National sport National sport A national sport is considered to be an intrinsic part of the culture of a nation. Some sports are "de facto" (not established by law) national sports, as baseball is in the United States and Gaelic games are in the Ireland, while others are "de jure" (established by law) national sports, as lacrosse and ice hockey are in Canada. These sports do not have to be necessarily the most played or most followed, which would be either association football or cricket in all but a few countries are widely considered to be important to the significant for its
Canada at the 1976 Summer Olympics Middleweight (– 71 kg) Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg) Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg) Eleven cyclists represented Canada in 1976. 13 fencers, 9 men and 4 women, represented Canada in 1976. Head Coach: Slobodan Misic The Men's National Team from Canada competed for the second time at the Summer Olympics. The squad finished tenth in the McGill University's Molson Stadium in Montreal. Men's Lightweight (– 73 kg) Men's Half-Middleweight (– 81 kg) Men's Middleweight (– 90 kg) Men's Half-Heavyweight (– 100 kg) Men's Open Class Three male pentathletes represented Canada in 1976. Canada at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canada