Australia at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Australia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 180 competitors, 146 men and 34 women, took part in 115 events in 20 sports.[1] Australia performed poorly, winning one silver and four bronze medals, finishing thirty-second on the medals table.[2] This result caused significant negative backlash within the country, and spurred Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser to set up the Australian Institute of Sport.[3]

Australia at the
1976 Summer Olympics
IOC codeAUS
NOCAustralian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympics.com.au
in Montreal
Competitors180 (146 men, 34 women) in 20 sports
Flag bearer Raelene Boyle (opening)
Robert Haigh (closing)
Medals
Ranked 32nd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
4
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games
 Australasia (1908–1912)

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 SilverAustralia national field hockey team
Field hockeyMen's tournament
 BronzeStephen HollandSwimmingMen's 1500m Freestyle
 BronzeJohn BertrandSailingMen's finn class
 BronzeIan Brown,
Ian Ruff
SailingMen's 470 class
 BronzeMervyn Bennet,
Denis Pigott,
Bill Roycroft,
Wayne Roycroft
EquestrianTeam eventing

Archery

In the second Olympic archery competition that Australia contested, the nation sent two women and two men. Only one archer, Terence Reilly, had Olympic experience. He dropped 11 places from his 1972 finish.
Women's Individual Competition:


Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay

Men's 5.000 metres

Men's 10.000 metres

Men's 400m Hurdles

Men's Long Jump

Men's Marathon

Men's 20 km Race Walk

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Peter Farmer
    • Qualifying Round 69.92m
    • Final 68.00m (→ 12th place)

Basketball

Men's competition

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Twelve cyclists represented Australia in 1976.

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

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

Three fencers, two men and one woman, represented Australia in 1976.

Men's foil
Men's épée
Women's foil

Gymnastics

Hockey

Men's competition

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Two male pentathletes represented Australia in 1976.

Individual

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Water polo

Men's competition

Weightlifting

Wrestling

See also

References

  1. "Australia at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  2. Titus O'Reily (20 August 2018). A Thoroughly Unhelpful History of Australian Sport. Penguin Books. p. 34. ISBN 9780143793519.
  3. Titus O'Reily (20 August 2018). A Thoroughly Unhelpful History of Australian Sport. Penguin Books. p. 34-36. ISBN 9780143793519.
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