At the 1976 Summer Olympics in

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, 37 events were contested in

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. There were a total number of 1005 participating athletes from 80 countries. The men's 50 kilometres walk competition was dropped from the Olympic athletics programme, despite its constant presence at the games since 1932. The

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chose to host its own world championship event instead, a month and a half after the Olympics. This foreshadowed the creation of the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in the following years.

Medal summary

Men

Women

Medal table

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Notes

References

External links

Athletics at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games
Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2012-06-04.
International Olympic Committee results database

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