1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and Los Angeles, which later hosted the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympic Games, respectively. The vote count results here are compliments of the International Olympi... more

Host City:

Duration:

  • 15 days (Jul 17, 1976 — Aug 1, 1976)

Number Of Nations:

  • 92

Number Of Athletes:

  • 6,028

Also known as:

  • Games of the XXI Olympiad

Olympic games

Host City

Montreal

Montreal (French: Montréal) (pronounced [mɔ̃ʁeˈal] (help·info) in French, /ˌmʌntriˈɑːl/ (help·info) in English) is the second-largest city in Canada and the largest city in the province of Quebec. Originally called Ville-Marie ('City of Mary'), the city takes its present name from Mont-Royal, the...

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