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The 1976 Summer Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1976), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad (French: Jeux de la XXIe Olympiade) and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (French: Montréal 1976), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Montréal Olympic Pool, from 19 to 27 July (24 July, rest day), comprising 80 divers from 22 nations.
The Olympic Pool is part of the larger swimming centre, located in the base of the inclined Montreal Tower. The centre has a spectator capacity of 3,012 seats. At the 1976 Olympics, the venue hosted swimming, diving, water polo, and the swimming part of the modern pentathlon events. It had a capacity of 10,000 seats at the time (6,988 temporary ...
The cycling competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only. The 2000m tandem event, contested at the previous 13 Games since 1908, was dropped from the Olympic cycling program.
PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library: Official Report of the 1976 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 446–447, 484–497) Water polo on the Olympedia website. Water polo at the 1976 Summer Olympics (men's tournament) Water polo on the Sports Reference website. Water polo at the 1976 Summer Games (men's tournament ...
Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal comprised seven events, all mixed. For the first time ever, a woman won an Olympic medal in shooting: Margaret Murdock received silver in the three positions event. [1] Lanny Bassham and Murdock tied for first place, but Murdock was placed second after review of the targets. Bassham suggested ...
The women's 800 metres competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada was held at the Olympic Stadium from 23 to 26 July. [ 1 ] Competition format
4th Volleyball Olympic Tournament Montreal 1976 Tournament details Olympics 1976 Summer Olympics Host nation Canada City Montreal Dates 18–30 July Men's Medals(10 teams) Gold Poland Silver Soviet Union Bronze Cuba Women's Medals(8 teams) Gold Japan Silver Soviet Union Bronze South Korea Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team. Medal ...