Monaco at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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Monaco competed 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 ...
in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The country didn't win any medals. In sailing, a team consisting of
Gérard Battaglia Gérard Battaglia (26 March 1937 – 2 March 2015) was a former sailor who represented Monaco at two Olympic Games in sailing. Career Alongside Jean-Pierre Crovetto and Jules Soccal Battaglia finished 23rd in the Dragon class at the 1960 ...
,
Jean-Pierre Borro Jean-Pierre Borro (born 6 May 1938, in Monaco) is a sailor from Monaco, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territorie ...
and
Claude Rossi Claude Rossi (born 22 December 1937 in Monaco) is a sailor from Monaco, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, Canada as crew member in the Soling. With helmsman Gérard Battaglia and fellow crew memb ...
participated in the
Soling class The Soling is an open keelboat that holds the World Sailing " International class" status. The class was used from the 1972 Olympics (Kiel) until the 2000 Olympics (Sydney) as " Open Three Person Keelboat". Besides the Olympic career of the So ...
. They ended in 23rd place. In shooting, two men participated in the 50 metre rifle prone:
Joe Barral Joe Barral (born 26 June 1945) is a Monegasque former sports shooter. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enter ...
(60th) and
Pierre Boisson Pierre François Boisson (19 June 1894 – 20 July 1948) was a senior French civil servant, colonial administrator, and the Governor General of French Equatorial Africa (AEF) and French West Africa (AOF). His diplomatic career included two term ...
(64th). In the Trap competition
Marcel Rué Marcel Rué (21 November 1926 – 9 August 2017) was a Monegasque sports shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — ...
ended in 42nd position and Paul Cerutti was disqualified. In swimming Patrick Novaretti participated in the 200 and 400 metres freestyle and the 400 metres individual medley.


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Official Olympic Reports
Nations at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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 ...
Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
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