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1976 Montreal Summer

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THE XXIth SUMMER GAMES


  In 1969, to almost everyone's surprise, the IOC chose Montreal rather than Moscow to host the Games of the XXI Olympiad. The personal action of the mayor of the great French-speaking city certainly had something to do with it.
Dates: July 17 - august 1, 1976
N.O.C. participants: 92
Number of sports: 6
Number of contests: 198
Number of athletes: 6084
Men: 4824
Women: 1260
Volonteers: 0
Media: 65535
Opening: The Queen Elisabeth II
Oath: Pierre Saint-Jean
Oath juges: Maurice Forget
Number of torch bearer: 0
Last torch bearer: Stéphane Préfontaine, Sandra Henderson
Bids towns: Los Angeles (USA) et Moscou (URSS)