Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal. The competition was held on July 23, 1976 and on July 25, 1976. Edwin Moses won the final in a world record and Olympic record time of 47.63 seconds. His time was initially noted as one hundredth slower, but this was rounded up after an analysis of the photo finish. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.