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 5.000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. The final was held on Friday July 30, 1976 after the three qualifying heats were run on Wednesday July 28, 1976. The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and Los Angeles, which later hosted the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympic Games respectively. These were the first Olympic Games held in Canada, preceding the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.