Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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Venue | Olympic Pool |
Competitors | 471 from 51 nations |
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | women | |
4×200 m | men | |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.[1]
Events[]
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Participating nations[]
471 swimmers from 51 nations competed.[1]
Argentina (5)
Australia (28)
Austria (1)
Bahamas (2)
Belgium (10)
Brazil (9)
Bulgaria (5)
Canada (38)
Colombia (5)
Costa Rica (1)
Czechoslovakia (1)
Denmark (2)
East Germany (23)
Ecuador (1)
Finland (1)
France (16)
Great Britain (39)
Greece (2)
Hong Kong (4)
Hungary (8)
Iceland (3)
Indonesia (1)
Ireland (4)
Israel (2)
Italy (13)
Japan (15)
Malaysia (1)
Mexico (9)
Monaco (1)
Netherlands (15)
New Zealand (9)
Nicaragua (2)
Norway (7)
Panama (3)
Paraguay (1)
Philippines (3)
Poland (3)
Portugal (5)
Puerto Rico (12)
Soviet Union (31)
Spain (14)
Sweden (18)
Switzerland (2)
Thailand (2)
Tunisia (2)
United States (51)
Virgin Islands (2)
Uruguay (1)
Venezuela (12)
West Germany (22)
Yugoslavia (4)
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 13 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
2 | ![]() | 11 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (8 nations) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 |
Medal summary[]
Men's events[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m freestyle |
Jim Montgomery![]() |
49.99 (WR) | Jack Babashoff![]() |
50.81 | Peter Nocke![]() |
51.31 |
200 m freestyle |
Bruce Furniss![]() |
1:50.29 (WR) | John Naber![]() |
1:50.50 | Jim Montgomery![]() |
1:50.58 |
400 m freestyle |
Brian Goodell![]() |
3:51.93 (WR) | Tim Shaw![]() |
3:52.54 | Vladimir Raskatov![]() |
3:55.76 |
1500 m freestyle |
Brian Goodell![]() |
15:02.40 (WR) | Bobby Hackett![]() |
15:03.91 | Stephen Holland![]() |
15:04.66 |
100 m backstroke |
John Naber![]() |
55.49 (WR) | Peter Rocca![]() |
56.34 | Roland Matthes![]() |
57.22 |
200 m backstroke |
John Naber![]() |
1:59.19 (WR) | Peter Rocca![]() |
2:00.55 | Dan Harrigan![]() |
2:01.35 |
100 m breaststroke |
John Hencken![]() |
1:03.11 (WR) | David Wilkie![]() |
1:03.43 | Arvydas Juozaitis![]() |
1:04.23 |
200 m breaststroke |
David Wilkie![]() |
2:15.11 (WR) | John Hencken![]() |
2:17.26 | Rick Colella![]() |
2:19.20 |
100 m butterfly |
Matt Vogel![]() |
54.35 | Joe Bottom![]() |
54.50 | Gary Hall, Sr.![]() |
54.65 |
200 m butterfly |
Mike Bruner![]() |
1:59.23 (WR) | Steve Gregg![]() |
1:59.54 | Bill Forrester![]() |
1:59.96 |
400 m individual medley |
Rod Strachan![]() |
4:23.68 (WR) | Tim McKee![]() |
4:24.62 | Andrey Smirnov![]() |
4:26.90 |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay |
![]() John Naber Mike Bruner Bruce Furniss Jim Montgomery |
7:23.22 (WR) | ![]() Vladimir Raskatov Andrei Bogdanov Sergey Kopliakov Andrey Krylov |
7:27.97 | ![]() Alan McClatchey Brian Brinkley Gordon Downie David Dunne |
7:32.11 |
4 × 100 m medley relay |
![]() John Naber John Hencken Matt Vogel Jim Montgomery |
3:42.22 (WR) | ![]() Stephen Pickell Graham Smith Clay Evans Gary MacDonald |
3:45.94 | ![]() Klaus Steinbach Michael Kraus Walter Kusch Peter Nocke |
3:47.29 |
Women's events[]
Gallery of the medalists[]
Some of the Olympic medalists in Montreal:
John Naber, winner of the 100-metre backstroke, 200-metre backstroke, 4×200-metre freestyle relay, and 4×100-metre medley relay.
Jim Montgomery, winner of the 100-metre freestyle, 4×200-metre freestyle relay, and 4×100-metre medley relay.
Mike Bruner, winner of the 200-metre butterfly and 4×200-metre freestyle relay.
John Hencken, winner of the 100-metre breaststroke and 4×100-metre medley relay.
Kornelia Ender, winner of the 100-metre freestyle, 200-metre freestyle, 100-metre butterfly, and 4×100-metre medley relay.
Ulrike Richter, winner of the 100-metre backstroke, 200-metre backstroke, and 4×100-metre medley relay.
David Wilkie, winner of the 200-metre breaststroke.
Petra Thümer, winner of the 400-metre freestyle and 800-metre freestyle.
References[]
- ^ a b "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
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