Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics information
Sporting event delegation
Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Soviet Union
IOC code
URS
NOC
Soviet Olympic Committee
in Montreal, Canada 17 July 1976 (1976-07-17) – 1 August 1976 (1976-08-01)
Competitors
410 (285 men and 125 women) in 22 sports
Flag bearer
Vasily Alekseyev
Medals Ranked 1st
Gold
49
Silver
41
Bronze
35
Total
125
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912) Estonia (1920–1936, 1992–) Latvia (1924–1936, 1992–) Lithuania (1924–1928, 1992–) Unified Team (1992) Armenia (1994–) Belarus (1994–) Georgia (1994–) Kazakhstan (1994–) Kyrgyzstan (1994–) Moldova (1994–) Russia (1994–2016) Ukraine (1994–) Uzbekistan (1994–) Azerbaijan (1996–) Tajikistan (1996–) Turkmenistan (1996–) ROC (2020–2022)
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 410 competitors, 285 men and 125 women, took part in 189 events in 22 sports.[1] As the country hosted the next Olympics in Moscow, a Soviet segment was performed at the closing ceremony.
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