United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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United States at the Olympic Games

Flag of the United States
IOC code  USA
NOC United States Olympic Committee
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal
Competitors 396 (278 men and 118 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearer Gary Hall, Sr.
Medals
Rank: 3		 Gold
34		 Silver
35		 Bronze
25		 Total
94
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games
Intercalated Games
1906

The United States competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.[1] 396 competitors, 278 men and 118 women, took part in 189 events in 19 sports.[2]

Medalists

The United States finished third in the final medal rankings, with 34 gold and 94 total medals.

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Further information: 1976 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1976 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Jim Montgomery Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle July 25
 Silver Jack Babashoff Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle July 25

Med 1.png Gold

Med 2.png Silver

Med 3.png Bronze

Archery

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After winning both gold medals in the first modern Olympic archery contest at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the US returned only one of the six archers who had competed in Munich, Linda Myers. Even though neither of the reigning gold medallists competed in Montreal, the United States again won both gold medals. Luann Ryon set new Olympic records for women's competition in both the single FITA round and the double FITA round categories. Darrell Pace did the same in the men's competition. All four of the American archers placed in the top eight.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

  • Harvey Glance
    • First Round — 10.37s
    • Second Round — 10.23s
    • Semi Final — 10.24s
    • Final — 10.19s (→ 4th place)
  • Johnny Jones
    • First Round — 10.43s
    • Second Round — 10.46s
    • Semi Final — 10.30s
    • Final — 10.27s (→ 6th place)
  • Steve Riddick
    • First Round — 10.43s
    • Second Round — 10.36s
    • Semi Final — 10.33s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

  • Millard Hampton
    • First Round — 21.11s
    • Second Round — 20.83s
    • Semi Final — 20.69s
    • Final — 20.29s (→ Med 2.png Silver Medal)
  • Dwayne Evans
    • First Round — 20.96s
    • Second Round — 20.56s
    • Semi Final — 20.83s
    • Final — 20.43s (→ Med 3.png Bronze Medal)

Men's 800 metres

  • Rick Wohlhuter
    • Heat — 1:45.71
    • Semi Final — 1:46.72
    • Final — 1:44.12 (→ Med 3.png Bronze Medal)

Men's 4x100m Relay

Men's 4x400m Relay

Men's 5.000 metres

  • Paul Geis
    • Heat — 13:32.36
    • Final — 13:42.51 (→ 12th place)

Men's 10.000 metres

Men's 400m Hurdles

  • Edwin Moses
    • Heat — 49.95s
    • Semi Final — 48.29s
    • Final — 47.64s (→ Gold Gold Medal)
  • Michael Shine
    • Heat — 50.91s
    • Semi Final — 49.90s
    • Final — 48.69s (→ Silver Silver Medal)
  • Quentin Wheeler
    • Heat — 50.32s
    • Semi Final — 50.22s
    • Final — 49.86s (→ 4th place)

Men's Marathon

Men's Long Jump

  • Arnie Robinson
    • Qualification — 7.95m
    • Final — 8.35m (→ Gold Gold Medal)
  • Randy Williams
    • Qualification — 7.97m
    • Final — 8.11m (→ Silver Silver Medal)
  • Larry Myricks
    • Qualification — 7.92m
    • Final — DNS (→ no ranking)

Men's High Jump

  • Dwight Stones
    • Qualification — 2.16m
    • Final — 2.21m (→ Bronze Bronze Medal)

Men's Discus Throw

  • Mac Wilkins
    • Qualification — 68.28m
    • Final — 67.50m (→ Gold Gold Medal)
  • John Powell
    • Qualification — 61.48m
    • Final — 65.70m (→ Bronze Bronze Medal)
  • Jay Silvester
    • Qualification — 62.06m
    • Final — 61.98m (→ 7th place)

Men's 20 km Race Walk

Women's Shot Put

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Sherry Calvert
    • Qualification Round — 53.08 m (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Basketball

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Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group B):
    • Defeated Italy (106-86)
    • Defeated Puerto Rico (95-94)
    • Defeated Yugoslavia (112-93)
    • Defeated Czechoslovakia (81-76)
    • Defeated Egypt (20-0) bb.
  • Semi Finals:
    • Defeated Canada (96-77)
  • Final:
    • Defeated Yugoslavia (95-74) → Med 1.png Gold Medal
Women's Team Competition

Boxing

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Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Thirteen cyclists represented the United States in 1976.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m Time tiral
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit

Diving

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Men's 3m Springboard

Men's 10m Platform

Women's 3m Springboard

Women's 10m Platform

Equestrianism

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Main article: Equestrianism at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented the United States in 1976.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Handball

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Main article: Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's Lightweight

Men's Half-Middleweight

Men's Middleweight

Men's Half-Heavyweight

Men's Heavyweight

Men's Open Class

Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented the United States in 1976.

Individual
Team
Alternate

Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jim Montgomery 100 m freestyle 52.13 8 Q 50.39 WR 1 Q 49.99 WR 1st
Jack Babashoff 51.57 3 Q 51.46 3 Q 50.81 2nd
Joe Bottom 51.47 1 Q 51.92 6 Q 51.79 6

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Notes

  1. ↑ Now known as Caitlyn Jenner due to gender transition in 2015.

References

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  3. ↑ United States Olympic Book 1976: Games of the XXI Olympiad, Montreal : XII Olympic Winter Games, Innsbruck : VII Pan American Games, Mexico City by F. Don Miller; the United States Olympic Committee, 1976. p. 277
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