# Wereldkampioenschappen schaatsen sprint 1972

De 3e wereldkampioenschappen schaatsen sprint werden in 1972 op 26 en 27 februari gehouden op de ijsbaan Isstadion in Eskilstuna.

## Klassement mannen

| # | Schaatser | Land | 500m | 1000m | 500m | 1000m | Punten |
| 1 | Leo Linkovesi | Finland | 38,97 (1) | 1.22,83 (15) | 39,00 (1) | 1.23,08 (16) | 160,925 |
| 2 | Valeri Moeratov | Sovjet-Unie | 39,53 (3) | 1.22,04 (7) | 39,68 (2) | 1.21,83 (4) | 161,145 |
| 3 | Ard Schenk | Nederland | 40,91 (16) | 1.20,02 (1) | 40,62 (16) | 1.19,93 (1) | 161,505 |
| 4 | Hasse Börjes | Zweden | 39,18 (2) | 1.22,43 (11) | 40,01 (6) | 1.22,28 (7) | 161,545 |
| 5 | Ove König | Zweden | 39,72 (5) | 1.22,39 (10) | 39,79 (3) | 1.21,74 (3) | 161,575 |
| 6 | Roar Grønvold | Noorwegen | 39,95 (8) | 1.21,32 (2) | 40,60 (15) | 1.21,34 (2) | 161,880 |
| 7 | Per Bjørang | Noorwegen | 39,60 (4) | 1.22,03 (6) | 39,89 (5) | 1.23,44 (20) | 162,225 |
| 8 | Johan Granath | Zweden | 40,27 (11) | 1.21,50 (4) | 40,33 (10) | 1.22,12 (6) | 162,410 |
| 9 | Jan Bazen | Nederland | 40,52 (15) | 1.21,95 (5) | 40,40 (11) | 1.22,47 (10) | 163,130 |
| 10 | Jos Valentijn | Nederland | 40,18 (9) | 1.22,48 (13) | 40,41 (12) | 1.22,70 (14) | 163,180 |
| 11 | Lasse Efskind | Noorwegen | 39,93 (7) | 1.23,08 (17) | 40,49 (13) | 1.22,49 (11) | 163,205 |
| 12 | Seppo Hänninen | Finland | 39,80 (6) | 1.23,77 (19) | 39,84 (4) | 1.23,37 (19) | 163,210 |
| 13 | Mats Wallberg | Zweden | 40,28 (12) | 1.23,00 (16) | 40,64 (17) | 1.22,33 (8) | 163,585 |
| 14 | Vladimir Komarov | Sovjet-Unie | 40,38 (14) | 1.23,98 (20) | 40,02 (7) | 1.23,11 (17) | 163,945 |
| 15 | Ivar Eriksen | Noorwegen | 41,02 (17) | 1.22,26 (9) | 41,21 (19) | 1.22,68 (13) | 164,700 |
| 16 | Dan Carroll, III | Verenigde Staten | 41,23 (18) | 1.22,15 (8) | 41,36 (21) | 1.22,84 (15) | 165,085 |
| 17 | Takayuki Hida | Japan | 40,24 (10) | 1.24,19 (22) | 40,56 (14) | 1.25,52 (25) | 165,655 |
| 18 | Göran Claeson | Zweden | 41,70 (21) | 1.22,45 (12) | 41,53 (23) | 1.22,62 (12) | 165,765 |
| 19 | Jan Bols | Nederland | 41,51 (20) | 1.22,57 (14) | 41,77 (26) | 1.22,46 (9) | 165,795 |
| 20 | Peter Eberling | Verenigde Staten | 40,34 (13) | 1.26,70 (26) | 40,10 (8) | 1.27,66 (29) | 167,620 |
| 21 | Colin Coates | Australië | 42,08 (25) | 1.25,24 (23) | 42,43 (29) | 1.25,45 (24) | 169,855 |
| 22 | Hans Lichtenstern | West-Duitsland | 41,26 (19) | 1.27,11 (29) | 41,46 (22) | 1.27,31 (28) | 169,930 |
| 23 | Helmut Kraus | West-Duitsland | 41,88 (23) | 1.26,61 (25) | 42,16 (27) | 1.26,98 (27) | 170,835 |
| 24 | Zhao Weichang | China | 41,70 (21) | 1.27,07 (28) | 42,59 (30) | 1.26,09 (26) | 170,870 |
| 25 | John Tipper | Verenigd Koninkrijk | 42,07 (24) | 1.27,01 (27) | 42,27 (28) | 1.28,15 (31) | 171,920 |
| 26 | Grzegorz Wysocki | Polen | 43,16 (28) | 1.28,32 (31) | 42,87 (32) | 1.27,66 (29) | 174,020 |
| 27 | Archie Marshall | Verenigd Koninkrijk | 42,92 (27) | 1.27,71 (30) | 42,99 (33) | 1.28,86 (32) | 174,195 |
| 28 | Mieczysław Dziedzic | Polen | 42,30 (26) | 1.28,48 (32) | 42,70 (31) | 1.30,08 (33) | 174,280 |
| 29 | Jim Lynch | Australië | 43,24 (29) | 1.30,83 (34) | 43,34 (35) | 1.30,86 (34) | 177,425 |
| 30 | Horst Freese | West-Duitsland | 55,07 (32f) | 1.25,65 (24) | 40,32 (9) | 1.23,97 (22) | 180,200 |
| 31 | Bjørn Tveter | Noorwegen | 57,42 (33f) | 1.21,48 (3) | 41,72 (25) | 1.21,95 (5) | 180,855 |
| 32 | He Qinsheng | China | 43,80 (30) | 1.29,47 (33) | 43,09 (34) | 1.40,38 (35f) | 181,815 |
| 33 | Gary Jonland | Verenigde Staten | 52,02 (31f) | 1.39,38 (35f) | 41,33 (20) | 1.23,19 (18) | 184,635 |
| 34 | Otmar Braunecker | Oostenrijk | 1.02,88 (34f) | 1.24,15 (21) | 41,12 (18) | 1.24,83 (23) | 188,490 |
| 35 | Mutsuhiko Maeda | Japan | 1.10,59 (35f) | 1.23,43 (18) | 41,69 (24) | 1.23,59 (21) | 195,790 |

## Klassement vrouwen

| # | Schaatsster | Land | 500m | 1000m | 500m | 1000m | Punten |
| 1 | Monika Pflug | West-Duitsland | 45,15 (5) | 1.32,39 (3) | 45,36 (5) | 1.32,76 (2) | 183,085 |
| 2 | Dianne Holum | Verenigde Staten | 45,33 (8) | 1.31,88 (1) | 45,75 (11) | 1.32,65 (1) | 183,345 |
| 3 | Ljoedmila Titova | Sovjet-Unie | 45,32 (7) | 1.32,57 (4) | 44,94 (2) | 1.33,79 (7) | 183,440 |
| 4 | Atje Keulen-Deelstra | Nederland | 44,96 (3) | 1.32,37 (2) | 45,55 (7) | 1.33,65 (5) | 183,520 |
| 5 | Sigrid Sundby | Noorwegen | 45,12 (4) | 1.32,73 (5) | 45,61 (9) | 1.33,48 (4) | 183,835 |
| 6 | Leah Poulos | Verenigde Staten | 44,64 (2) | 1.33,17 (9) | 44,99 (3) | 1.35,81 (13) | 184,120 |
| 7 | Connie Carpenter | Verenigde Staten | 45,34 (9) | 1.32,93 (6) | 45,45 (6) | 1.34,73 (10) | 184,620 |
| 8 | Sheila Young | Verenigde Staten | 44,20 (1) | 1.34,87 (12) | 44,76 (1) | 1.37,60 (17) | 185,195 |
| 9 | Ellie van den Brom | Nederland | 45,69 (14) | 1.33,14 (8) | 46,20 (17) | 1.33,76 (6) | 185,340 |
| 10 | Stien Baas-Kaiser | Nederland | 46,00 (17) | 1.32,93 (6) | 46,56 (18) | 1.33,17 (3) | 185,610 |
| 11 | Trijnie Rep | Nederland | 45,76 (16) | 1.33,47 (10) | 46,14 (16) | 1.34,49 (8) | 185,880 |
| 12 | Vera Soerovikina | Sovjet-Unie | 45,75 (15) | 1.34,55 (11) | 45,95 (13) | 1.34,54 (9) | 186,245 |
| 13 | Sylvia Burka | Canada | 45,30 (6) | 1.35,00 (14) | 45,81 (12) | 1.35,59 (12) | 186,405 |
| 14 | Sachiko Saito-Yobekura | Japan | 45,39 (10) | 1.35,71 (15) | 45,70 (10) | 1.35,50 (11) | 186,695 |
| 15 | Alla Boetova | Sovjet-Unie | 45,40 (11) | 1.36,05 (17) | 45,59 (8) | 1.36,99 (16) | 187,510 |
| 16 | Ann-Sofie Järnström | Zweden | 45,68 (13) | 1.35,75 (16) | 46,08 (14) | 1.36,45 (14) | 187,860 |
| 17 | Kay Lunda | Verenigde Staten | 45,66 (12) | 1.36,57 (20) | 46,12 (15) | 1.38,71 (22) | 189,420 |
| 18 | Lena Andersson | Zweden | 46,13 (18) | 1.36,70 (21) | 46,69 (19) | 1.38,44 (19) | 190,390 |
| 19 | Kaname Ide | Japan | 46,95 (20) | 1.36,19 (18) | 47,51 (22) | 1.36,88 (15) | 190,995 |
| 20 | Inger Karset | Noorwegen | 46,77 (19) | 1.36,80 (22) | 47,07 (21) | 1.38,56 (21) | 191,520 |
| 21 | Romana Troicka | Polen | 47,28 (21) | 1.37,21 (23) | 46,81 (20) | 1.40,15 (23) | 192,770 |
| 22 | Erwina Ryś | Polen | 47,67 (22) | 1.37,48 (24) | 48,27 (23) | 1.38,54 (20) | 193,950 |
| 23 | Piao Yingshu | China | 49,51 (23) | 1.42,36 (26) | 49,37 (24) | 1.44,19 (25) | 202,155 |
| 24 | Vera Krasnova | Sovjet-Unie | 1.00,96 (25f) | 1.34,90 (13) | 45,19 (4) | 1.37,96 (18) | 202,580 |
| 25 | Tien Cailian | China | 49,58 (24) | 1.40,65 (25) | 59,67 (25f) | 1.42,86 (24) | 211,005 |
| NS3 | Tuula Vilkas | Finland | 1.00,97 (26f) | 1.36,48 (19) | - (NS) | | 109,210 |