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''']''' 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 ]. ''']''' 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 ].


Australia's performance at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games was its worst in almost four decades. For only the fourth time in the 21 modern Olympic Games, Australia failed to win a gold medal. It won just one silver and four bronze medals, most of them in the lower-profile sports. It was this result that spurred ] ] to set up the ]. Australia's performance at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games was its worst in almost four decades. For only the fourth time in the 21 modern Olympic Games, Australia failed to win a gold medal. It won just one silver and four bronze medals, most of them in the lower-profile sports. It was this result that spurred ] ] to set up the ].


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===Gold=== ===Gold===
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===Silver=== ===Silver===
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===Bronze=== ===Bronze===
* ] — ], Men's 1500m Freestyle *] — ], Men's 1500m Freestyle
⚫ *] — ], Men's Finn Individual Competition

* ] — ], Men's Finn Individual Competition *] and ] — ], Men's 470 Team Competition
⚫ *], ], ], and ] — ], Men's Three-Day Event Team Competition

⚫ * ] and ] — ], Men's 470 Team Competition

⚫ * ], ], ], and ] — ], Men's Three-Day Event Team Competition


==Results by event== ==Results by event==
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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. 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.
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'''Women's Individual Competition''': '''Women's Individual Competition''':
* ] - 2305 points (15th place) *] - 2305 points (15th place)
* ] - 2114 points (25th place) *] - 2114 points (25th place)
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'''Men's Individual Competition''': '''Men's Individual Competition''':
* ] - 2407 points (13th place) *] - 2407 points (13th place)
* ] - 2331 points (26th place) *] - 2331 points (26th place)
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====Men's Team Competition==== ====Men's team competition====
'''Preliminary Round''': '''Preliminary Round''':
:* Lost to Cuba (89-111) :* Lost to Cuba (89-111)
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====Men's Team Competition==== ====Men's team competition====
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 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.
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'''Team Roster''' '''Team Roster'''
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Australia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal under the IOC country code 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 New Zealand.

Australia's performance at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games was its worst in almost four decades. For only the fourth time in the 21 modern Olympic Games, Australia failed to win a gold medal. It won just one silver and four bronze medals, most of them in the lower-profile sports. It was this result that spurred Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser to set up the Australian Institute of Sport.

Medals

File:Olympic-rings.png Gold Silver Bronze Total
Australia 0 1 4 5

Gold

  • None

Silver

Bronze

Results by event

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:


Basketball

Men's team competition

Preliminary Round:

  • 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: Lindsay Gaze

Hockey

Men's team competition

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.
Team Roster

Head Coach: Mervyn Adams

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