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The 1976 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXI Olympiad and also known as Montréal 1976) were an international multi-sport event held between July 17 and August 1, 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. These Games were the first to be held in the country, which would later host the 1988 and 2010 Winter Games. They were also the first Olympics where the Cauldron was lit by two people; two teenagers were chosen to symbolize the youth and the two founding groups of Canada.

Although this was a big event for Canada, it came at a major cost to the city of Montreal. It was a financial disaster because the original estimated $310 million cost was pushed to $1.5 billion after labor problems, financial mismanagement, the addition of an extravagant stadium, added security (which was needed after the Munich massacre during the 1972 Games) and other expenses. Ultimately, the Montreal Olympic Stadium cost almost C$2 billion.

Bidding[]

Voting results for the 1976 Summer Olympic Games
City Country Round 1 Round 2
Montreal Canada 25 41
Moscow Soviet Union 28 28
Los Angeles United States 17

Boycotts and Politics[]

Although 92 Nations competed there were many who boycotted these Games

The IOC refused to ban New Zealand, after their rugby union team toured the racially segregated South Africa. Because of this, 28 countries, mainly in Africa, boycotted the Montreal Games.

Another dispute was between the Peoples Republic of China and the Republic of China (also known as Taiwan), over issues concerning the legitimacy of each other. Canada originally barred the Republic of China, but later allowed them to compete if they wouldn't refer to themselves as the Republic of China. They became outraged and withdrew from the Olympics.

Sports[]

← Winter 1976 Canada 1976 Summer Olympic Games Canada Winter 1984 →
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Archery Athletics Basketball
Boxing Canoeing Cycling
Diving Equestrian Fencing
Field Hockey Football Gymnastics
Handball Judo Modern Pentathlon
Rowing Sailing Shooting
Swimming Volleyball Water Polo
Weightlifting Wrestling


Medal table[]

  • Nadia Comaneci, a 14-year-old Romanian gymnast, scores 7 perfect 10s. This is a world-first because before this no one had ever scored one perfect 10 in the history of the Games. She went on to win 3 gold medals, a silver and a bronze for her country.
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Soviet Union 49 41 35 125
2 East Germany 40 25 25 90
3 United States 34 35 25 94
4 West Germany 10 12 17 39
5 Japan 9 6 10 25
6 Poland 7 6 13 26
7 Bulgaria 6 9 7 22
8 Cuba 6 4 3 13
9 Romania 4 9 14 27
10 Hungary 4 5 13 22
11 Finland 4 2 0 6
12 Sweden 4 1 0 5
13 Great Britain 3 5 5 13
14 Italy 2 7 4 13
15 France 2 3 4 9
16 Yugoslavia 2 3 3 8
17 Czechoslovakia 2 2 4 8
18 New Zealand 2 1 1 4
19 South Korea 1 1 4 6
20 Switzerland 1 1 2 4
21 Jamaica 1 1 0 2
21 North Korea 1 1 0 2
21 Norway 1 1 0 2
24 Denmark 1 0 2 3
25 Mexico 1 0 1 2
26 Trinidad and Tobago 1 0 0 1
27 Canada 0 5 6 11
28 Belgium 0 3 3 6
29 Netherlands 0 2 3 5
30 Portugal 0 2 0 2
30 Spain 0 2 0 2
32 Australia 0 1 4 5
33 Iran 0 1 1 2
34 Mongolia 0 1 0 1
34 Venezuela 0 1 0 1
36 Brazil 0 0 2 2
37 Austria 0 0 1 1
37 Bermuda 0 0 1 1
37 Pakistan 0 0 1 1
37 Puerto Rico 0 0 1 1
37 Thailand 0 0 1 1

Image Gallery[]

See Also[]

  • Logos - A collection of logos featuring this event.
  • Mascots - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
  • Torch - Information about this Olympics' torch.
Preceded by
Innsbruck 1976
Olympics
1976
Succeeded by
Lake Placid 1980
Preceded by
Munich 1972
Summer Olympics
1976
Succeeded by
Moscow 1980
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Chamonix 1924St. Moritz 1928Lake Placid 1932Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936St. Moritz 1948Oslo 1952Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956Squaw Valley 1960Innsbruck 1964Grenoble 1968Sapporo 1972Innsbruck 1976Lake Placid 1980Sarajevo 1984Calgary 1988Albertville 1992Lillehammer 1994Nagano 1998Salt Lake City 2002Torino 2006Vancouver 2010Sochi 2014Pyeongchang 2018Beijing 2022Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo 2026
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