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Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics
1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...

in Innsbruck

Innsbruck

- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...

, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Innsbruck, Austria, from February 5–13, 1976.Similar to the 1964 games, the men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel , the other five events at Axamer Lizum....	Women's giant slalom
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics -500 m:Tuesday February 10, 1976 — 30 competitors from 16 countries-1.000 m:Thursday February 12, 1976 — 32 competitors from 16 countries-1.500 m:Friday February 13, 1976 — 30 competitors from 18 countries-5.000 m:...	Women's 500m
		Figure skating Figure skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympic Games figure skating results. Ice dancing was introduced as an Olympic event in these Olympics.-Medal table:-Men:Referee:* Sonia BianchettiAssistant Referee:* Emil Skákala...	Men's singles

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Dave Murray Dave Murray (skier) Dave Murray was an alpine ski racer. He was noted for being a member of the Crazy Canucks, the Canadian downhill racers of the late 1970s and early 1980s known for their fearless racing style...	Downhill					1:48.43	18
Jim Hunter Jim Hunter (skier) Jim Hunter , nicknamed "Jungle Jim", is a former Canadian alpine ski racer who represented Canada at two Winter Olympic Games in 1972 and 1976, and won a bronze medal in the 1972 World Championships...						1:47.52	10
Dave Irwin Dave Irwin Dave Irwin is a former alpine ski racer who represented Canada at two Winter Olympic Games and won a World Cup. He was one of the "Crazy Canucks", a group of Canadian downhill racers who rose to prominence on the World Cup circuit in the late 1970s...						1:47.41	8
Ken Read Ken Read Ken Read, CM is a retired Canadian Olympic alpine ski racer, Corporate Director, sport advocate and international sports leader....						1:46.83	5
Dave Murray Dave Murray (skier) Dave Murray was an alpine ski racer. He was noted for being a member of the Crazy Canucks, the Canadian downhill racers of the late 1970s and early 1980s known for their fearless racing style...	Giant Slalom	1:54.43	42	DNF	–	DNF	–
Kean Read		1:52.81	39	DNF	–	DNF	–
Robert Safrata		1:51.70	36	DNF	–	DNF	–
Jim Hunter Jim Hunter (skier) Jim Hunter , nicknamed "Jungle Jim", is a former Canadian alpine ski racer who represented Canada at two Winter Olympic Games in 1972 and 1976, and won a bronze medal in the 1972 World Championships...		1:48.56	21	1:48.80	25	3:37.36	22
Dave Murray Dave Murray (skier) Dave Murray was an alpine ski racer. He was noted for being a member of the Crazy Canucks, the Canadian downhill racers of the late 1970s and early 1980s known for their fearless racing style...	Slalom	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Ken Read Ken Read Ken Read, CM is a retired Canadian Olympic alpine ski racer, Corporate Director, sport advocate and international sports leader....		DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Robert Safrata		1:07.63	33	1:10.35	25	2:17.98	27
Jim Hunter Jim Hunter (skier) Jim Hunter , nicknamed "Jungle Jim", is a former Canadian alpine ski racer who represented Canada at two Winter Olympic Games in 1972 and 1976, and won a bronze medal in the 1972 World Championships...		1:06.26	28	1:10.80	27	2:17.06	23

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Betsy Clifford Betsy Clifford Betsy Clifford is a retired Canadian alpine skier.At the 1968 Winter Olympics, she was the youngest Canadian skier ever to compete. She finished 7th at the 1970 Alpine Skiing World Cup and 10th at the 1971 Alpine Skiing World Cup...	Downhill					1:51.40	22
Kathy Kreiner Kathy Kreiner Kathy Kreiner-Phillips is a former Canadian alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. She won the giant slalom at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria...						1:50.48	19
Laurie Kreiner						1:49.97	16
Laurie Kreiner	Giant Slalom					1:34.53	27
Betsy Clifford Betsy Clifford Betsy Clifford is a retired Canadian alpine skier.At the 1968 Winter Olympics, she was the youngest Canadian skier ever to compete. She finished 7th at the 1970 Alpine Skiing World Cup and 10th at the 1971 Alpine Skiing World Cup...						1:32.61	22
Kathy Kreiner Kathy Kreiner Kathy Kreiner-Phillips is a former Canadian alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. She won the giant slalom at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria...						1:29.13
Kathy Kreiner Kathy Kreiner Kathy Kreiner-Phillips is a former Canadian alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. She won the giant slalom at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria...	Slalom	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Laurie Kreiner		50.26	20	49.12	15	1:39.38	14
Betsy Clifford Betsy Clifford Betsy Clifford is a retired Canadian alpine skier.At the 1968 Winter Olympics, she was the youngest Canadian skier ever to compete. She finished 7th at the 1970 Alpine Skiing World Cup and 10th at the 1971 Alpine Skiing World Cup...		49.09	13	DNF	–	DNF	–

Bobsleigh

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
CAN-1	Colin Nelson Jim Lavalley	Two-man	57.56	13	57.92	18	58.13	21	58.39	22	3:52.00	18
CAN-2	Joey Kilburn Brian Vachon	Two-man	58.61	23	58.74	23	58.22	22	58.72	23	3:54.29	23

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
CAN-1	Colin Nelson Thomas Stehr David Veale Jim Lavalley	Four-man	55.97	13	56.67	17	57.49	17	57.89	17	3:48.02	17
CAN-2	Christopher Frank William Dunn Christopher Martin Brian Vachon	Four-man	57.43	21	56.87	19	57.87	20	58.69	21	3:50.86	21

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
15 km	Ernie Lennie	52:27.04	67
	Edward Day	49:59.43	59
	Hans Skinstad	49:30.36	56
	Bert Bullock	47:23.38	33
30 km	Reijo Puiras	1'41:34.43	56
	Edward Day	1'38:09.10	42
	Bert Bullock	1'36:24.55	31
	Hans Skinstad	1'36:16.95	30
50 km	Bert Bullock	DNF	–
	Ernie Lennie	3'01:01.57	41
	Edward Day	2'51:58.75	37
	Hans Skinstad	2'46:11.83	22

Men's 4 x 10km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Bert Bullock Ernie Lennie Edward Day Hans Skinstad	2'15:31.85	12

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
5 km	Esther Miller	18:05.05	34
	Joan Groothuysen	17:51.08	30
	Sharon Firth	17:35.06	29
	Shirley Firth	17:31.36	27
10 km	Joan Groothuysen	34:16.35	34
	Sue Holloway Sue Holloway Susan Holloway is a Canadian cross country skier who competed in the late 1970s and sprint kayaker who competed from the late 1970s to the early 1980s...	34:03.49	32
	Shirley Firth	33:16.50	29
	Sharon Firth	33:15.20	28

Women's 4 x 5km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Shirley Firth Joan Groothuysen Sue Holloway Sue Holloway Susan Holloway is a Canadian cross country skier who competed in the late 1970s and sprint kayaker who competed from the late 1970s to the early 1980s... Sharon Firth	1'14:02.72	7

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	CF	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Ron Shaver Ron Shaver Ronald "Ron" Shaver is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 1977 Canadian national champion and the 1974-76 national silver medalist...	6	3	–	–	DNF	–
Stan Bohonek Stan Bohonek Stanley "Stan" Bohonek is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 1975 & 1976 Canadian bronze medalist. He placed 14th at the 1976 Winter Olympics.-Comptitive highlights:* N = Novice level; J = Junior level...	17	15	13	165.88	124	14
Toller Cranston Toller Cranston Toller Shalitoe Montague Cranston, CM is a Canadian figure skater and painter. He is the 1971-1976 Canadian national champion, the 1974 World bronze medalist, and the 1976 Olympic bronze medalist....	7	1	2	187.38	30

Women

Athlete	CF	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Kim Alletson Kim Alletson Patricia Kim Alletson is a Canadian figure skater. She is the 1975 & 1976 Canadian silver medalist, 1974 junior national champion and is the 1977 Skate Canada International champion. She represented Canada at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where she placed 14th.-Competitive highlights:* N = Novice...	13	14	13	171.64	122.5	14
Lynn Nightingale Lynn Nightingale Lynn Nightingale was a Canadian figure skater. She is the 1974-1977 Canadian national champion. She represented Canada at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where she placed 9th. She graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1985.-Results:-Links:*...	10	5	8	181.72	67	9

Pairs

Athletes	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Candace Jones Candace Jones Candace Jones was a Canadian pair skater. With partner and future husband Don Fraser, she won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1975 and 1976 and competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics. She now holds an M.D. from McGill University and practices in Colchester,... Donald Fraser Don Fraser (figure skater) Don Fraser was a Canadian pair skater. With partner Candace Jones, he won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1975 and 1976 and competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics. He currently resides in Colchester, Vermont with Candace, who is now his wife.-Results:pairs with...	13	14	116.54	117	14

Ice Dancing

Athletes	CD	FD	Points	Places	Rank
Susan Carscallen Susan Carscallen Susan Carscallen was a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Eric Gillies, she competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics and won the gold medal at the 1977 Canadian Figure Skating Championships.-Results:... Eric Gillies Eric Gillies Eric Gillies was a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Susan Carscallen, he competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics and won the gold medal at the 1977 Canadian Figure Skating Championships.-Results:...	14	12	175.96	107	13
Barbara Berezowski Barbara Berezowski Barbara Berezowski is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner David Porter, she won two gold medals at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships and competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics. From 1994 through 2008, she served as Founding Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Etobicoke Sports Hall... David Porter David Porter (figure skater) David Porter was a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Barbara Berezowski, he won two gold medals at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships and competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics....	10	9	182.90	86	10

Luge

Men

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Denis Michaud	DSQ	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Michael Shragge	57.950	38	55.812	34	56.656	36	55.874	35	3:46.292	35
Larry Arbuthnot	56.691	34	55.380	27	55.085	29	55.628	31	3:42.784	31

(Men's) Doubles

Athletes	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athletes	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Larry Arbuthnot Doug Hansen	44.933	16	45.102	17	1:30.035	17
David McComb Michael Shragge	45.421	19	46.169	23	1:31.590	22

Women

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Julie Chase	46.529	25	46.570	26	51.633	26	48.790	26	3:13.522	26
Mary Jane Bowie	45.804	22	45.719	22	45.352	23	45.466	23	3:02.341	23
Carole Keyes	45.654	21	45.692	21	45.200	22	45.337	21	3:01.883	22

Nordic combined

Events:

normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
15 km cross-country skiing

Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping				Cross-country			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance 1	Distance 2	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Kurt Sjolund	Individual	58.0	57.0	124.0	34	58:13.40	128.22	33	252.22	33

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1		Jump 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Donald Grady	Normal hill	66.5	85.7	64.0	79.2	164.9	55
Kim Fripp		69.0	91.2	66.5	84.7	175.9	54
Richard Grady		72.5	96.3	72.5	96.3	192.6	48
Peter Wilson		75.0	103.8	74.5	103.5	207.3	36
Kim Fripp	Large hill	74.0	68.6	67.0	57.3	125.9	53
Donald Grady		79.0	78.1	76.0	71.4	149.5	48
Peter Wilson		78.5	79.4	74.5	75.3	154.7	45
Richard Grady		81.0	80.4	76.0	72.9	153.3	46

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Gaétan Boucher Gaétan Boucher Gaétan Boucher, OC, CQ is a former Speed skating Olympic champion from Canada.A four-time Olympic medalist, Boucher was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's outstanding male athlete of 1984. He was named number 10 on the list of Canada's Athletes of the 20th Century...	40.53	14
500 m	Tom Overend	40.22	11
1000 m	Tom Overend	1:25.06	23
1000 m	Gaétan Boucher Gaétan Boucher Gaétan Boucher, OC, CQ is a former Speed skating Olympic champion from Canada.A four-time Olympic medalist, Boucher was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's outstanding male athlete of 1984. He was named number 10 on the list of Canada's Athletes of the 20th Century...	1:21.23	6
1500 m	Gaétan Boucher Gaétan Boucher Gaétan Boucher, OC, CQ is a former Speed skating Olympic champion from Canada.A four-time Olympic medalist, Boucher was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's outstanding male athlete of 1984. He was named number 10 on the list of Canada's Athletes of the 20th Century...	2:04.63	14
5000 m	Andy Barron Andy Barron Andy Barron is a photographer best known for his work with the band Switchfoot, with whom he has worked since 2002 and now tours regularly with. He currently is in charge of video content and photography for the band, and is behind their periodic video podcasts and films, such as...	8:10.00	23

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Kathy Vogt	45.62	21
	Sylvia Burka Sylvia Burka Sylvia Burka is a former ice speed skater from Canada of Latvian descent, who represented her native country at three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan....	44.35	11
	Cathy Priestner Cathy Priestner Catherine Ann Priestner is a Canadian who won a silver medal in Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics. She also competed in the 1972 Winter Olympics. She was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1994. Priestner competed in her first competition at the age of 15.- References :...	43.12
1000 m	Liz Appleby	1:34.27	22
	Cathy Priestner Cathy Priestner Catherine Ann Priestner is a Canadian who won a silver medal in Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics. She also competed in the 1972 Winter Olympics. She was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1994. Priestner competed in her first competition at the age of 15.- References :...	1:29.66	6
	Sylvia Burka Sylvia Burka Sylvia Burka is a former ice speed skater from Canada of Latvian descent, who represented her native country at three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan....	1:29.47	4
1500 m	Kathy Vogt	2:25.49	23
	Liz Appleby	2:24.89	21
	Sylvia Burka Sylvia Burka Sylvia Burka is a former ice speed skater from Canada of Latvian descent, who represented her native country at three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan....	2:19.74	9
3000 m	Gayle Gordon	5:07.09	23
	Liz Appleby	4:58.68	18
	Sylvia Burka Sylvia Burka Sylvia Burka is a former ice speed skater from Canada of Latvian descent, who represented her native country at three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan....	4:49.04	8

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