1976 Winter Olympics / Participant (Canada)

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Canada took part in the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck with a delegation of 59 (38 men, 21 women) athletes. Ski racer Dave Irwin was chosen as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony.

Participants by sport

Alpine skiing

Women: Kathy Kreiner Departure: 19th place - 1: 50.48 min Giant slalom: - 1: 29.13 min Slalom: DNF Betsy Clifford Departure: 22nd place - 1: 51.40 min Giant slalom: 22nd place - 1: 32.61 min Slalom: DNF Laurie Kreiner Downhill: 16th place - 1: 49.97 min Giant slalom: 27th place - 1: 34.53 min Slalom: 14th place - 1: 39.38 min

Men's: Jim Hunter Downhill: 10th place - 1: 47.52 min Giant slalom: 22nd place - 3: 37.36 min Slalom: 23rd place - 2: 17.06 min Dave Irwin Downhill: 8th place - 1: 47.41 min Dave Murray Departure: 18th place - 1: 48.43 min Giant Slalom: DNF Slalom: DNF Ken Read Downhill: 5th place - 1: 46.83 min Giant Slalom: DNF Slalom: DNF Robert Safrata Giant Slalom: DNF Slalom: 27th place - 2: 17.98 min

bob

Two-man bobsleigh: Jim Lavalley / Colin Nelson (CAN I) 18th place - 3: 52.00 min Joey Kilburn / Brian Vachon (CAN II) 23rd place - 3: 54.29 min

Four-man bobsleigh: Jim Lavalley / Colin Nelson / Thomas Stehr / David Veale (CAN I) 17th place - 3: 48.02 min William Dunn / Christopher Frank / Christopher Martin / Brian Vachon (CAN II) 21st place - 3: 50.86 min

figure skating

Women: Kim Alletson 14th place Lynn Nightingale 9th place

Men's: Great Cranston Stan Bohonek 14th place Ron Shaver DNF

Couples: Candy Jones / Donald Fraser 14th place

Ice dance: Barbara Berezowski / David Porter 10th place Susan Carscallen / Eric Gillies 13th place

Speed ​​skating

Women: Cathy Priestner 500 m: - 43.12 s 1000 m: 6th place - 1: 29.66 min Liz Appleby 1000 m: 22nd place - 1: 34.27 min 1500 m: 21st place - 2: 24.89 min 3000 m: 18th place - 4: 58.68 min Sylvia Burka 500 m: 11th place - 44.35 s 1000 m: 4th place - 1: 29.47 min 1500 m: 9th place - 2: 19.74 min 3000 m: 8th place - 4: 49.04 min Gayle Gordon 3000 m: 23rd place - 5: 07.09 min Kathy Vogt 500 m: 21st place - 45.62 s 1500 m: 23rd place - 2: 25.49 min

Men's: Andy Barron 5000 m: 23rd place - 8: 10.00 min Gaétan Boucher 500 m: 14th place - 40.53 s 1000 m: 6th place - 1: 21.23 min 1500 m: 14th place - 2: 04.63 min Tom Overend 500 m: 11th place - 40.22 s 1000 m: 23rd place - 1: 25.06 min

Sledding

Women: Mary Jane Bowie 23rd place - 3: 02.341 min Julie Chase 26th place - 3: 13.522 min Carole Keyes 22nd place - 3: 01.883 min

Men's: Larry Arbuthnot 31st place - 3: 42.784 min Denis Michaud DNF Michael Shragge 35th place - 3: 46.292 min

Double seater: Larry Arbuthnot / Doug Hansen 17th place - 1: 30.035 min David McComb / Michael Shragge 22nd place - 1: 31.590 min

Nordic skiing

Cross-country skiing

Women: Sharon Firth 5 km: 29th place - 17: 35.06 min 10 km: 28th place - 33: 15.20 min 4x5 km relay: 7th place - 1: 14: 02.72 h Shirley Firth 5 km: 27th place - 17: 31.36 min 10 km: 29th place - 33: 16.50 min 4x5 km relay: 7th place - 1: 14: 02.72 h Joan Groothuysen 5 km: 30th place - 17: 51.08 min 10 km: 34th place - 34: 16.35 min 4x5 km relay: 7th place - 1: 14: 02.72 h Sue Holloway 10 km: 32nd place - 34: 03.49 min 4x5 km relay: 7th place - 1: 14: 02.72 h Esther Miller 5 km: 34th place - 18: 05.05 min

Men's: Bert Bullock 15 km: 33rd place - 47: 23.38 min 30 km: 31st place - 1: 36: 24.55 h 50 km: DNF 4x10 km relay: 12th place - 2:15: 31.85 h Edward Day 15 km: 59th place - 49: 59.43 min 30 km: 42nd place - 1: 38: 09.10 h 50 km: 37th place - 2: 51: 58.75 h 4x10 km relay: 12th place - 2:15: 31.85 h Ernie Lennie 15 km: 67th place - 52: 27.04 min 50 km: 41st place - 3: 01: 01.57 h 4x10 km relay: 12th place - 2:15: 31.85 h Reijo Puiras 30 km: 56th place - 1: 41: 34.43 h Hans Skinstad 15 km: 56th place - 49: 30.36 min 30 km: 30th place - 1: 36: 16.95 hours 50 km: 22nd place - 2:46: 11.83 min 4x10 km relay: 12th place - 2:15: 31.85 h

Nordic combination

Men's:

• Kurt Sjolund

  33rd place

Ski jumping

• Kim Fripp

  Normal hill: 54th place - 175.9 points

  Large hill: 53rd place - 125.9 points

• Donald Grady

  Normal hill: 55th place - 164.9 points

  Large hill: 48th place - 149.5 points

• Richard Grady

  Normal hill: 48th place - 192.6.8 points

  Large hill: 46th place - 153.3 points

• Peter Wilson

  Normal hill: 56th place - 149.4 points

  Large hill: 39th place - 159.6 points

Web links

• Canadian Olympic Team 1976 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )