1976 Summer Olympics medal count

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Montreal's Olympic Stadium (its tower completed after the Games) was the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Montreal's Olympic Stadium (its tower completed after the Games) was the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics.

The 1976 Summer Olympics medal count is a list of National Olympic Committees ranked by the number of medals won during the 1976 Summer Olympics, held in Montreal, Canada, from July 17 to August 1, 1976. A total of 6,084 athletes from 96 countries participated in these Games, competing in 198 events in 23 sports.[1]

Twenty-eight African countries boycotted these Games.[2] This decision was taken in response to the participation of New Zealand, because its national rugby union team (the All Blacks) continued to play rugby with South Africa, which had been banned from the Olympic movement since 1964 due to its apartheid policies.[3]

Athletes from 41 countries won at least one medal, leaving 55 countries in blank in the medal table. The Soviet Union was the country which conquered the highest number of gold medals (49) and overall medals (125). Thailand and Bermuda won the first medals in their Olympic history, with Bermuda still being the least populous nation to ever win an Olympic medal.[1] Canada became the first host nation failing to win a gold medal.[4]

Nikolai Andrianov of the Soviet Union won seven medals (four gold, two silver and one bronze medals), becoming the most medalled athlete in these Games.[5]

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Sugar Ray Leonard collected the gold medal in boxing's light welterweight category, at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Sugar Ray Leonard collected the gold medal in boxing's light welterweight category, at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

The ranking in this table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee,[6] although that organization does not officially recognize global ranking per country.[1]

A total of 198 events in 23 different sports were contested at the Montreal Games.[7][8] In boxing and judo, two bronze medals were awarded for each weight class. In gymnastics, two bronze medals were awarded for third–place ties in the men's pommel horse and men's horizontal bar events, and a second–place tie in the women's vault resulted in two silver medals and no bronze medal awarded for that event.[9]

The countries are ranked by the number of gold medals won by the athletes of that country. If countries are tied, first the number of silver medals is taken into consideration and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.

The host country (Canada) is highlighted in lavender blue and the greatest number of medals in each medal category (gold, silver, bronze, and total) is in boldface.

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Soviet Union Soviet Union (URS) 49 41 35 125
2 East Germany East Germany (GDR) 40 25 25 90
3 United States United States (USA) 34 35 25 94
4 West Germany West Germany (FRG) 10 12 17 39
5 Japan Japan (JPN) 9 6 10 25
6 Poland Poland (POL) 7 6 13 26
7 Bulgaria Bulgaria (BUL) 6 9 7 22
8 Cuba Cuba (CUB) 6 4 3 13
9 Romania Romania (ROU) 4 9 14 27
10 Hungary Hungary (HUN) 4 5 13 22
11 Finland Finland (FIN) 4 2 0 6
12 Sweden Sweden (SWE) 4 1 0 5
13 Great Britain Great Britain (GBR) 3 5 5 13
14 Italy Italy (ITA) 2 7 4 13
15 France France (FRA) 2 3 4 9
16 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (YUG) 2 3 3 8
17 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (TCH) 2 2 4 8
18 New Zealand New Zealand (NZL) 2 1 1 4
19 South Korea South Korea (KOR) 1 1 4 6
20 Switzerland Switzerland (SUI) 1 1 2 4
21 Jamaica Jamaica (JAM) 1 1 0 2
21 North Korea North Korea (PRK) 1 1 0 2
21 Norway Norway (NOR) 1 1 0 2
24 Denmark Denmark (DEN) 1 0 2 3
25 Mexico Mexico (MEX) 1 0 1 2
26 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 1 0 0 1
27 Canada Canada (CAN) 0 5 6 11
28 Belgium Belgium (BEL) 0 3 3 6
29 Netherlands Netherlands (NED) 0 2 3 5
30 Portugal Portugal (POR) 0 2 0 2
30 Spain Spain (ESP) 0 2 0 2
32 Australia Australia (AUS) 0 1 4 5
33 Iran Iran (IRI) 0 1 1 2
34 Mongolia Mongolia (MGL) 0 1 0 1
34 Venezuela Venezuela (VEN) 0 1 0 1
36 Brazil Brazil (BRA) 0 0 2 2
37 Austria Austria (AUT) 0 0 1 1
37 Bermuda Bermuda (BER) 0 0 1 1
37 Pakistan Pakistan (PAK) 0 0 1 1
37 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (PUR) 0 0 1 1
37 Thailand Thailand (THA) 0 0 1 1
Total 198 199 216 613

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Montreal 1976–Games of the XXI Olympiad. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  2. ^ (ed.) Berlioux , Monique (November–December 1976). "Africa and the XXIst Olympiad". Olympic Review (109–110): pp. 584–585. Lausanne: International Olympic Committee. 
  3. ^ 1976: African countries boycott Olympics. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  4. ^ History: 1976 Montreal. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  5. ^ Nikolay Andrianov–The Only Man to Win 15 Medals. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
  6. ^ Montreal 1976–Medal Table. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  7. ^ "Aquatics" includes swimming, diving, and water polo.
  8. ^ Montreal 1976–Sports on the program. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  9. ^ (ed.) Chantigny, Louis (1978). Games of the XXI Olympiad Montréal 1976 Official Report, Volume III Results (PDF), Montreal: COJO 76. Retrieved on 2008-04-02. 

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