Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:GBR
Nocname:British Olympic Association
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1976
Flagcaption:Flag of the United Kingdom
Location:Montreal
Competitors:242 (176 men and 66 women)
Sports:17
Flagbearer:Rodney Pattisson
Rank:13
Gold:3
Silver:5
Bronze:5
Appearances:auto
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 242 competitors, 176 men and 66 women, took part in 148 events in 17 sports.[1] British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

Medallists

Great Britain finished in 13th position in the final medal rankings, with 3 gold and 13 total medals.

Medals by sport
SportTotal
Swimming1113
Sailing1102
Modern pentathlon1001
Rowing0202
Judo0112
Athletics0011
Boxing0011
Cycling0011
Total35513

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics. In the second appearance by Great Britain in modern Olympic archery, two men and two women represented the country. The best finishers in each division placed 21st.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Men's 200 metres

Men's 400 metres

Men's 800 metres

Men's 1500 metres

Men's 10.000 metres

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

Men's 400m Hurdles

Men's Long Jump

Men's Marathon

Men's 20 km Race Walk

Men's Hammer Throw


Women's Long Jump

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Eleven cyclists represented Great Britain in 1976.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics. 18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1976.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Modern pentathlon

See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1976, winning gold in the team event.

Individual
Team

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Men's double sculls

Men's coxless pair

Men's coxed pair

Men's quadruple scull

Men's coxless four

Men's eight

Women's coxless pair

Women's coxed four

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Great Britain at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games . 18 April 2015 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150523080046/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GBR/summer/1976/ . 23 May 2015 . dmy-all .