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
Algeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics Algeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics Algeria competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twelfth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, except for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott. The Algerian Olympic Committee sent a total of 39 athletes to the Games, 21 men and 18 women, to compete in 12 sports. Women's volleyball was the only team event in which Algeria had its representation in these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in road cycling, rowing, sailing, shooting,