Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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Swimming
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Pool
Competitors471 from 51 nations
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Swimming at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Sample picture of the event (unofficial)
Freestyle
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mwomen
4 × 200 mmen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen

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.

Events

Participating nations

471 swimmers from 51 nations competed.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)1314734
2 East Germany (GDR)116219
3 Soviet Union (URS)1359
4 Great Britain (GBR)1113
5 Canada (CAN)0268
6 Netherlands (NED)0022
 West Germany (FRG)0022
8 Australia (AUS)0011
Totals (8 entries)26262678

Medal summary

Men's events

Games Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
 Jim Montgomery
 United States		 49.99
(WR) 		Jack Babashoff
 United States		 50.81 Peter Nocke
 West Germany		 51.31
200 m freestyle
 Bruce Furniss
 United States		 1:50.29
(WR) 		John Naber
 United States		 1:50.50 Jim Montgomery
 United States		 1:50.58
400 m freestyle
 Brian Goodell
 United States		 3:51.93
(WR) 		Tim Shaw
 United States		 3:52.54 Vladimir Raskatov
 Soviet Union		 3:55.76
1500 m freestyle
 Brian Goodell
 United States		 15:02.40
(WR) 		Bobby Hackett
 United States		 15:03.91 Stephen Holland
 Australia		 15:04.66
100 m backstroke
 John Naber
 United States		 55.49
(WR) 		Peter Rocca
 United States		 56.34 Roland Matthes
 East Germany		 57.22
200 m backstroke
 John Naber
 United States		 1:59.19 (WR) Peter Rocca
 United States		 2:00.55 Dan Harrigan
 United States		 2:01.35
100 m breaststroke
 John Hencken
 United States		 1:03.11 (WR) David Wilkie
 Great Britain		 1:03.43 Arvydas Juozaitis
 Soviet Union		 1:04.23
200 m breaststroke
 David Wilkie
 Great Britain		 2:15.11 (WR) John Hencken
 United States		 2:17.26 Rick Colella
 United States		 2:19.20
100 m butterfly
 Matt Vogel
 United States		 54.35 Joe Bottom
 United States		 54.50 Gary Hall, Sr.
 United States		 54.65
200 m butterfly
 Mike Bruner
 United States		 1:59.23 (WR) Steve Gregg
 United States		 1:59.54 Bill Forrester
 United States		 1:59.96
400 m individual medley
 Rod Strachan
 United States		 4:23.68 (WR) Tim McKee
 United States		 4:24.62 Andrey Smirnov
 Soviet Union		 4:26.90
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
  United States (USA)
John Naber
Mike Bruner
Bruce Furniss
Jim Montgomery		 7:23.22 (WR)  Soviet Union (URS)
Vladimir Raskatov
Andrei Bogdanov
Sergey Kopliakov
Andrey Krylov		 7:27.97  Great Britain (GBR)
Alan McClatchey
Brian Brinkley
Gordon Downie
David Dunne		 7:32.11
4 × 100 m medley relay
  United States (USA)
John Naber
John Hencken
Matt Vogel
Jim Montgomery		 3:42.22 (WR)  Canada (CAN)
Stephen Pickell
Graham Smith
Clay Evans
Gary MacDonald		 3:45.94  West Germany (FRG)
Klaus Steinbach
Michael Kraus
Walter Kusch
Peter Nocke		 3:47.29

Women's events

Games Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
 Kornelia Ender
 East Germany		 55.65
(WR) 		Petra Priemer
 East Germany		 56.49 Enith Brigitha
 Netherlands		 56.65
200 m freestyle
 Kornelia Ender
 East Germany		 1:59.26
(WR) 		Shirley Babashoff
 United States		 2:01.22 Enith Brigitha
 Netherlands		 2:01.40
400 m freestyle
 Petra Thümer
 East Germany		 4:09.89
(WR) 		Shirley Babashoff
 United States		 4:10.46 Shannon Smith
 Canada		 4:14.60
800 m freestyle
 Petra Thümer
 East Germany		 8:37.14
(WR) 		Shirley Babashoff
 United States		 8:37.59 Wendy Weinberg
 United States		 8:42.60
100 m backstroke
 Ulrike Richter
 East Germany		 1:01.83
(OR) 		Birgit Treiber
 East Germany		 1:03.41 Nancy Garapick
 Canada		 1:03.71
200 m backstroke
 Ulrike Richter
 East Germany		 2:13.43
(OR) 		Birgit Treiber
 East Germany		 2:14.97 Nancy Garapick
 Canada		 2:15.60
100 m breaststroke
 Hannelore Anke
 East Germany		 1:11.16 Lyubov Rusanova
 Soviet Union		 1:13.04 Marina Koshevaya
 Soviet Union		 1:13.30
200 m breaststroke
 Marina Koshevaya
 Soviet Union		 2:33.35
(WR) 		Marina Yurchenya
 Soviet Union		 2:36.08 Lyubov Rusanova
 Soviet Union		 2:36.22
100 m butterfly
 Kornelia Ender
 East Germany		 1:00.13
(=WR) 		Andrea Pollack
 East Germany		 1:00.98 Wendy Boglioli
 United States		 1:01.17
200 m butterfly
 Andrea Pollack
 East Germany		 2:11.41
(OR) 		Ulrike Tauber
 East Germany		 2:12.50 Rosemarie Gabriel
 East Germany		 2:12.86
400 m individual medley
 Ulrike Tauber
 East Germany		 4:42.77
(WR) 		Cheryl Gibson
 Canada		 4:48.10 Becky Smith
 Canada		 4:50.48
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
  United States (USA)
Kim Peyton
Jill Sterkel
Shirley Babashoff
Wendy Boglioli		 3:44.82
(WR) 		 East Germany (GDR)
Petra Priemer
Kornelia Ender
Claudia Hempel
Andrea Pollack		 3:45.50  Canada (CAN)
Becky Smith
Gail Amundrud
Barbara Clark
Anne Jardin		 3:48.81
4 × 100 m medley relay
  East Germany (GDR)
Ulrike Richter
Hannelore Anke
Kornelia Ender
Andrea Pollack		 4:07.95
(WR) 		 United States (USA)
Camille Wright
Shirley Babashoff
Linda Jezek
Lauri Siering		 4:14.55  Canada (CAN)
Susan Sloan
Robin Corsiglia
Wendy Hogg
Anne Jardin		 4:15.22

Gallery of the medalists

Some of the Olympic medalists in Montreal:

  • John Naber, winner of the 100-metre backstroke, 200-metre backstroke, 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay, and 4 × 100-metre medley relay.
    John Naber, winner of the 100-metre backstroke, 200-metre backstroke, 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay, and 4 × 100-metre medley relay.
  • Jim Montgomery, winner of the 100-metre freestyle, 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay, and 4 × 100-metre medley relay.
    Jim Montgomery, winner of the 100-metre freestyle, 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay, and 4 × 100-metre medley relay.
  • Mike Bruner, winner of the 200-metre butterfly and 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay.
    Mike Bruner, winner of the 200-metre butterfly and 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay.
  • John Hencken, winner of the 100-metre breaststroke and 4 × 100-metre medley relay.
    John Hencken, winner of the 100-metre breaststroke and 4 × 100-metre medley relay.
  • Kornelia Ender, winner of the 100-metre freestyle, 200-metre freestyle, 100-metre butterfly, and 4 × 100-metre medley relay.
    Kornelia Ender, winner of the 100-metre freestyle, 200-metre freestyle, 100-metre butterfly, and 4 × 100-metre medley relay.
  • Ulrike Richter, winner of the 100-metre backstroke, 200-metre backstroke, and 4 × 100-metre medley relay.
    Ulrike Richter, winner of the 100-metre backstroke, 200-metre backstroke, and 4 × 100-metre medley relay.
  • David Wilkie, winner of the 200-metre breaststroke.
    David Wilkie, winner of the 200-metre breaststroke.
  • Petra Thümer, winner of the 400-metre freestyle and 800-metre freestyle.
    Petra Thümer, winner of the 400-metre freestyle and 800-metre freestyle.

References

  1. ^ a b "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
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