Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 242 competitors, 176 men and 66 women, took part in 148 events in 17 sports. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Medallists Great Britain finished in 13th position in the final medal rankings, with 3 gold and 13 total medals. + Medals by sportSportTotalSwimming1113Sailing1102Modern pentathlon1001Rowing0202Judo0112Athletics0011Boxing0011Cycling0011Total35513
Gold John Osborn and Reg White — Sailing, Tornado Jim Fox, Danny Nightingale and Adrian Parker — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition David Wilkie — Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke
Silver Keith Remfry — Judo, Men's Open Class Michael Hart and Chris Baillieu — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls Jim Clark, Tim Crooks, Richard Lester, Hugh Matheson, David Maxwell, Lenny Robertson, John Yallop, Patrick Sweeney, and Frederick Smallbone — Rowing, Men's Eights David Wilkie — Swimming, Men's 100m Breaststroke Julian Brooke Houghton and Rodney Pattisson (Helmsman) — Sailing, Flying Dutchman
Bronze Brendan Foster — Athletics, Men's 10000 metres Patrick Cowdell — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight Ian Banbury, Michael Bennett, Robin Croker, and Ian Hallam — Cycling, Men's 4000m Team Pursuit David Starbrook — Judo, Men's Half-Heavyweight (93 kg) Alan McClatchey, David Dunne, Gordon Downie, Brian Brinkley — Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Archery
In the second appearance by Great Britain in modern Olympic archery, two men and two women represented the country. The best finishers in each division placed 21st.
Women's Individual Competition: Patricia Conway – 2257 points (→ 21st place) Rachael Fenwick – 2199 points (→ 23rd place)
Men's Individual Competition: David Pink – 2347 points (→ 21st place) Stewart Littlefair – 2238 points (→ 30th place)
Athletics
Men's 200 metres Ainsley Bennett Heat— 21.26 Quarter Final — 21.07 Semi Final — 21.52 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 metres David Jenkins Heat— 46.60 Quarter Final — 46.18 Semi Final — 45.20. Final — 45.57 (→ 7th place)
Glen Cohen Heat— 47.77 Quarter Final — 47.67 (did not advance)
Men's 800 metres Steve Ovett Heat — 1:48.27 Semi Final — 1:46.14 Final — 1:45.44 (→ 5th place)
Frank Clement Heat — 1:47.51 Semi Final — 1:48.28 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres Frank Clement Heat — 3:37:53 Semi Final — 3.38.92 Final — 3.39.65 (→ 5th place)
Dave Moorcroft Heat — 3.40.69 Semi Final — 3.39.88 Final — 3.40.94 (→ 7th place)
Steve Ovett Heat — 3.37.89 Semi Final — 3.40.34 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10.000 metres Brendan Foster Heat — 28:22.19 Final — 27:54.92 (→ Bronze Medal)
Tony Simmons Heat — 28:01.82 Final — 27:56.26 (→ 4th place)
Bernie Ford Heat — 28:17.26 Final — 28:17.78 (→ 8th place)
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay Ainsley Bennett, Glen Cohen, David Jenkins, and Alan Pascoe Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Hurdles Alan Pascoe Heats — 51.66s Semi Final — 49.95s Final — 51.29s (→ 8th place)
Men's Long Jump Roy Mitchell Heat — 7.69m (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon Jeffrey Norman — 2:20:04 (→ 26th place) Keith Angus — 2:22:18 (→ 31st place) Barry Watson — 2:28:32 (→ 45th place)
Men's 20 km Race Walk Brian Adams — 1:30:46 (→ 11th place) Olly Flynn — 1:31:42 (→ 14th place) Paul Nihill — 1:36:40 (→ 30th place)
Men's Hammer Throw Chris Black Qualification — 70.76 m Final — 73.18 m (→ 7th place)
Paul Dickenson Qualification — 68.52 m (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Women's Long Jump Sue Reeve Qualifying Round — 6.26m Final — 6.27m (→ 9th place)
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Eleven cyclists represented Great Britain in 1976.
Individual road race Joseph Waugh — 4:49:01 (→ 35th place) Dudley Hayton — 4:54:26 (→ 43rd place) Philip Griffiths — did not finish (→ no ranking) William Nickson — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Team time trial Paul Carbutt Phil Griffiths Dudley Hayton William Nickson
Sprint Trevor Gadd — 12th place
1000m time trial Paul Medhurst — 1:10.167 (→ 19th place)
Individual pursuit Ian Hallam — 20th place
Team pursuit Ian Banbury Michael Bennett Robin Croker Ian Hallam
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1976.
Men's foil Graham Paul Rob Bruniges Barry Paul
Men's team foil Geoffrey Grimmett, Barry Paul, Rob Bruniges, Graham Paul, Nick Bell
Men's épée Ralph Johnson Teddy Bourne Tim Belson
Men's team épée Teddy Bourne, Bill Hoskyns, Ralph Johnson, Tim Belson, Martin Beevers
Men's sabre Richard Cohen John Deanfield Peter Mather
Men's team sabre Bill Hoskyns, Peter Mather, John Deanfield, Richard Cohen
Women's foil Susan Wrigglesworth Clare Halsted Wendy Ager
Women's team foil Wendy Ager, Susan Wrigglesworth, Hilary Cawthorne, Clare Halsted, Sue Green
Gymnastics
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1976, winning gold in the team event.
Individual Adrian Parker Danny Nightingale Jim Fox
Team Adrian Parker Danny Nightingale Jim Fox
Rowing
Men's double sculls Michael Hart, Chris Baillieu (→ Silver)
Men's coxless pair David Sturge, Henry Clay (→ 12th place)
Men's coxed pair Neil Christie, James MacLeod, David Webb (→ 7th place)
Men's quadruple scull Thomas Bishop, Mark Hayter, Andrew Justice, Allan Whitwell (→ 9th place)
Men's coxless four Richard Ayling, Bill Mason, Neil Keron, David Townsend (→ 12th place)
Men's eight Jim Clark, Tim Crooks, Richard Lester, Hugh Matheson, David Maxwell, Lenny Robertson, John Yallop, Patrick Sweeney, and Frederick Smallbone (→ Silver)
Women's coxless pair Lin Clark, Beryl Mitchell (→ 10th place)
Women's coxed four Gillian Webb, Pauline Bird-Hart, Clare Grove, Diana Bishop, Pauline Wright (→ 8th place)
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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