Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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]
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| Venue | Olympic Pool |
| Competitors | 471 from 51 nations |
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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 |
Events
Participating nations
471 swimmers from 51 nations competed.[1]
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  | 13 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 2 |  | 11 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 6 |  | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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| 8 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 nations) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 | |
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 m freestyle |
| 49.99 (WR) | | 50.81 | | 51.31 |
| 200 m freestyle |
| 1:50.29 (WR) | | 1:50.50 | | 1:50.58 |
| 400 m freestyle |
| 3:51.93 (WR) | | 3:52.54 | | 3:55.76 |
| 1500 m freestyle |
| 15:02.40 (WR) | | 15:03.91 | | 15:04.66 |
| 100 m backstroke |
| 55.49 (WR) | | 56.34 | | 57.22 |
| 200 m backstroke |
| 1:59.19 (WR) | | 2:00.55 | | 2:01.35 |
| 100 m breaststroke |
| 1:03.11 (WR) | | 1:03.43 | | 1:04.23 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
| 2:15.11 (WR) | | 2:17.26 | | 2:19.20 |
| 100 m butterfly |
| 54.35 | | 54.50 | | 54.65 |
| 200 m butterfly |
| 1:59.23 (WR) | | 1:59.54 | | 1:59.96 |
| 400 m individual medley |
| 4:23.68 (WR) | | 4:24.62 | | 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..jpg)
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..jpg)
David Wilkie, winner of the 200-metre breaststroke.
Petra Thümer, winner of the 400-metre freestyle and 800-metre freestyle.
References
- "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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