The men's long jump event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich was held on 8 & 9 of September.

The event was won by 6cm by Randy Williams of the United States, the nation's second consecutive and 15th overall gold medal in the men's long jump.

[2] Bolivia, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, and Togo each made their first appearance in the event.

The United States appeared for the 17th time, the only nation to have long jumpers at each of the Games thus far.

The qualifying round gave each competitor three jumps to achieve a distance of 7.80 metres; if fewer than 12 men did so, the top 12 (including all those tied) would advance.