Back Монреаль 1976 Abkhazian Olimpiese Somerspele 1976 Afrikaans Chuegos Olimpicos de Mont-reyal 1976 AN الألعاب الأولمبية الصيفية 1976 Arabic اوليمبياد صيف 1976 ARZ 1976 Yay Olimpiya Oyunları Azerbaijani Olimpiade Masan Panes 1976 BAN Летнія Алімпійскія гульні 1976 Byelorussian Летнія Алімпійскія гульні 1976 году BE-X-OLD Летни олимпийски игри 1976 Bulgarian
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| Host city | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
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| Nations | 92 | ||
| Athletes | 6,084 (4,824 men, 1,260 women) | ||
| Events | 198 in 21 sports (27 disciplines) | ||
| Opening | July 17 | ||
| Closing | August 1 | ||
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| Stadium | Olympic Stadium | ||
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The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games in May 1970, over the bids of Moscow and Los Angeles. Moscow would later host the 1980 Summer Olympics, and Los Angeles would later host the 1984 Summer Olympics.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Factsheet - Opening Ceremony of the Games of the Olympiad" (PDF) (Press release). International Olympic Committee. October 9, 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 14, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2018.