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Host City: Montréal, Canada
Venue(s): Olympic Basin, Notre Dame Island, Montréal, Québec
Date Started: July 29, 1976
Date Finished: July 29, 1976
Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
| Gold: | Rüdiger Helm |
| Silver: | Géza Csapó |
| Bronze: | Vasile Dîba |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oreste Perri | 24 | Italy | ITA | 3:55.67 | QU |
| 2 | Géza Csapó | 25 | Hungary | HUN | 3:57.46 | QU |
| 3 | Theo Claessens | 27 | Belgium | BEL | 3:59.34 | QU |
| 4 | David Gilman | 21 | United States | USA | 4:05.38 | |
| 5 | Patrick Genestier | 22 | France | FRA | 4:09.79 | |
| 6 | Hans Eich | 27 | West Germany | FRG | 4:22.99 | |
| 7 | Mak Chi Wai | 39 | Hong Kong | HKG | 4:54.89 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rüdiger Helm | 19 | East Germany | GDR | 3:53.41 | QU |
| 2 | Vasile Dîba | 21 | Romania | ROU | 3:57.19 | QU |
| 3 | Hannu Kojo | 22 | Finland | FIN | 4:01.44 | QU |
| 4 | Don Cooper | 27 | New Zealand | NZL | 4:04.29 | |
| 5 | Ľubor Štark | 23 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 4:11.96 | |
| 6 | Günther Pfaff | 36 | Austria | AUT | 4:14.92 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oleksandr Shaparenko | 30 | Soviet Union | URS | 3:54.32 | QU |
| 2 | Grzegorz Śledziewski | 26 | Poland | POL | 3:55.76 | QU |
| 3 | Doug Parnham | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | 3:56.47 | QU |
| 4 | Berndt Andersson | 24 | Sweden | SWE | 3:57.00 | |
| 5 | Fernando Betancourt | 20 | Spain | ESP | 3:59.06 | |
| 6 | Reed Oldershaw | 25 | Canada | CAN | 4:07.03 |