All throwers reaching {{height|m=19.00}} and the top 12 including ties advanced to the finals. Shown in blue. All distances are listed in metres.
Rank | Name | Nationality | Group | Mark | 1st throw | 2nd throw | 3rd throw |
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1 | Władysław Komar | {{FlagIOC|POL|1972 Summer}} | A | 20.60 | 20.60 | p | p |
2 | Hartmut Briesenick | {{FlagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | B | 20.38 | 20.38 | p | p |
3 | Heinfried Birlenbach | {{FlagIOC|FRG|1972 Summer}} | B | 20.10 | 20.10 | p | p |
4 | George Woods | {{FlagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} | A | 19.96 | 19.96 | p | p |
5 | Brian Oldfield | {{FlagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} | B | 19.95 | 19.95 | p | p |
6T | Al Feuerbach | {{FlagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} | A | 19.94 | 19.94 | p | p |
6T | Vilmos Varjú | {{FlagIOC|HUN|1972 Summer}} | B | 19.94 | 19.94 | p | p |
8 | Yves Brouzet | {{FlagIOC|FRA|1972 Summer}} | A | 19.87 | 19.87 | p | p |
9 | Jaroslav Brabec | {{FlagIOC|TCH|1972 Summer}} | A | 19.82 | 19.82 | p | p |
10 | Jaromír Vlk | {{FlagIOC|TCH|1972 Summer}} | B | 19.61 | x | 18.20 | 19.61 |
11 | Seppo Simola | {{FlagIOC|FIN|1972 Summer}} | A | 19.49 | 19.49 | p | p |
12 | Lahcen Samsam Akka | {{FlagIOC|MAR|1972 Summer}} | B | 19.36 | 18.98 | 19.36 | p |
13 | Rimantas Plungė | {{FlagIOC|URS|1972 Summer}} | B | 19.18 | 18.97 | 19.18 | p |
14 | Bruce Pirnie | {{FlagIOC|CAN|1972 Summer}} | B | 19.18 | 19.18 | p | p |
15 | Ralf Reichenbach | {{FlagIOC|FRG|1972 Summer}} | A | 19.14 | 19.14 | p | p |
16 | Traugott Glöckler | {{FlagIOC|FRG|1972 Summer}} | B | 19.11 | 18.15 | 19.11 | p |
17 | Hans-Peter Gies | {{FlagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | A | 19.06 | 19.06 | p | p |
18 | Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg | {{FlagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | A | 19.03 | 19.03 | p | p |
19 | Ivan Ivančić | {{FlagIOC|YUG|1972 Summer}} | B | 18.95 | 18.80 | 18.95 | x |
20 | Geoff Capes | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1972 Summer}} | B | 18.94 | 18.94 | 18.72 | 18.79 |
21 | Arnjolt Beer | {{FlagIOC|FRA|1972 Summer}} | B | 18.74 | 18.55 | 18.74 | 18.21 |
22 | Aleksandr Baryshnikov | {{FlagIOC|URS|1972 Summer}} | A | 18.65 | 18.45 | 18.41 | 18.65 |
23 | Les Mills | {{FlagIOC|NZL|1972 Summer}} | B | 18.38 | 17.61 | 18.38 | x |
24 | Bo Grahn | {{FlagIOC|FIN|1972 Summer}} | B | 18.20 | x | x | 18.20 |
25 | Loukas Louka | {{FlagIOC|GRE|1972 Summer}} | A | 17.48 | 17.47 | 17.48 | x |
26 | Jugraj Singh | {{FlagIOC|IND|1972 Summer}} | A | 17.15 | x | 17.15 | 16.69 |
27 | Phil Conway | {{FlagIOC|IRL|1972 Summer}} | B | 16.69 | 16.16 | 15.76 | 16.69 |
28 | Christopher Okonkwo | {{FlagIOC|NGR|1972 Summer}} | A | 16.51 | 14.98 | x | 16.51 |
29 | Hussein Al-Taib Maki | {{FlagIOC|KSA|1972 Summer}} | A | 11.57 | x | 11.57 | 10.77 |
- | Youssef Nagui Assaad | {{FlagIOC|EGY|1972 Summer}} | A | DNS |
- | Bjorn Andersen | {{FlagIOC|NOR|1972 Summer}} | A | DNS |
- | Bill Tancred | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1972 Summer}} | A | DNS |
- | Aristides Lanier | {{FlagIOC|CUB|1972 Summer}} | B | DNS |
- | Salvatore Morale | {{FlagIOC|ITA|1972 Summer}} | B | DNS |
- | Vassil Kroumov | {{FlagIOC|BUL|1972 Summer}} | B | DNS |
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Rank | Name | Nationality | Mark | 1st throw | 2nd throw | 3rd throw | 4th throw | 5th throw | 6th throw | Notes |
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{{Gold1}} | Władysław Komar | {{FlagIOC|POL|1972 Summer}} | 21.18 | 21.18 | x | 20.55 | 20.74 | 20.80 | x | OR |
{{Silver2}} | George Woods | {{FlagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} | 21.17 | 20.55 | 20.17 | 20.71 | 21.17 | 20.88 | 21.05 |
{{Bronze3}} | Hartmut Briesenick | {{FlagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | 21.14 | 20.97 | 20.91 | 21.02 | 21.14 | 20.61 | 20.54 |
4 | Hans-Peter Gies | {{FlagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | 21.14 | 21.14 | 21.00 | 21.01 | 20.62 | x | x |
5 | Al Feuerbach | {{FlagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} | 21.01 | 20.90 | 20.29 | x | 20.86 | 21.01 | 20.28 |
6 | Brian Oldfield | {{FlagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} | 20.91 | 20.85 | 20.60 | 20.87 | 20.54 | 20.91 | 20.13 |
7 | Heinfried Birlenbach | {{FlagIOC|FRG|1972 Summer}} | 20.37 | 20.37 | x | x | 19.89 | x | 20.13 |
8 | Vilmos Varjú | {{FlagIOC|HUN|1972 Summer}} | 20.10 | 20.10 | x | x | x | 19.67 | 19.65 |
9 | Jaromír Vlk | {{FlagIOC|TCH|1972 Summer}} | 20.09 | 19.66 | 20.09 | x |
10 | Jaroslav Brabec | {{FlagIOC|TCH|1972 Summer}} | 19.86 | 19.61 | 19.86 | 19.60 |
11 | Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg | {{FlagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | 19.74 | 19.74 | x | x |
12 | Yves Brouzet | {{FlagIOC|FRA|1972 Summer}} | 19.61 | 19.42 | 19.61 | 19.49 |
13 | Ralf Reichenbach | {{FlagIOC|FRG|1972 Summer}} | 19.48 | 19.48 | x | x |
14 | Rimantas Plungė | {{FlagIOC|URS|1972 Summer}} | 19.30 | 19.30 | x | x |
15 | Lahcen Samsam Akka | {{FlagIOC|MAR|1972 Summer}} | 19.11 | 19.11 | x | x |
16 | Seppo Simola | {{FlagIOC|FIN|1972 Summer}} | 19.06 | 18.91 | 19.06 | x |
17 | Bruce Pirnie | {{FlagIOC|CAN|1972 Summer}} | 18.90 | 18.90 | x | x |
18 | Traugott Glöckler | {{FlagIOC|FRG|1972 Summer}} | 18.85 | 18.85 | 18.47 | x |
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1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/ATH/mens-shot-put.html |title=Athletics at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Shot Put |accessdate=7 January 2018 |work=sports-reference.com}}