The 8th European Table Tennis Championships took place from April 15 to April 22, 1972 in Rotterdam (the Netherlands ).
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Medalists
Men
Stellan Bengtsson trains during the 1972 European Championship
| Discharge | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Singles | Stellan bengtsson | Istvan Jonier | Istvan Korpa |
| Antun Stipancic | |||
| Double discharge | Istvan Jonier Peter Rojash | Chel Johansson Stellan bengtsson | Eberhard Schöler Janos Borzhei |
| Milan Orlovsky Jiri Turai | |||
| Team Championship | Sweden Stellan bengtsson Chel Johansson Anders Johansson Bo persson Karl-Johann Bernhardt | Yugoslavia Dragutin Shurbek Antun Stipancic Milivoj Karakashevich |
Women
| Discharge | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Singles | Zoya Rudnova | Beatrix Kishkhazi | Maria Alexandru |
| Ilona Vostova | |||
| Double discharge | Judith Magosh Henriette lothaller | Beatrix Kishkhazi Jill Hammersley | Svetlana Greenberg Zoya Rudnova |
| Maria Alexandru Carmen Krishan | |||
| Team Championship | Hungary Judith Magosh Beatrix Kishkhazi Henriette lothaller | Germany Agnes Simon Edith Wetzel Diane Schöler Wibke Hendriksen |
Mixed
| Discharge | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Mixed discharge | Stanislav Gomozkov Zoya Rudnova | Stellan bengtsson Lena Andersson | Milan Orlovsky Ilona Vostova |
| Istvan Yonier Judith Magosh |