Host City: Montréal, Canada (July 18, 1976 to August 1, 1976) Opening Ceremony: July 17, 1976 (opened by Queen Elizabeth II) Taker of the Olympic Oath: Pierre St. Jean (athlete) Closing Ceremony: August 1, 1976 Events: 198 in 23 sports Participants: 6,073 (4,812 men and 1,260 … In the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games Nadia Comaneci became the first gymnast in Olympic history to be awarded the perfect score of 10.0 for her performance on the uneven bars. Without a gold medal on the table, however, one of biggest highlights and lasting images of the Games was Greg Joy winning high jump silver in the rain on the penultimate day. Montréal 1976 Official Report,Volume III: Results (PDF). Usability. Quite the same Wikipedia. License. The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially called the Games of the XXI Olympiad (French: Les XXIes olympiques d'été), was an international multi-sport event in Montreal, Canada, in 1976, and the first Olympic Games held in Canada.. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and Los Angeles. Add Video Add Image Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox Olympic games The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially called the Games of the XXI Olympiad (French: Les XXIes olympiques d'été), was an international multi-sport event in Montreal, Quebec, in 1976, and the first Olympic Games held in Canada. Divyansh Agrawal • updated 4 months ago (Version 2) Data Tasks Kernels (4) Discussion Activity Metadata. 1976 Montréal Summer Games. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and Los Angeles. The boycott was organised by Tanzania to protest the fact that the New Zealand rugby team had toured apartheid South Africa and that New Zealand was scheduled to compete in the Olympic Games. The 1976 Olympic Games were marred by boycotts and drug allegations. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Summer Games Index: Previous Summer Games Next Summer Games. Tags. Because of this, much of the rest of Africa threatened the IOC to ban New Zealand from the Olympic Games or they would boycott the Games. "Sailing at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games: 470". The pool is still used for swimming competition. Soviet Union at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games Soviet Union: Previous Summer Games Next Summer Games. Sports Reference LLC. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics.