| Men's normal hill individual at the XII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for ski jumping | ||||||||||
| Venue | Seefeld | |||||||||
| Dates | 7 February | |||||||||
| Competitors | 55 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| winning score | 252.0 | |||||||||
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| Ski jumping at the 1976 Winter Olympics | |
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| Normal hill | men |
| Large hill | men |
The men's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 1976 Winter Olympics was held at Seefeld. It took place on 15 February. [1] [2]
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964. The city was already an Olympic candidate, unsuccessfully bidding to host the 1960 Games. Innsbruck won the 1964 Games bid defeating the cities of Calgary in Canada and Lahti in Finland. The sports venues, many of which were built for the Games, were located within a radius of twenty kilometers around Innsbruck. The Games included 1,091 athletes from 36 nations, which was a record for the Winter Games at the time. Athletes participated in six sports and ten disciplines which bring together a total of thirty-four official events, seven more than the 1960. The luge made its debut on the Olympic program. Three Asian nations made their Winter Games debut: North Korea, India and Mongolia.
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from February 4 to 15, 1976. The Games were awarded to Innsbruck after Denver, the original host city, withdrew in 1972. This was the second time the Tyrolean capital had hosted the Winter Olympics, having first done so in 1964.
Ski jumping at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of two events held from 7 to 15 February, with the large hill event taking place at Bergiselschanze, and the normal hill event at Seefeld.
Canada competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.
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The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
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Norway competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Austria was the host nation for the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. It was the second time that Austria had hosted the Winter Games, after the 1964 Winter Olympics, also in Innsbruck.
Italy competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Switzerland competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
East Germany competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
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For the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, a total of eight sports venues were used. Luge made its debut at these games, but were marred by the death of a British slider two weeks prior to the Games. A second ski jumping event debuted and the best two out of three jumps were used in both events for the only time in the history of the Winter Olympics. All eight venues would be used again when the Winter Games returned to Innsbruck twelve years later though the venues would undergo renovations in time for the 1976 Games.
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The men's large hill individual ski jumping competition for the 1976 Winter Olympics was held in Bergiselschanze. It occurred on 15 February.
The men's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 1964 Winter Olympics was held at Seefeld. It occurred on 31 January.
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