1976 Summer Olympics
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The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad and officially branded as Montreal 1976, were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Mon
Préfontaine and Henderson lighting the Olympic Flame
East German athletes Waldemar Cierpinski, Hans-Georg Reimann and Karl-Heinz Stadtmüller at the Olympic Village
The Olympic Village in January 2008.
Velodrome (foreground) and Olympic Stadium (its tower completed after the Games), Montreal
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.
1976 Summer Olympics
…Archery (2) Athletics (37) Basketball (2…
Host stadium (shown in 2012)