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Swimming At The 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 Metre Freestyle Relay
The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. U.S. victory over East German dopers who received state support from the Soviet Bloc The Eastern Bloc, also known as the Communist Bloc and the Soviet Bloc, was the group of socialist states of Central and Eastern Europe, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America under the influence of the Soviet Union that existed du ... is often considered the greatest upset in swimming history. East Germans swept most of the other medals and even finished first and second in the women's 100m freestyle event while the US didn't win a medal. Heats Heat 1 Heat 2 Final References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 by 100 metre freestyle relay Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics 1976 in women's swimming Women's events at the 1976 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the Soviet Union. * January 16 – The trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction (the West German extreme-left militant Baader–Meinhof Group) begins in Stuttgart. * January 18 ** Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. ** The Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. ** Super Bowl X in American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in Miami. * January 21 – First commercial Concorde flight, from London to Bahrain. * January 27 ** The United States vet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ylva Persson (swimmer)
Ylva Persson (born 30 March 1960) is a Swedish former freestyle swimmer. She competed in two 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 External links * 1960 births Living people Swedish female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Sweden Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Stockholm 20th-century Swedish women {{Sweden-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianela Huen
Marianela Huen (born 12 February 1960) is a Venezuelan former swimmer. She competed in four 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 External links * 1960 births Living people Venezuelan female swimmers Olympic swimmers for Venezuela Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Venezuelan women 21st-century Venezuelan women {{Venezuela-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivis Poleo
Ivis Poleo (born 2 January 1963) is a Venezuelan former swimmer. She competed in two 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 1963 births Living people Venezuelan female swimmers Olympic swimmers for Venezuela Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Venezuelan women {{Venezuela-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vania Vázquez
Vania Vázquez (born 3 October 1960) is a Venezuelan former swimmer. She competed in three 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 1960 births Living people Venezuelan female swimmers Olympic swimmers for Venezuela Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Venezuelan women {{Venezuela-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geert Boekhout
Geert Boekhout (born 12 April 1958) is a Belgian former freestyle swimmer. She competed in two 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 External links * 1958 births Living people Belgian female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Belgium Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Belgium-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chantal Grimard
Chantal Grimard (born 9 September 1959) is a Belgian former butterfly and freestyle swimmer. She competed in four 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 External links * 1959 births Living people Belgian female butterfly swimmers Belgian female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of Belgium Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Liège {{Belgium-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carine Verbauwen
Carine Verbauwen (born December 30, 1961) is a Belgian swimmer. She had the best styles for the 100 and 200 meter backstroke. Her swimming career began at the age of ten. She swam in MZV Eeklo. In 1975, she was the first Belgium winner at the European Junior Championships with a silver medal for 800m freestyle. The next year, she also won two silver medals. As a fourteen-year-old, she was present at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. In the ''Women's 4x100 meters medley'', her class was not in the heats with a time of 4:30.78. She swam her 100m backstroke and did wonders in 1:07.41 yielding a Belgian record. She also performed in the 400 meter freestyle, 800 meter freestyle and the 4 x 100 meter freestyle. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, she won fifth place in the final of the 100m backstroke in a time of 1:03.82 and a sixth place in the final of the 200m backstroke with a time of 2:16.66. In the women's 4x100 meter medley, she managed a team of Yolande van der Stra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Richard (swimmer)
Anne Richard (born 10 April 1960) is a Belgian former freestyle swimmer. She competed in four 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 External links * 1960 births Living people Belgian female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Belgium Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Liège {{Belgium-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion Platten
Marion Platten (born 25 November 1958) is a German former swimmer. She competed in three 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 P .... The FRG team for the 200m freestyle included Regina Nissen, Jutta Weber and Platten. References External links * 1958 births Living people German female swimmers Olympic swimmers for West Germany Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Düsseldorf 20th-century German women 21st-century German women {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina Nissen
Regina Nissen (born 24 January 1961) is a German former swimmer. She competed in three events at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The FRG team for the 200m freestyle included Marion Platten Marion Platten (born 25 November 1958) is a German former swimmer. She competed in three events at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters in ..., Jutta Weber and Nissen. References External links * 1961 births Living people German female swimmers Olympic swimmers for West Germany Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Flensburg German female freestyle swimmers 20th-century German women 21st-century German women {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gudrun Beckmann
Gudrun Beckmann (born 17 August 1955 in Düsseldorf) is a German former swimmer who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and 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 1955 births Living people German female swimmers German female freestyle swimmers German female butterfly swimmers Olympic swimmers for West Germany Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Sportspeople from Düsseldorf World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in swimming FISU World University Games silver medalists for West Germany Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
