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The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad and officially branded as Montreal 1976, were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam on May 12, 1970, over the bids of Moscow and Los Angeles. It is the only Summer Olympic Games to be held in Canada. Toronto hosted the 1976 Summer Paralympics the same year as the Montreal Olympics, also the only Summer Paralympics to be held in Canada. Calgary and Vancouver later hosted the Winter Olympic Games in 1988 and 2010, respectively. This was the first of two consecutive Olympic games held in North America, followed by the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.
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Robert Johnson (1911–1938) was an American blues singer and guitarist.
Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics included a men's and a women's team competitions with the preliminary rounds taking place in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex. From the quarter final stage onwards, the women's event moved to the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, a part of the Helliniko Olympic Complex, with the men joining them there for their semi-finals and final.
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Canada has competed at 28 Summer Olympic Games, missing only the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics and the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. This count includes the 1906 Olympic Games, deemed unofficial 43 years after they were held. The nation made its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Canada competes under the IOC country code CAN.
Céline, sometimes spelled Celine, is a French female first name version of Latin origin, coming from Caelīna, the feminine form of the Roman cognomen Caelīnus, meaning "heavenly". Its equivalent in Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese is Celina. Céline was frequently chosen as a first name in honour of two Gallo-Roman saints closely associated with the beginnings of the French nation:
Team handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics featured competition for men and women.
Luc Tousignant is a former quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and Olympic handball player.
Nicole Génier is a Canadian former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Louise Hurtubise is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Nicole Robert is a Canadian former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Pierre Désormeaux is a Canadian former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Canadian handball team which finished eleventh in the 1976 Olympic tournament. He played all five matches and scored twelve goals. In April 2000, he was chosen the Canadian Handball Century's Player.
Danny Power is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Robert Benjamin Sparks is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
William Johnson is an American former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Randolph "Randy" Hume Dean is a former American football quarterback who played for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants from 1977–1979. He played college football at Northwestern. He is also a former handball player for the American team who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
USA Team Handball is the governing body for handball in the United States. USA Team Handball is funded in part by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Previously, the governing body was the United States Team Handball Federation.
