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 was the first and,so far,only Summer Olympic Games to be held in Canada. Toronto hosted the 1976 Summer Paralympics the same year as the Montreal Olympics,which still remains 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.
Jean Drapeau was a Canadian politician who served as mayor of Montreal for 2 non-consecutive terms from 1954 to 1957 and from 1960 to 1986. Major accomplishments of the Drapeau Administration include the development of the Montreal Metro entirely underground mass transit subway system running on 'whisper quiet' rubber wheels,a successful international exposition Expo 67 as well as the construction of a major performing arts centre,the Place des Arts. Drapeau also secured the hosting of the 1976 Summer Olympics and was instrumental in building the Olympic Stadium and then world's tallest inclined tower. Drapeau was responsible for securing a Major League Baseball franchise,with the creation of the Montreal Expos in 1969. Drapeau's main legacy is Montreal's attainment of global status under his administration. He was the longest serving mayor of Montreal.
Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Montreal,Canada,located at Olympic Park in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of the city. Built in the mid-1970s as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics,it is nicknamed "The Big O",a reference to both its name and to the doughnut-shape of the permanent component of the stadium's roof. It is also disparagingly referred to as "The Big Owe" in reference to the high cost of its construction and of hosting the 1976 Olympics as a whole.
Vladislav Aleksandrovich TretiakMP is a Russian former goaltender for the Soviet Union national ice hockey team. He was inducted into the inaugural class of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Hall of Fame in 1997. Considered to be one of the greatest goaltenders in the history of the sport,he was voted one of six players to the IIHF Centennial All-Star Team in a poll conducted by a group of 56 experts from 16 countries. Tretiak is the current president of the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia and was the general manager of the Russian 2010 Winter Olympic team.
The Earle Grey Award is the lifetime achievement award for television acting of the Canadian Screen Awards,and its predecessor the Gemini Awards. It can be presented to an individual or collaborative team,and may be presented posthumously.
Raymond A. J. Chrétien is a Canadian lawyer and diplomat. He served as ambassador to the United States from 1994–2000. His uncle,Jean Chrétien,was the 20th prime minister from 1993 to 2003.
Milan Nový is a Czech former professional ice hockey center. He played 16 seasons in the Czechoslovak Elite League,winning six league championships between 1974 and 1980. He also played one season in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 1982–83 season. Internationally Novýplayed for the Czechoslovakian national team on multiple occasions,including the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics,winning a silver medal in 1976,and gold at the 1976 and 1977 World Championships. Novýwas inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2012.
Katharine Kreiner-Phillips is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Canada.
Leo Cahill was an American head coach and general manager in the Canadian Football League (CFL),much of it spent with the Toronto Argonauts.
Richard David Vine was a career diplomat,US Ambassador to Switzerland from 1979 to 1981,and later Director General of the Atlantic Institute for International Affairs.
Janusz Gerard Pyciak-Peciak is a Polish modern pentathlete,Olympic champion and several times world champion.
John Allan Peterson is an American former wrestler and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling.
Jacques Rousseau was a French athlete. As of 2006,he resided in Guadeloupe. He died on 14 February 2024,at the age of 72.
Marco Antonio Dorantes García was a Mexican association football referee active from as early as the 1972 Summer Olympics until the 1991-1992 UEFA Cup. Dorantes Garcia was a fluent speaker of Spanish,English,and German. He married Teresa Ramires had two children Beatriz and a boy. Years later he married Maria Eugenia Velazquez no children. Marco Antonio had five children aurora and they married and now have seven grandchildren
The men's long jump event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal,Quebec,Canada,had an entry list of 33 competitors from 25 nations,with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on Thursday July 29,1976. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The top twelve and ties,and all those reaching 7.80 metres advanced to the final. The qualification round was held in Wednesday July 28,1976. The event was won by 24cm by Arnie Robinson of the United States,the nation's third consecutive and 16th overall gold medal in the men's long jump. Randy Williams took silver,but the chance of an American sweep was eliminated when Larry Myricks broke his foot warming up for the final. Robinson and Williams became the fifth and sixth men to earn two medals in the event. Frank Wartenberg of East Germany took bronze.
Michael Shenstone was a Canadian diplomat.
Bruce Irving Rankin,was a Canadian diplomat.
