Canada at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Canada was the host nation for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, held from 17 July to 1 August 1976. 385 competitors, 261 men and 124 women, took part in 173 events in 23 sports.[1]
| Canada at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CAN |
| NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Montreal. Canada July 17–August 1, 1976 | |
| Competitors | 385 (261 men and 124 women) in 23 sports |
| Flag bearer | Abby Hoffman |
| Medals Ranked 27th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
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.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Clay Evans Gary MacDonald Steve Pickell Graham Smith | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay | 22 July |
| Silver | Cheryl Gibson | Swimming | Women's 400 metre individual medley | 24 July |
| Silver | Michel Vaillancourt | Equestrian | Individual jumping | 27 July |
| Silver | John Wood | Canoeing | Men's C-1 500 metres | 30 July |
| Silver | Greg Joy | Athletics | Men's high jump | 31 July |
 Bronze | Robin Corsiglia Wendy Hogg Anne Jardin Susan Sloan | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay | 18 July |
| Bronze | Shannon Smith | Swimming | Women's 400 metre freestyle | 20 July |
| Bronze | Nancy Garapick | Swimming | Women's 100 metre backstroke | 21 July |
| Bronze | Becky Wiber | Swimming | Women's 400 metre individual medley | 24 July |
| Bronze | Nancy Garapick | Swimming | Women's 200 metre backstroke | 25 July |
| Bronze | Gail Amundrud Barbara Clark Anne Jardin Becky Wiber | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | 25 July |
Archery
Canada was represented by two women and two men in Montreal. It was the second time Canadians had competed in archery. Lucille Lemay 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:
- Lucille Lemay – 2401 points (→ 5th place)
- Wanda Allen – 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
- Heat – 13:46.40 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10.000 metres
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, Don Domansky, Leighton Hope, and Brian Saunders
- Heat – 3:03.89
- Final – 3:02.64 (→ 4th place)
Men's marathon
- Jerome Drayton – 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
- 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
- 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
- Qualification – NM (→ did not advance)
Men's 20 km Race Walk
- Marcel Jobin – 1:34:33 (→ 23rd place)
- Pat Farrelly – 1:41:36 (→ 33rd place)
- Alex Oakley – 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
- Head coach: John Donohue
- Women's team competition
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Sidney McKnight
- First round – lost to Li Byong-Uk (PRK), KO-1
Men's flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Ian Clyde
- First round – bye
- Second round – defeated Alick Chiteule (ZAM), walkover
- Third round – defeated Charlie Magri (GBR), KO-3
- Quarterfinals – lost to Ramón Duvalón (CUB), 0:5
Men's bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Chris Ius
- 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
- First round – bye
- Second round – defeated Bachir Koual (ALG), walkover
- Third Round – lost to Leszek Kosedowski (POL), 0:5
Men's Light Welterweight (– 64 kg)
- Chris Clarke
- First round – bye
- Second round – defeated Lasse Friman (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 (GDR), 0:5
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
- Michael Prevost
- First round – lost to Vasile Didea (ROM), DSQ-3
Men's middleweight (– 75 kg)
- Bryan Gibson
- First round – lost to Bernd Wittenburg (GDR), KO-3
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
- Roger Fortin
- First round – lost to Anatoliy Klimanov (URS), 0:5
Canoeing
Cycling
Eleven cyclists represented Canada in 1976.
- Pierre Harvey – 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)
- Jocelyn Lovell – 1:08.852 (→ 13th place)
- Gordon Singleton – 17th place
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
13 fencers, 9 men and 4 women, represented Canada in 1976.
Football
Gymnastics
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 McGill University'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
- ( 3.) David Bissett
- ( 4.) Alan Hobkirk
- ( 5.) Reg Plummer
- ( 6.) Lee Wright
- ( 7.) Lance Carey
- ( 8.) Peter Motzek
- ( 9.) Doug Pready
- (10.) Kelvin Wood
- (11.) Peter Lown
- (12.) Fred Hoos
- (13.) Paul "Bubli" Chohan
- (14.) Mike Mouat
- (15.) Kuldip Gosal
- (16.) Antoine Schouten
- Head coach: Errol Hartley
Judo
Men's lightweight (– 73 kg)
Men's Half-Middleweight (– 81 kg)
Men's middleweight (– 90 kg)
Men's half-heavyweight (– 100 kg)
Men's Open Class
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Canada in 1976.
- Individual
- John Hawes
- George Skene[2]
- 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
- 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
- Head coach: Moo Park
Water polo
- Men's team competition
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- "Canada at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- also competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics