Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls
The men's single sculls competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich took place from 27 August to 2 September at the Olympic Reggatta Course in Oberschleißheim.Results
Heats
Winner of each of the three heats qualify to the semifinal round, remainder goes to the repechage.| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| 1 | Alberto Demiddi | | 7:46.09 |
| 2 | Udo Hild | | 7:48.12 |
| 3 | Melchior Bürgin | | 8:00.20 |
| 4 | Janis Rodmanis | | 8:23.38 |
| 5 | James Butterfield | | 8:29.20 |
| 6 | Guillermo Spamer | | 8:38.63 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| 1 | Yury Malyshev | | 7:42.67 |
| 2 | Wolfgang Güldenpfennig | | 7:46.31 |
| 3 | Seán Drea | | 7:47.64 |
| 4 | Jim Dietz | | 7:57.85 |
| 5 | Jaroslav Hellebrand | | 7:58.15 |
| 6 | Lennart Bälter | | 8:12.92 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| 1 | Yordan Valchev | | 7:50.29 |
| 2 | Murray Watkinson | | 7:51.29 |
| 3 | Kenny Dwan | | 7:57.49 |
| 4 | Kim Børgesen | | 7:58.94 |
| 5 | Hideo Okamoto | | 8:20.82 |
| 6 | José Margues | | 8:39.73 |
Top three finishers in each heat qualify to the semifinal round.Repechage 1
Repechage 2
Repechage 3
Semifinals
Semifinal A/B
First three qualify to the Final A, remainder to Final B.Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Finals
Final B
Final A
