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Swimming at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |
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Venue | Olympic Pool |
Competitors | 471 from 51 nations |
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | women | |
4 × 200 m | men | |
Medley relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing. [1] [2]
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471 swimmers from 51 nations competed. [1]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 13 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
2 | East Germany (GDR) | 11 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
3 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
6 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
8 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (8 entries) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 |
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