United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics

The United States competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1] 396 competitors, 278 men and 118 women, took part in 189 events in 19 sports.[2]

United States at the
1976 Summer Olympics
IOC codeUSA
NOCUnited States Olympic Committee
in Montreal
Competitors396 (278 men and 118 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearer Gary Hall, Sr.
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
34
Silver
35
Bronze
25
Total
94
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

The United States finished third in the final medal rankings, with 34 gold and 94 total medals.

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Medals by sport
Sport Total
Swimming1314734
Athletics68822
Boxing5117
Diving2125
Equestrian2114
Shooting2103
Archery2002
Wrestling1326
Basketball1102
Rowing0213
Sailing0213
Weightlifting0101
Gymnastics0011
Judo0011
Total34352594
Medals by day
DayDate Total
1July 181214
2July 192114
3July 204228
4July 213216
5July 223216
6July 230112
7July 241449
8July 2577317
9July 260235
10July 271214
11July 280112
12July 291225
13July 303104
14July 3186418
15August 10000
Total34352594
Medals by gender
Gender TotalPercentage
Male3026187478.72%
Female3971920.22%
Mixed10011.06%
Total34352594100%
Multiple medalists
NameSport Total
John NaberSwimming4105
Shirley BabashoffSwimming1405
Jim MontgomerySwimming3014
John HenckenSwimming2103
Peter RoccaSwimming1203
Wendy BoglioliSwimming1113
Mike BrunerSwimming2002
Edmund CoffinEquestrian2002
Bruce FurnissSwimming2002
Brian GoodellSwimming2002
Matt VogelSwimming2002
Jack BabashoffSwimming1102
Joe BottomSwimming1102
Millard HamptonAthletics1102
Fred NewhouseAthletics1102
Michael PlumbEquestrian1102
Tim ShawSwimming1102
Herman FrazierAthletics1012

* - Indicates that the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final.

Archery

After winning both gold medals in the first modern Olympic archery contest at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the US 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 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.

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Total
ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank
Richard McKinneyMen's individual123021241624714
Darrell Pace126411307 OR12571 OR
Linda MyersWomen's individual118091213523937
Luann Ryon121711282 OR12499 OR

Athletics

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
Men
Road and track events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Harvey Glance100 m10.371 Q10.231 Q10.241 Q10.194
Lam Jones10.431 Q10.462 Q10.303 Q10.276
Steve Riddick10.431 Q10.362 Q10.335Did not advance
Dwayne Evans200 m20.961 Q20.561 Q20.832 Q20.43
Millard Hampton21.111 Q20.832 Q20.692 Q20.29
Mark Lutz21.505Did not advance
Herman Frazier400 m46.091 Q46.521 Q45.243 Q44.95
Fred Newhouse45.421 Q45.971 Q44.891 Q44.40
Maxie Parks46.121 Q45.993 Q45.613 Q45.245
Mark Enyeart800 m1:47.963Did not advance
James Robinson1:47.562 Q1:46.435Did not advance
Rick Wohlhuter1:45.711 Q1:46.721 Q1:44.12
Matt Centrowitz1500 m3:45.026Did not advance
Mike Durkin3:38.895Did not advance
Rick Wohlhuter3:39.943 Q3:38.712 Q3:40.646
Dick Buerkle5000 m13:29.019Did not advance
Paul Geis13:32.362 Q13:42.5112
Duncan MacDonald13:47.147Did not advance
Garry Bjorklund10,000 m28:12.242 Q28:38.0813
Edward Mendoza29:02.9710Did not advance
Craig Virgin28:30.226Did not advance
Willie Davenport110 m hurdles13.701 Q13.553 Q13.38
Charles Foster13.681 Q13.451 Q13.414
James Owens14.035 Q13.764 Q13.766
Edwin Moses400 m hurdles49.951 Q48.291 Q47.63 WR
Michael Shine50.911 Q49.901 Q48.69
Quentin Wheeler50.321 Q50.224 Q49.864
Doug Brown3000 m steeplechase8:33.258Did not advance
Henry Marsh8:31.466 Q8:23.9910
Mike Roche8:37.3610Did not advance
Harvey Glance
Lam Jones
Millard Hampton
Steve Riddick
4 × 100 m relay38.761 Q38.511 Q38.33
Benny Brown
Herman Frazier
Fred Newhouse
Maxie Parks
4 × 400 m relay2:59.521 Q2:58.65
Don KardongMarathon2:11:154
Bill Rodgers2:25:1440
Frank Shorter2:10:45
Ron Laird20 km walk1:33:27.620
Todd Scully1:36:37.429
Larry Walker1:34:19.422
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Larry MyricksLong jump7.923 QDNS
Arnie Robinson7.952 Q8.35
Randy Williams7.971 Q8.35
James ButtsTriple jump16.555 Q17.17
Rayfield Dupree16.508 Q16.2312
Tommy Haynes16.624 Q16.785
James BarrineauHigh jump2.16=1 Q2.1411
William Jankunis2.16=3 Q2.1013
Dwight Stones2.16102.21
Earl BellPole vault5.10=1 Q5.456
Terry Porter5.10=1 Q5.20=13
Dave Roberts5.10=1 Q5.50
Al FeuerbachShot put19.876 Q20.554
Peter Shmock19.4810 Q19.899
George Woods19.3512 q20.267
John PowellDiscus throw61.489 Q65.70
Jay Silvester62.066 Q61.988
Mac Wilkins68.28 OR1 Q67.50
Sam ColsonJavelin throw86.644 Q86.165
Richard George78.3218Did not advance
Antony Hall79.5615 Q71.7015
Larry HartHammer throw67.7415Did not advance
Combined event – Decathlon
AthleteEvent100 mLJSPHJ400 m110HDTPVJT1500 mPointsRank
Fred DixonResult10.946.9114.442.0348.3818.1145.82NM55.964:38.49675423
Points8198027558828805747970711534
Bruce JennerResult10.947.2215.352.0347.5114.8450.044.8068.524:12.618618 WR
Points8198658098829238668731005862714
Fred SamaraResult10.857.0813.001.8450.0714.8740.544.3053.604:40.21750415
Points841836665716801862696884680523
Women
Track events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Evelyn Ashford100 m11.253 Q11.281 Q11.212 Q11.245
Chandra Cheeseborough11.251 Q11.362 Q11.263 Q11.316
Brenda Morehead11.351 Q11.302 Q11.386Did not advance
Debra Armstrong200 m23.181 Q23.202 Q26.166Did not advance
Chandra Cheeseborough23.171 Q23.192 Q23.206Did not advance
Rosalyn Bryant400 m52.011 Q51.742 Q50.621 Q50.655
Sheila Ingram51.831 Q51.311 Q50.903 Q50.906
Debra Sapenter52.331 Q21.231 Q51.344 Q51.668
Wendy Koenig800 m1:59.913 Q2:02.317Did not advance
Madeline Manning2:00.623 Q2:07.258Did not advance
Kathy Weston2:03.315Did not advance
Francie Larrieu1500 m4:07.216 q4:09.079Did not advance
Jan Merrill4:10.923 Q4:02.615 q4:08.548
Cyndy Poor4:08.896Did not advance
Rhonda Brady100 m hurdles13.845Did not advance
Patrice Donnelly13.715Did not advance
Deby LaPlante13.514 Q13.366Did not advance
Debra Armstrong
Evelyn Ashford
Chandra Cheeseborough
Martha Watson
4 × 100 m relay43.462 Q46.357
Rosalyn Bryant
Sheila Ingram
Pamela Jiles
Debra Sapenter
4 × 400 m relay3:25.152 Q3:22.81
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Kathy McMillanLong jump6.2510 Q6.66
Sherron Walker6.2014Did not advance
Martha Watson5.9325Did not advance
Paula GirvenHigh jump1.8021 Q1.8418
Joni Huntley1.802 Q1.895
Pam Spencer1.7027Did not advance
Maren SeidlerShot put15.6012
Lynne WinbiglerDiscus throw48.2214Did not advance
Sherry CalvertJavelin throw53.0813Did not advance
Kate Schmidt61.503 Q63.96
Karin Smith53.966 q57.508
Combined event – Pentathlon
AthleteEvent100HSPHJLJ200 mPointsRank
Gale FitzgeraldResult14.1612.511.685.8924.73426313
Points846750915882870
Jane FrederickResult13.5414.551.765.9924.7045667
Points926870993904873
Marilyn KingResult14.4512.271.745.6225.27416517
Points811736974821823

Basketball

Summary
TeamEventPreliminary roundSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
United States menMen's tournament  Italy
W 106–86
 Puerto Rico
W 95–94
 Yugoslavia
W 112–93
 Egypt
W 2–0
 Czechoslovakia
W 81–76
1 Q  Canada
W 96–77
 Yugoslavia
W 95–74
United States womenWomen's tournament  Japan
L 71–84
 Bulgaria
W 95–79
 Canada
W 89–75
 Soviet Union
L 77–112
 Czechoslovakia
W 83–67
2

Men's tournament

Roster
Preliminary round
Group B
Qualified for the semifinals
TeamWLPFPAPDPts
 United States50394349+4510
 Yugoslavia41364343+219
 Italy32347344+38
 Czechoslovakia23418406+127
 Puerto Rico14321363−426
 Egypt0564103−391



July 22, 1976
Forfeited
United States  2–0  Egypt

Semifinal
July 26, 1976
United States  95–77  Canada
Gold medal game

Women's tournament

Roster
TeamWLPFPAPDPts1st Tie
 Soviet Union50504346+15810
 United States32415417−281W–0L
 Bulgaria32365377−1280W–1L
 Czechoslovakia23351359−871W–0L
 Japan23405400+570W–1L
 Canada05336477−1415




Boxing

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Louis CurtisLight flyweight  Średnicki (POL)
L 0–5
Did not advanceDid not advance=17
Leo RandolphFlyweightBye  Gruescu (ROM)
W 4–1
 Larmour (IRL)
W 4–1
 Błażyński (POL)
W 4–1
 Duvalón (CUB)
W 3–2
Charles MooneyBantamweight  Rais (MAR)
W 5–0
 Rodríguez (ESP)
W 4–1
 Onori (ITA)
W 5–0
 Chul (KOR)
W 3–2
 Rybakov (URS)
W 4–1
 Gu (PRK)
L 0–5
Davey ArmstrongFeatherweightBye  Volkov (URS)
W 5–0
 Badari (HUN)
W 5–0
 Herrera (CUB)
L 2–3
Did not advance=5
Howard Davis Jr.LightweightBye  Asprilla (COL)
W RSC
 Tsvetkov (BUL)
W RSC
 Rusevski (YUG)
W 5–0
 Cuțov (ROM)
W 5–0
Ray LeonardLight welterweight  Carlsson (SWE)
W 5–0
 Limasov (URS)
W 5–0
 McKenzie (GBR)
W 5–0
 Beyer (GDR)
W 5–0
 Szczerba (POL)
W 5–0
 Aldama (CUB)
W 5–0
Clinton JacksonWelterweightBye  Kicka (POL)
W 5–0
 Felix (HAI)
W KO
 Gamarro (VEN)
L 2–3
Did not advance=5
Chuck WalkerLight middleweightBye  Rybicki (POL)
L 2–3
Did not advance=9
Michael SpinksMiddleweightBye  Pasiewicz (POL)
W 5–0
 Năstac (ROM)
W WO
 Riskiyev (URS)
W RSC
Leon SpinksLight heavyweight  Fatihi (MAR)
W KO
 Klimanov (URS)
W 5–0
 Sachse (GDR)
W 5–0
 Gortat (POL)
W 5–0
 Soria (CUB)
W RSC
John TateHeavyweightBye  Biegalski (POL)
W 5–0
 Hussing (FRG)
W 3–2
 Stevenson (CUB)
L KO
Did not advance

Canoeing

Men
AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Angus MorrisonC-1 500 m4:56.706 R2:12.925Did not advance
C-1 1000 m4:35.777 R4:18.112 SF4:25.834Did not advance
Roland Muhlen
Andreas Weigand
C-2 500 m2:00.995 R1:57.583 SF1:52.334Did not advance
Chuck Lyda
András Törő
C-2 1000 m4:21.197 R4:04.955Did not advance
Henry KrawczykK-1 500 m2:04.846 R2:03.254Did not advance
David GilmanK-1 1000 m4:05.384 R4:16.101 SF3:54.125Did not advance
Michael Johnson
William Leach
K-2 500 m1:55.108 R1:49.954Did not advance
Bruce Barton
Peter Deyo
K-2 1000 m3:36.174 R3:36.323 SF3:41.356Did not advance
Bruce Barton
Peter Deyo
Stephen Kelly
Brent Turner
K-4 1000 m3:18.125 R3:11.714Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Julie LeachK-1 500 m2:13.002 SFBye2:09.443 QF2:06.927
Linda Murray-Dragan
Ann Turner
K-2 500 m1:59.324 R1:59.151 SF1:57.104Did not advance

Key: QF – Qualified to medal final; SF – Qualified to semifinal; R – Qualified to repechage

Cycling

Thirteen cyclists represented the United States in 1976.

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
David BollRoad race5:05:0056
John Howard4:54:2642
George Mount4:47:236
Michael NeelDNF
John Howard
Alan Kingsberry
Wayne Stetina
Marc Thompson
Team time trial2:18:5319

Track

Pursuit
AthleteEventQualifyingRound 1QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
TimeRankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Leonard NitzIndividual pursuit5:01.5419Did not advance
Paul Deem
Leonard Nitz
Ron Skarin
Ralph Therrio
Team pursuit10Did not advance
Sprint
AthleteEventRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2Repechage 3QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Leigh BarczewskiSprint  Spencer (ANT),
 Vaarten (BEL)
L
 Gadd (GBR)
L DQ
Did not advance19
Time trial
AthleteEventTimeRank
Robert Vehe1 km time trial1:09.05715

Diving

Men
AthleteEventPreliminaryFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Phil Boggs3 m springboard621.511 Q619.05
Robert Cragg582.992 Q548.195
Greg Louganis530.858 Q528.966
Greg Louganis10 m platform583.501 Q576.99
Tim Moore510.758 Q538.175
Kent Vosler554.373 Q544.144
Women
AthleteEventPreliminaryFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Jennifer Chandler3 m springboard463.321 Q506.19
Barbara Nejman455.492 Q365.078
Cynthia Potter455.163 Q466.83
Melissa Briley10 m platform389.854 Q376.867
Janet Ely343.929Did not advance
Debbie Wilson398.373 Q401.07

Equestrian

Dressage
AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix Special
PointsRankPointsRank
Hilda GurneyKeenIndividual16074 Q116710
Edith MasterDahlwitz148114Did not advance
Dorothy MorkisMonaco15597 Q12495
Hilda Gurney
Edith Master
Dorothy Morkis
as aboveTeam4647
Eventing
AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
FaultsRankFaultsRankFaultsRankFaultsRank
Edmund CoffinBally-CorIndividual64.59650.4020.00=1114.99
Bruce DavidsonIrish-Cap54.162136.002010.00=14200.1610
Michael PlumbBetter & Better66.25749.60110.00=14125.85
Mary Anne TauskeyMarcus Aurelius97.0934162.402410.00=14269.4921
Edmund Coffin
Bruce Davidson
Michael Plumb
Mary Anne Tauskey
as aboveTeam185.002236.00120.00=3441.00
Jumping
AthleteHorseEventRound 1Round 2TotalJump off
FaultsRankFaultsRankFaultsRankFaultsRank
Buddy BrownA Little BitIndividual16.5029Did not advance16.5029Did not advance
Frank ChapotViscount4.00=2 Q12.00=716.00=5Did not advance
Dennis MurphyDo Right12.00=22Did not advance12.00=22Did not advance
Buddy Brown
Frank Chapot
Michael R. Matz
Robert Ridland
Sandsablaze
Viscount
Grande
Southside
Team40.007 Q24.00364.004

Fencing

18 fencers represented the United States in 1976.

Individual
Men
AthleteEventRound 1 poolRound 2 poolSemifinal poolElimination roundsFinal pool
Round 1Round 2Barrage 1Barrage 2Barrage 3
W–LRankW–LRankW–LRankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
W–LRank
Edward BallingerFoil3–22 Q3–23 Q2–35Did not advance=17
Edward Donofrio4–13 Q3–24 Q1–44 Q  Dal Zotto (ITA)
L 4–10
Did not advance  Pietruszka (FRA)
L 5–10
Did not advance=13
Martin Lang2–34 Q0–56Did not advance35
Scotty BozekÉpée2–24Did not advance41
Brooke Makler2–34Did not advance44
George Masin2–3=4Did not advance=46
Paul ApostolSabre2–23 Q2–34 Q2–34 Q  Krovopuskov (URS)
L 4–10
Did not advance  Irimiciuc (ROM)
L 6–10
Did not advance=13
Stephen Kaplan2–23 Q1–45Did not advance28
Peter Westbrook3–12 Q3–22 Q2–34 Q  Nazlymov (URS)
L 4–10
Did not advance  Bierkowski (POL)
L 8–10
Did not advance=13
Women
AthleteEventRound 1 poolRound 2 poolSemifinal poolElimination roundsFinal pool
Round 1Round 2Barrage 1Barrage 2Barrage 3
W–LRankW–LRankW–LRankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
W–LRank
Sheila ArmstrongFoil1–45Did not advance41
Nikki Franke2–35Did not advance38
Ann O'Donnell0–45Did not advance44
Team
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Edward Ballinger
Edward Donofrio
Martin Lang
Brooke Makler
Ed Wright
Men's foil  Hong Kong (HKG)
W 15–1
 Poland (POL)
L 2–9
 Iran (IRN)
W 12–4
2 Q  Italy (ITA)
L 3–9
Did not advancePlacement final
 Great Britain (GBR)
L 7–8
=7
Scotty Bozek
Brooke Makler
George Masin
Paul Pesthy
Men's épée  Thailand (THA)
W 9–4
 Romania (ROM)
L 5–10
 Soviet Union (URS)
L 4–12
3Did not advance=11
Paul Apostol
Stephen Kaplan
Thomas Losonczy
Alex Orban
Peter Westbrook
Men's sabre  Canada (CAN)
W 9–7
 Italy (ITA)
L 3–9
2 Q  Soviet Union (URS)
L 1–9
Did not advancePlacement final
 Poland (POL)
L 3–9
=7
Sheila Armstrong
Gay D'Asaro
Nikki Franke
Denise O'Connor
Ann O'Donnell
Women's foil  Iran (IRN)
W 11–5
 Great Britain (GBR)
L 7–9
 Italy (ITA)
L 2–14
3Did not advance=9

Gymnastics

Men
Team
AthleteEventApparatusTotal
FPHRVPBHB
COCOCOCOCOCOScoreRank
Marshall AvenerTeam8.658.959.209.509.208.959.059.209.209.059.109.40109.4543
Tom Beach8.959.208.859.209.209.409.209.309.159.009.459.65110.5532
Bart Conner8.958.958.558.708.959.209.209.309.559.409.409.20109.3546
Peter Kormann9.309.70 q9.009.409.059.159.109.259.059.059.209.50110.7531 Q
Kurt Thomas9.109.559.259.709.059.259.208.459.409.309.309.50111.0530 Q
Wayne Young8.909.309.059.409.309.609.209.409.359.209.359.50111.5527 Q
Total91.9092.5592.4092.3592.6594.25556.107
Individual finals
AthleteEventApparatusTotal
FPHRVPBHB
PFPFPFPFPFPFScoreRank
Peter KormannAll-around9.5009.6509.2009.3009.1009.5009.1759.6009.0509.4509.3509.600112.47515
Kurt Thomas9.3259.2009.4759.3009.1509.4008.8259.1009.3509.0509.4009.600111.17521
Wayne Young9.1009.5509.2259.5509.4509.6009.3009.5509.2759.4509.4259.550113.02512
Peter KormannFloor9.5009.80019.300
Women
Team
AthleteEventApparatusTotal
VUBBBF
COCOCOCOScoreRank
Kolleen CaseyTeam9.509.459.459.609.158.659.409.3074.5041
Kimberly Chace9.509.359.559.759.209.259.359.5075.4524 Q
Carrie Englert9.209.309.409.409.308.859.359.6074.4042
Kathy Howard9.259.209.259.559.008.709.509.7074.1546
Debra Willcox9.609.459.609.509.209.159.159.4075.05=29 Q
Leslie Wolfsberger9.309.309.609.709.208.659.259.6574.65=34 Q
Total[3]94.0095.7090.6594.70375.056
Individual finals
AthleteEventApparatusTotal
VUBBBF
PFPFPFPFScoreRank
Kimberly ChaceAll-around9.4259.5009.6509.7009.2259.4509.4259.50075.87514
Debra Willcox9.5259.6009.5509.4509.1759.2509.2759.50075.325=18
Leslie Wolfsberger9.3009.4009.6509.6008.9259.4509.4509.55075.325=18

Handball

Summary
TeamEventPreliminary roundFinal / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Rank
United States menMen's tournament  Romania
L 19–32
 Poland
L 20–26
 Hungary
L 21–36
 Czechoslovakia
L 20–28
59th place final
 Japan
L 20–27
10

Judo

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Joseph Bost–63 kg  Alexander (GBR)
L 0000–0001
Did not advance=18
Patrick Burris–70 kg  Miranda (PUR)
W 1000–0000
 Vial (FRA)
L 0000–0001
Did not advance=13
Teimoc Johnston-Ono–80 kgBye  Jatowitt (AUT)
L 0000–0100
Did not advance=13
Thomas Martin–93 kgBye  Þorsteinsson (ISL)
W 1000–0000
 Röthlisberger (SUI)
L 0000–0010
Did not advance=12
Allen Coage+93 kgBye  Felipa (AHO)
W 1000–0000
 Wallas (AUT)
W 0010–0000
 Neureuther (FRG)
L 0000–0000 Y
ByeBronze medal final
 Jalaa (MGL)
W 0200–0000
Jimmy WooleyOpen  Schädler (LIE)
W 1000–0000
 Novák (TCH)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance=11

Modern pentathlon

Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1976.

AthleteEventRiding
(cross-country steeplechase)
Fencing
(épée)
Shooting
(25 m rapid fire pistol)
Swimming
(300 m freestyle)
Running
(4000 m cross-country)
Total
TimePenaltiesRankMP pointsV–DRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsScoreRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsMP pointsRank
Michael BurleyIndividual1:47.53218106822–24=24760180=416923:27.9510121212:26.621327505916
John Fitzgerald1:48.06427103630–164952194=710003:25.478123213:53.442106652866
Robert Nieman1:49.66428103623–23=18784176446043:13.611132413:24.2241153490126
Michael Burley
John Fitzgerald
Robert Nieman
Team73140425351222961376873546152855

Rowing

Men
AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jim DietzSingle sculls7:24.985 R7:14.463 SF7:09.135 FB7:58.707
Calvin Coffey
Mike Staines
Coxless pair6:52.372 SFBye6:33.251 FA7:26.73
Ken Dreyfuss
John Matthews
Darrell Vreugdenhil
Coxed pair7:49.005 RN/A2 SF7:24.786 FB8:15.6511
Bill Belden
Lawrence Klecatsky
Double sculls6:46.334 R6:34.811 SF6:33.884 FB7:16.598
Tony Brooks
Jim Moroney
Gary Piantedosi
Hugh Stevenson
Coxless four6:15.071 SFBye6:03.794 FB6:43.068
Fred Borchelt
John Hartigan
Pat Hayes
Michael Plumb
Robert Zagunis
Coxed four6:36.523 SFBye6:14.874 FB6:54.9211
Peter Cortes
Kenneth Foote
Neil Halleen
John Van Blom
Quadruple sculls5:55.053 R5:55.232 FA6:34.336
Richard Cashin
Steve Christiansen
John Everett
David Fellows
Michael Hess
Chip Lubsen
Mark Norelius
Alan Shealy
David Weinberg
Eight5:42.053 R5:48.603 FB6:11.079
Women
AthleteEventHeatRepechageFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Joan LindSingle sculls3:40.672 R4:03.871 FA4:06.21
Sue Morgan
Laura Staines
Pair3:46.764 R3:58.413 FB4:02.917
Diane Braceland
Jan Palchikoff
Double sculls3:33.155 R3:45.192 FA3:58.255
Pam Behrens
Judy Geer
Mimi Kellogg
Catherine Menges
Nancy Storrs
Four3:32.773 RN/A4 FA3:56.506
Lisa Hansen
Liz Hills
Karen McCloskey
Irene Moreno
Quadruple sculls3:18.024 R3:27.823 FB3:46.067
Carol Brown
Anita DeFrantz
Carie Graves
Marion Greig
Peggy McCarthy
Gail Ricketson
Lynn Silliman
Anne Warner
Jackie Zoch
Eight3:05.522 RN/A1 FA3:38.68

Qualification legend: FA = Final A (medal); FB = Final B (non-medal); SF = Semifinal; R = Repechage

Sailing

AthleteEventRaceTotal
1234567PointsRank
Peter CommetteFinn15.018.011.720.019.019.013.095.711
David Whitehurst
Robert Whitehurst
47017.0RET10.00.022.022.018.089.09
Norman Freeman
John Mathias
Flying Dutchman11.719.015.013.08.00.018.065.76
David McFaull
Michael Rothwell
Tornado14.016.00.08.03.03.08.036.0
Dennis Conner
Conn Findlay
Tempest3.03.05.710.015.08.03.032.7
Walter Glasgow
Richard Hoepfner
John Kolius
Soling14.05.717.03.013.011.70.047.4

Shooting

AthleteEventScoreRank
Hershel Anderson50 m pistol55610
Richard Crawford534=37
Bill McMillan25 m rapid fire pistol586=20
Tom Treinen576=36
Martin Edmondson50 m running target55814
Louis Theimer5648
Victor Auer50 m rifle prone588=31
David Ross590=20
Lanny Bassham50 m rifle three positions1162
Margaret Murdock1162
Charvin DixonTrap181=11
Donald Haldeman190
Bradley SimmonsSkeet186=44
John Satterwhite192=14

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jack Babashoff100 m freestyle51.533 Q51.463 Q50.81
Joe Bottom51.471 Q51.926 Q51.796
Jim Montgomery52.138 Q50.39 WR1 Q49.99 WR
Bruce Furniss200 m freestyle1:50.93 OR1 Q1:50.29 WR
Jim Montgomery1:51.775 Q1:50.58
John Naber1:52.788 Q1:50.50
Casey Converse400 m freestyle4:00.6512Did not advance
Brian Goodell3:55.24 OR1 Q3:51.93 WR
Tim Shaw3:56.40 OR23:52.54
Brian Goodell1500 m freestyle15:34.114 Q15:02.40 WR
Bobby Hackett15:25.492 Q15:03.91
Paul Hartloff15:20.74 OR1 Q15:32.087
Bob Jackson100 m backstroke58.024 Q57.656 Q57.696
John Naber56.801 Q56.19 WR1 Q55.49 WR
Peter Rocca58.125 Q56.882 Q56.34
Dan Harrigan200 m backstroke2:02.25 OR2 Q2:01.35
John Naber2:02.01 OR1 Q1:59.19 WR
Peter Rocca2:03.313 Q2:00.55
Larry Dowler100 m breaststroke1:05.328 Q1:05.19=9Did not advance
John Hencken1:03.88 OR1 Q1:03.62 WR1 Q1:03.11 WR
Chris Woo1:05.3910 Q1:04.868 Q1:05.138
Rick Colella200 m breaststroke2:21.08 OR2 Q2:19.20
John Hencken2:21.233 Q2:17.26
Charles Keating2:22.224 Q2:20.795
Joe Bottom100 m butterfly56.266 Q55.263 Q54.50
Gary Hall55.352 Q55.324 Q54.65
Matt Vogel55.403 Q54.802 Q54.35
Mike Bruner200 m butterfly2:01.353 Q1:59.23 WR
Bill Forrester2:01.957 Q1:59.96
Steve Gregg2:00.24 OR1 Q1:59.54
Steve Furniss400 m individual medley4:27.76 OR2 Q4:29.236
Tim McKee4:29.144 Q4:24.62
Rod Strachan4:27.15 OR1 Q4:23.68 WR
Mike Bruner
Bruce Furniss
Jim Montgomery
John Naber
Doug Northway*
Tim Shaw*
4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:30.331 Q7:23.22 WR
Jack Babashoff*
Joe Bottom*
John Hencken
Jim Montgomery
John Naber
Peter Rocca*
Matt Vogel
Chris Woo*
4 × 100 m medley relay3:47.281 Q3:42.22 WR
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Shirley Babashoff100 m freestyle58.0610 Q56.953 Q56.955
Kim Peyton57.264 Q56.892 Q56.814
Jill Sterkel57.416 Q57.196 Q57.067
Shirley Babashoff200 m freestyle2:01.642 Q2:01.22
Jennifer Hooker2:03.727 Q2:04.206
Jill Sterkel2:03.94=9Did not advance
Shirley Babashoff400 m freestyle4:16.072 Q4:10.46
Brenda Borgh4:17.20=5 Q4:17.436
Kathy Heddy4:19.34=7 Q4:15.505
Shirley Babashoff800 m freestyle8:47.743 Q8:37.59
Nicole Kramer8:46.81 OR2 Q8:47.335
Wendy Weinberg8:49.785 Q8:42.60
Linda Jezek100 m backstroke1:04.694 Q1:06.0111Did not advance
Renee Magee1:06.4419Did not advance
Tauna Vandeweghe1:05.008 Q1:06.2912Did not advance
Melissa Belote200 m backstroke2:17.635 Q2:17.275
Maryanne Graham2:19.0710Did not advance
Miriam Smith2:22.0513Did not advance
Renee Laravie100 m breaststroke1:16.76=20Did not advance
Marcia Morey1:17.3025Did not advance
Lauri Siering1:15.4113 Q1:14.8411Did not advance
Janis Hape200 m breaststroke2:45.5725Did not advance
Marcia Morey2:41.8516Did not advance
Lauri Siering2:41.6615Did not advance
Wendy Boglioli100 m butterfly1:01.84 OR2 Q1:01.754 Q1:01.17
Lelei Fonoimoana1:02.759 Q1:02.237 Q1:01.957
Camille Wright1:02.224 Q1:01.895 Q1:01.414
Karen Moe200 m butterfly2:14.53 OR6 Q2:12.904
Donna Lee Wennerstrom2:15.5610Did not advance
Camille Wright2:14.779Did not advance
Jeanne Haney400 m individual medley5:10.5313Did not advance
Donna Lee Wennerstrom4:55.163 Q4:55.346
Shirley Babashoff
Wendy Boglioli
Kim Peyton
Jill Sterkel
4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:50.273 Q3:44.82 WR
Shirley Babashoff
Wendy Boglioli*
Lelei Fonoimoana*
Linda Jezek
Lauri Siering
Camille Wright
4 × 100 m medley relay4:20.874 Q4:14.55

* - Athlete swam in the heat but not the final.
Note: Times in the preliminary rounds ranked across all heats.

Weightlifting

AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotal
WeightRankWeightRankWeightRank
Dan Cantore–67.5 kg120.0=13152.5=10272.511
Fred Lowe–75 kg135.0=10170.0=9305.011
Samuel Bigler–82.5 kg130.0=12177.5=7307.510
Phil Grippaldi–90 kg150.0DQ205.0DQDQ
Lee James165.0=2197.53362.5
Mark Cameron–110 kg162.5DQ212.5DQDQ
Gary Drinnon152.514200.0=8352.512
Sam Walker+110 kg142.59182.59325.09
Bruce Wilhelm172.52215.05387.55

Wrestling

Key:

  • TO – Victory by fall.
  • DQ - Loser disqualified for passivity.
  • D1 - Loser disqualified for passivity, winner also judged to be passive.
AthleteEventElimination stageFinal stage
Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)
Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)
Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)
Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)
Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)
Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)
Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)
TPPOpposition
Result
(Penalty points)
Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)
FPPRank
William RosadoFreestyle 48 kg  Dmitriyev (URS)
L TO
(4.0)
 Khishigbaatar (MGL)
L 11–13
(3.0)
EL7.0Did not advance
James HainesFreestyle 52 kg  Măndilă (ROM)
W 13–3
(0.5)
 Abreu (CUB)
L 12–13
(3.0)
 Ivanov (URS)
L 10–18
(3.5)
EL7.0Did not advance
Joe CorsoFreestyle 57 kg  Ditta (PAK)
W 20–8
(0.0)
 Żedzicki (POL)
L TO
(4.0)
 Arai (JPN)
L TO
(4.0)
EL8.0Did not advance
Gene DavisFreestyle 62 kg  Oidov (MGL)
W 15–8
(1.0)
 Toulotte (FRA)
W TO
(0.0)
 Giray (FRG)
W TO
(0.0)
 Timofeyev (URS)
W 29–13
(0.0)
 Farahvashi (IRN)
L 12–18
(3.0)
 Yang (KOR)
L TO
(4.0)
8.0EL5.0
Lloyd KeaserFreestyle 68 kg  Övermark (FIN)
W 20–4
(0.0)
 Navaei (IRN)
W TO
(0.0)
 Sugawara (JPN)
W DQ
(0.0)
 Weisenberger (FRG)
W TO
(0.0)
 Ramos (CUB)
W DQ
(0.0)
 Zhekov (BUL)
W 9–5
(1.0)
1.0  Pinigin (URS)
L 1–12
(3.5)
3.5
Stanley DziedzicFreestyle 74 kg  Düvchin (MGL)
W DQ
(0.0)
 Herrick (PUR)
W TO
(0.0)
 Karlsson (SWE)
W 11–5
(1.0)
Bye  Ashuraliyev (URS)
W 9–6
(1.0)
2.0  Barzegar (IRN)
L 8–11
(3.0)
 Date (JPN)
L 5–10
(3.0)
6.0
John PetersonFreestyle 82 kg  Shacklady (GBR)
W TO
(0.0)
 Bouchoule (FRA)
W DQ
(0.0)
 Seger (FRG)
W 14–4
(0.5)
 Kovács (HUN)
W 10–3
(1.0)
 Novozhilov (URS)
W 20–4
(0.0)
 Uzun (TUR)
W 13–5
(0.5)
2.00.5
Ben PetersonFreestyle 90 kg  Morcov (ROM)
W 7–4
(1.0)
 Akhmedov (BUL)
W 14–13
(1.0)
 Yatsu (JPN)
W 19–2
(0.0)
 Morgan (CUB)
W TO
(0.0)
 Kurczewski (POL)
W 13–4
(0.5)
 Stottmeister (GDR)
W 13–8
(1.0)
3.5  Tediashvili (URS)
L 5–11
(3.0)
4.0
Russell HellicksonFreestyle 100 kg  Peache (GBR)
W TO
(0.0)
 Shimizu (JPN)
W DQ
(0.0)
 Soukhteh-Saraei (IRN)
W TO
(0.0)
 Bayanmönkh (MGL)
W 14–5
(0.5)
 Yarygin (URS)
L 13–19
(3.0)
3.5  Kostov (BUL)
W 12–6
(1.0)
4.0
Jimmy JacksonFreestyle +100 kg  Geris (CAN)
W TO
(0.0)
 Andiyev (URS)
L TO
(4.0)
 Balla (HUN)
L 9–10
(3.0)
EL7.0Did not advance
Michael FarinaGreco-Roman 48 kg  Bora (TUR)
L 4–19
(4.0)
 Seres (HUN)
W TO
(0.0)
 Shumakov (URS)
L DQ
(4.0)
EL8.0Did not advance=8
Bruce ThompsonGreco-Roman 52 kg  Krauß (FRG)
L 7–15
(3.5)
 Holidis (GRE)
W TO
(0.0)
 Rácz (HUN)
L 6–8
(3.0)
EL6.5Did not advance
Joseph SadeGreco-Roman 57 kg  Krysta (TCH)
L TO
(4.0)
 Jargalsaikhan (MGL)
W 22–11
(0.5)
 Grilo (POR)
W 30–1
(0.0)
 Suga (JPN)
L TO
(4.0)
EL8.5Did not advance
Gary AlexanderGreco-Roman 62 kg  Hjelt (FIN)
L TO
(4.0)
 Réczi (HUN)
L DQ
(4.0)
EL8.0Did not advance
Patrick MarcyGreco-Roman 68 kg  Bahamou (MAR)
W TO3
(0.0)
 Ranzi (ITA)
L 4–10
(3.0)
 Wehling (GDR)
L DQ
(4.0)
EL7.0Did not advance
John MatthewsGreco-Roman 74 kg  Barban (CUB)
L 10–13
(3.0)
 Huhtala (FIN)
L DQ
(4.0)
EL7.0Did not advance
Daniel ChandlerGreco-Roman 82 kg  Hegedűs (HUN)
W 9–8
(1.0)
 Petković (YUG)
L 5–14
(3.5)
 Takanishi (JPN)
L TO
(4.0)
EL8.5Did not advance
James JohnsonGreco-Roman 90 kg  Sarr (SEN)
W TO
(0.0)
 Ivanov (BUL)
L TO
(4.0)
 Nišavić (YUG)
L DQ
(4.0)
EL8.0Did not advance=8
Brad RheingansGreco-Roman 100 kg  Hem (NOR)
W 4–3
(1.0)
 Moshtaghi (IRN)
W TO
(0.0)
 Skrzydlewski (POL)
W 9–7
(1.0)
 Balboshin (URS)
L TO
(4.0)
7.0Did not advance4
William LeeGreco-Roman +100 kg  Tomov (BUL)
W TO
(0.0)
 Matsunaga (JPN)
W DQ
(0.0)
 Tomanek (POL)
L DQ
(4.0)
 Codreanu (ROM)
L D1
(4.0)
8.0Did not advance5

Notes

References