Boycotts of Events: 1976 Summer Olympics, Alternate Olympics, Sporting Boycott of South Africa, 1980 Summer Olympics Boycott

Boycotts of Events: 1976 Summer Olympics, Alternate Olympics, Sporting Boycott of South Africa, 1980 Summer Olympics Boycott





Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1976 Summer Olympics, Alternate Olympics, Sporting Boycott of South Africa, 1980 Summer Olympics Boycott, Olympic Boycott Games, Friendship Games, American Football League All-Star Game, Olympic Boycotts, 1984 Summer Olympics Boycott. Excerpt: Games of the XXI Olympiad The 1976 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad , were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal , Quebec , Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam , over the bids of Moscow and Los Angeles , which later hosted the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympic Games respectively. These Games have been the only Summer Olympics held in Canada. Bidding The vote count results here are compliments of the International Olympic Committee Vote History web page. One blank vote was cast in the second and final round. One factor favoring Montreal was that the IOC did not want the Summer games hosted in a superpower for fears of political backlash, which would be proven later on in the Olympic boycotts of 1980 and 1984. 1976 Summer Olympics Bidding Results Highlights item At age 14, Nadia Com neci of Romania scored seven perfect 10.0 and won three gold medals, including the prestigious All Around. The score board could hold only 3 digits and the score was shown as 1.00. In women's gymnastics three gold medals were also won by Nellie Kim of the Soviet Union . Nikolai Andrianov of the USSR won four gold medals, including All Around, in men's gymnastics. item Taro Aso was a member of the Japanese shooting team. 32 years later, he would be elected as the prime minister of Japan. item The Games were opened by Queen Elizabeth II , as head of state of Canada , and several members of the Royal Family attended the opening cere...









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