United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics

The United States competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 396 competitors, 278 men and 118 women, took part in 189 events in 19 sports.

Medalists

The United States finished third in the final medal rankings, with 34 gold and 94 total medals.

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

|style="text-align:left;width:78%;vertical-align:top"| MedalNameSportEventDateSwimmingMen's 200 meter butterflySwimmingMen's 200 meter freestyleSwimmingMen's 100 meter backstrokeDivingWomen's 3 meter springboardShootingTrapSwimmingMen's 1500 meter freestyleSwimmingMen's 100 meter breaststrokeShooting50 meter rifle three positionsSwimmingMen's 100 meter butterflyBruce FurnissJim MontgomeryJohn NaberDoug NorthwayTim ShawSwimmingMen's 4 × 200 meter freestyle relayDivingMen's 3 meter springboardSwimmingMen's 400 meter freestyleJoe BottomJohn HenckenJim MontgomeryJohn NaberPeter RoccaMatt VogelChris WooSwimmingMen's 4 × 100 meter medley relaySwimmingMen's 200 meter backstrokeAthleticsMen's 400 meter hurdlesAthleticsMen's discus throwEquestrianIndividual eventingBruce DavidsonMichael PlumbMary TauskeyEquestrianTeam eventingSwimmingMen's 100 meter freestyleSwimmingMen's 400 meter individual medleyWendy BoglioliKim PeytonJill SterkelSwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 meter freestyle relayBasketballMen's tournamentAthleticsMen's long jumpArcheryMen's individualArcheryWomen's individualAthleticsMen's decathlonMillard HamptonLam JonesSteve RiddickAthleticsMen's 4 × 100 meter relayHerman FrazierFred NewhouseMaxie ParksAthleticsMen's 4 × 400 meter relayBoxingFlyweightBoxingLightweightBoxingLight welterweightBoxingMiddleweightBoxingLight heavyweightWrestlingFreestyle 82 kilogramsSwimmingMen's 200 meter butterflyWendy BoglioliLelei FonoimoanaLinda JezekLauri SieringCamille WrightSwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 meter medley relaySwimmingMen's 100 meter backstrokeSwimmingMen's 1500 meter freestyleSwimmingWomen's 400 meter freestyleShooting50 meter rifle three positionsSwimmingMen's 100 meter butterflySwimmingMen's 400 meter freestyleSwimmingWomen's 200 meter freestyleAthleticsWomen's long jumpRowingWomen's single scullsSwimmingMen's 200 meter backstrokeSwimmingMen's 200 meter breaststrokeSwimmingWomen's 800 meter freestyleAthleticsMen's 400 meter hurdlesEquestrianIndividual eventingMike StainesRowingMen's coxless pairSwimmingMen's 100 meter freestyleSwimmingMen's 200 meter freestyleSwimmingMen's 400 meter individual medleyWeightlifting90 kilogramsAthleticsMen's 200 metersBasketballWomen's tournamentDivingMen's 10 meter platformRichard HoepfnerJohn KoliusSailingSolingMichael RothwellSailingTornadoAthleticsMen's 400 metersAthleticsMen's long jumpAthleticsMen's triple jumpAthleticsMen's marathonSheila IngramPamela JilesDebra SapenterAthleticsWomen's 4 × 400 meter relayBoxingBantamweightWrestlingFreestyle 68 kilogramsWrestlingFreestyle 90 kilogramsWrestlingFreestyle 100 kilogramsSwimmingMen's 200 meter butterflySwimmingMen's 200 meter freestyleDivingWomen's 3 meter springboardDivingWomen's 10 meter platformSwimmingMen's 100 meter butterflySwimmingWomen's 100 meter butterflyGymnasticsMen's floorAthleticsWomen's javelin throwAnita DeFrantzCarie GravesMarion GreigPeggy McCarthyGail RicketsonLynn SillimanAnne WarnerJackie ZochRowingWomen's eightSwimmingMen's 200 meter backstrokeSwimmingMen's 200 meter breaststrokeAthleticsMen's 800 metersAthleticsMen's discus throwSwimmingWomen's 800 meter freestyleAthleticsMen's 200 metersAthleticsMen's pole vaultJudo+93 kilogramsConn FindlaySailingTempestAthleticsMen's 110 meter hurdlesAthleticsMen's 400 metersEdith MasterDorothy MorkisEquestrianTeam dressageAthleticsMen's high jumpBoxingHeavyweightWrestlingFreestyle 62 kilogramsWrestlingFreestyle 74 kilograms |style="text-align:left;width:22%;vertical-align:top"|

+ Medals by sportSportTotalSwimming1314734Athletics68822Boxing5117Diving2125Equestrian2114Shooting2103Archery2002Wrestling1326Basketball1102Rowing0213Sailing0213Weightlifting0101Gymnastics0011Judo0011Total34352594

+ Medals by dayDayDateTotal1July 1812142July 1921143July 2042284July 2132165July 2232166July 2301127July 2414498July 25773179July 26023510July 27121411July 28011212July 29122513July 30310414July 318641815August 10000Total34352594

+ Medals by genderGenderTotalPercentageMale3026187478.72%Female3971920.22%Mixed10011.06%Total 34 35 2594100%

+ Multiple medalistsNameSportTotalJohn NaberSwimming4105Shirley BabashoffSwimming1405Jim MontgomerySwimming3014John HenckenSwimming2103Peter RoccaSwimming1203Wendy BoglioliSwimming1113Mike BrunerSwimming2002Edmund CoffinEquestrian2002Bruce FurnissSwimming2002Brian GoodellSwimming2002Matt VogelSwimming2002Jack BabashoffSwimming1102Joe BottomSwimming1102Millard HamptonAthletics1102Fred NewhouseAthletics1102Michael PlumbEquestrian1102Tim ShawSwimming1102Herman FrazierAthletics1012

Archery

After winning both gold medals in the first modern Olympic archery contest at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the US returned only one of the six archers who had competed in Munich, Linda Myers. Even though neither of the reigning gold medallists competed in Montreal, the United States again won both gold medals. Luann Ryon set new Olympic records for women's competition in both the single FITA round and the double FITA round categories. Darrell Pace did the same in the men's competition. All four of the American archers placed in the top eight.

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2TotalScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankRichard McKinneyMen's individual123021241624714Darrell Pace126411307 12571 Linda MyersWomen's individual118091213523937Luann Ryon121711282 12499

Athletics

Men Road and track events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHarvey Glance100 m10.371 Q10.231 Q10.241 Q10.194Lam Jones10.431 Q10.462 Q10.303 Q10.276Steve Riddick10.431 Q10.362 Q10.335Did not advanceDwayne Evans200 m20.961 Q20.561 Q20.832 Q20.43Millard Hampton21.111 Q20.832 Q20.692 Q20.29Mark Lutz21.505Did not advanceHerman Frazier400 m46.091 Q46.521 Q45.243 Q44.95Fred Newhouse45.421 Q45.971 Q44.891 Q44.40Maxie Parks46.121 Q45.993 Q45.613 Q45.245Mark Enyeart800 m1:47.963colspan=2 rowspan=3 Did not advanceJames Robinson1:47.562 Q1:46.435Did not advanceRick Wohlhuter1:45.711 Q1:46.721 Q1:44.12Matt Centrowitz1500 m3:45.026colspan=2 rowspan=3 Did not advanceMike Durkin3:38.895Did not advanceRick Wohlhuter3:39.943 Q3:38.712 Q3:40.646Dick Buerkle5000 m13:29.019colspan=4 rowspan=3 Did not advancePaul Geis13:32.362 Q13:42.5112Duncan MacDonald13:47.147Did not advanceGarry Bjorklund10,000 m28:12.242 Qcolspan=4 rowspan=3 28:38.0813Edward Mendoza29:02.9710Did not advanceCraig Virgin28:30.226Did not advanceWillie Davenport110 m hurdles13.701 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 13.553 Q13.38Charles Foster13.681 Q13.451 Q13.414James Owens14.035 Q13.764 Q13.766Edwin Moses400 m hurdles49.951 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 48.291 Q47.63 Michael Shine50.911 Q49.901 Q48.69Quentin Wheeler50.321 Q50.224 Q49.864Doug Brown3000 m steeplechase8:33.258colspan=4 rowspan=3 Did not advanceHenry Marsh8:31.466 Q8:23.9910Mike Roche8:37.3610Did not advanceHarvey GlanceLam JonesMillard HamptonSteve Riddick4 × 100 m relay38.761 Qcolspan=2 38.511 Q38.33Benny BrownHerman FrazierFred NewhouseMaxie Parks4 × 400 m relay2:59.521 Qcolspan=4 2:58.65Don KardongMarathoncolspan=6 rowspan=3 2:11:154Bill Rodgers2:25:1440Frank Shorter2:10:45Ron Laird20 km walkcolspan=6 rowspan=3 1:33:27.620Todd Scully1:36:37.429Larry Walker1:34:19.422

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankLarry MyricksLong jump7.923 QArnie Robinson7.952 Q8.35Randy Williams7.971 Q8.35James ButtsTriple jump16.555 Q17.17Rayfield Dupree16.508 Q16.2312Tommy Haynes16.624 Q16.785James BarrineauHigh jump2.16=1 Q2.1411William Jankunis2.16=3 Q2.1013Dwight Stones2.16102.21Earl BellPole vault5.10=1 Q5.456Terry Porter5.10=1 Q5.20=13Dave Roberts5.10=1 Q5.50Al FeuerbachShot put19.876 Q20.554Peter Shmock19.4810 Q19.899George Woods19.3512 q20.267John PowellDiscus throw61.489 Q65.70Jay Silvester62.066 Q61.988Mac Wilkins68.28 1 Q67.50Sam ColsonJavelin throw86.644 Q86.165Richard George78.3218Did not advanceAntony Hall79.5615 Q71.7015Larry HartHammer throw67.7415Did not advance

Combined event – Decathlon AthleteEventPointsRankFred DixonResult10.946.9114.442.0348.3818.1145.8255.964:38.49675423Points8198027558828805747970711534Bruce JennerResult10.947.2215.352.0347.5114.8450.044.8068.524:12.618618 Points8198658098829238668731005862714Fred SamaraResult10.857.0813.001.8450.0714.8740.544.3053.604:40.21750415Points841836665716801862696884680523

Women Track events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankEvelyn Ashford100 m11.253 Q11.281 Q11.212 Q11.245Chandra Cheeseborough11.251 Q11.362 Q11.263 Q11.316Brenda Morehead11.351 Q11.302 Q11.386Did not advanceDebra Armstrong200 m23.181 Q23.202 Q26.166Did not advanceChandra Cheeseborough23.171 Q23.192 Q23.206Did not advanceRosalyn Bryant400 m52.011 Q51.742 Q50.621 Q50.655Sheila Ingram51.831 Q51.311 Q50.903 Q50.906Debra Sapenter52.331 Q21.231 Q51.344 Q51.668Wendy Koenig800 m1:59.913 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 2:02.317Did not advanceMadeline Manning2:00.623 Q2:07.258Did not advanceKathy Weston2:03.315Did not advanceFrancie Larrieu1500 m4:07.216 qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 4:09.079Did not advanceJan Merrill4:10.923 Q4:02.615 q4:08.548Cyndy Poor4:08.896Did not advanceRhonda Brady100 m hurdles13.845colspan=2 rowspan=3 Did not advancePatrice Donnelly13.715Did not advanceDeby LaPlante13.514 Q13.366Did not advanceDebra ArmstrongEvelyn AshfordChandra CheeseboroughMartha Watson4 × 100 m relay43.462 Qcolspan=4 46.357Rosalyn BryantSheila IngramPamela JilesDebra Sapenter4 × 400 m relay3:25.152 Qcolspan=4 3:22.81

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankKathy McMillanLong jump6.2510 Q6.66Sherron Walker6.2014Did not advanceMartha Watson5.9325Did not advancePaula GirvenHigh jump1.8021 Q1.8418Joni Huntley1.802 Q1.895Pam Spencer1.7027Did not advanceMaren SeidlerShot putcolspan=2 15.6012Lynne WinbiglerDiscus throw48.2214Did not advanceSherry CalvertJavelin throw53.0813Did not advanceKate Schmidt61.503 Q63.96Karin Smith53.966 q57.508

Combined event – Pentathlon AthleteEventPointsRankGale FitzgeraldResult14.1612.511.685.8924.73426313Points846750915882870Jane FrederickResult13.5414.551.765.9924.7045667Points926870993904873 Marilyn KingResult14.4512.271.745.6225.27416517Points811736974821823

Basketball

Summary TeamEventPreliminary roundSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankUnited States menMen's tournamentW 106–86W 95–94W 112–93W W 81–761 QW 96–77W 95–74United States womenWomen's tournamentL 71–84W 95–79W 89–75L 77–112W 83–672colspan=2

Men's tournament

Roster Phil Ford Steve Sheppard Adrian Dantley Walter Davis William "Quinn" Buckner Ernie Grunfeld Kenneth Carr Scott May Michel Armstrong Thomas LaGarde Philip Hubbard Mitchell Kupchak Head coach: Dean Smith

Preliminary round

Semifinal

Gold medal game

Women's tournament

Roster Cindy Brogdon Susan Rojcewicz Ann Meyers Lusia Harris Nancy Dunkle Charlotte Lewis Nancy Lieberman Gail Marquis Patricia Roberts Mary Anne O'Connor Patricia Head Julienne Simpson Head coach: Billie Moore

Boxing