The men's track time trial at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, was held on July 20, 1976.

One additional cyclist, Elmabruk Kehel from Libya, was entered but did not start because of the last-minute boycott from the African countries.

The event was won by Klaus-Jürgen Grünke of East Germany, the nation's first victory in the men's track time trial.

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

[2] Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Hong Kong, and Yugoslavia each made their debut in the men's track time trial.