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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.
The selection process for the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of four bids, and saw Denver, Colorado, United States, selected ahead of Sion, Switzerland; Tampere, Finland; and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The selection was made at the 70th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Amsterdam on 12 May 1970.
The venue hosted the large hill ski jumping event at the 1976 Winter Olympics. For the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, a total of eight sports venues were used. The games were originally awarded to Denver, Colorado in the United States in 1970, but they withdrew in the wake of Colorado residents voting against it for environmental ...
The prestigious alpine downhill race, the showcase event of the Winter Olympics, was planned for Beaver Creek by the Denver Olympic Organizing Committee. After state voters handily passed a referendum in 1972 to stop state funding for the Olympics, [3] the 1976 games were reassigned to Innsbruck, Austria, [4] [5] which had hosted in 1964.
Denver was selected to host the 1976 Winter Olympics, but the citizens of Colorado voted against hosting the games due to environmental and cost concerns. ... Pictured: The opening ceremony of the ...
The Denver Winter Olympics referendum was held in November 1972 following the awarding to Denver of the 1976 Winter Olympics. [1] [2]The selection process for the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of four bids, and saw Denver, Colorado, United States, selected ahead of Sion, Switzerland; Tampere, Finland; and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1976 Winter Olympics medal table; External links "Innsbruck 1976". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. This page was last edited on 16 April 2023, at ...
Beaver Creek Resort was envisioned in the 1950s by Earl Eaton, [3] [4] but it was not until the early 1970s that Pete Seibert tried to convince the Denver Organizing Committee to hold the 1976 Winter Olympics alpine events at the yet to be built ski resort. However, when Denver backed out from holding the Olympic Winter Games in November 1972 ...