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Olympics 1976 - Montreal, Canada
No. of countries: 92
No. of athletes: 6028 - (4781 m + 1247 w)
No. of events: 198
Twenty-six nations, most from Africa boycotted the
games. Many East German athletes were suspected of doping.
14-year old Nadia
Comaneci of Romania becomes the first gymnast ever to receive a 10 point score. Boris
Onisjenko of Soviet is disqualified for having cheated in the fencing, by
short-circuiting the wires in the handle.