The United States competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Gerald Ford missed the 1976 Olympics due to the African boycott. 396 competitors, 278 men and 118 women, took part in 189 events in 19 sports.
Medalists
The United States finished third in the final medal rankings, with 34 gold and 94 total medals.
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
* - Indicates that the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final.
Archery
After winning both gold medals in the first modern Olympic archery contest at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the US returned only one of the six archers who had competed in Munich, Linda Myers. Even though neither of the reigning gold medallists competed in Montreal, the United States again won both gold medals. Luann Ryon set new Olympic records for women's competition in both the single FITA round and the double FITA round categories. Darrell Pace did the same in the men's competition. All four of the American archers placed in the top eight.
Athletics
- Men
- Road and track events
- Field events
- Combined event – Decathlon
- Women
- Track events
- Field events
- Combined event – Pentathlon
Basketball
- Summary
Men's tournament
- Roster
- Phil Ford
- Steve Sheppard
- Adrian Dantley
- Walter Davis
- William "Quinn" Buckner
- Ernie Grunfeld
- Kenneth Carr
- Scott May
- Michel Armstrong
- Thomas LaGarde
- Philip Hubbard
- Mitchell Kupchak
- Head coach: Dean Smith
- Preliminary round
- Group B
- Semifinal
- Gold medal game
Women's tournament
- Roster
- Cindy Brogdon
- Susan Rojcewicz
- Ann Meyers
- Lusia Harris
- Nancy Dunkle
- Charlotte Lewis
- Nancy Lieberman
- Gail Marquis
- Patricia Roberts
- Mary Anne O'Connor
- Patricia Head
- Julienne Simpson
- Head coach: Billie Moore
Boxing
Canoeing
- Men
- Women
Key: QF – Qualified to medal final; SF – Qualified to semifinal; R – Qualified to repechage
Cycling
Thirteen cyclists represented the United States in 1976.
Road
Track
- Pursuit
- Sprint
- Time trial
Diving
- Men
- Women
Equestrian
- Dressage
- Eventing
- Jumping
Fencing
18 fencers represented the United States in 1976.
- Individual
- Men
- Women
- Team
Gymnastics
- Men
- Team
- Individual finals
- Women
- Team
- Individual finals
Handball
- Summary
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1976.
Rowing
- Men
- Women
Qualification legend: FA = Final A (medal); FB = Final B (non-medal); SF = Semifinal; R = Repechage
Sailing
- Alternate:Dick Tillman
Shooting
Swimming
- Men
- Women
* - Athlete swam in the heat but not the final.
Note: Times in the preliminary rounds ranked across all heats.
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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