Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls
The men's double sculls competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal took place from 18 to 25 July at the Olympic Reggatta Course at Île Notre-Dame.
Results
Heats
Three fastest rowers in each heat advanced to the semi-finals. The remaining rowers must compete in repechage for the remaining spots in semi-finals.Heat 1
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| 1 | Frank Hansen Alf Hansen | 6:29.77 | |
| 2 | Yevgeny Barbakov Gennady Korshikov | 6:38.63 | |
| 3 | Chris Baillieu Michael Hart | 6:40.86 | |
| 4 | Umberto Ragazzi Silvio Ferrini | 6:47.97 | |
| 5 | Gilberto Gerhardt Sérgio Sztancsa | 7:02.18 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| 1 | Jürgen Bertow Uli Schmied | 6:39.71 | |
| 2 | Peter Becker Gerhard Kroschewski | 6:41.16 | |
| 3 | Jean-Noël Ribot Jean-Michel Izart | 6:44.04 | |
| 4 | Bill Belden Lawrence Klecatsky | 6:46.33 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| 1 | Josef Straka Miroslav Laholík | 6:40.55 | |
| 2 | Jean-Henrik Martell Lennart Bälter | 6:44.10 | |
| 3 | Zoran Pančić Darko Majstorović | 6:49.68 | |
| 4 | Patrick Willems Didier Vermeersch | 6:52.09 |