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Host City: Montréal, Canada
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Montréal, Québec
Date Started: July 25, 1976
Date Finished: July 25, 1976
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 79.00 metres advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Miklós Németh |
| Silver: | Hannu Siitonen |
| Bronze: | Gheorghe Megelea |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | SBMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seppo Hovinen | 25 | Finland | FIN | 89.76 | QU | |
| 2 | Miklós Németh | 29 | Hungary | HUN | 89.28 | QU | |
| 3 | Phil Olsen | 19 | Canada | CAN | 87.76 | QU | |
| 4 | Sam Colson | 25 | United States | USA | 86.64 | QU | |
| 5 | Vasyl Yershov | 26 | Soviet Union | URS | 85.68 | QU | |
| 6 | Jorma Jaakola | 26 | Finland | FIN | 83.84 | QU | |
| 7 | Piotr Bielczyk | 24 | Poland | POL | 82.56 | QU | |
| 8 | Michael Wessing | 23 | West Germany | FRG | 82.54 | QU | |
| 9 | Terje Thorslund | 31 | Norway | NOR | 82.52 | QU | |
| 10T | Jānis Lūsis | 37 | Soviet Union | URS | 82.08 | NM | QU |
| 10T | Amado Morales | 28 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 82.08 | NM | QU |
| 12 | Valentin Dzhonev | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | 80.84 | QU | |
| 13 | Bjørn Grimnes | 25 | Norway | NOR | 80.32 | QU | |
| 14 | Gheorghe Megelea | 22 | Romania | ROU | 80.26 | QU | |
| 15 | Anthony Hall | 26 | United States | USA | 79.56 | QU | |
| 16 | Hannu Siitonen | 27 | Finland | FIN | 79.38 | QU | |
| 17 | Jacques Aye Abehi | Cote d'Ivoire | CIV | 78.40 | |||
| 18 | Richard George | 23 | United States | USA | 78.32 | ||
| 19 | Sándor Boros | 27 | Hungary | HUN | 77.60 | ||
| 20 | Ferenc Paragi | 22 | Hungary | HUN | 77.48 | ||
| 21 | Óskar Jakobsson | 21 | Iceland | ISL | 72.78 | ||
| 22 | Ghassan Faddoul | 20 | Lebanon | LIB | 54.92 | ||
| AC | Urs von Wartburg | 39 | Switzerland | SUI | NM |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seppo Hovinen | 25 | Finland | FIN | 89.76 | |
| 2 | Miklós Németh | 29 | Hungary | HUN | 89.28 | |
| 3 | Jorma Jaakola | 26 | Finland | FIN | 83.84 | |
| 4 | Piotr Bielczyk | 24 | Poland | POL | 82.56 | |
| 5 | Michael Wessing | 23 | West Germany | FRG | 82.54 | |
| 6 | Terje Thorslund | 31 | Norway | NOR | 82.52 | |
| 7 | Jānis Lūsis | 37 | Soviet Union | URS | 82.08 | |
| 8 | Gheorghe Megelea | 22 | Romania | ROU | 80.26 | |
| 9 | Hannu Siitonen | 27 | Finland | FIN | 79.38 | |
| 10 | Sándor Boros | 27 | Hungary | HUN | 77.60 | |
| 11 | Ferenc Paragi | 22 | Hungary | HUN | 77.48 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Olsen | 19 | Canada | CAN | 87.76 | |
| 2 | Sam Colson | 25 | United States | USA | 86.64 | |
| 3 | Vasyl Yershov | 26 | Soviet Union | URS | 85.68 | |
| 4 | Amado Morales | 28 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 82.08 | |
| 5 | Valentin Dzhonev | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | 80.84 | |
| 6 | Bjørn Grimnes | 25 | Norway | NOR | 80.32 | |
| 7 | Anthony Hall | 26 | United States | USA | 79.56 | |
| 8 | Jacques Aye Abehi | Cote d'Ivoire | CIV | 78.40 | ||
| 9 | Richard George | 23 | United States | USA | 78.32 | |
| 10 | Óskar Jakobsson | 21 | Iceland | ISL | 72.78 | |
| 11 | Ghassan Faddoul | 20 | Lebanon | LIB | 54.92 | |
| AC | Urs von Wartburg | 39 | Switzerland | SUI | NM |