Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's quadruple sculls
# Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's quadruple sculls

The men's quadruple sculls competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place at Notre Dame Island Olympic Basin, Canada. It was the first time that the event was included at the Olympics.

## Competition format

The competition consisted of two main rounds (heats and finals) as well as a repechage. The 11 boats were divided into two heats for the first round, with 6 boats in one heat and 5 boats in the other. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the "A" final (1st through 6th place). The remaining 9 boats were placed in the repechage. Two heats were held in the repechage, with 5 boats in one heat and 4 boats in the other. The top two boats in each heat of the repechage went to the "A" final as well. The remaining 5 boats (3rd, 4th, and 5th placers in the repechage heats) competed in the "B" final for 7th through 11th place.

All races were over a 2000 metre course.

## Results

### Heats

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jaroslav HellebrandVladek LacinaZdeněk PeckaVáclav Vochoska | Czechoslovakia | 5:49.21 | QA |
| 2 | Michael GentschNorbert KotheHelmut KrauseHelmut Wolber | West Germany | 5:53.40 | R |
| 3 | Peter CortesKenneth FooteNeil HalleenJohn Van Blom | United States | 5:55.05 | R |
| 4 | Thomas BishopMark HayterAndrew JusticeAllan Whitwell | Great Britain | 5:58.79 | R |
| 5 | Denis OswaldHans RuckstuhlJürg WeitnauerReto Wyss | Switzerland | 6:03.44 | R |
| 6 | Louis BourassaYork LangerfeldLouis PrévostAndré Renart | Canada | 6:19.88 | R |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Vytautas ButkusYevgeniy DuleyevAivars LazdenieksYuriy Yakimov | Soviet Union | 5:47.83 | QA |
| 2 | Karl-Heinz BußertWolfgang GüldenpfennigRüdiger ReicheMichael Wolfgramm | East Germany | 5:50.87 | R |
| 3 | Eftim GerzilovMincho NikolovYordan ValchevKhristo Zhelev | Bulgaria | 5:57.19 | R |
| 4 | Charles ImbertPatrick MorineauRoland ThibautRoland Weill | France | 5:58.92 | R |
| 5 | Ramón LuperónFrancisco RodríguezNelson SimonCirilo Suárez | Cuba | 8:00.68 | R |

### Repechage

**Repechage heat 1**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Michael GentschNorbert KotheHelmut KrauseHelmut Wolber | West Germany | 5:48.52 | QA |
| 2 | Eftim GerzilovMincho NikolovYordan ValchevKhristo Zhelev | Bulgaria | 5:49.38 | QA |
| 3 | Charles ImbertPatrick MorineauRoland ThibautRoland Weill | France | 5:53.55 | QB |
| 4 | Denis OswaldHans RuckstuhlJürg WeitnauerReto Wyss | Switzerland | 5:57.82 | QB |
| 5 | Louis BourassaYork LangerfeldLouis PrévostAndré Renart | Canada | 6:14.49 | QB |

**Repechage heat 2**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Karl-Heinz BußertWolfgang GüldenpfennigRüdiger ReicheMichael Wolfgramm | East Germany | 5:50.36 | QA |
| 2 | Peter CortesKenneth FooteNeil HalleenJohn Van Blom | United States | 5:55.23 | QA |
| 3 | Thomas BishopMark HayterAndrew JusticeAllan Whitwell | Great Britain | 5:58.68 | QB |
| 4 | César HerreraRamón LuperónFrancisco RodríguezNelson Simon | Cuba | 6:10.11 | QB |

### Finals

**Final B**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Charles ImbertPatrick MorineauRoland ThibautRoland Weill | France | 6:28.60 |
| 8 | Denis OswaldHans RuckstuhlJürg WeitnauerReto Wyss | Switzerland | 6:29.61 |
| 9 | Thomas BishopMark HayterAndrew JusticeAllan Whitwell | Great Britain | 6:32.83 |
| 10 | César HerreraRamón LuperónFrancisco RodríguezNelson Simon | Cuba | 6:40.76 |
| 11 | Louis BourassaYork LangerfeldLouis PrévostAndré Renart | Canada | 6:44.74 |

**Final A**

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Karl-Heinz BußertWolfgang GüldenpfennigRüdiger ReicheMichael Wolfgramm | East Germany | 6:18.65 |
| | Vytautas ButkusYevgeniy DuleyevAivars LazdenieksYuriy Yakimov | Soviet Union | 6:19.89 |
| | Jaroslav HellebrandVladek LacinaZdeněk PeckaVáclav Vochoska | Czechoslovakia | 6:21.77 |
| 4 | Michael GentschNorbert KotheHelmut KrauseHelmut Wolber | West Germany | 6:24.81 |
| 5 | Eftim GerzilovMincho NikolovYordan ValchevKhristo Zhelev | Bulgaria | 6:32.04 |
| 6 | Peter CortesKenneth FooteNeil HalleenJohn Van Blom | United States | 6:34.33 |

## Final classification

| Rank | Rowers | Country |
| - | - | - |
| | Wolfgang Güldenpfennig Rüdiger Reiche Karl-Heinz Bußert Michael Wolfgramm | East Germany |
| | Yevgeniy Duleyev Yuriy Yakimov Aivars Lazdenieks Vytautas Butkus | Soviet Union |
| | Jaroslav Hellebrand Václav Vochoska Zdeněk Pecka Vladek Lacina | Czechoslovakia |
| 4 | Norbert Kothe Helmut Krause Michael Gentsch Helmut Wolber | West Germany |
| 5 | Yordan Valchev Mincho Nikolov Khristo Zhelev Eftim Gerzilov | Bulgaria |
| 6 | Peter Cortes Kenneth Foote Neil Halleen John Van Blom | United States |
| 7 | Roland Weill Roland Thibaut Patrick Morineau Charles Imbert | France |
| 8 | Hans Ruckstuhl Denis Oswald Jürg Weitnauer Reto Wyss | Switzerland |
| 9 | Andrew Justice Mark Hayter Allan Whitwell Thomas Bishop | Great Britain |
| 10 | Francisco Rodríguez César Herrera Ramón Luperón Nelson Simon Cirilo Suárez | Cuba |
| 11 | Louis Bourassa York Langerfeld Louis Prévost André Renart | Canada |
