Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics
The United Kingdom took part as Great Britain at the Olympic Summer Games 1976 in Montreal, Canada. 242 athletes (176 men, 66 women) participated in 148 competitions in 17 sports ..
Medals
Great Britain finished in 13th place in the medal table.
Gold
- John Osborn, Reg White - Sailing, Tornado
- Jeremy Fox, Danny Nightingale, Adrian Parker - Modern Pentathlon, Men's team
- David Wilkie - Swimming, 200m breaststroke
Silver
- Keith Remfry - Judo Open Class
- Michael Hart and Chris Baillieu - Rowing, double sculls
- James Clark, Tim Crooks, Richard Lester, Hugh Matheson, David Maxwell, Leonard Robertson, John Yallop, Patrick Sweeney, Frederick Smallbone - rowing, roller
- David Wilkie - Swimming, 100m breaststroke
- Julian Brooke Houghton and Rodney Pattisson ( Helmsman ) - Sailing, Flying Dutchman
Bronze
- Brendan Foster - Athletics, 10,000 m
- Patrick Cowdell - boxing, bantamweight ( up to 54 kg)
- Ian Banbury, Michael Bennett, Robin Croker, Ian Hallam - cycling, 4000m Team Pursuit
- David Star Brook - Judo, Light Heavyweight (up to 93 kg )
- Alan McClatchey, David Dunne, Gordon Downie, Brian Brinkley - Swimming, 4 × 200 m freestyle
- Patricia Conway - 2257 points (→ 21st place )
- Rachael Fenwick - 2199 points (→ 23rd place )
- David Pink - 2347 points (→ 21st place )
- Stewart Littlefair - 2238 points (→ 30th place )
Boxing
Fencing
- Paul Graham
- Rob Bruniges
- Barry Paul
- Geoffrey Grimmett, Barry Paul, Rob Bruniges, Graham Paul, Nick Bell
- Ralph Johnson
- Teddy Bourne
- Tim Belson
- Teddy Bourne, Bill Hoskyns, Ralph Johnson, Tim Belson, Martin Beevers
- Richard Cohen
- John Deanfield
- Peter Mather
- Bill Hoskyns, Peter Mather, John Deanfield, Richard Cohen
- Susan Wrigglesworth
- Clare Henley- Halsted
- Wendy Ager - Grant
- Wendy Ager - Grant, Susan Wrigglesworth, Hilary Cawthorne, Clare Henley- Halsted, Sue Green
Weightlifting
Judo
Canoe
Athletics
200 m
- Forward - 21.26 s
- Quarterfinals - 21.07 s
- Semifinal - 21.52 s ( → excreted )
400 m
- David Jenkins
- Forward - 46.60 s
- Quarterfinals - 46.18 s
- Semifinal - 45.20 s
- Finale - 45.57 s ( → 7th place)
- Glen Cohen
- Forward - 47.77 s
- Quarterfinals - 47.67 s (retired )
800 m
- Steve Ovett
- Lead - 1:48,27 min
- Semifinal - 1:46,14 min
- Finale - 1:45,44 min ( → 5th place)
- Frank Clement
- Lead - 1:47,51 min
- Semifinal - 1:48,28 min ( → excreted )
1500 m
- Frank Clement
- Lead - 3:37,53 min
- Semifinal - 3,38,92 min
- Finale - 3,39,65 min ( → 5th place)
- David Moorcroft
- Lead - 3:40,69 min
- Semifinal - 3:39,88 min
- Finale - 3:40,94 min ( → 7th place)
- Steve Ovett
- Lead - 3:37,89 min
- Semifinal - 3:40,34 min ( → excreted )
10,000 m
- Brendan Foster
- Lead - 28:22,19 min
- Finale - 27:54,92 min ( → Bronze)
- Tony Simmons
- Lead - 28:01,82 min
- Finale - 27:56,26 min ( → 4th place)
- Bernie Ford
- Lead - 28:17,26 min
- Finale - 28:17,78 min ( → 8th place)
4 × 400 m
- Ainsley Bennett, Glen Cohen, David Jenkins, and Alan Pascoe
- Lead - (→ excreted )
110 m hurdles
- Lead - 13,82 s
- Semifinal - 13.78 s ( → excreted )
400m hurdles
- Alan Pascoe
- Forward - 51.66 s
- Semifinal - 49.95 s
- Finale - 51.29 s ( → 8th place)
Long-jump
- Roy Mitchell
- Forward - 7.69 m ( → excreted )
Marathon
- Jeffrey Norman - 2:20:04 h (→ 26th place )
- Keith Angus - 2:22:18 h (→ 31st place )
- Barry Watson - 2:28:32 h (→ 45th place )
20 km Go
- Brian Adams - 1:30:46 h (→ 11th place )
- Olly Flynn - 1:31:42 h (→ 14th place )
- Paul Nihill - 1:36:40 h (→ 30th place )
Hammer Throw
- Chris Black
- Qualification - 70.76 m
- Finale - 73.18 m ( → 7th place)
- Paul Dickenson
- Qualification - 68.52 m ( → excreted, 14th place )
Long-jump
- Sue Reeve
- Qualification Round - 6.26 m
- Final - 6.27 m ( → 9th place)
Modern Pentathlon
Cycling
, Road race (180 km)
- Joseph Waugh - 4:49:01 h (→ 35th place )
- Dudley Hayton - 4:54:26 h (→ 43rd place )
- Philip Griffiths - retired ( → no result )
- William Nickson - retired ( → no result )
, 1000 m time trial
- Paul Medhurst - 1:10,167 min ( → 19th place )
, Sprint
- Trevor Gadd - 12th Place
, 4000 m individual pursuit
- Ian Hallam - 20th Place
Riding
Wrestling
Rowing
Double Sculls
- Michael Hart, Chris Baillieu
- ( → Silver )
Two coxless
- David Sturge, Henry Clay
- (→ 12th place )
Two with coxswain
- N Christie, J Macleod, D Webb
- (→ 7th place)
Sculls
- TJA Bishop, M Hayter, Andrew Justice, Allan Whitwell
- (→ 9th place)
Coxless four
- Ayling R, G, W Mason N Keron, David Townsend
- (→ 12th place )
Eight
- James Clark, Tim Crooks, Richard Lester, Hugh Matheson, David Maxwell, Leonard Robertson, John Yallop, Patrick Sweeney, and Frederick Smallbone
- ( → Silver )
Two without coxswain
- L D Clark, B Mitchell
- (→ 10th place)
Four with coxswain
- G Webb, P Bird -Hart, C. Grove, D Bishop, PD Wright
- (→ 8th place)