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Host City: Montréal, Canada
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Montréal, Québec
Date Started: July 30, 1976
Date Finished: July 31, 1976
| Gold: |  United States |
| Silver: |  Poland |
| Bronze: |  West Germany |
The US was favored but both Great Britain and Kenya were thought to be legitimate challengers. However, Kenya had joined the African boycott of the 1976 Olympics and was not present. In the heats Britain was eliminated when [Alan Pascoe] had the baton knocked from his hand by a Jamaican runner at the final exchange. This left the final almost a walkover for the Americans who won over Poland by almost three seconds. The 400/800 champion, [Alberto Juantorena] of Cuba, anchored their team but he did not have enough support and they finished seventh.
| Rank | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | USA | Gold | |
| 2 | Poland | POL | Silver | |
| 3 | West Germany | FRG | Bronze | |
| 4 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 5 | Jamaica | JAM | ||
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | ||
| 7 | Cuba | CUB | ||
| 8 | Finland | FIN | ||
| 4 h2 r1/2 | France | FRA | ||
| 5 h2 r1/2 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 6 h1 r1/2 | Puerto Rico | PUR | ||
| 6 h2 r1/2 | Soviet Union | URS | ||
| 7 h1 r1/2 | Saudi Arabia | KSA | ||
| 7 h2 r1/2 | Barbados | BAR | ||
| 8 h2 r1/2 | Antigua and Barbuda | ANT | ||
| AC h1 r1/2 | Great Britain | GBR |
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