| | Top level | Event type
Sabre, Individual, Men – Semi-Finals, Pool 1
| Date | 31 August 1972 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Fechthalle 1, Messegelände (Halle 11 & 12), München (Piste 1) | |
| Jury President | Walter Köstner |  FRG |
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Nazlymov |  URS | 5 | 0 | 25 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Péter Marót |  HUN | 3 | 2 | 20 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Michele Maffei |  ITA | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Jerzy Pawłowski |  POL | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | |||
| 5 | Iosif Budahazi |  ROU | 1 | 3 | 7 | 19 | |||
| 6 | Bernard Vallée |  FRA | 0 | 4 | 3 | 20 |