| Date | 1 September 1972 — 19:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Sporthalle, Olympiapark, München | |
| Format | Top 6 on each apparatus in individual all-around advanced to apparatus finals. | |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Points | Qualifying Points (50%) | Final Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 143 | Sawao Kato |  JPN | 19.475 | 9.675 | 9.80 | |||
| 2 | 142 | Shigeru Kasamatsu | JPN | 19.375 | 9.625 | 9.75 | |||
| 3 | 144 | Eizo Kenmotsu | JPN | 19.250 | 9.650 | 9.60 | |||
| 4 | 252 | Viktor Klimenko |  URS | 19.125 | 9.625 | 9.50 | |||
| 5 | 145 | Akinori Nakayama | JPN | 18.875 | 9.625 | 9.25 | |||
| 6 | 251 | Nikolay Andrianov | URS | 17.975 | 9.525 | 8.45 |
