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1976 Winter Olympic Games

The XII Winter Olympic Games were held in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria. The games were originally awarded to Denver, Colorado, USA in May, 1970 but a 300 percent rise in costs and worries about environmental impact led to voters rejecting a $5 million bond issue to finance the games in 1972, so the IOC called on the home of 1964 games.

XII Winter Olympic Games

Nations participating 37

Athletes participating 1,123 (892 men, 231 women)

Events 37 in 8 sports

Opening ceremonies February 4, 1976

Closing ceremonies February 15, 1976

Officially opened by

Athlete's Oath

Judge's Oath

Olympic Torch Christl Hass and Josef Feistmantl

Medals awarded

See the medal winners, ordered by sport:

Medal count

Pos Country Gold Silver Bronze Total

1 Soviet Union 13 6 8 27

2 East Germany 7 5 7 19

3 United States 3 3 4 10

4 Norway 3 3 1 7

5 West Germany 2 5 3 10

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Referenced By

Olympic Winter Games | Winter Olympic Games | Winter Olympics

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