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competed at the

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. 396 competitors, 278 men and 118 women, took part in 189 events in 19 sports.

Medalists

The United States finished third in the final medal rankings, with 34 gold and 94 total medals. The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded. , style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;", , style="text-align:left; width:26%; vertical-align:top;", * - Indicates that the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final.

Archery

After winning both

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s in the first modern Olympic archery contest at the

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, the US returned only one of the six archers who had competed in

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, Linda Myers. Even though neither of the reigning gold medallists competed in Montreal, the United States again won both gold medals. Luann Ryon set new Olympic records for women's competition in both the single

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round and the double FITA round categories. Darrell Pace did the same in the men's competition. All four of the American archers placed in the top eight.

Athletics

;Men ;;Road and track events ;;Field events ;;Combined event –

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;Women ;Track events ;;Field events ;;Combined event –

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Basketball

;Summary

Men's tournament

;Roster * Phil Ford * Steve Sheppard *

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* Walter Davis * William "Quinn" Buckner *

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* Kenneth Carr *

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* Michel Armstrong * Thomas LaGarde * Philip Hubbard * Mitchell Kupchak *Head Coach:

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;Preliminary round ;;Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Semifinal ;Gold medal game

Women's tournament

;Roster *

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* Susan Rojcewicz *

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* Lusia Harris *

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* Charlotte Lewis *

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* Patricia Roberts * Mary Anne O'Connor * Patricia Head * Julienne Simpson *Head Coach: Billie Moore ---- ---- ---- ----

Boxing

Canoeing

;Men ;Women Key: QF - Qualified to medal final; SF - Qualified to semifinal; R - Qualified to repechage

Cycling

Thirteen cyclists represented the United States in 1976.

Road

Track

;Pursuit ;Sprint ;Time trial

Diving

;Men ;Women

Equestrian

;Dressage ;Eventing ;Jumping

Fencing

18 fencers represented the United States in 1976. ;Individual ;;Men ;;Women ;Team

Gymnastics

;Men ;;Team ;;Individual finals ;Women ;;Team ;;Individual finals

Handball

;Summary

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1976.

Rowing

;Men ;Women Qualification legend: FA = Final A (medal); FB = Final B (non-medal); SF = Semifinal; R = Repechage

Sailing

*Alternate:

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Shooting

Swimming

;Men ;Women * - Athlete swam in the heat but not the final.
Note: Times in the preliminary rounds ranked across all heats.

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Notes

References

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