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unusual facts about 1976 Summer Olympics


Madison East High School

Jim Montgomery (class of '73), swimmer and gold medalist at the 1976 Summer Olympics


Canadian Airborne Regiment

The Airborne deployed twice at home in the 1970s: once in response to the October Crisis in Quebec in 1970, then in 1976 to provide counter-terrorism support during the Montreal Olympics.

Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000m time trial

These are the official results of the Men's 1.000m Time Trial at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, held on July 20, 1976.

Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit

These are the official results of the Men's Individual Pursuit at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, held from July 21 to July 24, 1976.

Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit

These are the official results of the Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, held on July 23 and July 24, 1976.

Deportation of Koreans in the Soviet Union

Nellie Kim- Soviet gymnast who received five golds and one silver medal at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics.

Dick Shatto

His daughter, Cindy Shatto, competed in 3 Metres Springboard diving at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games and in Women's 10 metre platform diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Doina Furcoi

Doina Furcoi Solomonov (born September 4, 1945 in Miloșești, Ialomiţa County) is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Episcopal School of Jacksonville

Bill Forrester, Bronze medalist swimmer in the 200 meter butterfly at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Ernie Vandeweghe

In addition, he had two other children who were world-class athletes; his daughter Tauna won a U.S. national swimming championship in the backstroke (and competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics), and his son Bruk medalled in beach volleyball in the 1994 Goodwill Games.

Esther Roth-Shahamorov

Her time of 12.93 seconds in 100m hurdles, set in Berlin shortly after the 1976 Summer Olympics, held as a national record for 26 years, until it was broken by Irina Lenskiy in 2002.

Frank Rost

He comes from a sporting family background; his father Peter won a gold medal at the 1980 Olympic Games in handball, and his mother Christina, also a handball player, won the silver at the 1976 Summer Olympics and bronze at the 1980 Games.

Gregor Braun

He represented West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, where he won the gold medal in the men's individual pursuit, defeating Holland's Herman Ponsteen.

Hans-Jürgen Berger

Hans-Jürgen Berger (born 21 September 1951 in Remscheid) is a German former long jumper who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Harald Schmid

Schmid won bronze with the 4x400 m relay team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal as well as an individual bronze in 400 m hurdles at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 1984.

Kevin Grant

Kevin Grant is a former Canadian international soccer player who played 26 games for the Canada men's national soccer team between 1971 and 1976, including two games at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Klaus-Jürgen Grünke

Klaus-Jürgen Grünke (born March 30, 1951 in Bad Lauchstädt, Saxony-Anhalt) is a retired track cyclist from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Klaus-Peter Göpfert

Klaus-Peter Göpfert (born 22 October 1948 in Coburg) is a German former wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Liberia at the Olympics

Liberia (LBR) has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games held since 1956 with the exception of 1968, 1976 and 1992, although the country has never won an Olympic medal.

Manfred Kokot

Manfred Kokot (born January 3, 1948 in Templin, Brandenburg) was an East German athlete, who won the silver medal in the 4x100m relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Mariano Pulido

Pulido represented Spain at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, appearing in a 0–1 loss against East Germany for an eventual group stage exit.

Michal Lasko

Lasko was born in Poland in Wrocław, and his father Lech Łasko is a former Polish volleyball player - member of Polish gold team from 1976 Summer Olympics.

Michel Vaarten

He represented Belgium at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, where he won silver medal in the 1.000m time trial behind East Germany's Klaus-Jürgen Grünke.

PEPS

For the 1976 Summer Olympics, it hosted four women and seven men's team handball competitions.

Percival Molson Memorial Stadium

It also served as a venue for field hockey during the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Richard Nowakowski

Richard Nowakowski (born September 27, 1955 in Sztum, Poland) is a retired boxer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the men's featherweight division (– 57 kg) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Rifaat Turk

The following year he made his debut for the Israel national team, and also became the first Arab to represent Israel at the Olympic games when he played in the football tournament of the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Susan Sloan

Susan Estelle Sloan Smith (born April 5, 1958, in Stettler, Alberta) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada who won a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

The Front Runner

The difficult, drawn-out process of their coming out as a couple (and Harlan's as an individual) in the intensely homophobic world of amateur athletics takes up most of the book, throughout which the sport - and particularly Billy's determination to qualify for the 1976 Olympics in Montreal - plays as large a part as the characters' homosexuality.

Tinu Yohannan

Tinu is the son of T. C. Yohannan, a long jumper who held the national record for nearly 3 decades and represented India in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Warren Fellows

Hayward played professional rugby league with the Newtown Jets and had been selected to represent Australia as a boxer at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle +100 kg

The Men's Freestyle +100 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.

Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 100 kg

The Men's Freestyle 100 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.

Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 48 kg

The Men's Freestyle 48 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.

Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 52 kg

The Men's Freestyle 52 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.

Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg

The Men's Freestyle 57 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.

Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 62 kg

The Men's Freestyle 62 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.

Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 68 kg

The Men's Freestyle 68 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.

Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 82 kg

The Men's Freestyle 82 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.

Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 90 kg

The Men's Freestyle 90 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.

Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman +100 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman +100 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.

Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 100 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 100 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.

Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.

Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.

Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.

Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.

Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Maurice Richard Arena.

Zdzisław Antczak

Zdzisław Antczak (born November 20, 1947 in Miłkowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship) is a former Polish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Zvonimir Serdarušić

Zvonimir "Noka" Serdarušić (born 2 September 1950 in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a former Bosnian Croat handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia.


see also

Baumgart

Bernd Baumgart (born 1955), German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics

Lajos Somodi

Lajos Somodi, Jr. (born 1953), Hungarian fencer who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Leonel Marshall

Leonel Marshall Sr. (born 1954), Cuban volleyball player during 1970s and 80s; in 1976 Summer Olympics, along with other team members, won bronze medal; also competed in 1980 Olympics where team placed seventh

Preston, Iowa

Al Feuerbach, former track and field athlete, who competed in the men's shot put event at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.