United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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{{Infobox Olympics United States
|games=1976 Summer
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|sports=
|flagbearer=[[Gary Hall Sr.]]
|gold=34
|silver=35
|bronze=25
|total=94
|rank=3
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The '''[[United States]]''' competed at the '''[[1976 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Montreal]], [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite news |work=[[The New York Times]] |title=Roster of U.S. Athletes for Olympic Games at Montreal |accessdate=2008-06-21 |date=1976-07-11|page=152}}</ref>
==Medals==
The United States finished third in the final medal rankings, with 34 gold and 94 total medals.
===Gold===
* [[Darrell Pace]] — Archery, Men's Competition
* [[Luann Ryon]] — Archery, Women's Competition
* [[Edwin Moses]] — Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles
* [[Harvey Glance]], [[Millard Hampton]], [[John Wesley Jones]], and [[Steven Riddick]] — Athletics, Men's 4x100 m Relay
* [[Benjamin Brown (athlete)|Benjamin Brown]], [[Herman Frazier]], [[Fred Newhouse]], and [[Maxie Parks]] — Athletics, Men's 4x400 m Relay
* [[Arnie Robinson]] — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
* [[Mac Wilkins]] — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw
* [[Bruce Jenner]] — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
* [[Thomas LaGarde]], [[Scott May]], [[Steve Sheppard]], [[Ernie Grunfeld]], [[Philip Hubbard]], [[Mitchell Kupchak]], [[Adrian Dantley]], [[Walter Davis (basketball)|Walter Davis]], [[Phil Ford]], [[Tate Armstrong]], [[Quinn Buckner]], and [[Kenneth Carr]] — Basketball, Men's Team Competition
* [[Leo Randolph]] — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
* [[Howard Davis Jr.|Howard Davis]] — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
* [[Ray Leonard]] — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
* [[Michael Spinks]] — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
* [[Leon Spinks]] — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
* [[Phil Boggs]] — Diving, Men's Springboard
* [[Jennifer Chandler]] — Diving, Women's Springboard
* [[Edmund Coffin]] — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
* [[Mary Tauskey]], [[Edmund Coffin]], [[Bruce Davidson]], and [[Michael Plumb]] — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team
* [[Lanny Bassham]] — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
* [[Donald Haldeman]] — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting
*[[Jim Montgomery (swimmer)|Jim Montgomery]] — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
*[[Bruce Furniss]] — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle
*[[Brian Goodell]] — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
*[[Brian Goodell]] — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
*[[John Naber]] — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
*[[John Naber]] — Swimming, Men's 200 m Backstroke
*[[John Hencken]] — Swimming, Men's 100 m Breaststroke
*[[Matt Vogel]] — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
*[[Mike Bruner]] — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
*[[Rod Strachan]] — Swimming, Men's 400 m Individual Medley
*[[John Naber]], [[Mark Clark]], [[Bruce Furniss]], and [[Jim Montgomery (swimmer)|Jim Montgomery]] — Swimming, Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay
*[[John Naber]], [[Matt Vogel]], [[John Hencken]], and [[Jim Montgomery (swimmer)|Jim Montgomery]] — Swimming, Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay
*[[Kim Peyton]], [[Jill Sterkel]], [[Shirley Babashoff]], and [[Wendy Boglioli]] — Swimming, Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
* [[John Peterson (wrestler)|John Peterson]] — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight
===Silver===
* [[Millard Hampton]] — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
* [[Fred Newhouse]] — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
* [[Frank Shorter]] — Athletics, Men's Marathon
* [[Michael Shine]] — Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles
* [[Randy Williams]] — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
* [[James Butts]] — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump
* [[Rosalyn Bryant]], [[Sheila Ingram]], [[Pamela Jiles]], and [[Debra Sapenter]] — Athletics, Women's 4x400 m Relay
* [[Kathy McMillan]] — Athletics, Women's Long Jump
* [[Patricia Roberts]], [[Susan Rojcewicz]], [[Julienne Simpson]], [[Gail Marquis]], [[Ann Elizabeth Meyers]], [[Mary O'Connor]], [[Patricia Head]], [[Charlotte Lewis]], [[Nancy Lieberman]], [[Cynthia Brogdon]], [[Nancy Dunkle]], and [[Lusia Harris]] — Basketball, Women's Team Competition
* [[Charles Mooney]] — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight
* [[Greg Louganis]] — Diving, Men's Platform
* [[Michael Plumb]] — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
* [[Calvin Coffey]] and [[Michael Staines]] — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
* [[Joan Lind]] — Rowing, Women's Single Sculls
* [[Margaret Murdoch]] — Shooting, Women's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
*[[Jack Babashoff]] — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
*[[John Naber]] — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle
*[[Timothy Shaw]] — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
*[[Robert Hackett]] — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
*[[Peter Rocca]] — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
*[[Peter Rocca]] — Swimming, Men's 200 m Backstroke
*[[John Hencken]] — Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke
*[[Joe Bottom]] — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
*[[Steven Gregg]] — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
*[[Tim McKee]] — Swimming, Men's 400 m Individual Medley
* [[Shirley Babashoff]] — Swimming, Women's 200 m Freestyle
* [[Shirley Babashoff]] — Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle
* [[Shirley Babashoff]] — Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle
*[[Camille Wright]], [[Shirley Babashoff]], [[Linda Jezek]], and [[Lauri Siering]] — Swimming, Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay
* [[Lee James]] — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight
* [[Lloyd Keaser]] — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight
* [[Benjamin Peterson]] — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight
* [[Russell Hellickson]] — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight
* [[David McFaull]] and [[Michael Rothwell]] — Sailing, Men's Tornado
* [[Walter Glasgow]], [[Richard Hoepfner]], and [[John Kolius]] — Sailing, Men's Soling
===Bronze===
* [[Dwayne Evans]] — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
* [[Herman Frazier]] — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
* [[Richard Wohlhuter]] — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
* [[Willie Davenport]] — Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles
* [[Dwight Stones]] — Athletics, Men's High Jump
* [[David Roberts]] — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
* [[John Powell]] — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw
* [[Kathy Schmidt]] — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
* [[John Tate (boxer)|John Tate]] — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
* [[Cynthia McIngvale]] — Diving, Women's Springboard
* [[Deborah Wilson]] — Diving, Women's Platform
* [[Hilda Gurney]], [[Edith Master]], and [[Dorothy Morkins]] — Equestrian, Dressage Team
* [[Peter Kormann]] — Gymnastics, Men's Floor Exercises
* [[Allen Coage]] — Judo, Men's Heavyweight
* [[Lynn Silliman]], [[Anne Warner]], [[Jacqueline Zoch]], [[Marion Greig]], [[Peggy McCarthy]], [[Gail Ricketson]], [[Carol Brown (women's rowing)|Carol Brown]], [[Anita DeFrantz]], and [[Carie Graves]] — Rowing, Women's Eights
*[[Jim Montgomery (swimmer)|Jim Montgomery]] — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle
*[[Daniel Harrigan]] — Swimming, Men's 200 m Backstroke
*[[Richard Colella]] — Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke
*[[Gary Hall Sr.]] — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
*[[William Forrester]] — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
* [[Wendy Weinberg]] — Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle
* [[Wendy Boglioli]] — Swimming, Women's 100 m Butterfly
* [[Gene Davis (wrestler)|Gene Davis]] — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight
* [[Stanley Dziedzic]] — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight
* [[Dennis Conner]] and [[Conn Findlay]] — Sailing, Men's Tempest
==Results by event==
===[[Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics|Archery]]===
After winning both [[gold medal]]s in the first modern Olympic archery contest at the [[1972 Summer Olympics]], the United States returned only one of the six archers who had competed in [[Munich]], [[Linda Myers]]. Even though neither of the reigning gold medallists competed in Montreal, the United States again won both gold medals. [[Luann Ryon]] set new Olympic records for women's competition in both the single [[International Archery Federation|FITA]] round and the double FITA round categories. [[Darrell Pace]] did the same in the men's competition. All four of the American archers placed in the top eight.
'''Women's Individual Competition''':
* [[Luann Ryon]] — 2499 points (→ OR, [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''')
* [[Linda Myers]] — 2393 points (→ 7th place)
'''Men's Individual Competition''':
* [[Darrell Pace]] — 2571 points (→ OR, [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''')
* [[Richard McKinney]] — 2471 points (→ 4th place)
===[[Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]===
'''Men's 100 metres'''
* [[Harvey Glance]]
:* First Round — 10.37s
:* Second Round — 10.23s
:* Semi Final — 10.24s
:* Final — 10.19s (→ 4th place)
* [[John Wesley Jones]]
:* First Round — 10.43s
:* Second Round — 10.46s
:* Semi Final — 10.30s
:* Final — 10.27s (→ 6th place)
* [[Steven Riddick]]
:* First Round — 10.43s
:* Second Round — 10.36s
:* Semi Final — 10.33s (→ did not advance)
'''Men's 200 metres'''
* [[Millard Hampton]]
:* First Round — 21.11s
:* Second Round — 20.83s
:* Semi Final — 20.69s
:* Final — 20.29s (→ [[Image:Med_2.png|Silver]] '''Silver Medal''')
* [[Dwayne Evans]]
:* First Round — 20.96s
:* Second Round — 20.56s
:* Semi Final — 20.83s
:* Final — 20.43s (→ [[Image:Med_3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze Medal''')
'''Men's 800 metres'''
* [[Rick Wohlhunter]]
:* Heat — 1:45.71
:* Semi Final — 1:46.72
:* Final — 1:44.12 (→ [[Image:Med_3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze Medal''')
* [[James Robinson Jr.]]
:* Heat — 1:47.56
:* Semi Final — 1:46.43 (→ did not advance)
'''Men's 4x100m Relay'''
* [[Harvey Glance]], [[John Wesley Jones]], [[Millard Hampton]], and [[Steven Riddick]]
:* Heat — 38.76
:* Semi Final — 38.51
:* Final — 38.33s (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''')
'''Men's 4x400m Relay'''
* [[Herman Frazier]], [[Benjamin Brown (athlete)|Benjamin Brown]], [[Fred Newhouse]], and [[Maxie Parks]]
:* Heat — 2:59.52
:* Final — 2:58.65 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''')
'''Men's 5.000 metres'''
* [[Paul Geis]]
:* Heat — 13:32.36
:* Final — 13:42.51 (→ 12th place)
* [[Duncan MacDonald]]
:* Heat — 13:47.14 (→ did not advance)
* [[Richard Buerkle]]
:* Heat — 13:29.01 (→ did not advance)
'''Men's 10.000 metres'''
* [[Garry Bjorklund]]
:* Heat — 28:12.24
:* Final — 28:38.08 (→ 13th place)
* [[Craig Virgin]]
:* Heat — 28:30.22 (→ did not advance)
* [[Edward Mendoza]]
:* Heat — 29:02.97 (→ did not advance)
'''Men's 400m Hurdles'''
* [[Edwin Moses]]
:* Heat — 49.95s
:* Semi Final — 48.29s
:* Final — 47.64s (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''')
* [[Michael Shine]]
:* Heat — 50.91s
:* Semi Final — 49.90s
:* Final — 48.69s (→ [[Image:Med_2.png|Silver]] '''Silver Medal''')
* [[Quentin Wheeler]]
:* Heat — 50.32s
:* Semi Final — 50.22s
:* Final — 49.86s (→ 4th place)
'''Men's Marathon'''
* [[Frank Shorter]] — 2:10:45 (→ [[Image:Med_2.png|Silver]] '''Silver Medal''')
* [[Donald Kardong]] — 2:11:15 (→ 4th place)
* [[William Rodgers (athlete)|William Rodgers]] — 2:25:14 (→ 40th place)
'''Men's Long Jump'''
* [[Arnie Robinson]]
:* Qualification — 7.95m
:* Final — 8.35m (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''')
* [[Randy Williams]]
:* Qualification — 7.97m
:* Final — 8.11m (→ [[Image:Med_2.png|Silver]] '''Silver Medal''')
* [[Larry Myricks]]
:* Qualification — 7.92m
:* Final — DNS (→ no ranking)
'''Men's High Jump'''
* [[Dwight Stones]]
:* Qualification — 2.16m
:* Final — 2.21m (→ [[Image:Med_3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze Medal''')
* [[James Barrineau]]
:* Qualification — 2.16m
:* Final — 2.14m (→ 11th place)
* [[William Jankunis]]
:* Qualification — 2.16m
:* Final — 2.10m (→ 13th place)
'''Men's Discus Throw'''
* [[Mac Wilkins]]
:* Qualification — 68.28m
:* Final — 67.50m (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''')
* [[John Powell (athlete)|John Powell]]
:* Qualification — 61.48m
:* Final — 65.70m (→ [[Image:Med_3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze Medal''')
* [[Jay Silvester]]
:* Qualification — 62.06m
:* Final — 61.98m (→ 7th place)
'''Men's 20km Race Walk'''
* [[Ronald Laird]] — 1:33:27 (→ 20th place)
* [[Larry Walker (race walker)|Larry Walker]] — 1:34:19 (→ 22nd place)
* [[Clark Scully]] — 1:36:37 (→ 29th place)
===[[Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics|Basketball]]===
====Men's Team Competition====
*'''Preliminary Round (Group B)''':
:* Defeated Italy (106-86)
:* Defeated Puerto Rico (95-94)
:* Defeated Yugoslavia (112-93)
:* Defeated Czechoslovakia (81-76)
:* Defeated Egypt (20-0) bb.
*'''Semi Finals''':
:* Defeated Canada (96-77)
*'''Final''':
:* Defeated Yugoslavia (95-74) → [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal'''
*'''Team Roster'''
:*[[Phil Ford]]
:*[[Steve Sheppard]]
:*[[Adrian Dantley]]
:*[[Walter Davis (basketball)|Walter Davis]]
:*[[Quinn Buckner|William "Quinn" Buckner]]
:*[[Ernie Grunfeld]]
:*[[Kenneth Carr]]
:*[[Scott May]]
:*[[Tate Armstrong|Michel Armstrong]]
:*[[Tom La Garde|Thomas La Garde]]
:*[[Philip Hubbard]]
:*[[Mitch Kupchak|Mitchell Kupchak]]
*'''Head Coach''': [[Dean Smith]]
====Women's Team Competition====
*'''Team Roster'''
:*[[Cindy Brogdon]]
:*[[Susan Rojcewicz]]
:*[[Ann Meyers]]
:*[[Lusia Harris]]
:*[[Nancy Dunkle]]
:*[[Charlotte Lewis]]
:*[[Nancy Lieberman]]
:*[[Gail Marquis]]
:*[[Patricia Roberts]]
:*[[Mary Anne O'Connor]]
:*[[Pat Summitt|Patricia Head]]
:*[[Julienne Simpson]]
*'''Head Coach''': [[Billie Moore]]
===[[Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics|Boxing]]===
'''Men's Light Flyweight (– 48kg)'''
* [[Luis Curtis]]
*# First Round — lost to [[Henryk Średnicki]] (POL), 0:5
'''Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)'''
* [[Leo Randolph]]
*# First Round — Bye
*# Second Round — Defeated [[Massoudi Samatou]] (TOG), walk-over
*# Third Round — Defeated [[Constantin Gruescu]] (ROM), 4:1
*# Quarterfinal — Defeated [[David Larmour]] (IRL), 4:1
*# Semi Final — Defeated [[Leszek Błażyński]] (POL), 4:1
*# Final — Defeated [[Ramón Duvalón]] (CUB), 3:2 → [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal'''
===[[Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics|Cycling]]===
'''Men's Individual Road Race'''
*[[George Mount]] — 4:47:23 (→ 6th place)
*[[John Howard (cyclist)|John Howard]] — 4:54:26 (→ 42nd place)
*[[David Boll]] — 5:05:00 (→ 56th place)
*[[Michael Neel]] — did not finish (→ no ranking)
'''Men's 1.000m Time Trial'''
*[[Robert Vehe]] — 1:09.057 (→ 15th place)
'''Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch)'''
*[[Leigh Barczewski]] — 19th place
'''Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit'''
*[[Leonard Nitz]] — 19th place
==References==
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