Bids for the 1976 Winter Olympics

The selection process for the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of four bids, and saw Denver, Colorado, United States, selected ahead of Sion, Switzerland; Tampere, Finland; and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The selection was made at the 70th IOC Session in Amsterdam on 12 May 1970.[1] In a 1972 referendum, voters in Colorado rejected funding for the Olympics, and for the only time a city awarded the Olympics rejected them.[2] Denver officially withdrew on 15 November, and the IOC then offered the Olympics to Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of government following elections. Whistler would go on to be associated with neighbouring Vancouver's successful bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Sion was a runner-up also declined. Salt Lake City, Utah offered to host the Olympics, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck to host the 1976 Winter Olympics, which had hosted the 1964 Winter Olympics twelve years earlier, on 5 February 1973. Salt Lake City would later host the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Bids for the
1976 (1976) Winter Olympics
Overview
XII Olympic Winter Games
Winner: Denver
Runner-up: Sion, Switzerland
Shortlist: Tampere · Vancouver
Details
CommitteeIOC
Election venueAmsterdam
70th IOC Session
Map
Missing location of the bidding cities.

Location of the bidding cities
Important dates
Decision12 May 1970
Decision
WinnerDenver (29 votes)
Runner-upSion, Switzerland (18 votes)

Results
IOC voting[1]
CityCountryRound 1Round 2Round 3
Denver United States292939
Sion  Switzerland183130
Tampere Finland128—
Vancouver–Garibaldi Canada9——

Vans

References
  1. "Past Olympic host city election results". GamesBids. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  2. Sanko, John (12 October 1999). "Colorado only state ever to turn down Olympics". Rocky Mountain News. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
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