| Event: | Men's volleyball |
| Games: | 1972 Summer |
| Venue: | Volleyballhalle |
| Date: | 27 August – 9 September |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Gold: | (1st title) |
| Prev: | 1968 |
| Next: | 1976 |
The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the 3rd edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Munich, West Germany from 27 August to 9 September 1972.[1]
| width=29% | Means of qualification! | width=25% | Date! | width=22% | Host! | width=6% | Vacancies! | width=18% | Qualified |
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| Host Country | 26 April 1966 |  Rome | 1 | ||||||
| 1968 Olympic Games | 13–26 October 1968 |  Mexico City | 1 | ||||||
| 1970 World Championship | 20 September – 2 October 1970 | 3 | |||||||
| 1971 African Championship | 1971 | Cairo | 1 | ||||||
| Asian Qualifier | 29–31 July 1972 |  Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | 1 | ||||||
| 1971 European Championship | 23 September – 1 October 1971 | 1 | |||||||
| 1971 NORCECA Championship | 17–22 August 1971 |  Havana | 1 | ||||||
| 1971 South American Championship | 16–25 April 1971 | Montevideo | 1 | ||||||
| World Qualifier | 4–10 August 1972 | 2 | |||||||
| Total | 12 | ||||||||
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See main article: Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters.
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