| Date | 21 – 24 July 1976 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Vélodrome olympique, Parc olympique, Montréal, Québec | |
| Participants | 25 from 25 countries | |
| Format | 1,000 metres. | |
Daniel Morelon (FRA) had been the best sprinter since the mid-60s, winning the 1968 and 1972 gold medals, and seven World Championships. He made it to the finals unbeaten, where he faced the 1974 World Champion, Czechoslovakia’s Anton Tkáč. Tkáč won the first race easily with the fastest sprint time of the competition, 10.78, but Morelon came back to win the second race. In the decider, Tkáč jumped early and opened a five-length lead that Morelon could not overcome. The bronze medal race was won by the GDR’s Hans-Jürgen Geschke, who began a long line of great East German sprinters. He would win the 1977 World Championship while Tkáč would come back in 1978 to win a second world title. Morelon effectively retired after 1976, although he raced briefly in 1977 and won the Grand Prix de Paris. He ended his Olympic career with five medals – four in the sprint and gold in the 1968 tandem. One new feature in 1976 was that the losing quarter-finalists competed in a four-up race to determine the fifth thru eighth placements.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | R1 | R1 Rep | Eighth-Finals | 1/8-Final Repêchage | 1/8-Final Repêchage Final | QF | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton Tkáč |  TCH | 11.19 (1 h5) | – | 11.69 (1 h5) | – | – | 2 (1 h4) | 2 (1 h2) | 2 (1 h1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Daniel Morelon |  FRA | 11.46 (1 h1) | – | 11.29 (1 h1) | – | – | 2 (1 h1) | 2 (1 h1) | 1 (2 h1) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Hans-Jürgen Geschke |  GDR | 11.55 (1 h3) | – | 11.52 (1 h3) | – | – | 2 (1 h3) | 1 (2 h2) | 2 (1 h2) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Dieter Berkmann |  FRG | 11.38 (1 h9) | – | – (2 h4) | 11.43 (1 h4) | 11.67 (1 h1) | 2 (1 h2) | 0 (2 h1) | 1 (2 h2) | |||
| 5 | Sergey Kravtsov |  URS | 11.16 (1 h6) | – | – (2 h6) | 11.31 (1 h3) | 11.39 (1 h2) | 0 (2 h1) | – | – (1 h3) | |||
| 6 | Yoshikazu Cho |  JPN | 11.21 (1 h8) | – | 11.28 (1 h6) | – | – | 0 (2 h3) | – | – (2 h3) | |||
| 7 | Niels Fredborg |  DEN | – (2 h8) | 11.96 (1 h4) | 11.59 (1 h4) | – | – | 0 (2 h4) | – | – (3 h3) | |||
| 8 | Giorgio Rossi |  ITA | 11.36 (1 h2) | – | 11.39 (1 h2) | – | – | 1 (2 h2) | – | – (4 h3) | |||
| 2 h1 r5/8 | Richard Tormen |  CHI | 11.63 (1 h10) | – | – (2 h2) | 11.75 (1 h2) | – (2 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| 2 h2 r5/8 | Michel Vaarten |  BEL | 11.26 (1 h12) | – | – (2 h1) | 12.61 (1 h1) | – (2 h2) | – | – | – | |||
| 2 h1 r4/8 | Julio Echeverry |  COL | – (2 h6) | no time (1 h3) | – (3 h3) | – (2 h1) | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2 h2 r4/8 | Benedykt Kocot |  POL | 11.79 (1 h4) | – | – (3 h4) | – (2 h2) | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2 h3 r4/8 | Trevor Gadd |  GBR | – (2 h11) | no time (1 h5) | – (3 h5) | – (2 h3) | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2 h4 r4/8 | Sjaak Pieters |  NED | – (2 h10) | 11.71 (1 h6) | – (3 h6) | – (2 h4) | – | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h1 r4/8 | Dimo Angelov Tonchev |  BUL | – (2 h7) | 11.50 (1 h2) | – (3 h2) | – (3 h1) | – | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h2 r4/8 | Stanley Smith |  BAR | – (2 h5) | 12.34 (1 h1) | – (3 h1) | – (3 h2) | – | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h3 r4/8 | Xavier Mirander |  JAM | 11.45 (1 h11) | – | – (2 h3) | – (3 h3) | – | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h4 r4/8 | Gordon Singleton |  CAN | 11.44 (1 h7) | – | – (2 h5) | – (3 h4) | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2 h1 r2/8 | Taworn Tawan |  THA | – (2 h1) | – (2 h1) | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2 h2 r2/8 | Michail Kountras |  GRE | – (2 h2) | – (2 h2) | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2 h4 r2/8 | Ron Boyle |  AUS | – (2 h9) | – (2 h4) | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2 h6 r2/8 | Vlado Fumić |  YUG | – (2 h3) | – (2 h6) | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h6 r2/8 | Patrick Spencer |  ANT | – (3 h12) | – (3 h6) | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| AC h3 r2/8 | Leslie Rawlins |  TTO | – (2 h4) | – (DQ h3) | – | – | – | – | – | – | DQ | ||
| AC h5 r2/8 | Leigh Barczewski |  USA | – (2 h12) | – (DQ h5) | – | – | – | – | – | – | DQ |
| Date | 21 July 1976 — 16:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each heat advanced to the eighth-finals. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Morelon | FRA | 11.46 | ||
| 2 | Taworn Tawan | THA | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giorgio Rossi | ITA | 11.36 | ||
| 2 | Michail Kountras | GRE | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans-Jürgen Geschke | GDR | 11.55 | ||
| 2 | Vlado Fumić | YUG | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benedykt Kocot | POL | 11.79 | ||
| 2 | Leslie Rawlins | TTO | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton Tkáč | TCH | 11.19 | ||
| 2 | Stanley Smith | BAR | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergey Kravtsov | URS | 11.16 | ||
| 2 | Julio Echeverry | COL | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gordon Singleton | CAN | 11.44 | ||
| 2 | Dimo Angelov Tonchev | BUL | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshikazu Cho | JPN | 11.21 | ||
| 2 | Niels Fredborg | DEN | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dieter Berkmann | FRG | 11.38 | ||
| 2 | Ron Boyle | AUS | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Tormen | CHI | 11.63 | ||
| 2 | Sjaak Pieters | NED | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xavier Mirander | JAM | 11.45 | ||
| 2 | Trevor Gadd | GBR | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michel Vaarten | BEL | 11.26 | ||
| 2 | Leigh Barczewski | USA | – | ||
| 3 | Patrick Spencer | ANT | – |
| Date | 21 July 1976 — 16:40 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each heat advanced to the eighth-finals. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanley Smith | BAR | 12.34 | ||
| 2 | Taworn Tawan | THA | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dimo Angelov Tonchev | BUL | 11.50 | ||
| 2 | Michail Kountras | GRE | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julio Echeverry | COL | no time | ||
| Leslie Rawlins | TTO | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niels Fredborg | DEN | 11.96 | ||
| 2 | Ron Boyle | AUS | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevor Gadd | GBR | no time | ||
| Leigh Barczewski | USA | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sjaak Pieters | NED | 11.71 | ||
| 2 | Vlado Fumić | YUG | – | ||
| 3 | Patrick Spencer | ANT | – |
| Date | 22 July 1976 — 15:20 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each heat advanced to the quarter-finals. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Morelon | FRA | 11.29 | ||
| 2 | Michel Vaarten | BEL | – | ||
| 3 | Stanley Smith | BAR | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giorgio Rossi | ITA | 11.39 | ||
| 2 | Richard Tormen | CHI | – | ||
| 3 | Dimo Angelov Tonchev | BUL | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans-Jürgen Geschke | GDR | 11.52 | ||
| 2 | Xavier Mirander | JAM | – | ||
| 3 | Julio Echeverry | COL | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niels Fredborg | DEN | 11.59 | ||
| 2 | Dieter Berkmann | FRG | – | ||
| 3 | Benedykt Kocot | POL | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton Tkáč | TCH | 11.69 | ||
| 2 | Gordon Singleton | CAN | – | ||
| 3 | Trevor Gadd | GBR | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshikazu Cho | JPN | 11.28 | ||
| 2 | Sergey Kravtsov | URS | – | ||
| 3 | Sjaak Pieters | NED | – |
| Date | 22 July 1976 — 16:15 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each heat advanced to the eighth-finals repêchage final. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michel Vaarten | BEL | 12.61 | ||
| 2 | Julio Echeverry | COL | – | ||
| 3 | Dimo Angelov Tonchev | BUL | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Tormen | CHI | 11.75 | ||
| 2 | Benedykt Kocot | POL | – | ||
| 3 | Stanley Smith | BAR | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergey Kravtsov | URS | 11.31 | ||
| 2 | Trevor Gadd | GBR | – | ||
| 3 | Xavier Mirander | JAM | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dieter Berkmann | FRG | 11.43 | ||
| 2 | Sjaak Pieters | NED | – | ||
| 3 | Gordon Singleton | CAN | – |
| Date | 22 July 1976 — 16:45 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each heat advanced to the quarter-finals. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dieter Berkmann | FRG | 11.67 | ||
| 2 | Richard Tormen | CHI | – |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergey Kravtsov | URS | 11.39 | ||
| 2 | Michel Vaarten | BEL | – |
| Date | 22 July 1976 — 17:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Best 2 of 3 races. Winner of each heat advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Races Won | Race #1 Time / Result | Race #2 Time / Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Morelon | FRA | 2 | 11.69 | 11.15 | ||
| 2 | Sergey Kravtsov | URS | 0 | loss | loss |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Races Won | Race #1 Time / Result | Race #2 Time / Result | Race #3 Time / Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dieter Berkmann | FRG | 2 | loss | 11.96 | 11.80 | ||
| 2 | Giorgio Rossi | ITA | 1 | 12.44 | loss | loss |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Races Won | Race #1 Time / Result | Race #2 Time / Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans-Jürgen Geschke | GDR | 2 | 12.14 | 12.44 | ||
| 2 | Yoshikazu Cho | JPN | 0 | loss | loss |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Races Won | Race #1 Time / Result | Race #2 Time / Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton Tkáč | TCH | 2 | 11.53 | 11.69 | ||
| 2 | Niels Fredborg | DEN | 0 | loss | loss |
| Date | 23 July 1976 — 16:30 |
|---|---|
| Format | Best 2 of 3 races. Winner of each heat advanced to the final round. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Races Won | Race #1 Time / Result | Race #2 Time / Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Morelon | FRA | 2 | 11.42 | 11.62 | ||
| 2 | Dieter Berkmann | FRG | 0 | loss | loss |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Races Won | Race #1 Time / Result | Race #2 Time / Result | Race #3 Time / Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton Tkáč | TCH | 2 | 11.24 | loss | 11.13 | ||
| 2 | Hans-Jürgen Geschke | GDR | 1 | loss | 11.65 | loss |
| Date | 23 – 24 July 1976 — 15:15 |
|---|---|
| Format | Best 2 of 3 races. |
| Time | 24 July 1976 — 15:15 |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Races Won | Race #1 Time / Result | Race #2 Time / Result | Race #3 Time / Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton Tkáč | TCH | 2 | 10.78 | loss | 11.17 | ||
| 2 | Daniel Morelon | FRA | 1 | loss | 11.58 | loss |
| Time | 24 July 1976 — 16:45 |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Races Won | Race #1 Time / Result | Race #2 Time / Result | Race #3 Time / Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans-Jürgen Geschke | GDR | 2 | 11.35 | DQ | 11.42 | ||
| 2 | Dieter Berkmann | FRG | 1 | loss | win | loss |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergey Kravtsov | URS | ||
| 2 | Yoshikazu Cho | JPN | ||
| 3 | Niels Fredborg | DEN | ||
| 4 | Giorgio Rossi | ITA |
