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United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics
The United States competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Gerald Ford missed the 1976 Olympics due to the African boycott. 396 competitors, 278 men and 118 women, took part in 189 events in 19 sports.
Medalists
The United States finished third in the final medal rankings, with 34 gold and 94 total medals. The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
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- Indicates that the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final.
Archery
After winning both gold medals in the first modern Olympic archery contest at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the US returned only one of the six archers who had competed in Munich, Linda Myers. Even though neither of the reigning gold medallists competed in Montreal, the United States again won both gold medals. Luann Ryon set new Olympic records for women's competition in both the single FITA round and the double FITA round categories. Darrell Pace did the same in the men's competition. All four of the American archers placed in the top eight.
Athletics
Basketball
Men's tournament
Women's tournament
Boxing
Canoeing
Key: QF – Qualified to medal final; SF – Qualified to semifinal; R – Qualified to repechage
Cycling
Thirteen cyclists represented the United States in 1976.
Road
Track
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
18 fencers represented the United States in 1976.
Gymnastics
Handball
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1976.
Rowing
Qualification legend: FA = Final A (medal); FB = Final B (non-medal); SF = Semifinal; R = Repechage
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
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- Athlete swam in the heat but not the final. Note: Times in the preliminary rounds ranked across all heats.
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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