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Swimming at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games:
Men's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay
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Host City: Montréal, Canada
Venue(s): Olympic Pool, Montréal, Québec
Date Started: July 22, 1976
Date Finished: July 22, 1976
| Gold: |  United States |
| Silver: |  Canada |
| Bronze: |  West Germany |
Summary
The world record was the 1972 Olympic-winning mark of 3:48.16, set by the United States and anchored by Mark Spitz. But in the Montréal heats the USA B team broke that mark with 3:47.28, lending further proof to the Americans as heavy favorites for the final. In that final, John Naber, winner of the 100 and 200 backstrokes in Montréal, put the US out to insurmountable lead on the opening backstroke leg. Every member of the gold-medal winning US team posted the fastest individual time for their leg, as they won in a world record 3:45.70. This marked the fifth consecutive win in this event for the US, which has never lost the medley relay at an Olympics at which they competed.
Final Standings
| Rank | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | USA | Gold | WR |
| 2 | Canada | CAN | Silver | |
| 3 | West Germany | FRG | Bronze | |
| 4 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 5 | Soviet Union | URS | ||
| 6 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 7 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 8 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 4 h1 r1/2 | Puerto Rico | PUR | ||
| 5 h1 r1/2 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 6 h1 r1/2 | Mexico | MEX | ||
| 6 h2 r1/2 | Spain | ESP | ||
| 7 h2 r1/2 | Venezuela | VEN | ||
| 8 h2 r1/2 | Portugal | POR |
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