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| ''']''' competed at the ''']''' in ], ]. 180 competitors, 146 men and 34 women, took part in 115 events in 20 sports.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1976/ |title=Australia at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games |accessdate=19 April 2015 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref> Australia performed poorly, winning one silver and four bronze medals. The result that spurred ] ] to set up the ]. | ''']''' competed at the ''']''' in ], ]. 180 competitors, 146 men and 34 women, took part in 115 events in 20 sports.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1976/ |title=Australia at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games |accessdate=19 April 2015 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref> Australia performed poorly, winning one silver and four bronze medals. The result that spurred ] ] to set up the ]. | ||
| ==Medalists== | ==Medalists== | ||
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| ==Archery== | ==Archery== | ||
| {{main|Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | {{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, ], 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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| ==Athletics== | ==Athletics== | ||
| {{main|Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | {{main article|Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | ||
| '''Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay''' | '''Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay''' | ||
| * ], ], ], and ] | * ], ], ], and ] | ||
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| ==Basketball== | ==Basketball== | ||
| {{main|Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | {{main article|Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | ||
| ;Men's competition | ;Men's competition | ||
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| ==Boxing== | ==Boxing== | ||
| {{main|Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | {{main article|Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | ||
| ==Canoeing== | ==Canoeing== | ||
| {{main|Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | {{main article|Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | ||
| ==Cycling== | ==Cycling== | ||
| {{main|Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | {{main article|Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | ||
| Twelve cyclists represented Australia in 1976. | Twelve cyclists represented Australia in 1976. | ||
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| ==Diving== | ==Diving== | ||
| {{main|Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | {{main article|Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | ||
| ==Equestrianism== | ==Equestrianism== | ||
| {{main|Equestrianism at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | {{main article|Equestrianism at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | ||
| ==Fencing== | ==Fencing== | ||
| {{main|Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | {{main article|Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | ||
| Three fencers, two men and one woman, represented Australia in 1976. | Three fencers, two men and one woman, represented Australia in 1976. | ||
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| ==Gymnastics== | ==Gymnastics== | ||
| {{main|Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | {{main article|Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | ||
| ==Hockey== | ==Hockey== | ||
| {{main|Field hockey at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | {{main article|Field hockey at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | ||
| ;Men's competition | ;Men's competition | ||
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| ==Judo== | ==Judo== | ||
| {{main|Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | {{main article|Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | ||
| ==Modern pentathlon== | ==Modern pentathlon== | ||
| {{main|Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | {{main article|Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | ||
| Two male pentathletes represented Australia in 1976. | Two male pentathletes represented Australia in 1976. | ||
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| ==Rowing== | ==Rowing== | ||
| {{main|Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | {{main article|Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | ||
| ==Sailing== | ==Sailing== | ||
| {{main|Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | {{main article|Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | ||
| ==Shooting== | ==Shooting== | ||
| {{main|Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | {{main article|Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | ||
| ==Swimming== | ==Swimming== | ||
| {{main|Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | {{main article|Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | ||
| ==Water polo== | ==Water polo== | ||
| {{main|Water polo at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | {{main article|Water polo at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | ||
| ;Men's competition | ;Men's competition | ||
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| ==Weightlifting== | ==Weightlifting== | ||
| {{main|Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | {{main article|Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | ||
| ==Wrestling== | ==Wrestling== | ||
| {{main|Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | {{main article|Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics}} | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 04:30, 12 November 2016
Template:Infobox Olympics Australia
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. The result that spurred Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser to set up the Australian Institute of Sport.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Australia national field hockey team Template:CompactTable |
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 OlympicsIn 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:
- Carole Toy — 2305 points (→ 15th place)
- Maureen Adama — 2114 points (→ 25th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- David Anear — 2407 points (→ 13th place)
- Terence Reilly — 2331 points (→ 26th place)
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer OlympicsMen's 4 × 400 metres Relay
- Max Binnington, Peter Grant, Don Hanly, and Rick Mitchell
- Heat — 3:05.75 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5.000 metres
- David Fitzsimons
- Heat — did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 10.000 metres
- Chris Wardlaw
- Heat — 28:17.52
- Final — 28:29.91 (→ 12th place)
- David Fitzsimons
- Heat — 28:16.43
- Final — 29:17.74 (→ 14th place)
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Don Hanly
- Heat — 51.90s (→ did not advance)
- Peter Grant
- Heat — 51.07s (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
- Chris Commons
- Heat — 7.46m (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Chris Wardlaw — 2:23:56 (→ 35th place)
- David Chettle — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Ross Haywood — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 20 km Race Walk
- Ross Haywood — 1:30:59 (→ 12th place)
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
- 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: Lindsay Gaze
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer OlympicsCanoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer OlympicsCycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer OlympicsTwelve cyclists represented Australia in 1976.
- Clyde Sefton — 4:49:01 (→ 28th place)
- Remo Sansonetti — 4:49:01 (→ 34th place)
- Alan Goodrope — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Peter Kesting — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Ron Boyle — 20th place
- Stephen Goodall — 1:08.610 (→ 12th place)
- Gary Sutton — 6th place
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1976 Summer OlympicsEquestrianism
Main article: Equestrianism at the 1976 Summer OlympicsFencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1976 Summer OlympicsThree fencers, two men and one woman, represented Australia in 1976.
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer OlympicsHockey
Main article: 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
- Lost to New Zealand (0-1) →
- Team Roster
- ( 1.) Robert Haigh
- ( 2.) Rick Charlesworth
- ( 3.) David Bell
- ( 4.) Greg Browning
- ( 5.) Ian Cooke
- ( 6.) Barry Dancer
- ( 7.) Douglas Golder
- ( 8.) Wayne Hammond
- ( 9.) Jim Irvine
- (10.) Stephan Marshall
- (11.) Malcolm Poole
- (12.) Robert Proctor
- (13.) Graeme Reid
- (14.) Ronald Riley
- (15.) Trevor Smith
- (16.) Terry Walsh
- Head Coach: Mervyn Adams
Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1976 Summer OlympicsModern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer OlympicsTwo male pentathletes represented Australia in 1976.
- Individual
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer OlympicsSailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer OlympicsShooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer OlympicsSwimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer OlympicsWater polo
Main article: 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: Tom Hoad
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer OlympicsWrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer OlympicsSee also
References
- "Australia at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
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