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Costa Rica At The 1976 Summer Olympics
Costa Rica competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Five competitors, four men and one woman, took part in nine events in four sports. Archery In its first archery competition at the Olympics, Costa Rica entered two men. They included the last place finisher. Men's Individual Competition: * Juan Wedel — 2165 points (→ 34th place) * Luis Gonzalez — 2005 points (→ 37th place) Cycling One cyclist represented Costa Rica in 1976. ; Individual road race * Carlos Alvarado — did not finish (→ no ranking) Shooting One shooter represented Costa Rica in 1976. ; 50 m rifle, three positions * Hugo Chamberlain ; 50 m rifle, prone * Hugo Chamberlain Swimming References External linksOfficial Olympic Reports Nations at the 1976 Summer Olympics 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census Metropolitan Area#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest city, and List of cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
