The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and Los Angeles, which later hosted the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympic Games respectively. These were the first Olympic Games held in Canada, preceding the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
The vote occurred on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, Netherlands. One blank vote was cast in the second and final round. One factor favoring Montreal was that the IOC did not want the Summer games hosted in a superpower for fears of political backlash, which would be proven later on in the Olympic boycotts of 1980 and 1984.
Robert Bourassa, then the Premier of Quebec, first pushed Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to advise Canada's monarch, Elizabeth II, to...
Athletes: Klaus Dibiasi - Italy; Elena Vaytsekhovskaya - Soviet Union; Phil Boggs - United States of America; Aleksandr Kosenkov - Soviet Union; Ulrika Knape - Sweden; Deborah Keplar Wilson - United States of America; Jennifer Chandler - United States of America; Vladimir Aleinik - Soviet Union; Cynthia Potter-Mcingvale - United States of America; Giorgio Cagnotto - Italy;
Competitions: Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre platform Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 metre springboard Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 3 metre springboard Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's individual road race Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre butterfly Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke Events: Men's Boxing, Welterweight 63.5-67kg Men's Judo, Half Middleweight 63-70kg Men's Wrestling, Freestyle Super Heavyweight + 100kg 50 metre running target Men's Weightlifting, Super Heavyweight +110 Men's Weightlifting, Middle Heavyweight 82.5-90 kg Men's Weightlifting, Featherweight 56-60kg Men's Weightlifting, Flyweight -52kg Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling, Featherweight 57-62 kg Olympic trap Host City: Montreal Athletic Performances: Bronze medal - Anita DeFrantz - United States of America - Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics; Silver medal - Gail Annette Marquis - United States of America - Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women; Zdravko Miljak - Yugoslavia - Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's tournament; Bronze medal - Jürgen Bertow - German Democratic Republic - Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics; Adrian Cosma - Romania - Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's tournament; Rudolf Rauer/Heiner Brand - Germany - Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's tournament; Silver medal - Valentyna Kovpan - Soviet Union - Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's Individual; Bronze medal - Valeri Borzov - Soviet Union - Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres; Bronze medal - Yevgeny Gavrilenko - Soviet Union - Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre hurdles; Gold medal - Viktor Saneyev - Soviet Union - Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's Triple Jump ;
Number Of Athletes: 6,028;
Number Of Nations: 92;
Participating countries: United Kingdom United States of America Sports: Fencing Water polo Weightlifting Basketball Volleyball Archery Hockey Track cycling Dressage Rowing Venues: Olympic Stadium End date: Aug 1, 1976;
Includes event: Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics Instance of recurring event: Summer Olympic Games Location(s): Montreal Start date: Jul 17, 1976;
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