Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four

The men's coxless four competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich took place from 27 August to 2 September at the Olympic Reggatta Course in Oberschleißheim.

Heats
Winner of each heat (green) qualify to the semifinal round, remainder goes to the repechage.

Repechage
Top two finishers in each heat qualify to the semifinal round.

Semifinal A/B
First three qualify to the Final A, remainder to Final B.