The men's coxless four (M4-) competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place at the rowing basin on Notre Dame Island in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

It was held from 18 to 25 July and was won by the team from East Germany.

Over the last few years, their rowers had won this class at almost all major regattas.

[1] The five teams in heat 3 of the elimination round eventually took the first five places in the A final.

The surprise winner of the silver medal was the team from Norway, who left the much more highly rated Soviet Union with bronze.