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Vasily Alexeyev of the Soviet Union lifts a loaded barbell overhead during the super heavyweight weightlifting competition at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Nadia Comăneci Nadia Comăneci Kornelia Ender after her victory in the 100-metre butterfly at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal John Naber, wearing a red USA Olympic tracksuit and gold medal, smiles and raises his arm in a victory gesture after winning at the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics. Leon Spinks Michael Spinks
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Nadia Comaneci of Romania, in a white leotard with colored stripes, balances gracefully on the balance beam during her gymnastics routine at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
Nadia Comăneci at the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci performing her balance beam routine during the gymnastics team event at the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games. Romania won the silver medal in the team competition.

Montreal 1976 Olympic Games

athletic festival
Also known as: Games of the XXI Olympiad
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Montreal 1976 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Montreal that took place July 17–August 1, 1976. The Montreal Games were the 18th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. Despite producing 32 world records and a host of memorable performances, 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—particularly the East German women swimmers—were suspected of using anabolic steroids to...

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