1976 Winter Olympics

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	USSR	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		1	2	1	4

See also

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

External links

• infoplease