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Hace 4 días · Watch Games of XXI Olympiad and more sports on Max. Plans start at Edited from almost 100 km of film footage shot during the Games, this feature documentary is a breathtaking portrait of the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
Hace 2 días · Montreal 1976: The 1976 Games drew more attention to the apparent problems of the Olympic movement. Questions arose about the integrity of the competition itself. Many athletes were suspected of using anabolic steroids to enhance their performance.
- Mindy Johnston
Hace 3 días · He won three World Championship titles, a pair of European and Commonwealth golds, as well as the 200m breaststroke race at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. His family say he passed away...
Hace 1 día · The Olympic Games, like almost all Greek games, were an intrinsic part of a religious festival. They were held in honour of Zeus at Olympia by the city-state of Elis in the northwestern Peloponnese. The first Olympic champion listed in the records was Coroebus of Elis, a cook, who won the sprint race in 776 bce.
- The Olympic Games are an athletic festival that originated in ancient Greece and were revived in the late 19th century. They are the world’s foremo...
- The first Olympic Games had achieved major importance in Greece by the end of the 6th century BCE. They began to lose popularity when Greece was co...
- The Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games are each held every four years. After 1992, when both a Summer and Winter Games were held, they h...
- The International Olympic Committee chooses the location of each Olympic Games. The choice is based on applications made by the chief authority of...
- In individual Olympic events the award for first place is a gold medal, for second place a silver medal, and for third place a bronze medal. Diplom...
- Winning a bid to host the Olympic Games has been considered a major boon for any city, but not all agree. Proponents believe that hosting the Olymp...
Hace 4 días · In 1976, 11,000 athletes stayed in the two pyramids of Montreal’s Olympic Village for the duration of the games. Located less than 1 mile away from the stadium, the housing complex was...
Hace 3 días · David Wilkie, who has died of cancer aged 70, delivered one of the greatest swims ever by a British competitor, winning gold in the 200m breaststroke at the 1976 Montreal Olympics in a time...
Hace 4 días · Wilkie, who also trained in the USA during his career, also claimed 100m breaststroke silver at the 1976 Montreal Games. He was also the first swimmer in his nation’s history to hold Olympic, World, European, Commonwealth and British titles at the same time.
