XXI Olympic Games

The 1976 Montreal Games were marred by an African boycott to protest the fact that the national rugby team of New Zealand had toured South Africa and New Zealand was scheduled to compete in the Olympics. Women's events were included for the first time in basketball, rowing and team handball. Fourteen-year-old gymnast Nadia Comaneci of Romania caused a sensation when, for her performance on the uneven bars, she was awarded the first-ever perfect score of 10.0. She eventually earned seven 10.0s. On the men's side, Japan 's Shun Fujimoto broke his leg while completing his floor exercises routine. The Japanese team was engaged in a close contest with the Soviet Union , so Fujimoto kept his injury secret. But when he dismounted from the rings, he dislocated his knee and was forced to withdraw. The Japanese women's volleyball team won all their matches in straight sets, and in only one of fifteen games did an opponent score in double figures. Individual stars included Klaus Dibiasi of Italy, who won his third straight gold medal in platform diving; Viktor Saneyev of Soviet Georgia, who won his third triple jump gold; and Irena Szewinska of Poland, winner of the 400m run, who brought her career total to seven medals - in five different events. Alberto Juantorena of Cuba put together the first 40m-800m double victory. Miklos Németh of Hungary won the javelin throw to become the first son of an athletics gold medalist to win a gold of his own. His father, Imre, had won the hammer throw in 1948. Clarence Hill of Bermuda earned a bronze medal in boxing's super-heavyweight division to give Bermuda the honor of being the least populous nation (53,500) ever to win a medal in the Summer Olympics.

Participation & Events

Participating Nations: 92

Participants: 6,084 athletes (1,260 women, 4,824 men)

Total Events: 198

Top Three Nations: USSR, German Democratic Republic and United States of America

Medal Tally of XXI Olympic Games

Rank Nation Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 USSR 49 41 35 125
2 German Democratic Republic 40 25 25 90
3 United States of America 34 35 25 94
4 Federal Republic of Germany 10 12 17 39
5 Japan 9 6 10 25
6 Poland 7 6 13 26
7 Bulgaria 6 9 7 22
8 Cuba 6 4 3 13
9 Romania 4 9 14 27
10 Hungary 4 5 13 22
11 Finland 4 2 0 6
12 Sweden 4 1 0 5
13 Great Britain 3 5 5 13
14 Italy 2 7 4 13
15 France 2 3 4 9
16 Yugoslavia 2 3 3 8
17 Czechoslovakia 2 2 4 8
18 New Zealand 2 1 1 4
19 Korea 1 1 4 6
20 Switzerland 1 1 2 4
21 DPR Korea 1 1 0 2
21 Jamaica 1 1 0 2
21 Norway 1 1 0 2
24 Denmark 1 0 2 3
25 Mexico 1 0 1 2
26 Trinidad and Tobago 1 0 0 1
27 Canada 0 5 6 11
28 Belgium 0 3 3 6
29 Netherlands 0 2 3 5
30 Portugal 0 2 0 2
30 Spain 0 2 0 2
32 Australia 0 1 4 5
33 Islamic Republic of Iran 0 1 1 2
34 Mongolia 0 1 0 1
34 Venezuela 0 1 0 1
36 Brazil 0 0 2 2
37 Austria 0 0 1 1
37 Bermuda 0 0 1 1
37 Pakistan 0 0 1 1
37 Puerto Rico 0 0 1 1
37 Thailand 0 0 1 1
Total 198 199 216 613

Pakistan Medal Tally of XXI Olympic Games

S.No. Discipline Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1. Hockey - - 1 1
Total - - 1 1
Players Who Won Medal in XXI Olympic Games
S.No. Name Designation Medal
Hockey
1 Brig. M. H. Atif Team Manager
2 Mr. Saeed Anwar Coach
3 Mr. Abdul Rasheed Captain
4 Mr. Saleem Sherwani Player
5 Mr. Qamar Zia Player
6 Mr. Manzoor-ul-Hassan Player
7 Mr. Munawwar-uz-Zaman Player
8 Mr. Arshad Mahmood Player
9 Mr. A. Hanif Khan Player Bronze
10 Mr. Saleem Nazim Player
11 Mr. Akhtar Rasool Player
12 Mr. Iftikhar Syed Player
13 Mr. Islahuddin Player
14 Mr. Manzoor Ahmed Player
15 Mr. Samiullah Player
16 Mr. Shahnaz Sheikh Player
17 Mr. M. Zahid Player
18 Syed Mudassar Asghar Player
19 Mr. M. Saeed Player
20 Mr. Arshad Chaudhary Player