| Date | 20 – 22 July 1976 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Vélodrome olympique, Parc olympique, Montréal, Québec |
| Participants | 27 from 27 countries |
At the 1975 World Championships, Thomas Huschke (GDR) had defeated Soviet Vladimir Osokin in the final. In the Montréal qualifying, Osokin had the fastest time, followed by Huschke. For the first time in this event at the Olympics, 16 riders advanced to the match racing. Osokin and Huschke made it thru to the semis easily, where they were joined by West Germany’s 20-year-old phenom, Gregor Braun and the Netherlands’ Herman Ponsteen. Braun faced Osokin in the first semi and there was almost nothing to choose between them throughout the race, but the youthful German prevailed by 0.17 seconds. In the other semi, Ponsteen outrode Huschke quite easily to advance to the final. The final was close for eight laps, but Braun was too strong in the second half of the race and won the gold medal with a 2+ second margin. Braun turned professional shortly after the 1976 Olympics and won the professional world title in 1977 and 1978. He competed as a professional thru 1989.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | R1 | QF | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregor Braun |  FRG | 4:50.00 (1 h11) | 4:46.94 (1 h5) | 4:48.67 (1 h3) | 4:45.50 (1 h1) | 4:47.61 (1 h1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Herman Ponsteen |  NED | 4:49.51 (2 h14) | 4:47.18 (1 h6) | 4:48.97 (1 h2) | 4:52.43 (1 h2) | 4:49.72 (2 h1) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Thomas Huschke |  GDR | 4:48.75 (1 h14) | 4:47.72 (1 h7) | 4:47.44 (1 h1) | 4:59.42 (2 h2) | 4:52.71 (1 h2) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Vladimir Osokin |  URS | 4:48.31 (1 h13) | 4:45.10 (1 h8) | 4:48.27 (1 h4) | 4:45.67 (2 h1) | 4:57.34 (2 h2) | |||
| 5 | Orfeo Pizzoferrato |  ITA | 4:50.44 (2 h13) | 4:48.41 (1 h4) | 4:47.89 (2 h1) | – | – | |||
| 6 | Gary Sutton |  AUS | 4:50.57 (1 h4) | 4:51.36 (1 h3) | 4:49.61 (2 h3) | – | – | |||
| 7 | Jan Georg Iversen |  NOR | 4:51.86 (1 h8) | 4:52.82 (1 h1) | 4:51.04 (2 h4) | – | – | |||
| 8 | Michal Klasa |  TCH | 4:56.42 (2 h11) | 4:49.84 (1 h2) | 4:53.28 (2 h2) | – | – | |||
| 9 | Mike Richards |  NZL | 4:55.08 (1 h5) | 4:53.33 (2 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| 10 | Jan Jankiewicz |  POL | 4:51.48 (1 h12) | 4:54.94 (2 h2) | – | – | – | |||
| 11 | Jean-Jacques Rebière |  FRA | 5:00.32 (1 h6) | 4:57.37 (2 h7) | – | – | – | |||
| 12 | Jean-Louis Baugnies |  BEL | 4:56.86 (1 h10) | 4:57.53 (2 h3) | – | – | – | |||
| 13 | Harry Hannus |  FIN | 4:57.11 (1 h9) | – (DNF h4) | – | – | – | |||
| 14 | Robert Dill-Bundi |  SUI | 4:58.76 (2 h12) | – (DNF h5) | – | – | – | |||
| 15 | Yoichi Machishima |  JPN | 4:59.20 (1 h7) | – (DNF h6) | – | – | – | |||
| 16 | Gábor Szűcs |  HUN | 5:00.39 (2 h5) | – (DNF h8) | – | – | – | |||
| 17 r1/5 | Raúl Marcelo Vázquez |  CUB | 5:00.45 (2 h8) | – | – | – | – | |||
| 18 r1/5 | Fernando Vera |  CHI | 5:00.68 (2 h7) | – | – | – | – | |||
| 19 r1/5 | Leonard Harvey Nitz |  USA | 5:01.54 (2 h9) | – | – | – | – | |||
| 20 r1/5 | Ian Hallam |  GBR | 5:02.47 (2 h10) | – | – | – | – | |||
| 21 r1/5 | Washington Díaz |  URU | 5:03.00 (2 h6) | – | – | – | – | |||
| 22 r1/5 | Bojan Ropret |  YUG | 5:06.32 (1 h3) | – | – | – | – | |||
| 23 r1/5 | Erol Küçükbakırcı |  TUR | 5:11.84 (1 h2) | – | – | – | – | |||
| 24 r1/5 | Tang Kam Man |  HKG | 5:47.24 (1 h1) | – | – | – | – | |||
| AC r1/5 | Gholam Hossein Koohi |  IRI | – (DNF h1) | – | – | – | – | overtaken | ||
| AC r1/5 | José Jaime Galeano |  COL | – (DNF h3) | – | – | – | – | overtaken | ||
| AC r1/5 | Donald Christian |  ANT | – (DNF h4) | – | – | – | – | DNF |
| Date | 20 July 1976 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 16 advanced to the eighth-finals. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Osokin | URS | 4:48.31 | ||
| 2 | Thomas Huschke | GDR | 4:48.75 | ||
| 3 | Herman Ponsteen | NED | 4:49.51 | ||
| 4 | Gregor Braun | FRG | 4:50.00 | ||
| 5 | Orfeo Pizzoferrato | ITA | 4:50.44 | ||
| 6 | Gary Sutton | AUS | 4:50.57 | ||
| 7 | Jan Jankiewicz | POL | 4:51.48 | ||
| 8 | Jan Georg Iversen | NOR | 4:51.86 | ||
| 9 | Mike Richards | NZL | 4:55.08 | ||
| 10 | Michal Klasa | TCH | 4:56.42 | ||
| 11 | Jean-Louis Baugnies | BEL | 4:56.86 | ||
| 12 | Harry Hannus | FIN | 4:57.11 | ||
| 13 | Robert Dill-Bundi | SUI | 4:58.76 | ||
| 14 | Yoichi Machishima | JPN | 4:59.20 | ||
| 15 | Jean-Jacques Rebière | FRA | 5:00.32 | ||
| 16 | Gábor Szűcs | HUN | 5:00.39 | ||
| 17 | Raúl Marcelo Vázquez | CUB | 5:00.45 | ||
| 18 | Fernando Vera | CHI | 5:00.68 | ||
| 19 | Leonard Harvey Nitz | USA | 5:01.54 | ||
| 20 | Ian Hallam | GBR | 5:02.47 | ||
| 21 | Washington Díaz | URU | 5:03.00 | ||
| 22 | Bojan Ropret | YUG | 5:06.32 | ||
| 23 | Erol Küçükbakırcı | TUR | 5:11.84 | ||
| 24 | Tang Kam Man | HKG | 5:47.24 | ||
| Gholam Hossein Koohi | IRI | – | overtaken | ||
| José Jaime Galeano | COL | – | overtaken | ||
| Donald Christian | ANT | – |
| Time | 10:00 |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tang Kam Man | HKG | 5:47.24 | ||
| Gholam Hossein Koohi | IRI | – | overtaken |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erol Küçükbakırcı | TUR | 5:11.84 |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bojan Ropret | YUG | 5:06.32 | ||
| José Jaime Galeano | COL | – | overtaken |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Sutton | AUS | 4:50.57 | ||
| Donald Christian | ANT | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Richards | NZL | 4:55.08 | ||
| 2 | Gábor Szűcs | HUN | 5:00.39 |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Jacques Rebière | FRA | 5:00.32 | ||
| 2 | Washington Díaz | URU | 5:03.00 |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoichi Machishima | JPN | 4:59.20 | ||
| 2 | Fernando Vera | CHI | 5:00.68 |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Georg Iversen | NOR | 4:51.86 | ||
| 2 | Raúl Marcelo Vázquez | CUB | 5:00.45 |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Hannus | FIN | 4:57.11 | ||
| 2 | Leonard Harvey Nitz | USA | 5:01.54 |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Louis Baugnies | BEL | 4:56.86 | ||
| 2 | Ian Hallam | GBR | 5:02.47 |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregor Braun | FRG | 4:50.00 | ||
| 2 | Michal Klasa | TCH | 4:56.42 |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Jankiewicz | POL | 4:51.48 | ||
| 2 | Robert Dill-Bundi | SUI | 4:58.76 |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Osokin | URS | 4:48.31 | ||
| 2 | Orfeo Pizzoferrato | ITA | 4:50.44 |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Huschke | GDR | 4:48.75 | ||
| 2 | Herman Ponsteen | NED | 4:49.51 |
| Date | 21 July 1976 — 15:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each heat advanced to the quarter-finals. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Georg Iversen | NOR | 4:52.82 | ||
| 2 | Mike Richards | NZL | 4:53.33 |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michal Klasa | TCH | 4:49.84 | ||
| 2 | Jan Jankiewicz | POL | 4:54.94 |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Sutton | AUS | 4:51.36 | ||
| 2 | Jean-Louis Baugnies | BEL | 4:57.53 |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orfeo Pizzoferrato | ITA | 4:48.41 | ||
| Harry Hannus | FIN | – | overtaken |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregor Braun | FRG | 4:46.94 | ||
| Robert Dill-Bundi | SUI | – | overtaken |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herman Ponsteen | NED | 4:47.18 | ||
| Yoichi Machishima | JPN | – | overtaken |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Huschke | GDR | 4:47.72 | ||
| 2 | Jean-Jacques Rebière | FRA | 4:57.37 |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Osokin | URS | 4:45.10 | ||
| Gábor Szűcs | HUN | – | overtaken |
| Date | 21 July 1976 — 17:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each heat advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Huschke | GDR | 4:47.44 | ||
| 2 | Orfeo Pizzoferrato | ITA | 4:47.89 |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herman Ponsteen | NED | 4:48.97 | ||
| 2 | Michal Klasa | TCH | 4:53.28 |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregor Braun | FRG | 4:48.67 | ||
| 2 | Gary Sutton | AUS | 4:49.61 |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Osokin | URS | 4:48.27 | ||
| 2 | Jan Georg Iversen | NOR | 4:51.04 |
| Date | 22 July 1976 — 15:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each heat advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregor Braun | FRG | 4:45.50 | ||
| 2 | Vladimir Osokin | URS | 4:45.67 |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herman Ponsteen | NED | 4:52.43 | ||
| 2 | Thomas Huschke | GDR | 4:59.42 |
| Date | 22 July 1976 — 17:00 |
|---|
| Time | 17:00 |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregor Braun | FRG | 4:47.61 | ||
| 2 | Herman Ponsteen | NED | 4:49.72 |
| Time | 17:00 |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Huschke | GDR | 4:52.71 | ||
| 2 | Vladimir Osokin | URS | 4:57.34 |
