The 4th World Orienteering Championships were held in Staré Splavy, Czechoslovakia, 14–16 September 1972.
The championships had four events; individual contests for men and women, and relays for men and women.
Medalists Men's individual 1.35.57 1.40.52 1.43.55 Women's individual 1.17.01 1.18.35 1.18.53 Men's relay 4.41.37 4.47.23 5.09.29 Women's relay 2.33.42 2.45.00 2.38.59
Results Women's individual + WOC 1972 – Individual – Women (7.1 km) Rank Competitor Nation Time 1 Sarolta Monspart 1:17:01 2 Pirjo Seppä 3 Birgitta Larsson 4 Ulla Lindkvist 5 Ingrid Hadler 6 Liisa Veijalainen 7 Kristin Danielsen 8 Birgitta Johansson 9 Magda Horváth 10 Naďa Mertová 11 Renata Vlachová 12 Linda Verde 13 Mona Hebo 14 Anna Handzlová 15 Elsa Arnesson
Men's individual + WOC 1972 – Individual – Men (13.5 km) Rank Competitor Nation Time 1 Åge Hadler 1:35:57 2 Stig Berge 3 Bernt Frilén 4 Dieter Hulliger 5 Petr Uher 6 Dieter Wolf 7 Risto Nuuros 8 Zdeněk Lenhart 9 Veijo Tahvanainen 10 Lennart Carlström 11 Geoffrey Peck 12 Rolf Pettersson
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