1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 ...
started on 18 July and ended on 31 July. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested. 13 teams participated in the tournament, while three African teams took part in the boycott.
Venues
Qualification
The following 13 teams qualified for the 1976 Olympics football tournament:
*Africa ( CAF)
** (withdrew)
** (withdrew)
** (withdrew)
*Asia (
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*North and Central America (
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Ramón Barreto
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Alberto Michelotti
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Károly Palotai
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Zambia
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Wilfried Gröbner
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Hans-Jürgen Dörner
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Gert Heidler
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Bernd Bransch
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Gerd Kische
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Georg Buschner
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Jan Tomaszewski
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Piotr Mowlik
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Antoni Szymanowski
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Jan Benigier
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Viktor Kolotov
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Goalscorers
With six goals, Andrzej Szarmach of Poland is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 66 goals were scored by 44 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.
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* Andrzej Szarmach
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Grzegorz Lato
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Chico Fraga
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Rosemiro
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Antoni Szymanowski
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