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Gymnastics At The 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Vault
The men's vault competition was one of eight events for male competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. The qualification and final rounds took place on July 18, 20, and 23rd at the Montreal Forum. There were 90 competitors from 20 nations, with nations competing in the team event having 6 gymnasts while other nations could have up to 3 gymnasts. The event was won by Nikolai Andrianov of the Soviet Union, the nation's fifth gold medal in the men's vault; it was the seventh consecutive Games that the Soviets had a gymnast place in the top two. Andrianov became the third man to win multiple vault medals, adding to his 1972 bronze. Japan returned to the vault podium after a one-Games absence, with Mitsuo Tsukahara taking silver and Hiroshi Kajiyama bronze. Background This was the 14th appearance of the event, which is one of the five apparatus events held every time there were apparatus events at the Summer Olympics (no apparatus events were held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal Forum
Montreal Forum (french: Le Forum de Montréal) is a historic building located facing Cabot Square in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Called "the most storied building in hockey history" by ''Sporting News'', it was an indoor arena which served as the home of the National Hockey League's Montreal Maroons from 1924 to 1938 and the Montreal Canadiens from 1926 to 1996. The Forum was built by the Canadian Arena Company in 159 days. Today most of the Forum building is now a multiplex cinema at first as AMC Forum managed by AMC Theatres and later by Cineplex Entertainment as Cineplex Cinemas Forum (french: Le Cinémas Cineplex Forum). Located at the northeast corner of Atwater and Ste-Catherine West ( Metro Atwater), the building was historically significant as it was home to 15 Stanley Cup championships: twelve for the Canadiens and one for the Maroons (for whom the arena was originally built); one for the visiting New York Rangers and Calgary Flames respectively. The Forum was also home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imre Molnar (gymnast)
Imre is a Hungarian masculine first name, which is also in Estonian use, where the corresponding name day is 10 April. It has been suggested that it relates to the name Emeric, Emmerich or Heinrich. Its English equivalents are Emery and Henry. Bearers of the name include the following (who generally held Hungarian nationality, unless otherwise noted): *Imre Antal (1935–2008), pianist * Imre Bajor (1957–2014), actor * Imre Bebek (d. 1395), baron * Imre Bródy (1891–1944), physicist *Imre Bujdosó (b. 1959), Olympic fencer * Imre Csáky (cardinal) (1672–1732), Roman Catholic cardinal *Imre Csermelyi (b. 1988), football player * Imre Cseszneky (1804–1874), agriculturist and patriot * Imre Csiszár (b. 1938), mathematician *Imre Csösz (b. 1969), Olympic judoka * Imre Czobor (1520–1581), Noble and statesman * Imre Czomba (b. 1972), Composer and musician * Imre Deme (b. 1983), football player * Imre Erdődy (1889–1973), Olympic gymnast * Imre Farkas (1879–1976), musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eberhard Gienger
Eberhard Gienger (; born 21 July 1951) is a German politician ( CDU) and former West German gymnast. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, winning bronze in the latter. Gymnastics career During his gymnastics career from 1971 to 1981, Gienger won 36 German championship titles; one gold and three silver medals in world championships; three gold, two silver and two bronze medals in European championships, and one Olympic bronze medal. Gienger was an outstanding high bar artist: He won the European Championships in 1973, 1975 and 1981; he won gold in the 1974 World Championships, and won the bronze medal in the 1976 Olympic Games. For these feats he was elected German Sportsman of the Year in 1974 and 1978. The Gienger salto on the high bar and on the uneven bars is named after him. Political career Gienger was a member of the German National Olympic Committee from 1986 to 2006, and since 2006 has been the Vice President of the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Calvo
Gabriel Calvo (5 August 1955 – 10 December 2021) was a Spanish gymnast. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics. Calvo died in Granada Granada (,, DIN 31635, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the fo ... on 10 December 2021, at the age of 66. References External links * 1955 births 2021 deaths Gymnasts at the 1976 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1980 Summer Olympics Gymnasts from Madrid Olympic gymnasts for Spain Spanish male artistic gymnasts 20th-century Spanish people 21st-century Spanish people {{Spain-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imre Bánrévi
Imre Bánrévi (born 14 November 1954) is a Hungarian gymnast. He competed in eight events at the 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 proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References 1954 births Living people Hungarian male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Hungary Gymnasts at the 1976 Summer Olympics Gymnasts from Budapest {{Hungary-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Marchenko (gymnast)
Vladimir Nikolayevich Marchenko (Russian: Владимир Николаевич Марченко, born 22 September 1952), is a Russian former gymnast who competed in the 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 proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References 1952 births Living people Russian male artistic gymnasts Soviet male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for the Soviet Union Gymnasts at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 20th-century Russian people {{Russia-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gennady Krysin
Gennady Krysin (born 25 December 1957 in Moscow) is a Russian former gymnast who competed in the 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 proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References 1957 births Living people Russian male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for the Soviet Union Gymnasts at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in gymnastics Soviet male artistic gymnasts Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics 20th-century Russian people 21st-century Russian people {{Russia-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eizo Kemmotsu
is a former Japanese artistic gymnast, who won seven world titles and three Olympic gold medals between 1968 and 1979. In retirement, he became a leading Japanese coach. He also served as sports director of the Nippon Sport Science University and vice president of the Japan Gymnastics Association. In 2006, Kenmotsu was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.Eizo Kenmotsu . sports-reference.com International Gymnastics Hall of Fame Kenmotsu was 20 years and 8 months old in October 1968 when he became the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béla Laufer
Béla Laufer (born 27 July 1955) is a Hungarian gymnast. He competed in eight events at the 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 proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References 1955 births Living people Hungarian male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Hungary Gymnasts at the 1976 Summer Olympics Gymnasts from Budapest {{Hungary-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Dityatin
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Dityatin (russian: Александр Николаевич Дитятин, born 7 August 1957) is a retired Soviet/Russian gymnast, three-time Olympic champion, and ''Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR''. Winning eight medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics, he set the record for achieving the most medals of any type at a single Olympic Games. The American swimmer Michael Phelps has now twice equalled this record, at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. Dityatin competed for the Leningrad Dinamo sports society. Biography Dityatin was born in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) on 7 August 1957. At the age of 15 he was given special dispensation to take part in the senior USSR championships. Two years later he won the Spartakiades in USSR, an event which was followed by a growth crisis in which he grew 12 cm in one year. At the age of 18, as part of the national team, he came third in the European championships, which were won outright by compatriot Nikolai Andrianov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Brückner
Roland Brückner (born 14 December 1955) is a retired East German gymnast. He competed at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a bronze and a silver medal in the team competition, respectively. Individually he won a gold in the floor exercise and two bronze medals in the vault and parallel bars in 1980. He won two more gold medals in the floor exercise at the 1979 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and 1981 European championships. He missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to their boycott by East Germany and competed at the Friendship Games The Friendship Games, or Friendship-84 (russian: Дружба-84, ''Druzhba-84''), was an international multi-sport event A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many differ ... instead, winning a gold on the floor and a silver in the team competition. He retired from competitions shortly after the 1984 Friendship Games and la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihai Borş
Mihai () is a Romanian given name for males or a surname. It is equivalent to the English name Michael. A variant of the name is Mihail. Its female form is Mihaela. As a given name *Mihai I of Romania (1921–2017), King of Romania until 1947 * Mihai Antonescu (1904–1946), Romanian politician * Mihai Balan, Moldavian diplomat; father of Dan Balan * Mihai Beniuc, Romanian poet *Mihail G. Boiagi, Aromanian grammarian and professor * Mihail Celarianu (1893–1985), Romanian poet and novelist *Mihail Cruceanu (1887–1988), Romanian poet * Mihail Davidoglu (1910–1987), Romanian playwright *Mihail Dimonie (1870–1935), Aromanian botanist and teacher * Mihai Eminescu (1850–1889), Romanian poet * Mihail Kogălniceanu * Mihail Lascăr, Romanian WWII general * Mihai Leu, Romanian boxer * Mihai Magdei, Moldovan Minister of Health * Mihail Manoilescu * Mihail Moxa, Wallachian historiographer * Mihai Nadin * Mihai Nechita, Romanian painter * Mihai Paul, Romanian basketball player * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
