The 1976 Winter Olympic Games

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results. The women's 3 × 5 km relay was replaced by a 4 × 5 km relay at these games.

Medal summary

Medal table

Men's events

Women's events

Participating NOCs

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Doping controversy

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of the

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finished third in the women's 5 km event, but was disqualified due to a positive test for banned substance

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. She claimed that this was a result of using the nasal spray that contained the substance. Both the

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and the

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allowed her to compete in the 10 km and the 4 × 5 km relay. This was the first stripped medal at the Winter Olympics.

References

External links

Official Olympic Report
{{Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics

1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a ...

1976 Winter Olympics events

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Cross-country skiing competitions in Austria