Austria was the host nation for the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. It was the second time that Austria had hosted the Winter Games, after the 1964 Winter Olympics, also in Innsbruck.
Medalists MedalNameSportEvent Alpine Skiing Men's downhill Ski Jumping Men's Large Hill Alpine Skiing Women's downhill Ski Jumping Men's Large Hill Rudolf Schmid Luge Doubles Ski Jumping Men's Normal Hill
Alpine skiing
Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAnton SteinerDownhillDNF–Klaus Eberhard1:48.4519Sepp Walcher1:47.459Franz Klammer1:45.73Thomas HauserGiant slalomDNF–––DNF–Franz KlammerDNF–––DNF–Alois Morgenstern1:48.3318DNF–DNF–Hansi Hinterseer1:46.4671:47.34193:33.8014Hansi HinterseerSlalomDNF–––DNF–Anton Steiner1:06.02271:08.88212:14.9022Alois Morgenstern1:01.6171:05.3782:07.187
Women
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankIrmgard LukasserDownhill1:49.1812Monika Kaserer1:48.819Nicola Spieß1:47.714Brigitte Totschnig1:46.68Irmgard LukasserGiant slalom1:35.3829Regina Sackl1:31.7819Brigitte Totschnig1:31.4816Monika Kaserer1:30.496Monika KasererSlalomDNF–––DNF–Regina SacklDNF–––DNF–Nicola Spießn/a?DNF–DNF–Brigitte Totschnig49.1714DNF–DNF–
Biathlon
Men EventAthleteTimePenaltiesAdjusted time 1Rank20 kmKlaus Farbmacher1'20:31.07161'36:31.0749Franz-Josef Weber1'16:14.92101'26:14.9237Alfred Eder1'14:42.5281'22:42.5221
1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay AthletesRaceMisses 2TimeRankFranz-Josef WeberAlfred EderKlaus FarbmacherJosef Hones112'18:06.7815
2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
Bobsleigh
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAUT-1Dieter Delle KarthFranz KöfelTwo-man56.52656.76756.47456.6253:46.376AUT-2Fritz SperlingAndreas SchwabTwo-man56.06156.19256.73656.7673:45.744
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAUT-1Fritz SperlingKurt OberhöllerGerd ZaunschirmDieter GehmacherFour-man55.51855.62856.05656.6153:43.797AUT-2Werner Delle KarthAndreas SchwabHeinz KrennOtto BregFranz KöfelFour-man54.66255.801056.10756.6563:43.216
Cross-country skiing
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank15 kmJosef Vogel48:42.3248Werner Vogel48:17.4743Rudolf Horn48:10.5242Herbert Wachter46:46.391930 kmFranz Gattermann1'43:04.8858Werner Vogel1'40:16.1051Reinhold Feichter1'37:43.7339Herbert Wachter1'36:28.483250 kmHeinrich Wallner3'03:58.1943Reinhold Feichter2'50:53.0035Werner Vogel2'47:05.6326Herbert Wachter2'46:40.2524
Men's 4 × 10 km relay AthletesRaceTimeRankRudolf HornReinhold FeichterWerner VogelHerbert Wachter2'12:22.808
Women EventAthleteRaceTimeRank5 kmSylvia Schweiger20:17.4342Gertrud Gasteiger20:14.9441Barbara Stöckl18:49.163810 kmGertrud Gasteiger37:35.7744Sylvia Schweiger36:32.9341Barbara Stöckl35:28.9940
Figure skating
Men AthleteCFSPFSPointsPlacesRank Ronald Koppelent15–––DNF–
Women AthleteCFSPFSPointsPlacesRank Claudia Kristofics-Binder151816162.8814916
Pairs AthletesSPFSPointsPlacesRank Ursula NemecMichael Nemec1210121.309610
Ice Dancing AthletesCDFDPointsPlacesRank Susanne HandschmannPeter Handschmann12––DNF–
Ice hockey
First round Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-12th places.
Consolation Round RankPldWLTGFGAPts754102315885320181469532020186105320221961152302422412505019380
Austria 6-2 Bulgaria Austria 3-2 Japan Austria 3-4 Romania Austria 3-5 Switzerland Austria 3-1 Yugoslavia
Contestants Daniel Gritsch Franz Schilcher Walter Schneider Gerhard Hausner Johann Schuller Michael Herzog Günter Oberhuber Othmar Russ Max Moser Rudolf König Sepp Puschnig Franz Voves Josef Schwitzer Peter Zini Sepp Kriechbaum Alexander Sadjina Herbert Pöck Herbert Mörtl
Luge
Men AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankReinhold Sulzbacher53.1371052.491752.204652.56683:30.3987Manfred Schmid52.973852.073352.113552.35263:29.5115Rudolf Schmid52.933753.8061552.361852.31953:31.4199
(Men's) Doubles AthletesRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRudolf SchmidFranz Schachner42.997342.92221:25.919Manfred SchmidReinhold Sulzbacher43.035443.38961:26.4245
Women AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAngelika Schafferer43.444843.007942.793843.07892:52.3228Margit Graf43.094642.790542.555443.02082:51.4596Antonia Mayr42.949442.812642.633542.96662:51.3605
Nordic combined
Events: normal hill ski jumping 15 km cross-country skiing
AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-countryTotalDistance 1Distance 2PointsRankTimePointsRankPointsRankFritz KochIndividual72.072.0189.12253:04.73174.5228363.6226
Ski jumping
AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2TotalDistancePointsDistancePointsPointsRankToni InnauerNormal hill80.5115.681.0117.9233.57Rudi Wanner79.5116.579.5117.0233.57Reinhold Bachler80.5118.180.5119.1237.26Karl Schnabl82.5121.881.5120.2242.0Hans WallnerLarge hill93.5109.492.5107.5216.96Reinhold Bachler95.0111.591.0105.9217.45Karl Schnabl97.5117.597.0117.3234.8Toni Innauer102.5126.591.0106.4232.9
Speed skating
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank500 mHeinz Steinberger43.2827Berend Schabus42.33261000 mBerend Schabus1:26.50251500 mBerend Schabus2:15.4129Ludwig Kronfuß2:11.17265000 mHubert Gundolf8:29.3429Ludwig Kronfuß8:19.722710,000 mHubert Gundolf17:52.4320
References Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Olympic Winter Games 1976, full results by sports-reference.com