| Athletics at the V Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Competitors | 774 from 39 nations |
Athletics at the 1976 Summer Paralympics consisted of 207 events. Argentina, Burma, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Peru won their first ever medals in the 1976 Summer Paralympics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | 34 | 26 | 99 | |
| 2 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 53 | |
| 3 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 29 | |
| 4 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 27 | |
| 5 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 48 | |
| 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 17 | |
| 7 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 36 | |
| 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 | |
| 9 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 32 | |
| 10 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 22 | |
| 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| 14 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | |
| 15 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | |
| 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 22 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 17 | |
| 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 25 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (30 entries) | 209 | 178 | 170 | 557 | |