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| Venue | Olympic Pool |
| Competitors | 471 from 51 nations |
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]
Participating nations
471 swimmers from 51 nations competed.[1]
Argentina (5)
Australia (28)
Austria (1)
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Bulgaria (5)
Canada (38)
Colombia (5)
Costa Rica (1)
Czechoslovakia (1)
Denmark (2)
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Ecuador (1)
Finland (1)
France (16)
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Hong Kong (4)
Hungary (8)
Iceland (3)
Indonesia (1)
Ireland (4)
Israel (2)
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Japan (15)
Malaysia (1)
Mexico (9)
Monaco (1)
Netherlands (15)
New Zealand (9)
Nicaragua (2)
Norway (7)
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Poland (3)
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Puerto Rico (12)
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Spain (14)
Sweden (18)
Switzerland (2)
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Tunisia (2)
United States (51)
Virgin Islands (2)
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Venezuela (12)
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Yugoslavia (4)
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States (USA) | 13 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 2 |  East Germany (GDR) | 11 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 6 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Australia (AUS) | 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 | Jim Montgomery United States | 49.99 (WR) | Jack Babashoff United States | 50.81 | Peter Nocke West Germany | 51.31 |
| 200 m freestyle | Bruce Furniss United States | 1:50.29 (WR) | John Naber United States | 1:50.50 | Jim Montgomery United States | 1:50.58 |
| 400 m freestyle | Brian Goodell United States | 3:51.93 (WR) | Tim Shaw United States | 3:52.54 | Vladimir Raskatov Soviet Union | 3:55.76 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Brian Goodell United States | 15:02.40 (WR) | Bobby Hackett United States | 15:03.91 | Stephen Holland Australia | 15:04.66 |
| 100 m backstroke | John Naber United States | 55.49 (WR) | Peter Rocca United States | 56.34 | Roland Matthes East Germany | 57.22 |
| 200 m backstroke | John Naber United States | 1:59.19 (WR) | Peter Rocca United States | 2:00.55 | Dan Harrigan United States | 2:01.35 |
| 100 m breaststroke | John Hencken United States | 1:03.11 (WR) | David Wilkie Great Britain | 1:03.43 | Arvydas Juozaitis Soviet Union | 1:04.23 |
| 200 m breaststroke | David Wilkie Great Britain | 2:15.11 (WR) | John Hencken United States | 2:17.26 | Rick Colella United States | 2:19.20 |
| 100 m butterfly | Matt Vogel United States | 54.35 | Joe Bottom United States | 54.50 | Gary Hall, Sr. United States | 54.65 |
| 200 m butterfly | Mike Bruner United States | 1:59.23 (WR) | Steve Gregg United States | 1:59.54 | Bill Forrester United States | 1:59.96 |
| 400 m individual medley | Rod Strachan United States | 4:23.68 (WR) | Tim McKee United States | 4:24.62 | Andrey Smirnov Soviet Union | 4:26.90 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | United States (USA) John Naber Mike Bruner Bruce Furniss Jim Montgomery | 7:23.22 (WR) | Soviet Union (URS) Vladimir Raskatov Andrei Bogdanov Sergey Kopliakov Andrey Krylov | 7:27.97 | Great Britain (GBR) Alan McClatchey Brian Brinkley Gordon Downie David Dunne | 7:32.11 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | United States (USA) John Naber John Hencken Matt Vogel Jim Montgomery | 3:42.22 (WR) | Canada (CAN) Stephen Pickell Graham Smith Clay Evans Gary MacDonald | 3:45.94 | West Germany (FRG) Klaus Steinbach Michael Kraus Walter Kusch Peter Nocke | 3:47.29 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 m freestyle | Kornelia Ender East Germany | 55.65 (WR) | Petra Priemer East Germany | 56.49 | Enith Brigitha Netherlands | 56.65 |
| 200 m freestyle | Kornelia Ender East Germany | 1:59.26 (WR) | Shirley Babashoff United States | 2:01.22 | Enith Brigitha Netherlands | 2:01.40 |
| 400 m freestyle | Petra Thümer East Germany | 4:09.89 (WR) | Shirley Babashoff United States | 4:10.46 | Shannon Smith Canada | 4:14.60 |
| 800 m freestyle | Petra Thümer East Germany | 8:37.14 (WR) | Shirley Babashoff United States | 8:37.59 | Wendy Weinberg United States | 8:42.60 |
| 100 m backstroke | Ulrike Richter East Germany | 1:01.83 (OR) | Birgit Treiber East Germany | 1:03.41 | Nancy Garapick Canada | 1:03.71 |
| 200 m backstroke | Ulrike Richter East Germany | 2:13.43 (OR) | Birgit Treiber East Germany | 2:14.97 | Nancy Garapick Canada | 2:15.60 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Hannelore Anke East Germany | 1:11.16 | Lyubov Rusanova Soviet Union | 1:13.04 | Marina Koshevaya Soviet Union | 1:13.30 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Marina Koshevaya Soviet Union | 2:33.35 (WR) | Marina Yurchenya Soviet Union | 2:36.08 | Lyubov Rusanova Soviet Union | 2:36.22 |
| 100 m butterfly | Kornelia Ender East Germany | 1:00.13 (=WR) | Andrea Pollack East Germany | 1:00.98 | Wendy Boglioli United States | 1:01.17 |
| 200 m butterfly | Andrea Pollack East Germany | 2:11.41 (OR) | Ulrike Tauber East Germany | 2:12.50 | Rosemarie Gabriel East Germany | 2:12.86 |
| 400 m individual medley | Ulrike Tauber East Germany | 4:42.77 (WR) | Cheryl Gibson Canada | 4:48.10 | Becky Smith Canada | 4:50.48 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | United States (USA) Kim Peyton Jill Sterkel Shirley Babashoff Wendy Boglioli | 3:44.82 (WR) | East Germany (GDR) Petra Priemer Kornelia Ender Claudia Hempel Andrea Pollack | 3:45.50 | Canada (CAN) Becky Smith Gail Amundrud Barbara Clark Anne Jardin | 3:48.81 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | East Germany (GDR) Ulrike Richter Hannelore Anke Kornelia Ender Andrea Pollack | 4:07.95 (WR) | United States (USA) Camille Wright Shirley Babashoff Linda Jezek Lauri Siering | 4:14.55 | Canada (CAN) Susan Sloan Robin Corsiglia Wendy Hogg Anne Jardin | 4:15.22 |
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.
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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.
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David Wilkie, winner of the 200-metre breaststroke.
Petra Thümer, winner of the 400-metre freestyle and 800-metre freestyle.
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References
- ^ a b "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2016.