| Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | women | |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The men's 400 meter individual medley event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. The event took place on 25 July. [1]
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Furniss |  | 4:27.76 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Bill Sawchuk |  | 4:32.65 | |
| 3 | Alan McClatchey |  | 4:34.31 | |
| 4 | John McConnochie |  | 4:40.84 | |
| 5 | Gunnar Gundersen |  | 4:41.05 | |
| - | Patrick Novaretti |  | - | DQ |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim McKee | | 4:29.14 | Q |
| 2 | Andy Ritchie | | 4:31.34 | Q |
| 3 | Tsuyoshi Yanagidate |  | 4:39.27 | |
| 4 | José-Ricardo de Jesús |  | 4:42.07 | |
| 5 | Ronald Woutering |  | 4:46.76 | |
| - | Mikhail Gorelik |  | - | DQ |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rod Strachan | | 4:27.15 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Graham Smith | | 4:31.29 | Q |
| 3 | Miloslav Roľko |  | 4:35.21 | |
| 4 | Jeff Van de Graaf |  | 4:35.83 | |
| 5 | Duncan Cleworth | | 4:42.25 | |
| 6 | François Deley |  | 4:43.09 | |
| 7 | António de Melo |  | 5:11.48 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | András Hargitay |  | 4:28.96 | Q |
| 2 | Hans-Joachim Geisler |  | 4:31.37 | Q |
| 3 | Peter Dawson | | 4:33.01 | |
| 4 | Csaba Sós | | 4:34.72 | |
| 5 | Ricardo Marmolejo |  | 4:45.30 | |
| 6 | Dov Nisman |  | 4:47.13 | |
| 7 | Edwin Borja |  | 4:52.21 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrey Smirnov | | 4:29.92 | Q |
| 2 | Anatoly Smirnov | | 4:33.88 | |
| 3 | Mark Treffers | | 4:40.92 | |
| 4 | Jim Carter | | 4:41.25 | |
| 5 | Julio Abreu |  | 4:46.69 | |
| 6 | Zoltán Verrasztó | | 4:48.51 | |
| 7 | Guillermo Zavala | | 4:49.55 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Rod Strachan | | 4:23.68 | WR |
 | Tim McKee | | 4:24.62 | |
 | Andrey Smirnov | | 4:26.90 | |
| 4 | András Hargitay | | 4:27.13 | |
| 5 | Graham Smith | | 4:28.64 | |
| 6 | Steve Furniss | | 4:29.23 | |
| 7 | Andy Ritchie | | 4:29.87 | |
| 8 | Hans-Joachim Geisler | | 4:34.95 |
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