Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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At the 1976 Summer Olympics
in Montreal
, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. 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...
in Montreal
Montreal
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, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.
Men's events
| 100 metres |
10.06 | 10.08 | 10.14 | |||
| 200 metres |
20.23 | 20.29 | 20.43 | |||
| 400 metres |
44.26 | 44.40 | 44.95 | |||
| 800 metres |
1:43.50 WR | 1:43.86 | 1:44.12 | |||
| 1500 metres |
3:39.17 | 3:39.27 | 3:39.33 | |||
| 5000 metres |
13:24.76 | 13:25.16 | 13:25.38 | |||
| 10,000 metres |
27:40.38 | 27:45:17 | 27:54.92 | |||
| 110 metres hurdles |
13.28 | 13.33 | 13.38 | |||
| 400 metres hurdles |
47.63 WR | 48.69 | 49.45 | |||
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
8:08.02 WR | 8:09.11 | 8:10.36 | |||
| 4×100 metres relay |
Harvey Glance Harvey Glance Harvey Edward Glance is a former American track athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics.... Johnny Jones Millard Hampton Millard Hampton Millard Frank Hampton, Jr. is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay and the individual silver medal in the 200 meters at the 1976 Summer Olympics.... Steve Riddick |
38.33 | Manfred Kokot Manfred Kokot Manfred Kokot was an East German athlete, who won the silver medal in the 4x100m relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada... Jörg Pfeifer Jörg Pfeifer Jörg Pfeifer was an East German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Manfred Kokot, Klaus-Dieter Kurrat and Alexander... Klaus-Dieter Kurrat Klaus-Dieter Kurrat Klaus-Dieter Kurrat was an East German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He was a European Junior 100/200 metre champion in 1973.... Alexander Thieme Alexander Thieme Alexander Thieme was an East German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Manfred Kokot, Jörg Pfeifer and Klaus-Dieter... |
38.66 | Aleksandr Aksinin Aleksandr Aksinin Aleksandr Timofeyevich Aksinin is a former Soviet athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics.Aleksandr Aksinin trained at Dynamo in Leningrad. At the 1976 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal as a member of Soviet 4x100 m relay team. He won silver in 1975, bronze... Nikolay Kolesnikov Juris Silovs Valeriy Borzov |
38.78 |
| 4×400 metres relay |
Herman Frazier Herman Frazier Herman Ronald Frazier was a 1976 Olympic Gold medalist in the men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States. He was also chef de mission of the 2004 U.S. Olympic team... Benny Brown Fred Newhouse Fred Newhouse he friggin coolFrederick Vaughn Newhouse was an American competitor at the 1976 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in the men's 4x400 meter relay with Herman Frazier, Benny Brown, and Maxie Parks and silver in the 400 m. He finished second in the Olympic final with a time of 44.40. The final... Maxie Parks Maxie Parks Maxwell Lander Parks is a former American athlete from Fresno, California, winner of a gold medal in 4x400 m Men's relay with Herman Frazier, Benny Brown, and Fred Newhouse at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. In the late 1970s he competed for the UCLA for several years... |
2:58.65 | Ryszard Podlas Ryszard Podlas Ryszard Podlas was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He was born in Białobrzezie and represented the club Technika Pracze. He won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics with his teammates Jan Werner, Zbigniew Jaremski and Jerzy Pietrzyk... Jan Werner Jan Werner (athlete) Jan Werner was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.He was born in Brzeziny and represented the club AZS Warszawa. At the 1966 European Championships he finished fourth in the 200 metres and won the 4 x 400 metres relay together with Edmund Borowski, Stanislaw Gredzinski and... Zbigniew Jaremski Zbigniew Jaremski Zbigniew Jaremski was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He was born in Zabrze and represented the club Górnik Zabrze. He competed in 400 metres at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals both times. In the 4 x 400 metres relay he finished fifth with the... Jerzy Pietrzyk Jerzy Pietrzyk Jerzy Pietrzyk is a retired Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He was born in Warsaw and represented the clubs Górnik Zabrze and Gwardia Warszawa. He became European junior champion in 1973... |
3:01.43 | Franz-Peter Hofmeister Franz-Peter Hofmeister Franz-Peter Hofmeister was a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for West Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Lothar Krieg, Harald Schmid and Bernd... Lothar Krieg Lothar Krieg Lothar Krieg was a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for West Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Franz-Peter Hofmeister, Harald Schmid and Bernd... Harald Schmid Harald Schmid Harald Schmid is a former German track-and-field athlete.Schmid was one of the best 400 m hurdles runners in the world. His duels with Edwin Moses during the late 1970s and early 1980s are unforgettable. His race against Moses in Rome, 1987, is ranked as one of the races of the century... Bernd Herrmann Bernd Herrmann Bernd Herrmann was a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada where he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Franz-Peter Hofmeister, Lothar Krieg and Harald... |
3:01.98 |
| Marathon |
2:09:55.0 | 2:10:45.8 | 2:11:12.6 | |||
| 20 kilometres walk |
1:24:40.6 | 1:25:13.6 | 1:25:29.4 | |||
| Long jump |
8.35 m | 8.11 m | 8.02 m | |||
| Triple jump |
17.29 m | 17.18 m | 16.90 m | |||
| High jump |
2.25 m | 2.23 m | 2.21 m | |||
| Pole vault |
5.50 m | 5.50 m | 5.50 m | |||
| Shot put |
21.05 m | 21.03 m | 21.00 m | |||
| Discus throw |
67.50 m | 66.22 m | 65.70 m | |||
| Javelin throw |
94.58 WR | 87.92 | 87.16 m | |||
| Hammer throw |
77.52 m | 76.08 m | 75.48 m | |||
| Decathlon |
8618 WR | 8411 | 8369 |
Women's events
| 100 metres |
11.08 | 11.13 | 11.17 | |||
| 200 metres |
22.37 OR | 22.39 | 22.47 | |||
| 400 metres |
49.28 WR | 50.51 | 50.55 | |||
| 800 metres |
1:54.94 OR | 1:55.42 | 1:55.60 | |||
| 1500 metres |
4:05.48 | 4:06.02 | 4:06.09 | |||
| 100 metres hurdles |
12.77 | 12.78 | 12.80 | |||
| 4×100 metres relay |
Marlies Oelsner Renate Stecher Renate Stecher Renate Stecher is a German athlete and a triple Olympic champion.Born as Renate Meißner, she was a very talented athlete, also competing in the high jump and pentathlon... Carla Bodendorf Carla Bodendorf Carla Bodendorf is a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres sprint.She competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the gold medal with her team mates Marlies Oelsner, Olympic 100 and 200 metre champion Renate... Bärbel Eckert |
42.55 OR | Elvira Possekel Elvira Possekel Elvira Possekel is a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed for West Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the silver medal with her team mates 100 metres bronze medalist Inge Helten, Olympic 100 metre... Inge Helten Inge Helten Ingeborg Helten is a former athlete from West Germany, who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She was born in Westum, Sinzig, Rhineland-Palatinate.... Annegret Richter Annegret Richter Annegret Richter is a German athlete and the 1976 Olympic 100 m champion.... Annegret Kroniger Annegret Kroniger Annegret Kroniger is a female German athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres.... |
42.59 | Tetyana Prorochenko Lyudmila Maslakova Nadezhda Besfamilnaya Nadezhda Besfamilnaya Nadezhda Besfamilnaya is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.Besfamilnaya trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow... Vera Anisimova Vera Anisimova Vera Anisimova is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.Anisimova trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow... |
43.09 |
| 4×400 metres relay |
Doris Maletzki Doris Maletzki Doris Maletzki is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.She won a gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1974 European Championships, together with teammates Christina Heinich, Bärbel Eckert and Renate Stecher... Brigitte Rohde Brigitte Rohde Brigitte Köhn, née Rohde is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres and later 400 metres hurdles.... Ellen Streidt Ellen Streidt Ellen Streidt, née Stropahl is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.... Christina Brehmer |
3:19.23 WR | Debra Sapenter Debra Sapenter Debra Sapenter is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 meters. In 1975 she was rated as the number one 400 meter women's sprinter in the United States... Sheila Ingram Sheila Ingram Sheila Ingram is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.She competed for United States in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the silver medal with her team mates Debra Sapenter, Pamela Jiles and Rosalyn Bryant.-External links:*... Pamela Jiles Rosalyn Bryant Rosalyn Bryant Rosalyn Bryant is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 meters.... |
3:22.81 | Inta Kļimoviča Inta Klimovica Inta Kļimoviča is a Soviet Latvian athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.Kļimoviča trained at VSS Varpa in Riga. She competed for the USSR in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Lyudmila Aksyonova,... Lyudmila Aksyonova Natalya Sokolova Nadezhda Ilyina Nadezhda Ilyina Nadezhda Ilyina is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.Ilyina trained at Dynamo in Moscow. She competed for Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Inta Kļimoviča, Lyudmila... |
3:24.24 |
| Long jump |
6.72 m | 6.66 m | 6.60 m | |||
| High jump |
1.93 m OR | 1.91 m | 1.91 m | |||
| Shot put |
21.16 m | 20.96 m | 20.67 m | |||
| Discus throw |
69.00 m | 67.30 m | 66.84 m | |||
| Javelin throw |
65.94 m | 64.70 m | 63.96 m | |||
| Pentathlon |
4745 | 4745 | 4740 |
Medal table
| 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 27 | |
| 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |