Canada at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Canada at the
1976 Winter Olympics

IOC code| CAN
NOC| Canadian Olympic Committee
Website| www.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in Innsbruck, Austria
4 February 1976 (1976-02-04) – 15 February 1976 (1976-02-15)
Competitors| 59 (38 men, 21 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearer| Dave Irwin (alpine skiing)
Medals
Ranked 11th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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Canada competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Kathy Kreiner | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom
Silver | Cathy Priestner | Speed skating | Women's 500m
Bronze | Toller Cranston | Figure skating | Men's singles

## Alpine skiing

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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Race 1  | Race 2  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Dave Murray | Downhill  |  | 1:48.43  | 18
Jim Hunter |  | 1:47.52  | 10
Dave Irwin |  | 1:47.41  | 8
Ken Read |  | 1:46.83  | 5
Dave Murray | Giant Slalom  | 1:54.43  | 42  | DNF  | - | DNF  | -
Ken Read | 1:52.81  | 39  | DNF  | - | DNF  | -
Robert Safrata | 1:51.70  | 36  | DNF  | - | DNF  | -
Jim Hunter | 1:48.56  | 21  | 1:48.80  | 25  | 3:37.36  | 22
Dave Murray | Slalom  | DNF  | - | - | - | DNF  | -
Ken Read | DNF  | - | - | - | DNF  | -
Robert Safrata | 1:07.63  | 33  | 1:10.35  | 25  | 2:17.98  | 27
Jim Hunter | 1:06.26  | 28  | 1:10.80  | 27  | 2:17.06  | 23

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Race 1  | Race 2  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Betsy Clifford | Downhill  |  | 1:51.40  | 22
Kathy Kreiner |  | 1:50.48  | 19
Laurie Kreiner |  | 1:49.97  | 16
Laurie Kreiner | Giant Slalom  |  | 1:34.53  | 27
Betsy Clifford |  | 1:32.61  | 22
Kathy Kreiner |  | 1:29.13  |
Kathy Kreiner | Slalom  | DNF  | - | - | - | DNF  | -
Laurie Kreiner | 50.26  | 20  | 49.12  | 15  | 1:39.38  | 14
Betsy Clifford | 49.09  | 13  | DNF  | - | DNF  | -

## Bobsleigh

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Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Sled  | Athletes  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total

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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

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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

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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Men
Event  | Athlete  | Race

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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 × 10 km relay
Athletes  | Race

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

Women
Event  | Athlete  | Race

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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 | 34:03.49  | 32
Shirley Firth | 33:16.50  | 29
Sharon Firth | 33:15.20  | 28

Women's 4 × 5 km relay
Athletes  | Race

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Time  | Rank
Shirley Firth
Joan Groothuysen
Sue Holloway
Sharon Firth | 1'14:02.72  | 7

## Figure skating

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Main article: Figure skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Men
Athlete  | CF  | SP  | FS  | Points  | Places  | Rank

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Ron Shaver | 6  | 3  | - | - | DNF  | -
Stan Bohonek | 17  | 15  | 13  | 165.88  | 124  | 14
Toller Cranston | 7  | 1  | 2  | 187.38  | 30  |

Women
Athlete  | CF  | SP  | FS  | Points  | Places  | Rank

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Kim Alletson | 13  | 14  | 13  | 171.64  | 122.5  | 14
Lynn Nightingale | 10  | 5  | 8  | 181.72  | 67  | 9

Pairs
Athletes  | SP  | FS  | Points  | Places  | Rank

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Candace Jones
Donald Fraser | 13  | 14  | 116.54  | 117  | 14

Ice Dancing
Athletes  | CD  | FD  | Points  | Places  | Rank

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Susan Carscallen
Eric Gillies | 14  | 12  | 175.96  | 107  | 13
Barbara Berezowski
David Porter | 10  | 9  | 182.90  | 86  | 10

## Luge

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Main article: Luge at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total

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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

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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

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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

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Main article: Nordic combined at the 1976 Winter Olympics

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

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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

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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Jump 1  | Jump 2  | Total

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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

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Main article: Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Men
Event  | Athlete  | Race

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Time  | Rank
500 m  | Gaétan Boucher | 40.53  | 14
Tom Overend | 40.22  | 11
1000 m  | Tom Overend | 1:25.06  | 23
Gaétan Boucher | 1:21.23  | 6
1500 m  | Gaétan Boucher | 2:04.63  | 14
5000 m  | Andy Barron | 8:10.00  | 23

Women
Event  | Athlete  | Race

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Time  | Rank
500 m  | Kathy Vogt | 45.62  | 21
Sylvia Burka | 44.35  | 11
Cathy Priestner | 43.12  |
1000 m  | Liz Appleby | 1:34.27  | 22
Cathy Priestner | 1:29.66  | 6
Sylvia Burka | 1:29.47  | 4
1500 m  | Kathy Vogt | 2:25.49  | 23
Liz Appleby | 2:24.89  | 21
Sylvia Burka | 2:19.74  | 9
3000 m  | Gayle Gordon | 5:07.09  | 23
Liz Appleby | 4:58.68  | 18
Sylvia Burka | 4:49.04  | 8

## References

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* Sports portal
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* Olympic Winter Games 1976, full results by sports-reference.com

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