The men's

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at the

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, Canada, was held on July 20, 1976. There were 30 participants from 30 nations, with each nation limited to one cyclist. One additional cyclist, Elmabruk Kehel from

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, was entered but did not start because of the last-minute boycott from the

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n countries. The event was won by

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of East Germany, the nation's first victory in the men's track time trial.

Michel Vaarten Michel Vaarten (born 17 January 1957) is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Belgium. He represented Belgium at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he won silver medal in the 1.000m time trial behind East ...

of Belgium took silver.

Niels Fredborg Niels Christian Fredborg (born 28 October 1946) is a retired Danish track cyclist. He competed at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics in the sprint and 1 km time trial events, winning a silver, a gold and a bronze medal in the time tr ...

became the only man to win three medals in the event, adding a bronze to his 1968 silver and 1972 gold.

Background

This was the 12th appearance of the event, which had previously been held in 1896 and every Games since 1928. It would be held every Games until being dropped from the programme after 2004. The returning cyclists from 1972 were gold medalist (and 1968 silver medalist)

of Denmark, fifth-place finisher (and 1968 bronze medalist)

Janusz Kierzkowski Janusz Kazimierz Kierzkowski (26 February 1947 – 19 August 2011) was a Polish cyclist. He won a bronze medal in the 1000m time trial at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), of ...

of Poland, sixth-place finisher Dimo Angelov Tonchev of Bulgaria, eighth-place finisher

Eduard Rapp Eduard Reingoldovich Rapp (russian: Эдуард Рейнгольдович Рапп, born 7 March 1951) is a retired Soviet cyclist who mostly competed on track in the 1 km time trial. In this event he won five medals at the world champion ...

of the Soviet Union, fifteenth-place finisher

Jocelyn Lovell Jocelyn Charles Bjorn Lovell (19 July 1950 – 3 June 2016) was a Canadian cyclist. He won dozens of Canadian national titles for track and road cycling in the 1970s and early 1980s, as well as gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and Pan Ame ...

of Canada, eighteenth-place finisher Harald Bundli of Norway, and non-finisher Hector Edwards of Barbados. Fredborg, Rapp (1974 world champion), and

(1975 world champion) were favored. Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Hong Kong, and Yugoslavia each made their debut in the men's track time trial. France and Great Britain each made their 12th appearance, having competed at every appearance of the event.

Competition format

The event was a time trial on the track, with each cyclist competing separately to attempt to achieve the fastest time. Each cyclist raced one kilometre from a standing start.Official Report, vol. 3, p. 191.

Records

The following were the world and Olympic records prior to the competition. No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

All times are

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( UTC-4)

Results

References

External links

Official Report
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