These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. The competition was held on July 26, 1976, July 28, 1976, and on July 29, 1976.
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In the final, Fred Newhouse and Maxie Parks appeared to go for the early lead, while Alberto Juantorena was clearly the slowest out of the blocks, almost giving up the stagger to Jan Werner to his inside. Juantorena stretched out his long stride on the backstretch to regain position about equal to the third American Herman Frazier. Coming off the final turn Juantorena had caught the rest of the field and was a step behind Newhouse. Parks and Fons Brijdenbach were about even two more strides back with Frazier just behind them. As Juantorena began to pass Newhouse, Newhouse noticeably struggled, rocking and losing form, then the gold medal. Three metres back, Frazier just edged ahead of Brijdenbach for the bronze medal, as Parks faded.
Records
These are the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics.