1972 in Austria
Events from the year 1972 in Austria.
Incumbents
Governors
- Burgenland: Theodor Kery
- Carinthia: Hans Sima
- Lower Austria: Andreas Maurer
- Salzburg: Hans Lechner
- Styria: Friedrich Niederl
- Tyrol: Eduard Wallnöfer
- Upper Austria: Erwin Wenzl
- Vienna: Felix Slavik
- Vorarlberg: Herbert Keßler
Events
- 1 January – Future President of Austria Kurt Waldheim becomes Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Births
- 12 January – Toto Wolff, racing driver
- 29 November – Andreas Goldberger, ski jumper
- 7 December – Hermann Maier, Alpine ski racer