| Date | 25 July 1976 |
|---|---|
| Location | Stade olympique, Parc olympique, Montréal, Québec |
| Details | Wind: 0.0 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Pietro Mennea |  ITA | 20.93 | |||
| 2 | 2 | Zenon Nowosz |  POL | 21.29 | |||
| 3 | 6 | Joseph Arame |  FRA | 21.34 | |||
| 4 | 4 | Sammy Monsels |  SUR | 21.60 | |||
| 5 | 5 | Ramli Ahmad |  MAS | 21.92 | |||
| 1 | Clive Sands |  BAH | – | ||||
| 3 | Hermes Ramírez |  CUB | – |
