| Event: | 1972 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men |
| Venue: | Bislett stadion, Oslo, Norway |
| Dates: | 19–20 February |
| Goldm: | Ard Schenk |
| Goldmnation: | NED |
| Silverm: | Roar Grønvold |
| Silvermnation: | NOR |
| Bronzem: | Jan Bols |
| Bronzemnation: | NED |
| Competitors: | 31 skaters from 13 countries |
| Next: | Men 1973 → Women 1973 |
The World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men took place on 19 and 20 February 1972 in Oslo at the Bislett stadion ice rink.
The title holder and winner was Ard Schenk who prolonged his title to become the third speed skater to win the world allround title three times in a row, equaling the performances of Oscar Mathisen and Hjalmar Andersen.
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| Ard Schenk | 171.549 | 40.14 | 7:22.84 | 2:03.06 | 15:22.09 | - | 174.306 | 40.14 | 7:30.76 (5) | 2:04.40 (2) | 15:52.45 (7) | - | 174.493 | 41.01 (9) | 7:29.97 (2) | 2:06.48 (7) | 15:26.52 (2) | - | 4 | 175.028 | 41.37 (13) | 7:30.39 (4) | 2:05.95 (4) | 15:32.72(3) | - | 5 | 175.446 | 41.64 (14) | 7:30.32 (3) | 2:05.78 (3) | 15:36.94 (14) | - | 6 | 177.175 | 42.25 (20) | 7:31.44 (6) | 2:07.74 (9) | 15:44.01 (5) | - | 7 | 177.339 | 41.04 (10) | 7:40.17 (10) | 2:07.38 (8) | 15:56.43 (10) | - | 8 | 177.506 | 40.50 (4) | 7:36.24 (8) | 2:09.18 15) | 16:06.43 (13) | - | 9 | 177.802 | 40.70 (7) | 7:45.60 (15) | 2:06.23 (5) | 16:09.29 (14) | - | 10 | 177.882 | 40.72 (8) | 7:44.11 (14) | 2:06.30 (6) | 16:13.02 (15) | - | 11 | 178.233 | 41.81 (15) | 7:39.50 (9) | 2:08.22 (10) | 15:54.65 (9) | - | 12 | 178.962 | 42.06 (17) | 7:35.41 (7) | 2:09.13 (14) | 16:06.36 (12) | - | 13 | 179.398 | 42.41 (22) | 7:43.12 (12) | 2:09.58 (17) | 15:49.65 (6) | - | 14 | 179.477 | 42.64 (23) | 7:42.04 (11) | 2:09.01 (12) | 15:52.59 (8) | - | 15 | 179.509 | 40.66 (6) | 7:46.80 (16) | 2:09.34 (16) | 16:21.11 (16) | - | 16 | 179.699 | 42.12 (19) | 7:43.67 (13) | 2:09.60 (18) | 16:00.24 (11) | - | NC17 | 130.643 | 40.51 (5) | 7:51.16 (17) | 2:09.05 (13) | – | - | NC18 | 131.870 | 41.09 (11) | 7:58.17 (19) | 2:08.89 (11) | – | - | NC19 | 133.079 | 41.11 (12) | 8:02.86 (21) | 2:11.05 (19) | – | - | NC20 | 134.374 | 42.73 (24) | 7:55.81 (18) | 2:12.19 (20) | – | - | NC21 | 134.891 | 41.83 (16) | 8:04.61 (22) | 2:13.80 (23) | – | - | NC22 | 135.442 | 42.11 (18) | 8:07.72 (23) | 2:13.68 (21) | – | - | NC23 | 136.319 | 42.97 (25) | 8:07.86 (24) | 2:13.69 (23) | – | - | NC24 | 137.156 | 44.68 (31) | 7:58.66 (20) | 2:13.83 (24) | – | - | NC25 | 137.648 | 44.11 (30) | 8:08.25 (25) | 2:14.14 (25) | – | - | NC26 | 138.051 | 42.30 (21) | 8:23.21 (29) | 2:16.29 (29) | – | - | NC27 | 138.193 | 43.00 (26) | 8:20.03 (28) | 2:15.57 (28) | – | - | NC28 | 138.753 | 43.22 (28) | 8:26.33 (30) | 2:14.70 (26) | – | - | NC29 | 139.404 | 44.76 (32) | 8:09.57 (26) | 2:17.06 (30) | – | - | NC30 | 139.751 | 43.54 (29) | 8:31.14 (31) | 2:15.29 (27) | – | - | NC31 | 141.066 | 44.85 (33) | 8:15.16 (27) | 2:20.10 (31) | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC32 | 148.133 | 43.21 (27) | 9:48.33 (32) | 2:24.27 (32) | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC | 40.180 | 44.85 (34) | DNS | – | – |
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