1972 Mr Universe - NABBA
| Overall Winner Elias Petsas | ||
Tall | ||
| 1 | Paul Grant (United Kingdom) | |
| 2 | Lou Ferrigno (United States) | |
| 3 | Dudley Lawson (United Kingdom) | |
| 4 | Bill Richardson (United Kingdom) | |
| 5 | Roland Schroetter (West Germany) | |
| 6 | Bill Trotter (United Kingdom) | |
Medium | ||
| 1 | Lars Lunde (Norway) | |
| 2 | Warren Frederick (United States) | |
| 3 | Bill Grant (United States) | |
| 4 | Roy Duval (United Kingdom) | |
| 5 | Roy Perrott (United Kingdom) | |
| 6 | Eddie McDonough (United Kingdom) | |
Short | ||
| 1 | Elias Petsas (South Africa) | |
| 2 | Michael Baker (1) (United Kingdom) | |
| 3 | Gerald Roach (Jamaica) | |
| 4 | Michael Wyatt (United Kingdom) | |
| 5 | Gerard Buinoud (France) | |
| 6 | Romeo Speccia (Italy) | |