1976 Winter Olympics

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XII Olympic Winter Games

Emblem of the 1976 Winter Olympics[a]
Host city	Innsbruck, Austria
Nations	37
Athletes	1,123 (892 men, 231 women)
Events	37 in 6 sports (10 disciplines)
Opening	4 February 1976
Closing	15 February 1976
Opened by	President Rudolf Kirchschläger
Cauldron	Christl Haas Josef Feistmantl
Stadium	Bergisel
Winter ← Sapporo 1972 Lake Placid 1980 → Summer ← Munich 1972 Montreal 1976 →

The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (German: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, French: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 (Austro-Bavarian: Innschbruck 1976), were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from February 4 to 15, 1976. The games were awarded to Innsbruck after Denver, the original host city, withdrew in 1972. This was the second time the Tyrolean capital had hosted the Winter Olympics, having first done so in 1964.
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