| Year: | 1972 |
| Type: | Star World Championship |
| Edition: | 49th |
| Venue: | Naiguatá |
| Titles: | 1 |
| Competitors: | 120 |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Yachts: | Star |
| Gold: | Kuhweide & Meyer |
| Silver: |  Bruder & Biekarck |
| Bronze: |  Schoonmaker & Dudinsky |
| Prev: | 1971 |
| Next: | 1973 |
The 1972 Star World Championship was held at the Club Puerto Azul in Naiguatá, Venezuela in 1972.[1]