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Games of the XXI Olympiad
Games of the XXI Olympiad
Host city Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nations participating 92
Athletes participating 6,028 (4,781 men, 1,247 women)
Events 198 in 21 sports
Opening ceremony July 17
Closing ceremony August 1
Officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II
Athlete's Oath Pierre St.-Jean
Judge's Oath Maurice Fauget
Olympic Torch Stéphane Préfontaine and
Sandra Henderson
Stadium Olympic Stadium

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were celebrated in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Olympic sports comprise all the Sports contested in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The Olympic Oath is taken by one athlete and one judge at the opening ceremonies of each Olympic Games. The Olympic Oath is taken by one athlete and one judge at the opening ceremonies of each Olympic Games. The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a Symbol of the Olympic Games. The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece Stadium of the Summer Olympic Games. The Olympic Stadium (Stade olympique is a Multi-purpose stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page These are the summer Olympic Games organized by the International Olympic Committee. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games

Contents

Bidding

Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, Netherlands, over the bids of Moscow and Los Angeles, which later hosted the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympic Games respectively. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This is the list of International Olympic Committee (IOC meetings Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The vote count results here are compliments of the International Olympic Committee Vote History web page. According to it, as well, there was one blank vote in the second and final round.

1976 Summer Olympics Bidding Results
City NOC Name Round 1 Round 2
Montreal, Quebec Flag of Canada Canada 25 41
Moscow Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union 28 28
Los Angeles, California Flag of the United States United States 17 -

Highlights

Venues

The Olympic Village as it appears today.
The Olympic Village as it appears today.

Montreal Olympic Park

Venues in Greater Montreal

Venues outside Montreal

Medals awarded

Velodrome (foreground) and Olympic Stadium (its tower completed after the Games), Montreal
Velodrome (foreground) and Olympic Stadium (its tower completed after the Games), Montreal

See the medal winners, ordered by sport:

Medal count

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Soviet Union Soviet Union 49 41 35 125
2 East Germany East Germany 40 25 25 90
3 United States United States 34 35 25 94
4 West Germany West Germany 10 12 17 39
5 Japan Japan 9 6 10 25
6 Poland Poland 7 6 13 26
7 Bulgaria Bulgaria 6 9 7 22
8 Cuba Cuba 6 4 3 13
9 Romania Romania 4 9 14 27
10 Hungary Hungary 4 5 13 22
Further information: 1976 Summer Olympics medal count

Participating nations

Participating nations
Participating nations

Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of athletes from each nation that competed at the Games. The Olympic Stadium (Stade olympique is a Multi-purpose stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 The Montreal Olympic Pool was constructed for the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the Montreal Olympic Park. The Montreal Biodome ( Biodôme de Montréal) is a facility located in Montreal that allows visitors to walk through replicas of four ecosystems found in the Americas Maurice Richard Arena ( Aréna Maurice-Richard) is a 4750-seat multi-purpose Arena in Montreal Quebec, Canada. Centre Pierre Charbonneau is a sports Arena located in Montreal Quebec. Île Notre-Dame ( is an Artificial island built in 10 months from 15 million tons of rock excavated for the Montreal The Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard ( CSCR) (sometimes and erroneously called Centre sportif Claude-Robillard) is a multi-purpose Sport facility located The Centre Etienne Desmarteau is a 2200-seat multi-purpose Arena in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. St Michel Arena is a 2000-seat indoor arena that was built in 1968 The Paul Sauvé Arena was an Indoor arena located in Montreal, Quebec, specifically in Rosemont. The Montreal Forum was an Indoor arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Winter Stadium is an indoor Arena located on the campus of the Université de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Percival Molson Memorial Stadium is a stadium owned by McGill University and is the home of the Montreal Alouettes and the McGill Redmen. Joliette is a City in southwest-central Québec, Canada on the Rivière l'Assomption and is Bromont is a city in southwestern Quebec in Canada, 75 kilometres (47 mi east of Montreal on Autoroute Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province Municipal Stadium is a multi-use Stadium in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Kingston Ontario is a Canadian city located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St Varsity Stadium was a collegiate stadium primarily used for Canadian football, but occasionally playing host to Soccer and other events that was situated on the Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Frank Clair Stadium is a Canadian football Stadium in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. At the 1976 Summer Olympics two Archery events were contested At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. Basketball was contested at the 1976 Summer Olympics, as it has in every Summer Games since 1936 There were eleven Boxing events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada consisted of 11 events all in Flatwater racing, held at the rowing basin The Cycling competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal consisted of two road cycling events and four Track cycling At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, four Diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Montréal Olympic The Equestrian Events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal included Show Jumping, Dressage and Eventing. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, eight fencing events were contested Final results for the Football competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, and Sherbrooke Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events 6 for women and 8 for men Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics featured competition for men and women The Field Hockey Competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics, which was held in the Molson Stadium at the McGill University, made history At the Judo competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics medals were awarded in 5 weight classes and in the open competition and was restricted to male judoka only The Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics was represented by two events (both for men Individual competition and Team competition. Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal featured races in 14 events all held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, six events in Sailing were contested Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal comprised seven events all open to both men and women Men's events Women's events Medal table Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medal Table Medal Summary The Water polo tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics was held from July 18 to July 27, 1976 in Montreal, The Weightlifting competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal consisted of nine weight classes all for men only At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 20 wrestling events were contested for all men only The Soviet Union (USSR competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Athletes from East Germany ( German Democratic Republic) competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. The United States competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Japan competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Poland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Bulgaria competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Cuba competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Romania competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Hungary competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

^ WD: Athletes from Cameroon, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia competed on July 18-20 before these nations withdrew from the Games. Andorra competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Antigua and Barbuda competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada Argentina competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Australia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Austria competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. The Bahamas competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Barbados competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Belgium competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Belize competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Bermuda competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Bolivia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Brazil competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Bulgaria competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. During the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, Cameroon, along with many other African countries boycotted due to the Canada was the host nation for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. The Cayman Islands competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada Chile competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Colombia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Costa Rica competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Côte d'Ivoire ( English: Ivory Coast) competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Cuba competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Czechoslovakia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Denmark competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. The Dominican Republic competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Ecuador competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. During the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, Egypt, along with many other countries boycotted due to the participation Fiji competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Finland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada France competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Athletes from East Germany ( German Democratic Republic) competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Greece competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Guatemala competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Haiti competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Honduras competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Hong Kong competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Hungary competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Iceland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. India competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Indonesia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Iran competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Ireland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Israel competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Italy competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Jamaica competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Japan competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Kuwait competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Lebanon competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Liechtenstein competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Luxembourg competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Malaysia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Mexico competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Monaco competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Mongolia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. During the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, Morocco, along with many other countries boycotted due to the participation Nepal competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. The Netherlands competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. The Netherlands Antilles competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. New Zealand competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Nicaragua competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Norway was represented at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports Pakistan competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Panama competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Papua New Guinea competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Paraguay competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Peru competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. The Philippines competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Poland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Portugal competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Puerto Rico competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Romania competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. San Marino competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Saudi Arabia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Senegal competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Singapore competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. The Soviet Union (USSR competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Spain competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Suriname competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Sweden competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Switzerland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Thailand competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Athletes from Trinidad and Tobago competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. During the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, Tunisia, along with many other countries boycotted due to the participation Turkey competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. The United States competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Uruguay competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Venezuela competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. The United States Virgin Islands competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Boycotting countries

The following 28 countries boycotted the Games. [2] The boycott was due to the participation of New Zealand: New Zealand's national rugby union team (the All Blacks) continued to play rugby with South Africa. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa [3] (South Africa had been banned from the Olympics since 1964 due to its apartheid policies).

Boycotting countries shown in yellow, green and orange
Boycotting countries shown in yellow, green and orange

Zaire did not compete, but claimed financial causes rather than political. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central and western Africa. Central Africa|Central African FederationThe Central African Republic ( CAR) République Centrafricaine ʀepyblik sɑ̃tʀafʀikɛn or Centrafrique) is a Landlocked Chad (Tchad تشاد Tshād) officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a Landlocked country in Central Africa. The Republic of the Congo (République du Congo Kongo: Repubilika ya Kongo; Lingala: Republiki ya Kongó) also known as Congo-Brazzaville This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Gabon (gəˈbɒn or /gaˈbõ/ in French) is a country in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Republic The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the Guyana (ɡaɪˈænə or /ɡiːˈɑːnə/ officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and previously known as British Guiana, is the only Nation state For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern The Republic of Malawi (məˈlɑːwi or; formerly Nyasaland) is in southern Africa. Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (République du Mali is a Landlocked nation in Western Africa. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa Niger ( or /ˈnaɪdʒɚ/) officially the Republic of Niger, is a Landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. The Kingdom of Swaziland is a country located in Southern Africa centred at approximately 26o49'S 31o38'E Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya TOGO was a Japanese roller coaster design company famous for inventing the Stand-up roller coaster. Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. The Republic of Upper Volta (République de Haute-Volta was established on December 11, 1958, as a Self-governing colony within the French The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa. The Republic of Zaire (pronunciation; République du Zaïre was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between October 27, 1971 Both the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China boycotted the games over issues concerning the legitimacy of each other. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES In November 1976, the International Olympic Committee recognized the People's Republic of China as the sole legal representative.

See also

Olympics with significant boycotts

Notes and references

  1. ^ Quebec's Big Owe stadium debt is over
  2. ^ Africa and the XXIst Olympiad. 1976 Summer OlympicsThe 1976 Summer Paralympics were the fifth Paralympic Games to be held The International Olympic Committee ( IOC) uses Three letter acronym country codes to refer to each group of athletes that participate in the Olympic See also 1975 in Canada, other events of 1976, 1977 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Olympic Review. IOC (1976). Retrieved on 3 April, 2006.
  3. ^ BBC ON THIS DAY | 17 | 1976: African countries boycott Olympics

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