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The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (German: XII. Olympische Winterspiele , French : XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver ) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( Austro-Bavarian : Innschbruck 1976 ), were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Innsbruck , Austria, from February 4 to 15, 1976.
Austria at the 1976 Winter Olympics; IOC code: AUT: NOC: Austrian Olympic Committee: Website: www.olympia.at (in German) in Innsbruck; Competitors: 77 (63 men, 14 women) in 10 sports: Flag bearer: Franz Klammer (alpine skiing) Medals Ranked 7th: Gold 2 Silver 2 Bronze 2 Total 6: Winter Olympics appearances
Schneemann ([ˈʃneːˌman], "snowman" in German), also known as Schneemandl, [1] was the official mascot of the 1976 Winter Olympics, which were held in Innsbruck, Austria in February 1976. It was the first official Winter Olympic mascot. There was also a secondary mascot, Sonnenweiberl ("sun woman" in Austrian dialect). [1] [2]
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held in Innsbruck, Austria, from 4 to 15 February 1976.A total of 1,123 athletes representing 37 National Olympic Committees (NOC) participated in 37 events from 10 different sports and disciplines. [1]
In the Olympic test event at Patscherkofel at Innsbruck in January 1975, Klammer had defeated defending Olympic champion Bernhard Russi of Switzerland, the runner-up, by nearly a half-second. [ 3 ] Entering the 1976 Winter Olympics , the 22-year-old Klammer was the favourite to take the gold medal in the downhill at Innsbruck in his native Austria.
Ski jumping at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of two events held from 7 to 15 February, with the large hill event taking place at Bergiselschanze, and the normal hill event at Seefeld. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
From 1948 through 1980, the alpine skiing events at the Winter Olympics also served as the World Championships, held every two years. With the addition of the giant slalom , the combined event was dropped for 1950 and 1952 , but returned as a World Championship event in 1954 as a "paper race" which used the results from the three events.
Pages in category "Events at the 1976 Winter Olympics" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .