1976 Winter Olympics
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| XII Olympic Winter Games | |
 The emblem represents the coat of arms |
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| Host city | Innsbruck, Austria |
| Nations participating | 37 |
| Athletes participating | 1123 (892 men, 231 women) |
| Events | 37 in 6 sports |
| Opening ceremony | February 4, 1976 |
| Closing ceremony | February 15, 1976 |
| Officially opened by | Rudolf Kirchschläger |
| Athlete's Oath | Werner Delle-Karth |
| Judge's Oath | Willy Köstinger |
| Olympic Torch | Christl Haas and Josef Feistmantl |
| Stadium | Bergisel |
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria. The games were originally awarded to Denver, Colorado, United States in May, 1970 but a 300 percent rise in costs and worries about environmental impact led to voters' rejection of a $5 million bond issue to finance the games in 1972, so the IOC offered the games to Whistler, British Columbia (Canada), who had bid on the games, but they too declined due to a change of government there. Whistler would go on to be associated with neighbouring Vancouver's successful bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics. The IOC finally called on Innsbruck, which had hosted the 1964 Winter Games just twelve years earlier, to also host the 1976 games.
With the Munich Massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics on everyone's minds, security was tight for the 1976 games. Innsbruck 1976 pointed the way to the future in Olympic security, which was further increased for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, as a result of the events of September 11, 2001.
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[edit] Highlights
- Franz Klammer wins the mens downhill alpine skiing event in a total time of 1:45.73.
- In the 4 man bobsled the East German team won for the first time of what would be 3 consecutive titles.
- The USSR won the games with 13 gold medals, 6 silver medals and 8 bronze medals.
[edit] Medals awarded
See the medal winners, ordered by sport:
- Alpine skiing
- Biathlon
- Bobsleigh
- Cross-country skiing
- Figure skating
- Ice hockey
- Luge
- Nordic combined
- Ski jumping
- Speed skating
[edit] Participating nations
[edit] Medal count
(Host nation highlighted)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
13 | 6 | 8 | 27 |
| 2 |  East Germany (GDR) |
7 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 |  United States |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 |  Norway |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 |  West Germany (FRG) |
2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 |  Finland |
2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 |  Austria |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 |  Switzerland |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 |  Netherlands |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 |  Italy |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
- Further information: 1976 Winter Olympics medal count
[edit] Trivia
During the event the cauldrons of the 1964 and 1976 Winter Games was lit.
[edit] See also
- Olympic Games
- Summer Olympic Games
- International Olympic Committee
- IOC country codes
- 1976 Winter Paralympics
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- The Official Report of the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976 at Innsbruck - from amateur athletic foundation
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