Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics


The Soviet Union competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 410 competitors, 285 men and 125 women, took part in 189 events in 22 sports. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Moscow, a Soviet segment was performed at the closing ceremony.

Medalists

Gold

Women's individual competition:
Men's individual competition:
Men's 800 metres
Men's 4x100 metres relay
Men's 4x400 metres relay
Men's marathon
Men's 400m hurdles
Men's long jump
Men's high jump
Men's discus throw
Men's 20 km race walk
Women's shot put
Women's javelin throw
;Men's team competition
;Women's team competition
Men's light flyweight
Men's flyweight

Cycling

Twelve cyclists represented the Soviet Union in 1976.
;Individual road race
;Team time trial
;Sprint
;1000m time trial
;Individual pursuit
;Team pursuit

Equestrian

Fencing

18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented the Soviet Union in 1976. They finished top of the fencing medal table with a total of seven medals, including three gold and a clean-sweep in the individual sabre event.
;Men's foil
;Men's team foil
;Men's épée
;Men's team épée
;Men's sabre
;Men's team sabre
;Women's foil
;Women's team foil

Gymnastics

Handball

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented the Soviet Union in 1976. Pavel Lednyov won a silver medal in the individual event.
;Individual
;Team
The Soviet Union had 31 male and 24 female rowers participate in all 14 rowing events in 1976.
;Men’s competition
; Men's single sculls
; Men's double sculls
; Men's coxless pair
; Men's coxed pair
; Men's quadruple sculls
; Men's coxless four
; Men's coxed four
; Men's eight
;Women's competition
; Women's single sculls
; Women's double sculls
; Women's coxless pair
; Women's coxed four
; Women's quadruple sculls
; Women's eight

Shooting

Swimming

Volleyball

;Men's team competition
;Women's team competition
;Men's team competition

Wrestling

Medals by republic

In the following table for team events number of team representatives, who received medals are counted, not "one medal for all the team", as usual. Because there were people from different republics in one team.

Top 5 sports societies

In the following table for team events number of team representatives, who received medals are counted, not "one medal for all the team", as usual. Because there were people from different sports societies in one team.
PosSports societyTotal
1VSS Spartak2412945
2Armed Forces22221559
3VSS Burevestnik2213540
4Dynamo20322678
5VSS Trud84416