These are the results of the men's C-2 slalom competition in canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The C-2 (canoe single) event is raced by two-man canoes through a whitewater course. The venue for the 1972 Olympic competition was in Augsburg.
The 20 teams each took two runs through the whitewater slalom course on August 30. The best time of the two runs counted for the event.
| Rank | Name | Run 1 | Run 2 | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Total | Time | Points | Total | Total | |||
| bgcolor=gold | 270.68 | 40 | 310.68 | 285.51 | 160 | 445.51 | 310.68 | ||
| bgcolor=silver | 286.96 | 30 | 316.96 | 291.90 | 20 | 311.90 | 311.90 | ||
| 322.04 | 40 | 362.04 | 305.10 | 10 | 315.10 | 315.10 | |||
| 4 | 299.57 | 30 | 329.57 | - | - | - | 329.57 | ||
| 5 | 326.31 | 40 | 366.31 | 316.78 | 70 | 386.78 | 366.31 | ||
| 6 | - | - | - | 318.01 | 50 | 368.01 | 372.88 | ||
| 7 | 301.86 | 70 | 371.86 | 310.00 | 200 | 510.00 | 371.86 | ||
| 8 | 305.14 | 70 | 375.14 | 296.72 | 160 | 456.72 | 375.14 | ||
| 9 | 306.67 | 80 | 386.67 | 324.38 | 90 | 414.38 | 386.67 | ||
| 10 | 308.88 | 80 | 388.88 | 312.33 | 150 | 462.33 | 388.88 | ||
| 11 | - | - | - | 322.30 | 80 | 402.30 | 402.30 | ||
| 12 | 387.83 | 40 | 427.83 | 317.55 | 90 | 407.55 | 407.55 | ||
| 13 | - | - | - | 366.10 | 50 | 416.10 | 416.10 | ||
| 14 | 322.02 | 200 | 522.02 | 310.08 | 130 | 440.08 | 440.08 | ||
| 15 | - | - | - | 367.08 | 80 | 447.08 | 447.08 | ||
| 16 | 319.10 | 130 | 449.10 | 319.00 | 140 | 459.00 | 449.10 | ||
| 17 | 299.64 | 160 | 459.64 | 295.70 | 160 | 455.70 | 455.70 | ||
| 18 | - | - | - | 308.44 | 200 | 508.44 | 508.44 | ||
| 19 | 328.55 | 230 | 558.55 | - | - | - | 558.55 | ||
| 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Did not finish | ||