Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre individual medley
| Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| 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]
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Furniss |  United States |
4:27.76 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Bill Sawchuk |  Canada |
4:32.65 | |
| 3 | Alan McClatchey |  Great Britain |
4:34.31 | |
| 4 | John McConnochie |  New Zealand |
4:40.84 | |
| 5 | Gunnar Gundersen |
 Norway |
4:41.05 | |
| - | Patrick Novaretti |  Monaco |
- | DQ |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim McKee | United States |
4:29.14 | Q |
| 2 | Andy Ritchie | Canada |
4:31.34 | Q |
| 3 | Tsuyoshi Yanagidate |  Japan |
4:39.27 | |
| 4 | José-Ricardo de Jesús |  Puerto Rico |
4:42.07 | |
| 5 | Ronald Woutering |  Netherlands |
4:46.76 | |
| - | Mikhail Gorelik |  Soviet Union |
- | DQ |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rod Strachan | United States |
4:27.15 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Graham Smith | Canada |
4:31.29 | Q |
| 3 | Miloslav Roľko |
 Czechoslovakia |
4:35.21 | |
| 4 | Jeff Van de Graaf |  Australia |
4:35.83 | |
| 5 | Duncan Cleworth | Great Britain |
4:42.25 | |
| 6 | François Deley |  Belgium |
4:43.09 | |
| 7 | António de Melo |  Portugal |
5:11.48 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | András Hargitay |  Hungary |
4:28.96 | Q |
| 2 | Hans-Joachim Geisler |  West Germany |
4:31.37 | Q |
| 3 | Peter Dawson | Australia |
4:33.01 | |
| 4 | Csaba Sós | Hungary |
4:34.72 | |
| 5 | Ricardo Marmolejo |  Mexico |
4:45.30 | |
| 6 | Dov Nisman |  Israel |
4:47.13 | |
| 7 | Edwin Borja |  Philippines |
4:52.21 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrey Smirnov | Soviet Union |
4:29.92 | Q |
| 2 | Anatoly Smirnov | Soviet Union |
4:33.88 | |
| 3 | Mark Treffers | New Zealand |
4:40.92 | |
| 4 | Jim Carter | Great Britain |
4:41.25 | |
| 5 | Julio Abreu |  Paraguay |
4:46.69 | |
| 6 | Zoltán Verrasztó | Hungary |
4:48.51 | |
| 7 | Guillermo Zavala | Mexico |
4:49.55 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Rod Strachan | United States |
4:23.68 | WR |
 |
Tim McKee | United States |
4:24.62 | |
 |
Andrey Smirnov | Soviet Union |
4:26.90 | |
| 4 | András Hargitay | Hungary |
4:27.13 | |
| 5 | Graham Smith | Canada |
4:28.64 | |
| 6 | Steve Furniss | United States |
4:29.23 | |
| 7 | Andy Ritchie | Canada |
4:29.87 | |
| 8 | Hans-Joachim Geisler | West Germany |
4:34.95 |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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