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was the host nation for 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 ...

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, held from 17 July to 1 August 1976. 385 competitors, 261 men and 124 women, took part in 173 events in 23 sports. For the first and, so far, only time in Summer Olympics history, the host nation failed to obtain a gold medal.

Medalists

Canada finished in 27th position in the final medal rankings, with five silver medals and six bronze medals.

Archery

Canada was represented by two women and two men in Montreal. It was the second time Canadians had competed in archery.

Lucille Lemay Lucille Lemay (born 20 July 1950) is a Canadian archer. Lemay competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where she finished 5th in the individual event, and at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where she finished 33rd in the individual event. She won a bron ...

became the most successful Canadian Olympic archer by taking 5th place, surpassing Donald Jackson's 6th-place finish four years earlier. Canada placed sixth in the national standings for archery. Women's individual competition: *

– 2401 points (→ 5th place) *

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– 2303 points (→ 16th place) Men's individual competition: * Dave Mann – 2431 points (→ 7th place) * Edward Gamble – 2362 points (→ 16th place)

Athletics

Men's 5.000 metres *

Grant McLaren Grant McLaren (born 19 August 1948) is a Canadian long-distance runner. He competed in the 5000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, So ...

** Heat – 13:46.40 (→ did not advance) Men's 10.000 metres *

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* Chris McCubbins Men's 4 × 100 metres relay * Hugh Spooner, Marvin Nash, Albin Dukowski, and Hugh Fraser ** Heat – 39.72s ** Semi-final – 39.46s ** Final – 39.47s (→ 8th place) Men's 4 × 400 metres relay *

Ian Seale Ian Seale (born 19 September 1954) is a Canadian sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ...

Don Domansky Bohdan "Don" Domansky (born August 11, 1946 in Ulm, Germany) is a retired track and field athlete, who represented Canada at two Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as th ...

Leighton Hope Leighton Hope (born 4 November 1952) is a Canadian sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Right ...

, and Brian Saunders ** Heat – 3:03.89 ** Final – 3:02.64 (→ 4th place) Men's marathon *

Jerome Drayton Jerome Drayton (born January 10, 1945 in Kolbermoor, Bavaria, Germany) is a former long-distance runner who competed internationally for Canada. He was born as Peter Buniak in Germany, and came to Canada in the mid-1950s when his mother moved the ...

– 2:13:30 (→ 6th place) * Tom Howard – 2:22:08 (→ 30th place) * Wayne Yetman – 2:24:17 (→ 36th place) Men's high jump *

Greg Joy Gregory Andrew Joy (born April 23, 1956) is an American-born Canadian high jumper who stood 6' 4" tall and weighed 157 lbs while competing from 1973 to 1982 for Canada. Biography Born in the U.S. to Canadian parents, Joy lived in Vancouver, Brit ...

** Qualification – 2.16m ** Final – 2.23m (→ Silver medal) * Claude Ferragne ** Qualification – 2.16m ** Final – 2.14m (→ 12th place) * Robert Forget ** Qualification – 2.05m (→ did not advance) Men's long jump * Richard Rock ** Qualification – 7.57m (→ did not advance) * Jim Buchanan ** Qualification – 7.49m (→ did not advance) *

Jim McAndrew James Clement McAndrew (born January 11, 1944, in Lost Nation, Iowa) is a Major League Baseball pitcher from to ; he pitched for the New York Mets for his first six years, and the San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American pr ...

** Qualification – 7.48m (→ did not advance) Men's discus throw * Ain Roost ** Qualification – 56.56m (→ did not advance) * Borys Chambul ** Qualification – 55.86m (→ did not advance) *

Bishop Dolegiewicz Zbigniew "Bishop" Dolegiewicz (July 8, 1953 – October 29, 2008) was a Canadian professional track and field athlete and coach who specialized in the shot put and the discus throw. A tall and muscular athlete, he won All-American h ...

** Qualification – NM (→ did not advance) Men's 20 km Race Walk *

Marcel Jobin Marcel Jobin (born 3 January 1942) is a Canadian racewalker. He competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also k ...

– 1:34:33 (→ 23rd place) * Pat Farrelly – 1:41:36 (→ 33rd place) *

Alex Oakley Alexander Harold Oakley (April 28, 1926 – October 24, 2010) was a race walker from Canada, who represented his native country at five Summer Olympics, starting in 1956. His best finish was the sixth place in the men's 50 km walk at ...

– 1:44:08 (→ 35th place) Women's shot put * Lucette Moreau **Final – 15.48 m (→ 13th place)

Basketball

;Men's team competition *Preliminary round (group A): ** Defeated Japan (104-76) ** Defeated Cuba (84-79) ** Lost to Soviet Union (85-108) ** Defeated Australia (81-69) ** Defeated Mexico (92-84) *Semi-finals: ** Lost to United States (77-96) *Bronze Medal Match: ** Lost to Soviet Union (72-100) → 4th place *Team roster ** Alexander Devlin ** Martin Riley **

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** John Cassidy ** Derek Sankey ** Robert Sharpe ** Cameron Hall ** James Russell ** Robert Town **

Romel Raffin Romel Raffin (born April 23, 1954, in Toronto, Ontario) is a three-time Canadian Olympian in men's basketball. A resident of Kitchener, Ontario, Raffin played for Canada at the 1976, 1984, and 1988 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the 1980 ...

** Lars Hansen **

Phil Tollestrup Phil Tollestrup (born October 21, 1949) is a former Olympic basketball player as a member of the Canadian national men's basketball team during the 1970s. Six feet, six inches tall forward, Tollestrup attributes the development of his basketbal ...

*Head coach: John Donohue ;Women's team competition *Team roster **

Joyce Douthwright Joyce Slipp (née Douthwright born 25 April 1950) is a retired Canadian basketball player and head coach. As a member of the Canada women's national basketball team from 1969 to 1976, Slipp competed at the 1971 FIBA World Championship for Women ...

Joanne Sargent Joanne Sargent (born 29 October 1948) is a Canadian basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. At the university level, she competed for the UBC Thunderbirds women's basketball program. Awards and hon ...

** Anne Hurley ** Christine Critelli ** Beverley Bland ** Coleen Dufresne **

Sheila Strike Sheila Strike (born 2 November 1954) was a Canadian women's basketball player. The 6ft 3in tall Strike, who played centre, competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The Internationa ...

Sylvia Sweeney Sylvia Sweeney, C.M., (born October 3, 1956) is a Canadian executive television producer and Olympian. In 2017, Sweeney was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada "for her long-standing commitment to and creative leadership at the nexus of a ...

Carol Turney Carol Turney (born 26 June 1955) is a Canadian basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. She was a member of the Canadian team that won the bronze medal at the 1979 Pan American Games. Awards and ho ...

** Donna Hobin **

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** Beverly Barnes *Head coach:

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Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) * Sidney McKnight *# First round – lost to

Li Byong-Uk Ri Byong-uk (born November 7, 1954) is a retired North Korean boxer, who won two Olympic medals in the men's Light Flyweight (48 kg) category. Olympic results 1976 * Defeated Sidney McKnight (Canada) KO 1 * Defeated Henryk Średnicki ...

(PRK), KO-1 Men's flyweight (– 51 kg) *

Ian Clyde Ian Clyde (born May 15, 1956 in Verdun, Quebec) is a retired boxer from Canada, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics. After defeating Charlie Magri of Great Britain, he was defeated in the quarterfinals of the men's fl ...

*# First round – bye *# Second round – defeated Alick Chiteule (ZAM), walkover *# Third round – defeated

Charlie Magri Carmel Magri (born 20 July 1956), who boxed under the name Charlie Magri, is a British former professional boxer. He is from a Tunisian people, Tunisian family that settled in Mile End, London, where he grew up. During his professional career he ...

(GBR), KO-3 *# Quarterfinals – lost to Ramón Duvalón (CUB), 0:5 Men's bantamweight (– 54 kg) *

Chris Ius Chris Ius (born January 14, 1954, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian boxer, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972. In both tournaments he was eliminated in the third round. Boxing C ...

*# First round – bye *# Second round – defeated Mohamed Ayele (ETH), walkover *# Third Round – lost to Weerachart Saturngrun (THA), 0:5 Men's featherweight (– 57 kg) *

Camille Huard Camille Huard (born October 29, 1951 in Saint-François-de-Pabos, Quebec) is a retired boxer from Canada, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the featherweight division. There he was defeated in the Round of 16 by Po ...

*# First round – bye *# Second round – defeated Bachir Koual (ALG), walkover *# Third Round – lost to

Leszek Kosedowski Leszek Marian Kosedowski (born May 25, 1954 in Środa Śląska) is a retired boxer from Poland, who won a bronze medal in the men's featherweight division (– 57 kg) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There ...

(POL), 0:5 Men's Light Welterweight (– 64 kg) * Chris Clarke *# First round – bye *# Second round – defeated

Lasse Friman Lasse Friman (born 3 November 1954) is a Finnish boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ...

(FIN), 5:0 *# Third Round – lost to József Nagy (HUN), RSC-3 Men's welterweight (– 67 kg) * Carmen Rinke *# First round – bye *# Second round – defeated Kenneth Bristol (GUY), walkover *# Third round – defeated Yoshioki Seki (JPN), 4:1 *# Quarterfinals – lost to

Jochen Bachfeld Jochen Bachfeld (born December 17, 1952) is a retired boxer from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the welterweight division (– 67 ...

(GDR), 0:5 Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg) * Michael Prevost *# First round – lost to

Vasile Didea Vasile Didea (born 1 April 1954) is a Romanian boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights e ...

(ROM), DSQ-3 Men's middleweight (– 75 kg) *

Bryan Gibson Bryan Gibson (born November 10, 1947 in Kentville, Nova Scotia) is a retired boxer from Canada, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics, and is the first boxer of African descent from Nova Scotia to compete in the Olympics. ...

*# First round – lost to Bernd Wittenburg (GDR), KO-3 Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg) *

Roger Fortin Roger Fortin (born October 27, 1951 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired boxer from Canada, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics. There he was defeated in the first round of the men's light heavyweight division (– 81 ...

*# First round – lost to

Anatoliy Klimanov Anatoliy Klimanov (28 October 1949 – 2 March 2009) was a Ukrainian boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Klimanov defeated Roger Fortin of Canada, before losing to Leon Spinks Leon, Léon ( ...

(URS), 0:5

Canoeing

Cycling

Eleven cyclists represented Canada in 1976. ; Individual road race *

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– 4:49:01 (→ 24th place) * Gilles Durand – 5:03:13 (→ 54th place) * Tom Morris – did not finish (→ no ranking) * Brian Chewter – did not finish (→ no ranking) ;

Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...

* Brian Chewter * Marc Blouin * Serge Proulx * Tom Morris ; Sprint *

Jocelyn Lovell Jocelyn Charles Bjorn Lovell (19 July 1950 – 3 June 2016) was a Canadian cyclist. He won dozens of Canadian national titles for track and road cycling in the 1970s and early 1980s, as well as gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and Pan Ame ...

– 1:08.852 (→ 13th place) ; 1000m time trial * Gordon Singleton – 17th place ;

Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

Ron Hayman Ron Hayman (born August 31, 1954) was one of the first Canadian cyclists to turn professional in the late 1970s, inspiring those following like fellow Canadian Alex Stieda. Hayman later became a Canadian cycling coach and entrepreneur, and was r ...

* Adrian Prosser * Hugh Walton

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

13 fencers, 9 men and 4 women, represented Canada in 1976. ; Men's foil * Michel Dessureault * Lehel Fekete ; Men's épée * Alain Dansereau * George Varaljay * Geza Tatrallyay ; Men's team épée * Alain Dansereau, Michel Dessureault, Geza Tatrallyay, George Varaljay ; Men's sabre *

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at the Canadian Olympic Committee website is a Canadian ...

* Eli Sukunda * Peter Urban ; Men's team sabre *

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at the Canadian Olympic Committee website is a Canadian ...

, Peter Urban,

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, Eli Sukunda ; Women's foil * Chantal Payer * Donna Hennyey * Susan Stewart ; Women's team foil * Fleurette Campeau, Susan Stewart, Donna Hennyey, Chantal Payer

Football

Gymnastics

Handball

;Men's team competition ** Wolfgang Blankenau ** Christian Chagnon **

François Dauphin François Dauphin (born July 6, 1953 in Saint Norbert, Quebec) is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Righ ...

** Hugues de Roussan ** Pierre Désormeaux ** Pierre Ferdais **

Robert Johnson Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generati ...

Richard Lambert Sir Richard Peter Lambert (born 23 September 1944) is a British journalist and business executive. He served as director-general of the CBI, chancellor of the University of Warwick, editor of the ''Financial Times'' newspaper and chairman of t ...

** Claude Lefebvre ** Danny Power ** Stan Thorseth **

Luc Tousignant Luc Tousignant (; born July 4, 1958) is a former quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and Olympic handball player. He competed in three matches at the 1976 Summer Olympics with the Canadian handball team, which finished eleventh in t ...

** Claude Viens ** Pierre St. Martin Head Coach: Slobodan Misic ;Women's team competition *Team roster **

Lucie Balthazar Lucie Balthazar (born January 15, 1958 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec) is a Canadian former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural R ...

** Louise Beaumont ** Manon Charette ** Danielle Chenard ** Nicole Genier ** Mariette Houle ** Louise Hurtubise ** Denise Lemaire ** Francine Parizeau ** Monique Prud'homme **

Joanes Rail Joanes Rail (born November 24, 1958 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario) is a Canadian former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Ri ...

** Nicole Robert ** Hélène Tétreault ** Johanne Valois

Hockey

;Men's team competition The Men's National Team from Canada competed for the second time at the Summer Olympics. The squad finished tenth in the

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's Molson Stadium in Montreal. *Preliminary round (group A) ** Lost to Australia (0-3) ** Defeated Argentina (3-1) ** Lost to India (0-3) ** Lost to Malaysia (0-1) ** Lost to the Netherlands (1-3) *Classification matches ** 9th/12th place: bye ** 9th/10th place: lost to Belgium (2-3) → Tenth place *Team roster ** ( 1.) James MacDougall ** ( 2.)

Sarbjit Dusang Sarbjit Singh Dusang (born 6 September 1952 in Powadra, Punjab, India) is an Indian-born Canadian former field hockey player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Econo ...

** ( 3.) David Bissett ** ( 4.)

Alan Hobkirk Alan Hobkirk (born November 7, 1952) is a former field hockey player from Canada, who participated at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. There the striker finished tenth with the Men's National Team. Hobkirk participated in four Pan American G ...

** ( 5.) Reg Plummer ** ( 6.) Lee Wright ** ( 7.) Lance Carey ** ( 8.) Peter Motzek ** ( 9.) Doug Pready ** (10.) Kelvin Wood ** (11.) Peter Lown ** (12.)

Fred Hoos Fred Hoos (8 December 1953 in Maracaibo, Venezuela – 25 December 1983) was a Canadian field hockey player. Fred Hoos was a member of the silver medal winning teams at the 1975 and 1979 Pan American Games as well as of the gold medal winning team ...

** (13.) Paul "Bubli" Chohan ** (14.) Mike Mouat ** (15.) Kuldip Gosal ** (16.) Antoine Schouten *Head coach: Errol Hartley

Judo

Men's lightweight (– 73 kg) * Brad Farrow Men's Half-Middleweight (– 81 kg) *

Wayne Erdman Wayne Erdman (born February 3, 1952, in Kitchener, Ontario) is a Canadian retired judoka who represented Canada in Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He won the gold medal at the 1975 Pan American Games in the men's lig ...

Men's middleweight (– 90 kg) * Rainer Fischer Men's half-heavyweight (– 100 kg) * Joseph Meli Men's Open Class * Tom Greenway

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Canada in 1976. ;Individual *

John Hawes John Cyril Hawes (7 September 1876 – 26 June 1956) was an architect and priest. Hawes was known for designing and constructing church buildings in England, Western Australia and The Bahamas. He served as a priest in the Church of England befo ...

* George Skenealso competed in the

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* Jack Alexander ;Team * John Hawes * George Skene * Jack Alexander

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Volleyball

;Men's team competition *Preliminary round (group A) ** Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3) ** Lost to Poland (0-3) ** Lost to South Korea (0-3) ** Lost to Cuba (0-3) *Classification matches ** No match after Egypt withdrew → Ninth place *Team roster ** Edward Alexiuk ** Pierre Belanger ** Thomas Graham ** Kerry Klostermann ** Donald Michalski ** John Paulsen ** Garth Pischke ** Lawrence Plenert ** Bruno Prasil ** Elias Romanchych **

Gregory Russell Gregory Russell (born 10 July 1951) is a Canadian volleyball player. He competed in the Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. References

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** Alan Taylor *Head coach: William Neville ;Women's team competition *Preliminary round (group A) ** Lost to Peru (2-3) ** Lost to Hungary (1-3) ** Lost to Japan (0-3) *Classification matches ** 5th/8th place: lost to Cuba (2-3) ** 7th/8th place: lost to Peru (1-3) → 8th place *Team roster ** Regyna Armonas ** Betty Baxter ** Carole Bishop **

Barbara Dalton Barbara Dalton (born 6 May 1949) is a Canadian volleyball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ...

Mary Dempster Mary Dempster (born 12 February 1955) is a Canadian volleyball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Ri ...

** Kathy Girvan ** Debbie Heeps ** Anne Ireland ** Connie Lebrun ** Claire Lloyd ** Patty Olson ** Audrey Vandervelden *Head coach: Moo Park

Water polo

;Men's team competition *Team roster ** Clifford Barry ** David Hart ** Dominique Dion ** Gabor Csepregi ** Gaétan Turcotte ** Paul Pottier ** George Gross ** Guy Leclerc ** Jim Ducharme ** John MacLeod ** Patrick Pugliese ** Paul Mallet

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

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