1976 Summer Paralympics

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See also: 1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Paralympics were the fifth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Toronto, in the province of Ontario, Canada.

[edit] The Paralympics in Canada and Toronto

1976 was the first time Canada has hosted the Paralympics, subsequently Canada will host the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver. Coincidentally, Montreal hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Toronto has in later years failed to win the Summer Olympics and Paralympics. Losing the bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics (2008 Summer Paralympics) was seen as being a boost to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics bid.

Games of the V Paralympics
Nations participating
Athletes participating	1657 (1404 men, 253 women)
Events	447 in 13 sports
Opening ceremonies	August 3, 1976
Closing ceremonies	August 11, 1976
Officially opened by

Rank	NPC Name	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	66	44	45	155
2	Netherlands	45	25	14	84
3	Israel	39	13	16	68
4	West Germany	37	33	26	96
5	Great Britain	29	29	36	94
6	Canada	25	26	26	77
7	Poland	24	17	12	53
8	France	23	22	14	59
9	Sweden	22	27	25	74
10	Austria	18	16	17	51
11	Australia	16	18	8	42
12	Mexico	16	14	9	39
13	Finland	12	20	18	50
14	Japan	10	6	3	19
15	Switzerland	9	12	10	31
16	Norway	9	6	4	19
17	South Africa	7	9	12	28
18	Belgium	7	7	8	22
19	New Zealand	7	1	5	13
20	Egypt	5	2	1	8
21	Ireland	4	10	6	20
22	Spain	4	6	2	12
23	Argentina	3	4	6	13
24	Denmark	3	0	3	6
25	Italy	2	5	11	18
26	Indonesia	2	1	4	7
27	Korea	1	2	1	4
28	Burma	1	1	1	3
29	Peru	1	0	2	3
30	Hong Kong	0	1	2	3
31	Brazil	0	1	0	1
32	Guatemala	0	0	1	1

International Paralympic Games		Summer Paralympics 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016
		Winter Paralympics 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014