Antti Kalliomaki | FIN | 5.10m [16' 8 ¾"] |
| 15 | Silvio Fraquelli | ITA | 4.80m [15' 9"] |
| 16 | Michael Bull | GBR | 4.80m [15' 9"] |
| 16 | Raymond Boyd | AUS | 4.80m [15' 9"] |
| 18 | Stephen Smith | USA | 4.80m [15' 9"] |
| Did not start | |||
| Abass Goudiaby | SEN | ||
| Did not qualify for final (No mark set) | |||
| Kjell Isaksson | SWE | ||
| Renato Dionisi | ITA | ||
| Kirk Bryde | CAN | ||