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| year = 1976
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] competed at the ] in ], Canada. 180 competitors, 146 men and 34 women, took part in 115 events in 20 sports.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1976/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044351/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1976/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Australia at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games |access-date=19 April 2015 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref> Australia performed poorly, winning one silver and four bronze medals, finishing thirty-second on the medals table.<ref>{{cite book|title=A Thoroughly Unhelpful History of Australian Sport|author=Titus O'Reily|date=20 August 2018|publisher=Penguin Books|ISBN=9780143793519|page=34}}</ref> This result caused significant negative backlash within the country, and spurred ] ] to set up the ].<ref>{{cite book|title=A Thoroughly Unhelpful History of Australian Sport|author=Titus O'Reily|date=20 August 2018|publisher=Penguin Books|ISBN=9780143793519|pages=34–36}}</ref>
''']''' competed at the ''']''' in ] under the ] AUS. It was the eighteenth time that the nation participated, being one of only four nations to have competed in every Summer Olympics to that time. This included two times that Australia competed as part of a combined team with ].


==Medalists==
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|| ] || Men's tournament
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| {{Bronze medal}} || {{Sortname|Stephen|Holland}} || ] || ]
|-
| {{Bronze medal}} || {{Sortname|John|Bertrand|dab=Australian sailor}} || ] || Men's finn class
|-
| {{Bronze medal}} || {{Sortname|Ian|Brown|Ian Brown (sailor)}}, <br>] || ] || Men's 470 class
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| {{Bronze medal}} || {{Sortname|Mervyn|Bennet}}, <br> ], <br>], <br>]|| ] || ]
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===Gold===
* None
===Silver===
* ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ] &mdash; ], Men's Team Competition
===Bronze===
* ] &mdash; ], Men's 1500m Freestyle


==Archery==
* ] &mdash; ], Men's Finn Individual Competition
{{main|Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics}}
In the second Olympic archery competition that Australia contested, the nation sent two women and two men. Only one archer, ], had Olympic experience. He dropped 11 places from his ] finish.
<br>
'''Women's Individual Competition''':
*] &mdash; 2305 points (→ 15th place)
*] &mdash; 2114 points (→ 25th place)
<br>
'''Men's Individual Competition''':
*] &mdash; 2407 points (→ 13th place)
*] &mdash; 2331 points (→ 26th place)


==Athletics==
* ] and ] &mdash; ], Men's 470 Team Competition
{{main|Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics}}
'''Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay'''
* ], ], ], and ]
** Heat &mdash; 3:05.75 (→ did not advance)

'''Men's 5.000 metres'''
* ]
** Heat &mdash; did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking)

'''Men's 10.000 metres'''
* ]
** Heat &mdash; 28:17.52
** Final &mdash; 28:29.91 (→ 12th place)
* ]
** Heat &mdash; 28:16.43
** Final &mdash; 29:17.74 (→ 14th place)

'''Men's 400m Hurdles'''
* ]
** Heat &mdash; 51.90s (→ did not advance)
* ]
** Heat &mdash; 51.07s (→ did not advance)

'''Men's Long Jump'''
* ]
** Heat &mdash; 7.46m (→ did not advance)

'''Men's Marathon'''
* ] &mdash; 2:23:56 (→ 35th place)
* ] &mdash; did not finish (→ no ranking)
* ] &mdash; did not finish (→ no ranking)

'''Men's 20&nbsp;km Race Walk'''
* ] &mdash; 1:30:59 (→ 12th place)

'''Men's Hammer Throw'''
* ]
** Qualifying round &mdash; 69.92m
** Final &mdash; 68.00m (→ 12th place)

==Basketball==
{{main|Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics}}

;Men's competition
*'''Preliminary round (Group A)''':
** Lost to Cuba (89-111)
** Lost to Soviet Union (77-93)
** Defeated Mexico (120-117)
** Lost to Canada (69-81)
** Defeated Japan (117-79)
*'''Classification Matches''':
** '''5th/8th place''': Lost to Italy (72-79)
** '''7th/8th place''': Lost to Cuba (81-92) → '''8th place'''
*'''Team Roster''':
** ]
** ]
** ]
** ]
** ]
** ]
** ]
** ]
** ]
** ]
** ]
** ]
*'''Head coach''': ]

==Boxing==
{{main|Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics}}

==Canoeing==
{{main|Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics}}

==Cycling==
{{main|Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics}}
Twelve cyclists represented Australia in 1976.

;]
* ] &mdash; 4:49:01 (→ 28th place)
* ] &mdash; 4:49:01 (→ 34th place)
* ] &mdash; did not finish (→ no ranking)
* ] &mdash; did not finish (→ no ranking)

;]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]

;]
* ] &mdash; 20th place

;]
* ] &mdash; 1:08.610 (→ 12th place)

;]
* ] &mdash; 6th place

;]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]

==Diving==
{{main|Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics}}

==Equestrian==
{{main|Equestrian at the 1976 Summer Olympics}}

==Fencing==
{{main|Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics}}
Three fencers, two men and one woman, represented Australia in 1976.

;]
* ]
* ]

;]
* ]

;]
* ]

==Gymnastics==
{{main|Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics}}

==Hockey==
{{main|Field hockey at the 1976 Summer Olympics}}

;Men's competition
*'''Preliminary round (Group A)'''
** Defeated Malaysia (2-0)
** Defeated Canada (3-0)
** Defeated India (6-1)
** Lost to the Netherlands (1-2)
** Lost to Argentina (2-3)
** '''Replay''': Defeated India (1-1, 5-4 after penalty strokes)
*'''Semi-finals'''
** Defeated Pakistan (1-2)
*'''Final'''
** Lost to New Zealand (0-1) → ] '''Silver Medal'''
*'''Team Roster'''
** ( 1.) ]
** ( 2.) ]
** ( 3.) ]
** ( 4.) ]
** ( 5.) ]
** ( 6.) ]
** ( 7.) ]
** ( 8.) ]
** ( 9.) ]
** (10.) ]
** (11.) ]
** (12.) ]
** (13.) ]
** (14.) ]
** (15.) ]
** (16.) ]
*'''Head coach''': ]

==Judo==
{{main|Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics}}

==Modern pentathlon==
{{main|Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics}}
Two male pentathletes represented Australia in 1976.

;Individual
* ]
* ]

==Rowing==
{{main|Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics}}

==Sailing==
{{main|Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics}}

==Shooting==
{{main|Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics}}
;Mixed
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Final
|-
!Score
!Rank
|-
|rowspan=2|]
|rowspan=1|]
|align="center"|586
|align="center"|41
|-
|rowspan=1|]
|align="center"|1109
|align="center"|50
|-
|]
|rowspan=1|]
|align="center"|525
|align="center"|42
|-
|]
|rowspan=1|]
|align="center"|584
|align="center"|51
|-
|]
|rowspan=1|]
|align="center"|540
|align="center"|32
|-
|]
|rowspan=1|]
|align="center"|580
|align="center"|34
|-
|]
|rowspan=1|]
|align="center"|173
|align="center"|25
|}


==Swimming==
* ], ], ], and ] &mdash; ], Men's Three-Day Event Team Competition
{{main|Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics}}


==Results by event== ==Water polo==
{{main|Water polo at the 1976 Summer Olympics}}


;Men's competition
===]===
*'''Preliminary round (Group C)'''
** Lost to Hungary (6-7)
** Lost to West Germany (3-4)
** Lost to Canada (5-6)
*'''Classification group'''
** Lost to Canada (3-4)
** Defeated Iran (8-2)
** Lost to Soviet Union (2-7)
** Tied with Mexico (4-4)
** Lost to Cuba (3-8) → '''11th place'''
*'''Team roster'''
**]
**]
**]
**]
**]
**]
**]
**]
**]
**]
**]
*'''Head coach''': ]


==Weightlifting==
In the second Olympic archery competition that Australia contested, the nation sent two women and two men. Only one archer, ], had Olympic experience. He dropped 11 places from his ] finish.
{{main|Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics}}


==Wrestling==
Women's:
{{main|Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics}}
* ] - 2305 points (15th place)
* ] - 2114 points (25th place)


==See also==
Men's:
*]
* ] - 2407 points (13th place)
*]
* ] - 2331 points (26th place)


==References==
===]===
{{reflist}}
The men's hockey team from Australia, also known as ''The Kookaburras'', won '''the silver medal''' in Montreal, after a loss in the final against New Zealand. The squad was formed by the following players: ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ].


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Sporting event delegation
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 bearers 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)

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. Australia performed poorly, winning one silver and four bronze medals, finishing thirty-second on the medals table. This result caused significant negative backlash within the country, and spurred Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser to set up the Australian Institute of Sport.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Silver Australia national field hockey team
 Field hockey Men's tournament
 Bronze Stephen Holland Swimming Men's 1500m Freestyle
 Bronze John Bertrand Sailing Men's finn class
 Bronze Ian Brown,
Ian Ruff		 Sailing Men's 470 class
 Bronze Mervyn Bennet,
Denis Pigott,
Bill Roycroft,
Wayne Roycroft		 Equestrian Team eventing

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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


Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Men's competition

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

Twelve cyclists represented Australia 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

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

Men's foil
Men's épée
Women's foil

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Men's competition

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Two male pentathletes represented Australia in 1976.

Individual

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Mixed
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Donald Brook 50 m rifle, prone 586 41
50 m rifle three positions 1109 50
Jonathan Gillman 50 m pistol 525 42
Don Gowland 50 m rifle, prone 584 51
Norman Harrison 50 m pistol 540 32
Alexander Taransky 25 m pistol 580 34
Peter Wray Trap 173 25

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Men's competition

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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. pp. 34–36. ISBN 9780143793519.
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