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At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics.There were a total number of 1005 participating athletes from 80 countries. The men's 50 kilometres walk competition was dropped from the Olympic athletics programme, despite its constant presence at the games since 1932.
The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.14 seconds by Alberto Juantorena of Cuba, the nation's first medal in the event, breaking a string of five victories by the United States.
Event Gold Silver Bronze 100 metres details: Hasely Crawford Trinidad and Tobago 10.06 Don Quarrie Jamaica 10.08 Valeriy Borzov Soviet Union 10.14 200 metres details: Don Quarrie
The 1976 United States Olympic trials for track and field were held June 19–27 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. [1] [2] These were the last organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU); the Amateur Sports Act of 1978 was passed two years later which formed the new national governing body for the sport of track and field, The Athletics Congress.
The decathlon consists of ten track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the ten components. The athletes ...
The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, was held at Olympic Stadium on July 23 and 24. [1] Sixty-three athletes from 40 nations competed. [ 2 ] Each nation was limited to 3 athletes per rules in force since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
The official results of the Men's 10,000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The final was held on Monday July 26, 1976, after the qualifying heats were run on Friday July 23, 1976. [1]
These are the official results of the Men's 5.000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The final was held on Friday July 30, 1976, after the three qualifying heats were run on Wednesday July 28, 1976. [1]