Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics it was discovered that he had wired his sword with a well-hidden push button circuit breaker which enabled him to register a hit whenever he wanted.. Onischenko was spirited away from the Olympic village almost immediately, and never competed in any events outside of the USSR ever again. Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics The modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics was represented by two events (both for men): "Individual competition" and "Team competition". As usual in Olympic modern pentathlon, one competition was held and each competitor's score was included to the "Individual competition" event results table and
Australia at the 1976 Winter Paralympics arrival in Ornskoldsvik he was offered accommodation in a spare room at the local cinema by the games organizing committee. In order to pay for this accommodation, he spent his days washing dishes at a local restaurant and trained at night on a slalom course with locals. The 1976 Winter Paralympics had strict disability classifications, allowing only the blind and amputees to compete. This was unfortunate for Finneran who suffered limited mobility in his legs and arms due to polio that he contracted as an infant. Understandably, he was frustrated at being unable to compete which led to a heated