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Host City: Montréal, Canada
Venue(s): Olympic Pool, Montréal, Québec
Date Started: July 24, 1976
Date Finished: July 24, 1976
Format: Fastest eight advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Jim Montgomery |
| Silver: | Jack Babashoff |
| Bronze: | Peter Nocke |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Montgomery | 21 | United States | USA | 50.39 | QU/WR |
| 2 | Marcello Guarducci | 20 | Italy | ITA | 51.35 | QU |
| 3 | Klaus Steinbach | 22 | West Germany | FRG | 51.62 | QU |
| 4 | Vladimir Bure | 25 | Soviet Union | URS | 51.93 | QU |
| 5 | Roberto Pangaro | 26 | Italy | ITA | 52.68 | |
| 6 | Stephen Pickell | 18 | Canada | CAN | 52.89 | |
| 7 | René Écuyer | 19 | France | FRA | 52.92 | |
| 8 | Andrey Bogdanov | 18 | Soviet Union | URS | 53.05 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Babashoff | 21 | United States | USA | 51.46 | QU |
| 2 | Peter Nocke | 20 | West Germany | FRG | 51.83 | QU |
| 3 | Joe Bottom | 21 | United States | USA | 51.92 | QU |
| 4 | Andrey Krylov | 20 | Soviet Union | URS | 52.32 | QU |
| 5 | Michel Rousseau | 27 | France | FRA | 52.36 | |
| 6 | Gary MacDonald | 22 | Canada | CAN | 52.96 | |
| 7 | Martin Smith | 18 | Great Britain | GBR | 53.11 | |
| 8 | Svante Rasmuson | 20 | Sweden | SWE | 53.34 |