1976 Winter Olympics

Multi-sport event in Innsbruck, Austria July 2011 July 2008 1976 Winter Olympics 1976 Winter Olympics logo.svg 200 Emblem of the 1976 Winter OlympicsThe emblem represents the coat of arms of Innsbruck, which shows the bridge on the Inn River that connects the old town and the Hötting district. The bridge and the Olympic rings symbolize the link that ties the many peoples of the world with friendship through the Olympic Games. The top of the coat of arms has two indents which match two of the Olympic rings and represent the 1964 and 1976 Winter Games which Innsbruck celebrates. Innsbruck, Austria 37 1,129 (898 men, 231 women) 37 in 6 sports (10 disciplines) 4 February 1976 15 February 1976 President Rudolf Kirchschläger IOC President Lord Killanin Christl HaasJosef Feistmantl Bergiselschanze Sapporo 1972 Lake Placid 1980 Munich 1972 Montreal 1976 The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (de XII. Olympische Winterspiele, fr XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 (bar Innschbruck 1976 Austro-Bavarian), were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from February 4 to 15, 1976. The games were awarded to Innsbruck after Denver, the original host city, withdrew in 1972. This was the second time the Tyrolean capital had hosted the Winter Olympics, having first done so in 1964. Host selection Bids for the 1976 Winter Olympics 1972 Denver Winter Olympics referendum The cities of Denver, Colorado, United States; Sion, Switzerland; Tampere, Finland; and Vancouver (with most events near Mount Garibaldi), British Columbia, Canada, made bids for the Games. The host was decided at the 69th IOC meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on May 12, 1970. Denver planned to hold its games between February 12 and 22, 1976.May 13, 1970 North America Gets '76 Olympics; Montreal Summer, Denver Winter 14 The Spokesman-Review Associated Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114339056/north-america-gets-76-olympics/ Newspapers.com December 8, 2022 + Original 1976 Winter Olympics bidding resultshttp://www.gamesbids.com/english/archives/past.shtml Past Olympic host city election results GamesBids March 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110124022022/http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/past.html January 24, 2011 live mdy City Country Round 1 2 3 Denver United States 29 29 39 Sion Switzerland 18 31 30 Tampere Finland 12 8 — Vancouver—Garibaldi Canada 9 — — In a statewide referendum on 7 November 1972, Colorado voters rejected funding for the games, and for the first (and only) time a city awarded the Winter Games rejected them.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aNFSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MH8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7098%2C2169981 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Associated Press '76 Olympics: where now? November 8, 1972 D1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x1NYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gvcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3723%2C3823552 The Bulletin Bend, Oregon UPI Colorado says goodbye to '76 Olympics November 9, 1972 16http://denver.rockymountainnews.com/millennium/1012stone.shtml Colorado only state ever to turn down Olympics 12 October 1999 Sanko John Rocky Mountain News 16 March 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090601181029/http://denver.rockymountainnews.com/millennium/1012stone.shtml 1 June 2009 Denver officially withdrew on 15 November, and original runner-up Sion declined to host the Olympics. Afterwards, the IOC then offered the games to Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the games, then pulled its bid and was replaced by Lake Placid, New York.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KrBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3zIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4345%2C6227411 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Salt Lake withdrawal may not leave U.S. out January 31, 1973 10https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FqxfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tTIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3594%2C502776 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Lake Placid assured of welcome February 2, 1973 22 Still reeling from the Denver rejection, the IOC declined and on 4 February 1973, selected Innsbruck, Austria, which had hosted nine years earlier in 1964. Mascot Schneemann and Sonnenweiberl The mascot of the 1976 Winter Olympics was Schneemann, a snowman in a red Tyrolean hat. Designed by Walter Pötsch, Schneeman was purported to represent the 1976 Games as the "Games of Simplicity". It was also regarded as a good-luck charm, to avert the dearth of snow that had marred the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.International Olympic Committee. "Olympic Winter Games Mascots from Innsbruck 1976 to Sochi 2014". Archived from original June 3, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2017.Australian Olympic Committee. "A history of winter mascots". Retrieved April 10, 2017. There was a second mascot called Sonnenweiberl ("sun wife").Innsbruck 1976 – Mascot Schneemandl TheOlympicDesign https://www.theolympicdesign.com/olympic-games/mascots/innsbruck-1976/ 2024-08-20Olympic Museum-Innsbruck 1976, Sonnenweiberl, the female counterpart of Schneemandl, the Games' mascot. Musée Olympique 2024-04-16 https://olympic-museum-artefacts.zetcom.net/en/collection/item/139028/ 2024-08-20 Highlights thumb|right|The official poster of the 1976 Winter Olympics First Games under the presidency of Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin Austrian favorite Franz Klammer won the men's downhill event in alpine skiing in 1:45.73, after great pressure from his country and defending champion Bernhard Russi of Switzerland. Dorothy Hamill of the United States won the gold in figure skating and inspired the popular "wedge" haircut.Dorothy Hamill bio. Factmonster.com. Retrieved on July 7, 2011. Elegant British figure skater John Curry altered his routine to appeal to Olympic judges, winning gold.Olympic.org American figure skater Terry Kubicka attempted – and completed – a dangerous backflip in figure skating. Rosi Mittermaier of West Germany nearly swept the women's alpine skiing events, earning two golds and a silver, missing the third gold by 0.13 seconds.Infoplease. Infoplease (February 1, 2009). Retrieved on July 7, 2011. Soviet speed skater Tatiana Averina won four medals.Kiat.net https://web.archive.org/web/20080313014356/http://www.kiat.net/olympics/history/winter/w12innsbruck.html March 13, 2008 . Kiat.net. Retrieved on July 7, 2011. In the 4-man bobsled, the East German team won the first of three consecutive titles. The USSR won its fourth straight ice hockey gold medal; for the second consecutive Olympics, Canada refused to send a team, protesting the rules that allowed the USSR to field professional players while limiting Canada to amateurs. Sweden also joined the boycott.http://webarchive.iihf.com/iihf-home/the-iihf/100-year-anniversary/100-top-stories/story-17/ Story #17 Sports technology, in the guise of innovative perforated skis, sleek hooded suits and streamlined helmets appeared in alpine skiing, speed skating and ski jumping, making headlines in Innsbruck.CBC.CA. CBC.CA. Retrieved on July 7, 2011. A second cauldron for the Olympic flame was built to represent the 1976 Games. Both it and the cauldron from the 1964 games were lit together. Bobsleigh and luge competed on the same track for the first time ever. Galina Kulakova of the Soviet Union finished 3rd in the women's 5 km ski event, but was disqualified due to a positive test for banned substance ephedrine. She claimed that this was a result of using the nasal spray that contained the substance. Both the FIS and the IOC allowed her to compete in the 10 km and the 4×5 km relay.https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/galina-kulakova-1.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110120175019/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/galina-kulakova-1.html 20 January 2011 dmy-all This was the first stripped medal at the Winter Olympics. The Austrian anthem was played three times at the closing ceremony during the beginning, the victory ceremony and the handover ceremony to honor the three verses of the anthem. Venues Venues of the 1976 Winter Olympics thumb|200px|Bergisel in 2004 Axamer Lizum – Alpine skiing except men's downhill Bergiselschanze – Ski jumping (large hill), opening ceremonies Eisschnellaufbahn – Speed skating Kombinierte Kunsteisbahn für Bob-Rodel Igls – Bobsleigh, Luge Messehalle – Ice hockey Olympiahalle – Figure skating, Ice hockey, closing ceremonies Patscherkofel – Alpine skiing (men's downhill) Seefeld – Biathlon, Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, Ski jumping (normal hill) Medals awarded There were 37 events contested in 6 sports (10 disciplines). Ice dance made its Olympic debut. See the medal winners, ordered by sport: Alpine skiing 6 Biathlon 2 Bobsleigh 2 Cross-country skiing 7 Figure skating 4Ice hockey 1 Luge 3 Nordic combined 1 Ski jumping 2 Speed skating 9 Participating nations 37 nations participated in the 1976 Winter Olympic Games. The games marked the final time the Republic of China (Taiwan) participated under the Republic of China flag and name. After most of the international community recognized the People's Republic of China as the legitimate government of all China, the ROC was forced to compete under the name Chinese Taipei, under an altered flag and to use its National Banner Song instead of its national anthem. Andorra and San Marino participated in their first Winter Olympic Games. Participating National Olympic Committees22em AND 1976 Winter 5 ARG 1976 Winter 8 AUS 1976 Winter 8 AUT 1976 Winter 77 (host) BEL 1976 Winter 4 BUL 1976 Winter 29 CAN 1976 Winter 59 CHI 1976 Winter 5 TCH 1976 Winter 58 GDR 1976 Winter 59 FIN 1976 Winter 47 FRA 1976 Winter 35 GBR 1976 Winter 42 GRE 1976 Winter 4 HUN 1976 Winter 3 ISL 1976 Winter 8 IRN 1976 Winter 4 ITA 1976 Winter 58 JPN 1976 Winter 58 LIB 1976 Winter 1 LIE 1976 Winter 9 NED 1976 Winter 7 NZL 1976 Winter 5 NOR 1976 Winter 42 POL 1976 Winter 56 ROC 1976 Winter 6 Taiwan ROU 1976 Winter 32 SMR 1976 Winter 2 KOR 1976 Winter 3 URS 1976 Winter 79 ESP 1976 Winter 4 SWE 1976 Winter 39 SUI 1976 Winter 59 TUR 1976 Winter 9 USA 1976 Winter 106 FRG 1976 Winter 71 YUG 1976 Winter 28 Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees IOC Letter Code Country Athletes USA USA 1976 Winter 106 URS URS 1976 Winter 79 AUT AUT 1976 Winter 77 GER FRG 1976 Winter 71 CAN CAN 1976 Winter 59 GDR GDR 1976 Winter 59 SUI SUI 1976 Winter 59 TCH TCH 1976 Winter 58 ITA ITA 1976 Winter 58 JPN JPN 1976 Winter 58 POL POL 1976 Winter 56 FIN FIN 1976 Winter 47 GBR GBR 1976 Winter 42 NOR NOR 1976 Winter 42 SWE SWE 1976 Winter 39 FRA FRA 1976 Winter 35 ROM ROM 1976 Winter 32 BUL BUL 1976 Winter 29 YUG YUG 1976 Winter 28 ARG ARG 1976 Winter 9 LIE LIE 1976 Winter 9 TUR TUR 1976 Winter 9 AUS AUS 1976 Winter 8 HOL NED 1976 Winter 7 ROC ROC 1976 Winter 6 ISL ISL 1976 Winter 6 AND AND 1976 Winter 5 CHI CHI 1976 Winter 5 NZL NZL 1976 Winter 5 BEL BEL 1976 Winter 4 GRE GRE 1976 Winter 4 IRN IRN 1976 Winter 4 ESP ESP 1976 Winter 4 HUN HUN 1976 Winter 3 KOR KOR 1976 Winter 3 SMR SMR 1976 Winter 3 LIB LIB 1976 Winter 1 Total 1,123 Medal table thumb|Pentti Peltoperä and Tuula Vilkas who represented Finland in speed skating events 1976 Winter Olympics medal table These are the top ten nations that won medals at the 1976 Winter Games. AUT flagIOC 1976 Winter 13 6 8 7 5 7 3 3 4 3 3 1 2 5 3 2 4 1 2 2 2 yes 1 3 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 Official film In 1977, White Rock, the official documentary film about the Innsbruck 1976 Winter Olympics was released.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076916/ White Rock (1977) IMDb 2 October 2017https://www.discogs.com/Rick-Wakeman-White-Rock/master/58049 Rick Wakeman – White Rock 1977 Discogs 2 October 2017 The film was narrated by James Coburn, and directed by Tony Maylam.http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bab697b https://web.archive.org/web/20171002181144/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bab697b dead October 2, 2017 White Rock (1977) British Film Institute 2 October 2017 It was nominated for the Robert Flaherty Award (Feature Length Film, Documentary In Content) at the 30th British Academy Film Awards.http://awards.bafta.org/keyword-search?keywords=Flaherty&page=1&f[0]=string_category%3AFlaherty%20Documentary%20Award&f[1]=string_category%3ARobert%20Flaherty%20Award%20%28Feature%20Length%20Film%2C%20Documentary%20In%20Content%29 BAFTA Awards British Academy of Film and Television Arts 2 October 2017 The film's soundtrack was composed by English keyboardist Rick Wakeman. His album, White Rock entered the UK Albums Chart on 12 February 1977, where it spent 9 weeks and reached number 14.http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/white%20rock/ White Rock Official Charts Company 2 October 2017 See also 1976 Winter Olympics References Notes Further reading Berg Adam The Olympics that Never Happened: Denver '76 and the Politics of Growth Austin University of Texas Press 2023 9781477326459 External links 1976 Winter Olympics https://web.archive.org/web/20131112083812/http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/orw1976.pdf November 12, 2013 The Official Report of the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976 at Innsbruck – from LA84Foundation https://web.archive.org/web/20070323043440/http://www3.grips.ac.jp/~wpfau/winter/innsbruck.html March 23, 2007 Present photos of Innsbruck Olympic sites https://web.archive.org/web/20090601181029/http://denver.rockymountainnews.com/millennium/1012stone.shtml June 1, 2009 Rocky Mountain News – Colorado only state ever to turn down Olympics – October 12, 1999 woly Sapporo XII Olympic Winter GamesInnsbruck 1976 Lake Placid Olympics Austria Sports 1970s O Category:Sports competitions in Innsbruck Category:Olympic Games in Austria Category:Winter multi-sport events in Austria Category:1976 in Austrian sport Category:Winter Olympics by year Category:February 1976 sports events in Europe Category:1970s in Innsbruck