I was but a toddler at the time, so I thought I'd take a look back:
http://www.montrealolympics.com/index_en.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Summer_Olympics
- Canada won no gold medals.
- Taiwan (Republic of China) withdrew after Canada recognized China (People's Republic of China) instead
- 28 African nations boycotted because New Zealand's rugby team had toured South Africa, which had been banned from the Olympics since 1964.
- Nadia Comaneci of Romania won 3 gold medals.
- Gymnastics were held at The Forum (the Pepsi Forum at Atwater today)
- The Olympic Stadium was finally paid off in 2006 ($1.61 Billion). The retractable roof never worked right. The velodrome next door (cycling stadium portion of the complex) became the Biodome.
http://www.montrealolympics.com/index_en.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Summer_Olympics