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{{Olympics infobox|1976|Summer|
  
{{Olympics infobox|1976|Summer|
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|Logo = 1976 Summer Olympics.svg
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|Optional caption = Official logo of the 1976 Summer Olympics
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|Nations participating = 92
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|Athletes participating = 6,084
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|Officially opened by = {{Flag|Great Britain}} Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
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|Olympic torch = *{{Flag|Canada}} [[Stéphane Préfontaine]]
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*{{Flag|Canada}} [[Sandra Henderson]]
 
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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 [[Calgary 1988|1988]] and [[Vancouver 2010|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.
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[[File:1976summerolympicslogo.png|thumb|Montreal Logo]]
  
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Montreal was the host of the XXI Summer Olympics, held for the first time ever in Canada. They would later host the [[1988 Winter Olympic Games]] in Calgary and then the [[2010 Winter Olympic Games]] in Vancouver. This was the first ever Olympics where the Cauldron was lit by two people. They chose two teenagers, to symbolise both the youth of Canada, and the two founding groups of Canada.
  
   
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Although this was a big event for Canada it came at a major cost to Montreal. It was a financial disaster because the original estimated $310 million dollar cost got pushed to $1.5 billion after labour problems, financial mismanagement, the addition of an extravagant stadium, added security (which was definitely needed after the [[1972 Summer Olympic Games|1972 Munich Games]]) and other expenses. Ultimately the Montreal Olympic Stadium cost almost C$2 billion.
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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 Summer Olympic Games|1972 Games]]) and other expenses. Ultimately, the Montreal Olympic Stadium cost almost C$2 billion.
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==Bidding==
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{| class="wikitable" width="55%" style="border:1px solid #CCCCCC; text-align:center"
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! colspan="7" | Voting results for the 1976 Summer Olympic Games
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! City !! Country !! Round 1 !! Round 2
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| Montreal || [[Canada]] || 25 || '''41'''
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| Moscow || [[Soviet Union]] || '''28''' || 28
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| Los Angeles || [[United States]] || 17 ||
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|}
   
 
==Boycotts and Politics==
  
==Boycotts and Politics==
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Although 92 Nations competed there were many who boycotted these games
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Although 92 Nations competed there were many who boycotted these Games
   
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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. They included:
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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.
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*[[Algeria]]
  
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*[[Cameroon]]
  
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*[[Central African Republic]]
  
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*[[Chad]]
  
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*[[Congo]]
  
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*[[Egypt]]
  
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*[[Ethiopia]]
  
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*[[Gabon]]
  
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*[[Gambia]]
  
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*[[Ghana]]
  
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*[[Guyana]]
  
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*[[Iraq]]
  
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*[[Kenya]]
  
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*[[Libya]]
  
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*[[Lesotho]]
  
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*[[Madagascar]]
  
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*[[Malawi]]
  
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*[[Mali]]
  
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*[[Morocco]]
  
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*[[Niger]]
  
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*[[Nigeria]]
  
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*[[Sudan]]
  
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*[[Swaziland]]
  
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*[[Tanzania]]
  
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*[[Togo]]
  
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*[[Tunisia]]
  
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*[[Uganda]]
  
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*[[Republic of Upper Volta]]
  
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*[[Zambia]]
  
   
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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.
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Another dispute was between the [[China|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.
   
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==Sports==
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==Medals and Acomplishments==
  
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{{Montreal1976}}
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*[[Nadia Comaneci]], a 14 year old Romanian gymnast, scores 7 perfect 10s. This is a world first because before this no one had even 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
  
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<u>Medal Totals
  
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==Medal table==
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#[[Soviet Union]] 49 Gold, 41 Silver and 35 Bronze. 125 Total
  
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*[[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.
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#[[United States of America]] 34 Gold, 35 Silver and 25 Bronze. 94 Total
  
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#[[East Germany]] 40 Gold, 25 Silver and 25 Bronze. 90 Total
  
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{| class="wikitable sortable" width="95%" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"
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#[[West Germany]] 10 Gold, 12 Silver and 17 Bronze. 39 Total
  
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! style="text-align:center" |Rank
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#[[Romania]] 4 Gold, 9 Silver and 14 Bronze. 27 Total
  
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! style="text-align:center" |Country
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#[[Poland]] 7 Gold, 6 Silver and 13 Bronze. 26 Total
  
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! style="text-align:center" |{{AthGold}}
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#[[Japan]] 9 Gold, 6 Silver and 10 Bronze. 25 Total
  
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! style="text-align:center" |{{AthSilver}}
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#[[Bulgaria]] 6 Gold, 9 Silver and 7 Bronze. 22 Total
  
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! style="text-align:center" |{{AthBronze}}
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#[[Hungary]] 4 Gold, 5 Silver and 13 Bronze. 22 Total
  
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! style="text-align:center" |Total
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#[[Cuba]] 6 Gold, 4 Silver and 3 Bronze. 13 Total
  
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#[[Great Britain]] 3 Gold, 5 Silver and 5 Bronze. 13 Total.
  
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| 1 || [[Soviet Union]] || 49 || 41 || 35 || 125
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#[[Italy]] 2 Gold, 7 Silver and 4 Bronze. 13 Total
  
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#[[Canada]] 5 Silver and 6 Bronze. 11 Total.
  
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| 2 || [[East Germany]] || 40 || 25 || 25 || 90
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#[[France]] 2 Gold, 3 Silver and 4 Bronze. 9 Total
  
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#[[Yugoslavia]] 2 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 Bonze. 8 Total.
  
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| 3 || [[United States]] || 34 || 35 || 25 || 94
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#[[Czechoslovakia]] 2 Gold, 2 silver and 4 Bronze. 8 Total
  
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#[[Finland]] 4 Gold and 2 Silver. 6 Total
  
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| 4 || [[West Germany]] || 10 || 12 || 17 || 39
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#[[South Korea]] 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 4 Bronze. 6 Total
  
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#[[Belgium]] 3 Silver and 3 Bronze. 6 Total
  
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#[[Sweden]] 4 Gold and 1 Silver. 5 Total.
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| 5 || [[Japan]] || 9 || 6 || 10 || 25
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#[[Netherlands]] 2 Silver and 3 Bronze. 5 Total.
  
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| 6 || [[Poland]] || 7 || 6 || 13 || 26
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#[[Australia]] 1 Silver and 4 Bronze. 5 Total.
  
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#[[New Zealand]] 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. 4 Total
  
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| 7 || [[Bulgaria]] || 6 || 9 || 7 || 22
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#[[Switzerland]] 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze. 4 Total.
  
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#[[Denmark]] 1 Gold and 2 Bronze. 3 Total.
  
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#[[Jamaica]] 1 Gold and 1 Silver. 2 Total.
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| 8 || [[Cuba]] || 6 || 4 || 3 || 13
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#[[North Korea]] 1 Gold and 1 Silver. 2 Total.
  
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#[[Norway]] 1 Gold and 1 Silver. 2 Total.
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| 9 || [[Romania]] || 4 || 9 || 14 || 27
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#[[Mexico]] 1 Gold and 1 Bronze. 2 Total.
  
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| 10 || [[Hungary]] || 4 || 5 || 13 || 22
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#[[Portugal]] 2 Silver. 2 Total.
  
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#[[Spain]] 2 Silver 2 Total.
  
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#[[Iran]] 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. 2 Toal.
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| 11 || [[Finland]] || 4 || 2 || 0 || 6
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#[[Brazil]] 2 Bronze. 2 Total.
  
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| 12 || [[Sweden]] || 4 || 1 || 0 || 5
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#[[Trinidad and Tobago]] 1 Gold. 1 Total.
  
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#[[Mongolia]] 1 Silver. 1 Total.
  
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| 13 || [[Great Britain]] || 3 || 5 || 5 || 13
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#[[Venezuela]] 1 Silver. 1 Toal.
  
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#[[Austria]] 1 Bronze. 1 Total.
  
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| 14 || [[Italy]] || 2 || 7 || 4 || 13
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#[[Bermuda]] 1 Bronze. 1 Total.
  
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#[[Pakistan]] 1 Bronze. 1 Total.
  
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| 15 || [[France]] || 2 || 3 || 4 || 9
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#[[Puerto Rico]] 1 Bronze. 1 Total.
  
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#[[Thailand]] 1 Bronze. 1 Total.
  
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| 16 || [[Yugoslavia]] || 2 || 3 || 3 || 8
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| 17 || [[Czechoslovakia]] || 2 || 2 || 4 || 8
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| 18 || [[New Zealand]] || 2 || 1 || 1 || 4
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| 19 || [[South Korea]] || 1 || 1 || 4 || 6
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| 20 || [[Switzerland]] || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4
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| 21 || [[Jamaica]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2
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| 21 || [[North Korea]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2
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| 21 || [[Norway]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2
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| 24 || [[Denmark]] || 1 || 0 || 2 || 3
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| 25 || [[Mexico]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
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| 26 || [[Trinidad and Tobago]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
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| 27 || [[Canada]] || 0 || 5 || 6 || 11
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| 28 || [[Belgium]] || 0 || 3 || 3 || 6
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| 29 || [[Netherlands]] || 0 || 2 || 3 || 5
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| 30 || [[Portugal]] || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2
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| 30 || [[Spain]] || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2
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| 32 || [[Australia]] || 0 || 1 || 4 || 5
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| 33 || [[Iran]] || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
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| 34 || [[Mongolia]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
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| 34 || [[Venezuela]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
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| 36 || [[Brazil]] || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2
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| 37 || [[Austria]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
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| 37 || [[Bermuda]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
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| 37 || [[Pakistan]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
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| 37 || [[Puerto Rico]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
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| 37 || [[Thailand]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
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==Image Gallery==
  
==Image Gallery==
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{{Succession box| title=Summer Olympics| before= [[Munich 1972]]| years=1976| after=[[Moscow 1980]]}}
 
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Latest revision as of 06:04, 2 September 2023

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 →
← 1972 1980 →
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.
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