| Date | 2 September 1972 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Fechthalle 2, Messegelände (Halle 20), München (Piste 2) | |
| Format | Most bouts won, ties broken by touches delivered. | |
| Jury President | Chaba Pallaghy |  USA |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Bouts Won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Soviet Union |  URS | 9 | |
| Vasily Stankovich • Viktor Putyatin • Anatoly Koteshev • Vladimir Denisov | ||||
| – | France |  FRA | 6 | |
| Daniel Revenu • Christian Noël • Gilles Berolatti • Bernard Talvard | ||||
Soviet Union| Pos | Number | Competitor | Bouts | Touches | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 383 | Vasily Stankovich | 4-0 | 20-12 | ||||
| 378 | Viktor Putyatin | 0-3 | 2-15 | ||||
| 373 | Anatoly Koteshev | 2-2 | 15-16 | ||||
| 371 | Vladimir Denisov | 3-1 | 17-15 | ||||
| Team Totals | 9-6 | 54-58 | |||||
France| Pos | Number | Competitor | Bouts | Touches | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | Daniel Revenu | 1-3 | 16-15 | ||||
| 174 | Christian Noël | 3-1 | 17-10 | ||||
| 161 | Gilles Berolatti | 0-3 | 9-15 | ||||
| 177 | Bernard Talvard | 2-2 | 16-14 | ||||
| Team Totals | 6-9 | 58-54 | |||||
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bout #1 | 02 Sep | Anatoly Koteshev | URS | 5 – 4 | Daniel Revenu | FRA | |
| Bout #2 | 02 Sep | Anatoly Koteshev | URS | 1 – 5 | Christian Noël | FRA | |
| Bout #3 | 02 Sep | Anatoly Koteshev | URS | 5 – 2 | Gilles Berolatti | FRA | |
| Bout #4 | 02 Sep | Anatoly Koteshev | URS | 4 – 5 | Bernard Talvard | FRA | |
| Bout #5 | 02 Sep | Vasily Stankovich | URS | 5 – 3 | Daniel Revenu | FRA | |
| Bout #6 | 02 Sep | Vasily Stankovich | URS | 5 – 2 | Christian Noël | FRA | |
| Bout #7 | 02 Sep | Vasily Stankovich | URS | 5 – 3 | Gilles Berolatti | FRA | |
| Bout #8 | 02 Sep | Vasily Stankovich | URS | 5 – 4 | Bernard Talvard | FRA | |
| Bout #9 | 02 Sep | Viktor Putyatin | URS | 0 – 5 | Daniel Revenu | FRA | |
| Bout #10 | 02 Sep | Viktor Putyatin | URS | 2 – 5 | Christian Noël | FRA | |
| Bout #11 | 02 Sep | Viktor Putyatin | URS | — | Gilles Berolatti | FRA | Not contested |
| Bout #12 | 02 Sep | Viktor Putyatin | URS | 0 – 5 | Bernard Talvard | FRA | |
| Bout #13 | 02 Sep | Vladimir Denisov | URS | 5 – 4 | Daniel Revenu | FRA | |
| Bout #14 | 02 Sep | Vladimir Denisov | URS | 2 – 5 | Christian Noël | FRA | |
| Bout #15 | 02 Sep | Vladimir Denisov | URS | 5 – 4 | Gilles Berolatti | FRA | |
| Bout #16 | 02 Sep | Vladimir Denisov | URS | 5 – 2 | Bernard Talvard | FRA |
