1976 Summer Olympics

The Games of the XXI Olympiad were held in Montreal from July 17 to August 1, 1976. They were marked by an African-led boycott and Nadia Comăneci’s first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics.

1976 Summer Olympics boycott: A boycott of the 1976 Montreal Olympics by more than two dozen African countries protesting New Zealand’s participation. It reshaped the field before competition began, after the IOC refused to exclude New Zealand.
Olympic Stadium (Montreal): A Montreal stadium built for the 1976 Olympics, known for its distinctive tower and long construction delays. Its unfinished roof and high cost became central to the Games’ legacy.
Montreal: The largest city in Quebec, Canada, situated on an island in the St. Lawrence River. As host city, Montreal organized the competitions and built their principal venues.
1980 Summer Olympics boycott: A boycott led by the United States and joined by dozens of countries at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. It was a larger, rival-bloc boycott four years after the African-led protest at Montreal.
Summer Olympic Games: An international multisport event held every four years under the authority of the International Olympic Committee. Montreal was one edition of this recurring global competition.
Nadia Comăneci: Romanian gymnast who scored the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics at the 1976 Montreal Games. Her seven perfect scores became the Games’ most celebrated athletic achievement.
Montreal Olympic debt: The public debt incurred by Montreal to finance the 1976 Olympics and related facilities. The city took decades to pay off the costs of staging the Games.
1976 Summer Olympics bidding process: The international competition that selected the host city for the 1976 Summer Olympics. Montreal won the bid against Moscow and Los Angeles.
1984 Summer Olympics boycott: A boycott led by the Soviet Union and joined by several allied countries at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. It continued the cycle of politically driven Olympic withdrawals that Montreal had foreshadowed.
1976 Winter Olympics: The Winter Olympic Games held in Innsbruck, Austria, in February 1976. The separate winter edition shared the year but not the host city or sporting program.

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