| 1976 World Rowing Championships | |
| Venue: | Lake Ossiach |
| Location: | Villach, Austria |
| Dates: | 14–16 August |
| Prev: | 1975 Nottingham |
| Next: | 1977 Amsterdam |
The 1976 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held in August 1976 at Villach in Austria.[1] Since 1976 was an Olympic year for rowing, the World Championships did not include the 14 Olympic classes scheduled for the 1976 Summer Olympics. Only three lightweight men's events were scheduled, and all finals were raced on 16 August.[2]
Medalists at the 1976 World Rowing Championships were:
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time | |
| LM1x[3] | Raimund Haberl | 07:18.18 | Morten Espersen | 07:19.48 | Roland Weill | 07:22.90 | |
| LM4- | André Picard Michel Picard André Coupat Francis Pelegri | 06:29.94 | Pål Børnick Olaf Solberg Per Arne Steen Edd Hillstad | 06:34.35 | Djon Andersen Bent Fransson Aage Hansen Torben Hansen | 06:36.04 | |
| LM8+ | Peter Werner Hans-Ludwig Zimmer Hans-Josef Büsken Jürgen Nentwig Lutz Neubert Dieter Meschede Peter Huck Bernd Nehmer Helmut Sassenbach (cox) | 06:05.00 | Graeme Hall Nigel Read Christopher Drury Colin Cusack Stewart Fraser Mark Harris Brian Fentiman Doug Carpenter Henry Wheare (cox) | 06:06.81 | Bruce Stone Andrew Washburn Craig Drake Thomas Cook John Dunn Ralph Nauman Scott Roop Sean Colgan Joseph O'Connor (cox) | 06:09.16 |