Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 242 competitors, 176 men and 66 women, took part in 148 events in 17 sports.[1] British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

Great Britain at the
1976 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGBR
NOCBritish Olympic Association
in Montreal
Competitors242 (176 men and 66 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer Rodney Pattisson
Medals
Ranked 13th
Gold
3
Silver
5
Bronze
5
Total
13
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medallists

Great Britain finished in 13th position in the final medal rankings, with 3 gold and 13 total medals.

Medals by sport
Sport Total
Swimming 1 1 1 3
Sailing 1 1 0 2
Modern pentathlon 1 0 0 1
Rowing 0 2 0 2
Judo 0 1 1 2
Athletics 0 0 1 1
Boxing 0 0 1 1
Cycling 0 0 1 1
Total 3 5 5 13

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics

In the second appearance by Great Britain in modern Olympic archery, two men and two women represented the country. The best finishers in each division placed 21st.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's 200 metres

  • Heat— 21.26
  • Quarter Final — 21.07
  • Semi Final — 21.52 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 metres

  • Heat— 46.60
  • Quarter Final — 46.18
  • Semi Final — 45.20.
  • Final — 45.57 (→ 7th place)
  • Heat— 47.77
  • Quarter Final — 47.67 (did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat — 1:48.27
  • Semi Final — 1:46.14
  • Final — 1:45.44 (→ 5th place)
  • Heat — 1:47.51
  • Semi Final — 1:48.28 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

  • Heat — 3:37:53
  • Semi Final — 3.38.92
  • Final — 3.39.65 (→ 5th place)
  • Heat — 3.40.69
  • Semi Final — 3.39.88
  • Final — 3.40.94 (→ 7th place)
  • Heat — 3.37.89
  • Semi Final — 3.40.34 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10.000 metres

  • Heat — 28:22.19
  • Final — 27:54.92 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Heat — 28:01.82
  • Final — 27:56.26 (→ 4th place)
  • Heat — 28:17.26
  • Final — 28:17.78 (→ 8th place)

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

  • Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdles

  • Heats — 51.66s
  • Semi Final — 49.95s
  • Final — 51.29s (→ 8th place)

Men's Long Jump

  • Heat — 7.69m (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

Men's 20 km Race Walk

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Qualification — 70.76 m
  • Final — 73.18 m (→ 7th place)
  • Qualification — 68.52 m (→ did not advance, 14th place)


Women's Long Jump

  • Qualifying Round — 6.26m
  • Final — 6.27m (→ 9th place)

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Eleven cyclists represented Great Britain in 1976.

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

Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1976.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1976, winning gold in the team event.

Individual
Team
  • Adrian Parker
  • Danny Nightingale
  • Jim Fox

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's double sculls

  • (→ Silver)

Men's coxless pair

  • (→ 12th place)

Men's coxed pair

  • (→ 7th place)

Men's quadruple scull

  • (→ 9th place)

Men's coxless four

  • (→ 12th place)

Men's eight

  • (→ Silver)

Women's coxless pair

  • (→ 10th place)

Women's coxed four

  • (→ 8th place)

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "Great Britain at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
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