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    Before the 1976 Olympic Games no woman had ever won an Olympic medal in Shooting. While competing in the 1976 Montreal Games, Margaret Murdock won an Olympic medal in Shooting. In what event did Margaret Murdock win a medal?XXI Olympiad: 1976 Montreal

      50m Rifle - Three positions. Margaret won silver in 50m Rifle, Three positions, losing to Lanny Bassham. Both Lanny and Margaret's scores were the same. The judges then looked at the targets they had been shooting at and decided that Lanny was the winner. Margaret was competing for the USA at the 1976 Summer Games. This was the only medal Margaret won while competing in Olympics.

    Viktor Saneyev won gold in the Triple Jump. Was this his third consecutive gold medal in Triple Jump?XXI Olympiad: 1976 Montreal

      Yes. Viktor won his first gold medal in Triple Jump at the 1968 Summer Games. He would again win at the 1972 Munich Games. At the 1976 Montreal Games, Viktor beat James Butts by .11m to win gold. Viktor would try for a fourth consecutive gold at the 1980 Summer Games, but would lose by .11m to Jaak Uudmae. Viktor competed for the Soviet Union.

    New Zealand won it's only Men's Rowing medal in what competition?XXI Olympiad: 1976 Montreal

      Eights. New Zealand won bronze in Eights, East Germany won gold, and Great Britain won silver. This was New Zealand's only medal in any of the rowing events. Romania also won only one medal in the rowing competitions. East Germany won the most medals with 14.

    Did the Soviet Union win gold in both Men and Women's Handball?XXI Olympiad: 1976 Montreal

      Yes. In Men's Handball, the Soviet Union only lost one match, they lost to Yugoslavia. Anatoli Yevtushenko coached the Men’s team. Romania won silver and Poland won bronze. The Soviet Union Women's Handball team went undefeated. Ihor Turchyn coached the Women’s team. East Germany won silver and Hungary won bronze.

    Nadia Comaneci, a female gymnast, was a sensation at the 1976 Summer Games. Nadia scored an astonishing seven perfect scores and racked up three gold medals. How old was Nadia at the time of the 1976 Montreal Games?XXI Olympiad: 1976 Montreal

      14. Nadia was one of the youngest gymnasts at the 1976 Montreal Games. When Nadia would score one of her perfect 10a, the scoreboard would read "1.00". Before Nadia, perfect scores were scarce so the scoreboards would only read three numbers. Nadia's three gold medals came in All-Around, Uneven Bars, and Balance Beam. In addition to her three gold medals, Nadia also won a silver and a bronze medal. Nadia competed for the Romanian team.

    What country was the winner of Women's fencing Individual Foil from? XXI Olympiad: 1976 Montreal

      Hungary. Ildiko Schwarczenberger defeated Maria Consolata Collino to win the gold medal. Elena Novikova-Belova won bronze in Individual Foil. There were only two women's fencing events at the 1976 Summer Games. They were Team Foil and Individual Foil. The Soviet Union won Team Foil.

    In the Men's cycling Individual Road Race, how many riders did not finish the race?XXI Olympiad: 1976 Montreal

      58 riders. A total of 116 riders competed in the Men's Individual Road Race. Half the riders finished and half did not. Bernt Johansson wound up winning the race. Giuseppe Martinelli won silver and Mieczysław Nowicki claimed bronze in the event. Bernt competed for Sweden.

    Canada was the host country for the 1976 Summer Games. How many medals did Canada win at those Olympics? XXI Olympiad: 1976 Montreal

      11. Canada won only 11 medals, they won five silver and six bronze medals. 12 countries won more than 11 total medals. The USSR accumulated the most medals throughout the 1976 Summer Games with 125. The USSR won 49 gold, 41 silver, and 35 bronze medals. Eight countries only won one medal while competing in the 1976 Montreal Games.

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