More than 40 years later, the Montréal Games are still cited by many critics as the reason why Canada should never host another Olympics. I take a contrarian view. In many ways, the 1976 Montréal ...

Rowing made its Olympic debut at the 1900 Paris Games. The sport was actually on the program at the 1896 Olympics in Athens but was canceled due to bad weather. Until 1976, there was only a men's ...

At the Olympic Games, the technique allowed him to set a high jump record of 2.24 meters (7 feet, 3 inches) that stood unmatched until the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games, according to Olympics.com.

In all, East Germany wins eight of the nine luge medals at the Games – all but the gold awarded to Italy in the doubles tie. 1976 Innsbruck: Olympic luge is timed to the thousandth of a second, making ...

Dorothy Hamill won gold in the 1976 Olympics in Austria. Following the Games, Hamill became a marketing sensation when her hairdo, a distinctive wedge cut, made a fashion statement. Millions of ...

Newhouse, who graduated from Prairie View A&M, also won an individual silver medal at the 1976 Olympic Games for the 400m ...