1976 Winter Olympics - Definition and Overview

XII Olympic Winter Games
Nations participating	37
Athletes participating	1123 (892 men, 231 women)
Events	37 in 6 sports
Opening ceremony	February 4, 1976
Closing ceremony	February 15, 1976
Officially opened by	Rudolf Kirschschläger
Athlete's Oath	Werner Delle-Karth
Official's Oath	Willy Köstinger
Olympic Torch	Christl Haas and Josef Feistmantl

The XII Olympic Winter 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.

Medals awarded

See the medal winners, ordered by sport:

• Alpine Skiing
• Nordic Skiing
• Biathlon
• Figure Skating
• Speed Skating
• Bobsledding
• Lugeing
• Ice Hockey

Medal count

1976 Winter Olympics 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	1	7
4	Norway	3	3	1	7
5	West Germany	2	5	3	10
6	Finland	2	4	1	7
7	Austria	2	2	2	6
8	Switzerland	1	3	1	5
9	Netherlands	1	2	3	6
10	Italy	1	2	1	4

See also

• Olympic Games
• Summer Olympic Games
• International Olympic Committee
• WikiProject Sports Olympics
• IOC country codes

External links

• infoplease (http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0300769.html)