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
Uganda at the 1976 Summer Paralympics Uganda at the 1976 Summer Paralympics Uganda sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The country entered only one athlete, who competed in athletics. He did not win a medal. Uganda competed in the Paralympics, but not in the 1976 Summer Olympics, as it took part in the African boycott of that year's Summer Games. It was to be Uganda's last appearance at the Summer Paralympics before 1996. O. Obadiya was Uganda's only representative, and competed in the men's javelin throw (C category). He finished 15th out of 23, with a throw of