1972 Sailing medal counts

                                    Total    Gold   Silver  Bronze
United States                          3       1       0       2
Australia                              2       2       0       0
France                                 2       1       1       0
United Kingdom (Great Britain)         2       1       1       0
Soviet Union                           2       1       0       1
Sweden                                 2       0       2       0
West Germany                           2       0       0       2
East Germany                           1       0       1       0
Greece                                 1       0       1       0
Canada                                 1       0       0       1

Medal winners:
      Event             Gold                Silver                  Bronze            
1972  Finn              Serge Maury   FRA   Ilias Hatzipavlis GRE   Viktor Potapov URS
1972  Star              Australia     AUS   Sweden            SWE   West Germany   FRG
1972  Flying Dutchman   Great Britain GBR   France            FRA   West Germany   FRG
1972  Tempest           Soviet Union  URS   Great Britain     GBR   United States  USA
1972  Dragon            Australia     AUS   East Germany      GDR   United States  USA
1972  Soling            United States USA   Sweden            SWE   Canada         CAN